As a preschool teacher, I have heard (and tried!) many tips for getting rid of lice, the back-to-school bane of every school. The best and cheapest one is to use mayonnaise. Not only do you get rid of the bugs and their eggs, but you also give yourself (and/or your child) a hot oil and egg hair treatment.
Apply a glob of the cheapest mayo you can find (adjust the amount for hair length) and comb it thoroughly thru the hair, from scalp down the hair shaft, making sure to cover all the hair. Wrap with plastic food wrap or tie a plastic shopping bag around your head as you would do if you had washed it. Wrap with a towel to catch the drips as it "melts" into your hair, and find a good book or movie for a while. (My granddaughter and I watched a Disney movie.) Remove the towel and plastic wrap and comb the hair again.
Depending on how bad the infestation was, you will see bugs and eggs in the comb. Thoroughly wash your hair (I did nothing special, just used my regular shampoo). My hair was past my waist in length, and my g-daughter's was almost waist-length. No bugs, no eggs!
Source: The many parents who recommended tea tree oil, vegetable shortening, and mayo (my fave!)
By Trenna from KY
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I had to deal with lice some years ago and had heard of mayo but thought it was too yucky to try it. I ended up buying something I think was called a robicomb. It ran on a battery and you ran it through your hair everyday to zap the bugs and eggs. It worked!
Robicomb is a waist of money and a piece of garbage. I bought one and had to return it 3 times because it would break in the first 10 minutes of use.
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