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Head Lice Prevention Home Remedy!

in Home Remedies, Parenting on 04/03/14

Head Lice Prevention Home Remedy!Head Lice Prevention Home Remedy

Normally you will see an outbreak of lice somewhere in the school year.  It’s never welcome and it always wreaks havoc in the whole house.  That’s why I was so glad years ago to find this Head Lice Prevention Home Remedy.

My kids had it one time, and I shaved my poor little boys’ heads bald!  I wasn’t even gonna think about anything else.  I was a hairdresser for many years and I don’t DO lice!

I decided I never wanted to go down that road again and I began to study and find out what works in the prevention as well as how to get rid of them. What I found is that they don’t like scent of coconut!  That was easy enough – I always used Coconut Shampoo and Conditioner for the kids from that time on – we never had them again!  Suave is very frugal and has a coconut shampoo and conditioner, so that was very easy!  You can also get coconut oil and use a drop or two in their shampoo.

One remedy to get rid of them is mayonnaise!  My daughter, who was in her teens and mortified that her brothers had brought this horrible thing into her life, slept in mayo and a shower cap and that got rid of them.  It suffocated them!

I also had a friend that told me heat kills them and her daughter (my daughter’s best friend) had dead ones in her hair because of the heat from her flat iron she used everyday to style her hair.  Good to know!

That’s another issue you have to deal with – telling friends and family that they may have lice and they got it from your family.  Most people think it’s the lice comes from dirty people.  Truth be told, lice like clean hair better.

I was also told by a pediatrician that you can use rubbing alcohol.  Saturate the hair very well and use a fine tooth comb to remove them.

So, stock up on the coconut shampoo and you should be fine! I would much rather prevent them, then have to deal with getting rid of them!

Do you have another remedy?  Don’t keep it to yourself!  Share it with everyone!

Dian1

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  1. Amy says

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    Rinse dry hair with Apple cider vinegar, leave it to dry. Then slather hair/head in coconut oil and leave for a few hours. The apple cider vinegar dissolves the ‘glue’ that holds the eggs in and the coconut oil actually beards down the shell of the eggs and the exoskeletons on the lice. And it makes hair nice and soft!!

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    • Dian says

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      Amy,
      Great! Thanks for sharing!
      Dian

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  2. DAINA says

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    We tried the mayo but the smell was horrible… so we use baby oil… and then dawn to rinse it out with … works pretty well

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    • Dian says

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      Daina,
      Thanks for sharing! that’s a great tip – baby oil definitely smells better! 🙂
      Thanks,
      Dian

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  3. Jyotsna Bansal says

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    Another great tried & tested remedy for lice……
    Add some pieces of camphor to lukewarm coconut oil.
    Apply on hair, leave it overnight, shampoo next day.
    try 3-4 days in a row
    surely works.

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    • Dian says

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      Jyotsna,
      Thanks for sharing! That’s one I had never heard of!
      Dian

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  4. kate says

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    To prevent lice in the first place, use tea tree (melaleuca) oil. You can add a small amount to your shampoo and/or conditioner, or you can buy Melaleuca’s shampoo online. I love the company and buy many of their products every month.

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    • jeanette taylor says

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      yep this is what i do the lice hate the smell problem solved

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  5. Anita says

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    I think you got lucky with the coconut I tried every preventative scent I heard of and my kids still got lice. I was already using tea tree oil when one got it the first time. Tried coconut next and then peppermint after that and lots of others, NONE of them worked! However, for nit removal when I can wash the hair after treatment I use a lot of conditioner and leave it in overnight. Then next day I comb it out. The hair is super soft and easy to comb through.

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    • Dian says

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      Anita,
      Well, I am sorry it didn’t work for you.
      Dian

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  6. Brandy says

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    We use the suave 2 in 1 coconut as well but always the olive oil conditioner from designline found at Regis salons. Also helps with tangles. Never have gotten head lice in our house since started using it.

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    • Dian says

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      Brandy,
      Thanks for sharing that is great to know!
      Dian

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  7. marir says

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    Thank you so much for the information. It’s weird like this post was for me lol. I just went through this for the first time, and i freaked out!!!!! I literally cried lol. Also olive oil suffercats them. My daughter is mixed so ill be using olive oil in her hair every day!!!! They can’t lay eggs with olive oil in your hair cause they won’t stick to it.

