nits and how to get rid of them

[alan47]

One of my grandchildren caught nits at either the school or if it was the younger one, nursery. One passed to the other. Whats the best cure and procedures you should follow

[Jules001]

one of the best tips I have been told is to wash the child's hair and then put conditioner on it and comb it through with a nit comb, available from chemists, while the conditioner is still on it, this link explains in greater detail http://web.ukonline.co.uk/ruth.livingstone/little/headli ce.htm

[Chillum]

nit-comb and conditioner, as Jules said. Get "leave-in" conditioner and use regularly, it makes it hard for the little burgers to hang on. It's available from the Body Shop.  Chemical solutions aren't really necessary.

[andy hughes]

Make sure you tell the school and nursery that your children have been infecterd. The main reason why nits are, and have been for decades, at epedemic proportions, is the stigma attached to catching them, which means no-one likes to admit that their children have them, for fear of being thought of as 'dirty'. The irony is, nits only like clean hair! So, treat this the same as you do colds and measles - just something your children catch - and tell everyone they are in contact with. Make sure you treat all members of your family as well as the children - hair is hair, nits aren't ageist!

[spudqueen]

As Chillum says 'leave-in' conditioner is great for this. Avon do one. Make sure you run the nit comb through regularly. I always held plain white kitchen roll underneath whilst combing then you can see if you 've got any of the little blighters.

[sunflower68]

amaltman my daughter's nits have been hanging on by their nitty fingernails since August last year and I just can't shift them.  I de-nit twice a week and have used all manner of potions.  Sorry I'm no help.

[Ouisch]

Also, don't forget to thoroughly launder anything the child's head has come into contact with - pillow cases, sheets, bedding, towels, etc. 

[EssJay1]

I've always used conditioner and nit comb every 2-3 days over a 2 - 3 week cycle when we've been visited. Chemicals didn't work.
Nice idea about telling the nursery/school. Unfortunately, some parents don't care and others don't believe it could possibly be their little dears, so the infestation will continue.
Assume someone your grandchildren come into contact with is infected and get their heads checked regularly.

[ursula62]

My sister used an electric nitcomb that zapped the blighters as you combed the child's hair. You can get them in most large chemists.

[ann_h]

The white plastic combs are good, they trap head-beasts even the eggs, better than the metal ones; they dont damage hair too badly, and you can easily see what you've caught.

You should clear an infestation in about a week or so like this. When it goes on and on it's probably re-infestation from school. Maddening.

The leave-in conditioner mentioned is brilliant even if you haven't got "guests"', by the way!!

[lucygates]

My daughters hair is really thick and, after many tries, the only comb the really works is the 'nitty gritty' this also gets rid of 'live' eggs, however I have had no success at getting rid of empty eggs.