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Re: treatment for lice/nits



Diane_M Greene wrote:
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> > Pennyroyal oil- stings like crazy, didn't do much at all... > olive oil,
> left on for a few hours- Seemed to work, but by the time my > hair stopped
> feeling greasy the bugs came back (they were easier > to comb out, though)
> > coconut oil, left on overnight- didn't do much > baby oil, same thing-
> did even less > rinsing hair in water as hot as I could stand- relieved
> itching, maybe it > would work if I could do it longer.  > Tea tree oil,
> applied to scalp- helped itching > Rid, Nix, etc- nada, doesn't even faze
> them if it doesn't work the first > time... > > I have to say that once
> those bugs get ahold of you, they are utter hell > to get rid of... (the
> only solution I have found that I haven't yet tried > is applying a
> tobacco decoction to the hair- it seems pretty unsavory but > it could
> work...) > > Does anybody have a solution I haven't tried? > > -Ashley 
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> Tansy extract

	Well, I have never tried it, but I heard it works:  Kerosene.

Brenita Selement
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