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Serious Head Lice Issue in IndianaQuestion by Carrie (Indiana) on 01/28/2008
Replied by Ted (Bangkok, Thailand)
Dear Carrie:
I don't know which remedies you tried, but the most common way to rid of head lice is saturated borax in 1% hydrogen peroxide, no rinsing, done in late evening and rinse in the morning. This is done for about at least 3 days in a row. Most reinfection comes from the eggs, but if the bed, carpet is sprayed with peroxide and borax solution (no borax precipitate is added), then they should dry of the rest of the eggs and small lice in area. Lice tends to have hives in the bed, so disinfection with this solution as well as all pillows is important. They may also exist in the closets, rugs, and unused combs. Reinfection is the real problem on stubborn lice condition. If it is very serious after shampooing with borax and some hydrogen peroxide, of 1% or less, a child should not sleep in the usual room if it comes to the extend that nothing was successful.
Finally, once this is used for 3 days in a row, a DEET spray is sprayed every 12 hours (such as OFF!), in small amount lightly around the bed and clothes and area of the head to prevent reinfection of the head lice.
It should be noted that school quarantine does help prevent further spread, but they may have not used any natural pesticides sprayed in the school premises and this may render quarantine ineffective and hence reinfection is still possible in school on issue of mites longer than expected. Most head lices seem to spread in school lockers and other places where students are held close to each other.
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Ted from Bangkok: "... Try shampooing in just a saturated solution of borax with 1% hydrogen peroxide solution. Apply tea tree oil plus lavender oil generously overnight.
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