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Head lice - good natural treatment?

I think my daughter (12) has head lice.

I know there are shampoos and chemicals to treat this. I've read they're quite harsh on the scalp and hair.

Is there something not so harsh that works? I've also read tea tree conditioner but do I need any specific brand? And how should any of these alternative treatments be used?

Thanks

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
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    I would say tea tree is your best bet, and you could just use tea tree oil instead of a shampoo or conditioner. It's purer and works quicker. You just put a few drops of the oil every so often, onto your child's hair and if she has head lice they will be gone pretty quickly, also if you want to keep them at bay use lavender oil on her hair. Both of these can be bought at places such as Holland and Barratts for just a few pounds each. Hope this helps.

    Source(s): Previous Experience.
  • 9 years ago

    use the lice stuff call RESULTZ. it works better than every other product, and i had head lice, too many times to count. what the tea tree stuff does, it killed the nits, not the lice, and the eggs/nits are stuck on to the hair shaft and it does not come out with water, you have to pull them out by hand.

    Source(s): personal experiance
  • 9 years ago

    Alberto Balasm tea tree shampoo and conditioner. You can see them running from it. You can get it from Sainsburys. Wash normally.

    Source(s): Used it from when I was five to twelve.
  • 9 years ago

    Consult a skin doctor.once I did they gave me two pills to eat in two weeks and jus a shampoo to use once in every four weeks. Tadaa it was just gone in two weeks and the next two weeks it was confirmed its all clear. Sry I don't remember the names of the medicines it was a while back

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  • 9 years ago

    Olive oil. Search Youtube for the details on what to do.

  • 9 years ago

    Straighten her hair. Also refrain from letting her go to school with her hair open as she can catch live from others

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Mayo helps with the eggs. It loosens the eggs

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    wah daily with50% alcohol

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