|
And apparently has an almost continuous case since about ten, eleven years ago. She's got thick red hair, and apparently is a louse magnet. (Considering her rotating crop of friends and boyfriends, that's pretty much an understatement.) We usually spend about $25 in shampoos, tea tree oil, comb out gel, and fine toothed flea combs for a month and a half, and then wait two/three months for the next outbreak. The kidlet's mom swears by mayonnaise and is constantly on me about controlling them on "her daughter". Funny, the woman may send her back seemingly without nits, but within two days of return, the kidlet's scalp is covered with lice. She must pick them up on the airplane or something like that.
(The kidlet's bipolar/ADD - always forgets she has to keep treating herself for two weeks after lice are discovered, be it on her, a towel, or the bathroom sink.)
Me, I never, ever had lice before she came to live with us four years ago, not even when in the Navy living on a ship or working in close quarters. My mom taught me early to comb out my hair with a fine tooth comb every night and to use either fuller's earth or cream rinse when I do so. Oh, and never, ever, share brushes or combs, jackets, headbands, hats or scarfs with anyone without washing it first. Try telling some kids, especially ones that thrive on trophies for their self esteem and have an aversion to regular hygiene, to do that.
I've found out I'm allergic to them; I'll get all scabby if there's one feeding off my scalp. And that crawly feel, ugh.
Good luck getting rid of them. Tea Tree oil in a two tablespoon 1 to 4 water solution helps as a daily scalp "moistener" and comb through between the two minimum shampoo treatments during the week and a half you'll have to make. I've found it to slow to maturity of nits, and is a deterrent to the louse.
Haele
|