We went through this a couple of years ago: one kid had a tonne of lice in his hair, my wife got infested and ended up shaving her head. The other kid and I lucked out.
Regardless of what happens, we’ve got some short summer haircuts in our future.
I’ve seen more people say it, but what does “eta” mean? I only know it as Estimated Time of Arrival. Is it just supposed to be “edit” and people somehow got confused?
It seems lice can only live about 24 hours without blood. Theoretically you could save yourself the entire disinfection routine (e.g., sheets, pillows, brushes, etc) and go get a hotel for a few days after you treat y’all’s hair.
I had pubic lice 30-years ago, and even then we didn’t have to shave.
If you read the bottle, the “medicated” shampoo is nothing but bug killer (pyrethrin) mixed with shampoo. There is literally nothing else in it. Mix up some Raid and Pantene, good to go.
And before anyone chastises me for giving this advice or being stupid, pyrethrins are harmless to humans. They only fuck up insect nervous systems, can’t interact with mammals.
Hedrin doesn’t use pesticides. It’s made of dimeticone and is very effective from my experience.
“PDMS is effective for treating lice in humans. This is thought to be due not to suffocation (or poisoning), but to its blocking water excretion, which causes insects to die from physiological stress”
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My teenage daughter had a similar situation, so we dyed her hair cos they hate that stuff!
Dr. Spock called and asked if you’d tried gasoline?
eta: don’t try gasoline.
I’ve seen more people say it, but what does “eta” mean? I only know it as Estimated Time of Arrival. Is it just supposed to be “edit” and people somehow got confused?
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Never Dr.!
Unless you’re talking about Dr. Spock, the pediatrician.
I’m so so sorry.
It seems lice can only live about 24 hours without blood. Theoretically you could save yourself the entire disinfection routine (e.g., sheets, pillows, brushes, etc) and go get a hotel for a few days after you treat y’all’s hair.
What about their eggs? Do they lay dormant and waiting for us? 😮
You don’t need to shave your head if you get lice! There are many treatment shampoos for lice.
I had pubic lice 30-years ago, and even then we didn’t have to shave.
If you read the bottle, the “medicated” shampoo is nothing but bug killer (pyrethrin) mixed with shampoo. There is literally nothing else in it. Mix up some Raid and Pantene, good to go.
And before anyone chastises me for giving this advice or being stupid, pyrethrins are harmless to humans. They only fuck up insect nervous systems, can’t interact with mammals.
Hedrin doesn’t use pesticides. It’s made of dimeticone and is very effective from my experience.
“PDMS is effective for treating lice in humans. This is thought to be due not to suffocation (or poisoning), but to its blocking water excretion, which causes insects to die from physiological stress”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polydimethylsiloxane
Also you can comb your hair with an electric comb for 10 days
That’s certainly the fastest way to deal with it lol.
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