Comments on: Nits nightmare – which treatments work best for nits and head lice

By: Fran

Fran — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 15:17:05 +0000

In reply to Tristan. Our nitty gritty comb has arrived today! We'll be giving the tea tree oil a go too - thanks!

By: Tristan

Tristan — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 07:51:12 +0000

We wash their hair with normal shampoo + 10 drops of tea tree oil, leave in for two minutes and then wash out. Then, you guessed it, comb with a nitty gritty!

By: Fran

Fran — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 17:30:12 +0000

In reply to CarolineCollom. Thanks Caroline. Definitely sounds like the Nitty Gritty comb is the way to go!

By: CarolineCollom

CarolineCollom — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 17:18:14 +0000

Nitty Gritty comb – no chemicals, lotions or potions, works every time! Just shampoo as normal, put conditioner on (to make hair slippery) then comb out thoroughly. Rinse hair – done

By: Fran

Fran — Thu, 04 Jul 2019 21:38:11 +0000

In reply to Anna. Thanks Anna for the recommendation. Will be investing in a nitty gritty comb!!!

By: Anna

Anna — Thu, 04 Jul 2019 21:22:35 +0000

Get a nitty gritty comb, they’re about £10 from boots. Use it every third day, after washing hair but leaving conditioner in, until all lice and eggs clear. No nasty leave in stuff that never works and costs a fortune when doing 5 heads. Also then use it once a week to check. It’s time consuming but it works. I wish all parents were like you though and treated their kids hair when they find them no matter how they decide to do it just get rid of horrible things. Xx

By: Fran

Fran — Thu, 04 Jul 2019 10:54:39 +0000

In reply to Zoe.

Hi Zoe,

Thanks for this brilliant advice! Will certainly be doing this going forward as the solutions are so expensive and don’t seem to work very well. Any particular coconut oil brand you’d recommend?

Fran x

By: Zoe

Zoe — Thu, 04 Jul 2019 08:46:53 +0000

We use coconut oil it’s cheaper and smells lovely bonus shiny tangle free hair.

Cover hair root to tip, leave for about 3 hours, comb through with a nit comb. Lice should be dead and eggs should just slide off as the oil suffocates them. Rinse hair thoroughly with normal shampoo. For us it usually takes 3 washes.

To keep them away a drop of tea tree oil behind the ears.