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==Head lice==
I remember when going to visit my cousin was about 6 years year oldcousin,going to visit her as I did most weekends.This particular weekend occasion was a bit different to others, . There was no playing or messing about,This because this time she had head lice! She had been sent home from school early the previous day due thanks to the school nurse finding the little critters all over the back of her head, particularly the nape of the neck.
Her mum had spent hours the night before Wet wet combing her hair,and then applying some treatment, . I can't remember which treatment she used,but i I can remember it smelt so bad it would make your eye's my eyes water.
The following day when i I arrived,we decided to give the wet combing another try! I started at the nape of her neck and by taking very small sections of hair,starting at the root i , I would slowly go down to the tip of the hair and then check the nit comb for any lice,. I had a dish with hot water in next to me (safely out arms way ) that I would rinse the comb in, and drowned drown the lice and eggs. Slowly working my way around each part of her head,we managed to comb all her hair, and in doing so removed LOTS of head lice in the process.
I noticed that the eggs didn't come off with the comb very well,and they were hard to pick out of her hair. The eggs were tiny little white speckles attached to her hair , like grains of sugar but smaller.
Back then( 20 years ago ) there wasn't that much of a huge choice of treatments, and what was available didn't always work. The head lice had become resistant to most chemical methods of removal,so nowaday nowadays there are lots of different forms of treatments you can get from your local pharmacist. Not all treatments are recommended for everyone so please speak to the pharmacist before purchasing one.
I'm now a mother of two,so check I my childrens children's hair weekly, . I for one can't see my kids sitting still for hours on end having their hair combed,so would have no choice but to use a chemical treatment.Thankfully they haven't had them "YET"
====How to wet comb====
Using medicated lotion or spray is an alternative method of treating head lice. However, no medicated treatment is 100% effective. Crème rinses and shampoos are not thought effective and are therefore not recommended.
Your pharmacist can recommend a treatment for you and your family as there's are many different types available.
Make sure you follow the manufacturing instructions,also and make sure you reapply the second dose a fortnight later to kill the new lice,that hatch,as no chemical treatments kill the eggs.
If the lice have become resistant to the treatment or if you have recurrence of infestations, please speak to your GP,Health Visitor or School Nurse.
====Avoiding reinfestation====
* Making sure you wash bed linen and clothing regularly,during the period of infestation, this will help to prevent reinfestation re-infestation as any eggs will be removed.
* Keep boys hair short,to avoid hair to hair contact.