Lice - Humble,TX

Updated on May 03, 2015
K.H. asks from Humble, TX
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What are the small brownish black flecks close to the scalp? The hair has been treated, but these are really hard to remove. Any hints?

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H.H.

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Are you talking about that nits (eggs) that attach to the hair? You remove them with a specialized comb. If you don't get them all out, you cannot break the life cycle of the lice.

I"m not sure how you treated the lice. But let me tell you that neither the over the counter, nor the prescription shampoo lice treatments work.

1. Do a 4 hour oil treatment (douse hair and scap in a oil-this kills live bugs)
2. Comb the nits out (order a Terminatior comb on line).
3. Wash all bedding and dry on high heat, same with recently worn clothing. Vacuum furniture and car seats. Bag up stuffed animals.
4. Repeat oil treatment 8-10 days after the first. This will break the life cycle if you missed any nits. A live bug is not old enough to lay eggs for 7 days. So its critical that you do not do the second oil treatment too late or too early.

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J.K.

answers from Wausau on

Lice nits (eggs) are white and stick to the hair shaft and the bugs are greyish, so I'm not sure what you're seeing. Could it be dried blood from the lice bites and/or caused by hard combing?

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G.B.

answers from Oklahoma City on

Go to headlice.org and look at the photos. Does it look anything like that?

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M.S.

answers from Portland on

I am not sure what those are. If you find they didn't actually go away, we have had great success with the Fairy Tales products at Ulta. I also know that Great Clips has a Lady Bug line that works as well. I use the Lice leave in conditioner that keeps the lice from liking the smell of the person so that they won't want to reinfest. We has 2 out breaks this year at my daughter's school, and she didn't get them because we used the spray everyday.

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