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    • Dian says

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      Marir,
      You’re very welcome and I do know how you feel, it can be devastating and it does disrupt your life!
      Dian

      Reply
  8. lori benz says

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    hair gel and vinegar

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  9. lori benz says

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    hair gel,vinegar, and wrap head with cling wrap

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  10. Jenny says

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    Im not sure how but tea tree oil/shampoo and conditioner works well. It can burn the eyes if you get it in them so be careful. There is more information if you do a search for tea tree and lice to help understand better. Good luck and Good Blessings that you don’t have to deal with them.

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  11. Jennifer peters says

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    My daughter has lice once again . I used an over the counter medicine.
    I’ve heard that apple cider vinegar and coconut oil helps. Is this true?
    What really works ?

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  12. jeanette taylor says

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    you can also use tea tree oil just a few drops in your shampoo or conditioner and no more lice. putting it in the conditioner is best because it stays on the hair longer than shampoo. the lice dont like the smell.

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    • Dian says

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      Jeanette,
      Thanks! Great tip!
      Dian

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  13. shirly clump says

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    Listerine soaks work every time for lice. It NEVER fails. Make sure you saturate hair completely with the Original flavor Listerine (otherwise it will be a sticky mess) and leave it on for and hour. Wash hair after. Scent will stay in hair for a week and repel lice to prevent reinfestation. Soak brushes and combs for at least 1 hour. Repeat listerine soaking hair every 4 days for 2 weeks.

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    • Dian says

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      Shirly,
      Thanks for the tip!
      Dian

      Reply
  14. Katy says

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    My kids came home with it once. I mixed Extra Virgin Olive Oil and white vinegar, you can use Apple Cider Vinegar too. Then I put them in shower caps over night. I washed the hair twice and ran a flea comb through their hair. I found the metal flea combs worked better than a plastic one.

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    • Dian says

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      Katy,
      Thanks for sharing!
      Dian

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  15. Beverly says

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    dawn dish liquid. Works good .

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    • Dian says

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      Beverly,
      What a great tip!
      Thanks,
      Dian

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  16. Jain says

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    Baby oil and wash it out with dawn. Works like wonders.

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    • Dian says

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      Jain,
      Thanks for the tip!
      Dian

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  17. crystal says

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    my daughter has them for the first time I washed her head twice in the shampoo definitely didn’t work im going try this thank you so much for sharing

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    • Dian says

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      Crystal,
      You’re very welcome!
      Dian

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  18. Karin says

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    We have had the “bugs” on and off for a school year. I swear he and another little girl at school took turns. Summer has been a blessing. The last breakout I put Avon Skin So.Soft after I washed it and let in stay in and dry. I don’t think the lice like the smell! School is starting in a few weeks and I hope we have found out defence tool!!

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    • Dian says

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      Karin,
      That would be great! Make sure to come back and share if it works – it will be great to know!
      Thanks,
      Dian

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  19. Janelle says

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    I have used tea tree oil when my kids have had head lice and it works well I use about 10 drop in a spray bottle fill the rest with water and spray it in their hair everyday especially where there is school it dont smell good but if it prevents them from getting head lice again its well worth it

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    • Dian says

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      Janelle,
      Great to know! Thanks for the tip!
      Dian

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  20. jeanette taylor says

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    i have also found that tea tree oil works. just a few drops in the shampoo and conditioner and no more lice. they dont like the smell. if you find putting it in both is to drying to your scalp only add it to your conditioner.

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  21. patricia says

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    Where do you get coconut oil at

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    • Dian says

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      Patricia,

      Any grocery store or drug store has it.

      I hope that helps,
      Dian

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  22. Susan says

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    My 4 year old just started public school. All of these will be very helpful if anything happens.

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    • Dian says

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      Susan,

      I am glad we can help!
      Thanks for sharing,
      Dian

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  23. Erin says

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    Careful with Tea Tree Oil. Some people can be allergic to it. I used TTO all the time until I met my husband. He breaks out into hives if he comes into contact with it or it is in the air.
    My daughter came home with it and it devastated our family. She and I cried the whole time we treated our hair. I did mine to show my support of her and to just err on the side of caution since the night before we had laid down head to head while watching TV. We packed her toys up in the vacuum bags to suffocate the buggers if they were in the toys. I used the store bought treatment and then washed her hair with the Olive Oil shampoo and conditioner from the “ethnic section” (CVS’s words, not mine) since they did not have any coconut shampoo products. I also slathered our hair with coconut oil after the initial treatment. So far, no more outbreaks. She either got it from school or on the bus.

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    • Dian says

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      Erin,
      Great tips, thanks for sharing!
      Dian

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