Has anyone used the Lousebuster? Does it work? We need to get rid of lice. Do I need to wash clothes and bedding every single night? What exactly is the MOST effective protocol to knock this out?
Please go to headlice.org
There are so many old wives tales about head lice and most of them don't do anything. Washing the kids hair and going through it inch by inch, removing any live bugs and pulling the nits out is the most effective way of getting rid of it in a child's hair. Putting chemicals and other stuff on their heads is often just harmful.
Good luck getting rid of them. They are at epidemic scales in the USA.
What I have to offer you is the most economical, and it's the safest.
1) Bag up stuffed animals in plastic and leave them in the plastic for 2 weeks.
2) Bedding does not have to be re-washed everyday. But it does help to gather it up and put it through the dryer. They don't like heat.
3) For the hair... Buy the cheap plastic shower caps that come in a package and are meant to be disposable. They work and I re-use them. Get the cheapest conditioner you can find. THICK kinds work best. Slather it all over the hair, put the shower cap on, and use rubber bands to make it tight. Now you can wear this thick goop for 2 hours at a time. Just do everyone and watch a movie together.
4) You need to repeat the conditioning treatment every day or at least, every other day for about 3-4 weeks. This will suffocate anything that hatches before it has a chance to grow big enough to lay new eggs. ALSO, it losens the glue the critters use to attatch to the hair. You comb and blow dry like crazy everytime you take it off. Obviously, you rinse it first LOL.
5) If there is anything in the house or on a coat or if something jumps on the kids while at school, these treatments will keep them from spreading because they suffocate.
6) At first, you need to go through the hair strand by strand picking out anything you see. This is much easier after these treatments, and most will blow out with a hair dryer.
The poisons they have on the market do NOT WORK. It's a waste of money and bad for the body.
Anything in the home will be starved out if it doesn't jump back on someone and even if it does, it's going to be suffocated.
The beauty of doing this my way.. I have been able to treat children in the past when their parents would not or could not get it handled. I could irradicate it for them without even going to their home. I haven't seen it in 6 years and I am ready to do it all again if or when it happens. You'll also love how soft your hair feels after fighting this battle for awhile :)
Never used it, but used lice md on everyone and then the trick was excellent combing and repeating the combing every 3 days. When I researched it, what I found was lice can't live off the host for more than a couple hours and they become weak quickly which means unless you're hair is on them they don't have the ability to jump to you or anything. Because of the eggs though, you need to keep combing with the little comb. Lice is a headache. Good luck.
I am a teacher (25 yrs) and got them the first time this year and it has been awful. I have had the super strong prescription stuff and the over the counter stuff and nothing has worked. I have used it and washed all bedding every weekend since Oct 1st. My hair is ruined from that stuff.
Am excited to try the olive oil and the conditioner methods. Sound better for my hair.
My problem is that I have had no one to comb through or pick the nits out. I'm sorry the nitpicker lady is in Austin.
We had a bad case 2 years ago and tried everything. We finally got a prescription to put on hair. The combination of higher strength and longer stay-time on hair made it something like 50 times more potent than over the counter formulas...and it still took 2 treatments. They are tough! I tried the other suggestions that you see below and they all helped...but did not eradicate. I also have read an article in the Wall Street Journal that recommends Cetaphil lotion (or cleanser...can't remember) to put on hair and keep on for x hours. I have not had to try this since we have been lucky since finally getting rid of the buggers. Good luck!
Texas Lice Squad...I know they have one in Dallas. Pricey but so worth it. They have info on thier site to regarding what needs to be done.
A person that works for the lice expert people told me about this natural treatment and it worked. Put generous amount of olive oil thru the hair this will suffocate the adults and comb thru the hair while it's in and will get some nits and adults out. You can leave a shower cap on with olive oil for a little while but doesn't take more than 15 minutes to suffocate them. Then wash it out and for the nits you can use vinegar and it will help loosen them from the shafts of the hair and comb, comb, comb. Watch out the vinegar can burn eyes so be sure to take precaution. Repeat daily until they are all gone.
You don't have to wash everything just bed linens hats etc. and you can bag up other things for a few days if you want, but the lice can't live with out a host head for very long.
Everyone that could have them has to be treated. Men don't get them as much though. The problem is if the other kids she interacts with have them and aren't getting treated they could get them again. The lice expert told me to make the olive oil treatment a weekly regimine for a while or as long as you want to make sure no adults get old enough to deposit the nit eggs.
Good luck
Ellen with Primitive Grooming is THE expert on lice, their life cycle, and how to get rid of them. She will come over and help you or just equip you with all the info you need to do it yourself. There is so much info on the internet that I got completely bogged down with conflicting advice and info. Go to http://primitivegrooming.wordpress.com/. Ellen is absolutely wonderful and reassuring!!!
The LOUSEBUSTER is wonderful!!
Check out www.thelicenurse.com for lots of great and clear headlice tips and tricks.
We safely screen for and treat headlice, and are proud to be Lousebuster service providers.
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E.
We offer the LouseBuster treatment in our Michigan Boutiques. We have performed over 1,400 treatments since December of 2009. We have had tremendous success. Prior to introducing the LB, we had been in business for 2.5 years doing manual combing. We required 2 follow ups to make sure every nit was removed. Now with the LB we only require one treatment. The client walks in with lice and walks out with absolutely nothing left alive or viable in their head.
The reason why only one visit is necessary is because the LouseBuster kills 99.2 % of the eggs. This figure is based on clinical trials published in 2007 in Journal Pediatrics. Nothing, over the counter, by prescription or home remedy comes close to this efficacy. The LB is the only FDA cleared medical device for the treatment of head lice. All operators are trained, tested and certified.
Regarding cleaning your house. Head lice do not infest your home the way bed bugs and fleas do. A louse off a human host will perish within 48 hours under optimal conditions. Most likely they will die within hours. They do not burrow into your furniture. A hair with a nit on it is extremely unlikely to hatch. I recommend vacuuming or lint rolling furniture. Bedding, recently worn clothing, back packs, hair accessories etc. may be thrown in the dryer on high for 30 mins. Brushes and combs may be run through the dish washer on the sanitize cycle.
Hope this info is helpful.
S.
Rapunzel's Lice Boutiques
Michigan
You only need to wash clothes and bedding as long as you have live bugs! The nits themselves are not contagious, until they hatch.
You have to comb out all the lice and nits. Also, use an effective shampoo that does not have chemicals.
We have been using the Lousebuster with much success. Even though we do a thorough comb-out, there is always the chance of a stray nit. The Lousebuster dries out all the lice and nits, so effectively killing them. Also, once you use the Lousebuster, it makes for much easier combing, since it loosens up the glue on the nits.
Good luck!
A. Horowitz, Licenders
The Lousebuster is great! I use it to treat lice and eggs...shampoos are ineffective in this way. After the treatment, you will launder the clothing and linen to reduce a reinfestation. Also, we recommend a THOROUGH combout after the treatment. Good luck! My website is www.utahhairmaidens.com
You can look for a service provider in your area at www.laradasciences.com.
