tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102793505060561531.post7580033498791339890..comments2024-02-19T04:52:51.973-07:00Comments on The Nice Lice Lady: Help! I just found out we have head lice!Cathy, the Nice Lice Lady.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18244447432133714239noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102793505060561531.post-59662659076529240452017-10-14T14:03:48.150-06:002017-10-14T14:03:48.150-06:00Hi Nice Lice Lady,
I wanted to say a huge THANK ...Hi Nice Lice Lady, <br /><br />I wanted to say a huge THANK YOU for your blog posts. When my partner and I both managed to get lice as adults (eek), this was the most helpful website we found and calmed us down immediately. Your guidance and tips worked and we were lice-free within a week. Thank you so much for your info. You preserved our sanity and saved us a ton of time, money and energy. You rock! <br /><br />Lice-Free in Bostonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102793505060561531.post-15007740521181200282017-01-19T21:50:26.041-07:002017-01-19T21:50:26.041-07:00Help my girls are both infested and have thick cur...Help my girls are both infested and have thick curly hairAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102793505060561531.post-20635606058144052482014-08-17T14:53:34.282-06:002014-08-17T14:53:34.282-06:00I juat want to say thank you SO much for this blog...I juat want to say thank you SO much for this blog! My husband and I were practically on the brink of divorce over a recent outbreak of lice in our home. Reading your posts has helped bring me back to reality, stop freaking out, and start thinking more clearly. The info is so helpful. Thanks again. Another Younoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102793505060561531.post-34360274154110994132013-08-20T21:01:00.650-06:002013-08-20T21:01:00.650-06:00This past Sunday, I found lice (what I believe to ...This past Sunday, I found lice (what I believe to have been in the "nymph" stage b/c they were super tiny) on my son's head. My niece, had had them a week or so prior, so I had been checking both of my boys, and found nothing. Well, until Sunday, of course! He was scratching, and sure enough, I used my favorite comb, the Robi Comb, and zapped a couple. Got more on Monday, and have been using the Robi Comb, and also my metal lice comb every day since. I haven't seen any more bugs, and never saw a full grown louse. Is that even possible, to only have nymphs and not full grown lice? I picked a couple of nits out of his hair this evening, but no more bugs. I'm praying that we're "clear", but will of course keep combing him, his brother, and myself! This is the second time he's had them, and it's such a nightmare. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102793505060561531.post-80174216563593935632013-08-20T08:24:48.479-06:002013-08-20T08:24:48.479-06:00Hello! I understand your worries. With head lice,...Hello! I understand your worries. With head lice, you can think you have it beat and then SURPRISE!, you find it again on the head. <br /><br />The problem is, most people don't realize how long you should keep combing to really deal with the head lice. Many head lice treatments are NOT effective in any way and NO lice treatment is 100% effective. If we put our trust only in these so-called treatments, we are going to be very disappointed. And then there are those that are diligent in their combing, but only for a few days which can miss something.<br /><br />Make sure you and your mom have a really good metal lice comb. You have to do a good wet combing (check out the blog about how to do that) every two to three days. When combing, my rule of thumb in a single combing session is that you do not stop combing until you can comb 100 strokes through the hair without finding any bugs or eggs. When you can do that, the combing is done for the day. Then, and this is the key, you do these combing sessions every 2-3 days until you have had two weeks with NO sightings of eggs or bugs. So, if you've been combing over 6 days (2-3 combings) and you finally have a combing where no nits or lice are found, then you comb (still every 2-3 days) for ANOTHER two weeks FROM THAT POINT. If in those two weeks, you find a new egg or bug, then you start again and your new two week period doesn't start until your next combing with no bugs or eggs. Once you have combed, with a proper comb, for two weeks with no sightings of eggs or bugs, you can be pretty confident that you have beaten that case of head lice. <br /><br />However, remember that at anytime, you could get a new case of head lice. When I was doing lice removal in people's homes, I said I would never guarantee my work because even if I got out every nit and louse, they might get head lice from another source. <br /><br />Even when you are confident that your head lice is all gone, do a quick combing once a week. You seem mature enough to do this yourself - bring your lice comb into the bath or shower once a week, condition your hair, detangle it with a regular brush or comb, and then use your lice comb to comb 50 times just to check. Regular combings will reveal any new head lice even before you start to itch. <br /><br />One last thing - all this combing seems like a lot, but remind your mom that any time that she may be taking to do extra cleaning or laundry should instead be used to do the combing every 2-3 days. Compared to the cleaning and laundry that some people do, proper combing is actually a time saver! Good luck. Cathy, the Nice Lice Lady.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18244447432133714239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102793505060561531.post-1698908381441266812013-08-20T07:57:18.009-06:002013-08-20T07:57:18.009-06:00Hello. Right now I'm dealing with head lice a...Hello. Right now I'm dealing with head lice and I hate it! I believe that the strategies my mom and I are doing are working, but I'm just afraid that my mom won't be able to find all the lice and then a week later I'll get it again. So, how do you know when your head lice is ALL gone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com