Does gasoline remove head lice? i'm sick of it...my 8 year old keeps bringin!
Question: i won't smoke nearby and i'll watch her. has anyone tried this?
Answers: i won't smoke nearby and i'll watch her. has anyone tried this?
I'm sure it will but gas is expensive. Kerosene will work just as well and they come in small containers so you can steal some.
NO!!!!!!!! You need the stuff from the drugstore.
not gasoline, but kerosene.
I use lighter fluid and break charcoal over my kids' heads. I can cook dinner at the same time. also.
what do you mean the stuff at the drugstore isn't healthy? You think gasoline is? You don't need to be having kids!!
Mayonaise & beer also work to rid them pesky little kritters.
Omgosh no no no no no! That is the worst thing you can do!Please read the link I've included for you, it gives reasons, treatment, and prevention. What ever you do don't use gas, you'll kill your child!
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infecti...
No! Don't do it! When I was in elementary school I got it all the time and the one thing that finally worked was this:
I kept the medicated shampoo on my head for an hour, then rinsed it out and combed like crazy!
There's a book about how to get rid of it called _Yikes Lice!_ and several websites with home remedies. Here are a few of the remedies.
Lucy Saul:
I have tried over the counter, Vaseline, and mayo. The best thing I've found for ridding lice is castor oil. Coat hair cover with disposable shower cap leave on over night. In the AM put shampoo on hair before you wet it! Wash twice castor oil is gone and so are lice. I do comb hair carefully to be sure there aren't any nits left. Hair is conditioned and looks great.
This is the best and easiest method I've found.
Debby Brown (Mebey@swbell.net)
"At our drug store pharmacist suggested using petroleum jelly (Vaseline) for lice.. Says this works in getting ticks out of dogs too my smoothening them. We tried it - it works great. You saturate head with it, keep plastic cap on overnight and the next day they all wash out, no need for fine tooth comb. May require several washings though...."
Thanks Debby!
Liane Paulson (m.lpaulson@erols.com) writes: "I know a few people who have tried rubbing mayonnaise in the scalp and covering with a shower cap overnight. It's a lot easier to wash out in the morning than petroleum jelly and works just as well."
To get rid of head lice (Pediculus capitis) mechanical removal with a nit comb is the first step recommended by public health officials. You should only use pyrethoids or insecticides if you can absolutely confirm a lice infestation, and then repeat the treatment in 10 days to get any eggs that haven