Having just been through the weekly ritual of nit combing in the bath with loads of conditioner, I was wondering what the professional's take of getting rid of the dreaded nits (other than bringing back the nit nurse and sending infested kids home until they were clear) is?
Would you recommend the potions and lotions you can buy from the chemist or do you recommend the conditioner and nit comb method.
I have tried nitty gritty but that stuff is so hard to wash out when you are dealing with 4, 5, 6 year olds!
I have also heard that if you slather your child's hair in gel the nits aren't so happy to transfer heads.
Advice welcome as nits are endemic in my kids' school!!!
Right I'm typing first then reading posts.
This is a major bug bearer of mine (excuse the pun).
I hate the bloody things, my 14 year old when younger suffered hurrendously and I was VIGILANT with making sure she didnt' get them!!
What annoyed me was that the other parents weren't!:smack: They would send their kids into school with their heads crawling, meaning that no matter how much I treated my daughter, kept her off school she would always get them back.:evil:
My five year old has never has them until last week when I had to pick her up from school as the teacher has found a couple of live ones in her hair and guess who give them to her..... ME!!!!
I had been to a clients house, she had an adorable little one who asked for a cuddle, (how can you resist??) I accepted and then she told me she had headlice, great!!
I brought Hedrin, what a pile of poo that is. It drowns them apparently in what looks like baby oil all for the price of £11.49
but you still have to do it 7 days later for the eggs that haven't hatched yet!, It doesn't kill the eggs. That's just a vicious circle in my eyes and a money earner!
I vote for the nit nurse, OK it may be embaressing that your child has been sent home after seeing the nit nurse but at least they are found and something can be done about them sharpish, I'd love her to come back to the school, infact I've even offered to volunteer along with other mums to check the kids hair but obviously I am not allowed.
So in light of that fact, good old conditioner and a nit comb works, so I'm sticking with that!!
Teri x:hug: ( an itchy Teri )