A head lice diagnosis is neither a health hazard nor a sign of poor hygiene, and children should not miss school because of it, new guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics states.
Instead, being sent home from school because of head lice "can result in significant stigma and psychological stress."
I started looking at bedding in hotels a half decade or so ago... Use a flashlight, you can see the bedbugs if they are there. This is why my luggage goes in the tub first as I scope the place out. $$$ Price of room is not a guarantee against bugs. Have not tried whatever that product you put under the mattress at hotels to stop them.
Once again politically correct bullshit takes precedent over long standing science. You remove the source of infection to prevent it from spreading. Feelings are irrelevant.
My kids came home with head lice 4 times one year. Don't know why it was so bad that year. But, Nix was simply too expensive and many of the prescription formulations are dangerous. Malathione being a big offender. Started using Sergeants Flea and Tick shampoo. Worked well and used every three days until the lice didn't come back. A number of people were using Kerosene, which is not a good idea.
The idea that flea and tick shampoo shouldn't be used is silly. The one we used was Pyrethrin based and was quite safe.
nonsence. read the ingredience on the lice treatments.... "petroliem distillates".... a fancy way of saying kerosene. don't smoke, apply kerosene to hair till hair is soaked, don't smoke, let set for 3-5 minutes, don't smoke, remove kerosene by shampooing hair, several times if needed, don't smoke, repeat in 5-7 days if needed. above all, DON'T SMOKE WHILE TREATING
There's a safer way, listerine. Although any 40%+ alcohol will do, listerine is cheap and smells OK. Damped hair with the Listerine, put a shower cap on, kills all but the nits. Repeat in a week, and again a week later. Due to new-hatched lice maturing and starting to lay eggs quicker than the hatching period of the eggs, it's not possible to kill them all with only two applications, and "once a week till you've done it three times" is easy to remember. And it leaves your hair soft and silky, and is so non-toxic that it's approved to put into your mouth and swish for 30 seconds.
While you CAN get all sorts of poisonous shit that'll kill the nits too, like the aforementioned flea and tick shampoo, anything over the counter recommended for lice, etc. It's GOING to have side effects, even if not all people will notice them. You can't get much safer than Listerine!
Interestingly, it's a federal crime to use, or recommend for use, ANY chemical to kill bugs if it's not explicitly approved for such use! It's a violation of the laws governing use of pesticides. This applies without regard for how toxic (or not) said chemical or substance is. Just another example of how incredibly stupid the laws have gotten in this country.
Yeah, I know this comment is late, but the Listerine trick is so cheap, safe, and effective that I thought I'd mention it, especially as the other recommendations here are horribly toxic & probably costs more too. When our kids caught if from the neighbors kid twenty years ago, we tried all sorts of stuff (and wasted money we really couldn't afford) before figuring this approach out.
It's also worth mentioning that any nit that's NOT on the 3/8" of the hair closest to the scalp is dead, either stillborn or already hatched. So don't worry about leftover nits that aren't in that range. They require that closeness to maintain their temperature, and without it they die. And the older nits grow out 'till they're outside that range, so you can ignore them.
Well, my balls itch and and I'm at home soooo....
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DeleteLet's talk about head lice AND bedbugs...is that a sign of anything?
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Yep, wouldn't want to stigmatize anyone. Especially "you know who"!
ReplyDeleteI started looking at bedding in hotels a half decade or so ago... Use a flashlight, you can see the bedbugs if they are there. This is why my luggage goes in the tub first as I scope the place out. $$$ Price of room is not a guarantee against bugs. Have not tried whatever that product you put under the mattress at hotels to stop them.
ReplyDeleteOnce again politically correct bullshit takes precedent over long standing science. You remove the source of infection to prevent it from spreading. Feelings are irrelevant.
ReplyDeleteThe AAP has been irrelevant since the Spock days.
ReplyDelete“We have no idea why there was a typhus outbreak”
ReplyDeleteMy kids came home with head lice 4 times one year. Don't know why it was so bad that year. But, Nix was simply too expensive and many of the prescription formulations are dangerous. Malathione being a big offender. Started using Sergeants Flea and Tick shampoo. Worked well and used every three days until the lice didn't come back. A number of people were using Kerosene, which is not a good idea.
ReplyDeleteThe idea that flea and tick shampoo shouldn't be used is silly. The one we used was Pyrethrin based and was quite safe.
nonsence. read the ingredience on the lice treatments.... "petroliem distillates".... a fancy way of saying kerosene.
Deletedon't smoke, apply kerosene to hair till hair is soaked, don't smoke, let set for 3-5 minutes, don't smoke, remove kerosene by shampooing hair, several times if needed, don't smoke, repeat in 5-7 days if needed. above all, DON'T SMOKE WHILE TREATING
There's a safer way, listerine. Although any 40%+ alcohol will do, listerine is cheap and smells OK. Damped hair with the Listerine, put a shower cap on, kills all but the nits. Repeat in a week, and again a week later. Due to new-hatched lice maturing and starting to lay eggs quicker than the hatching period of the eggs, it's not possible to kill them all with only two applications, and "once a week till you've done it three times" is easy to remember. And it leaves your hair soft and silky, and is so non-toxic that it's approved to put into your mouth and swish for 30 seconds.
DeleteWhile you CAN get all sorts of poisonous shit that'll kill the nits too, like the aforementioned flea and tick shampoo, anything over the counter recommended for lice, etc. It's GOING to have side effects, even if not all people will notice them. You can't get much safer than Listerine!
Interestingly, it's a federal crime to use, or recommend for use, ANY chemical to kill bugs if it's not explicitly approved for such use! It's a violation of the laws governing use of pesticides. This applies without regard for how toxic (or not) said chemical or substance is. Just another example of how incredibly stupid the laws have gotten in this country.
Yeah, I know this comment is late, but the Listerine trick is so cheap, safe, and effective that I thought I'd mention it, especially as the other recommendations here are horribly toxic & probably costs more too. When our kids caught if from the neighbors kid twenty years ago, we tried all sorts of stuff (and wasted money we really couldn't afford) before figuring this approach out.
It's also worth mentioning that any nit that's NOT on the 3/8" of the hair closest to the scalp is dead, either stillborn or already hatched. So don't worry about leftover nits that aren't in that range. They require that closeness to maintain their temperature, and without it they die. And the older nits grow out 'till they're outside that range, so you can ignore them.
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