There was an outbreak of ukus (aka head lice) in our neighborhood and of course, one of my children brought it home. Darn. During the end of summer vacation, we been battled the bugs and after nearly two weeks, I was pretty sure we were free and clear. She was the only one who got them and as soon as we found out, I put everyone through the whole routine. Nix treatments (which were not fully effective), combing, hours of nit picking, and Robi combing after finding a few more live ones who survived the second treatment. And of course TONS of housecleaning. They say it's no longer necessary to do such a thorough cleaning, but I say better safe than sorry.
Her friends all caught those little buggers as well, so I just spent many hours Robi combing their heads. We will probably get together again to Robi comb one last time. It's now been at least 5 weeks, but two of the girls still had several on her head when we combed through last week.
After I treated my daughter, I made a repellent using tea tree oil, rosemary, peppermint, and lavender. I put a few drops of each in a spray bottle and we sprayed our heads every morning. None of us got the bugs, and her hair remained free of ukus though she still hung out with her friends (some of them still have the buggers). I don't know if it's the repellent or just that she is keeping her head safely away from theirs, but I'm glad they're no longer Bugging her.
In case you're wondering, Robi comb is a battery operated comb that zaps the little buggers as you comb through. It has metal teeth and really does kill them. It was wonderful to see them DEAD when we combed through. Especially after using the NIX and finding so many live ones still falling out as I picked out the nits. We got our Robi comb at Walgreens, but it can also be found online. If you're constantly dealing with these bugs, get one and comb through daily for a while. It is so satisfying to know they are really being eliminated.
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Don't you just hate it when the kids catch these?! I tend to go overboard on the cleaning too - must work as we always seem to get rid of them within a couple of weeks. We use the conditioner and comb treatment. http://www.jcu.edu.au/school/phtm/PHTM/hlice/hlinfo1.htm
Has the bonus of leaving the kids with shiny hair, lol.
Keely, thanks so much for the link. Everyone with kids should know about treating them for headlice. I'll post it in my next update.
geeez, i hate receiving a letter from the school nurse that my kids have head lice.. its really frustrating and a never ending battle with those super lice!
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