I have tried getting rid of lice for the past 3 1/2 months. Tried medicine, cream, shampoos, mayo and veg oil.

I've also bagged stuffed animals, hot water washed all linens, etc...HELPI have tried getting rid of lice for the past 3 1/2 months. Tried medicine, cream, shampoos, mayo and veg oil.
Shaving your head is an overwhelmingly drastic solution and totally unnecessary.





Remedies such as gasoline and kerosene are not only extremely flammable they are also highly toxic. Your scalp is extremely permeable and absorbs up to 60% of anything you place on it.





It must be remembered that it is not actually the gasoline that ignites but the fumes, so an open flame in any part of the room or immediate vicinity could mean everything exposed to the fumes will be engulfed in flame. Please do not use Kerosene lest you feel like a quick trip to the ER.





Adults and nymphs are only able to survive for 2-3 days off the host in optimal conditions.





Under normal circumstances however this is more likely to be measured in hours rather than days as the adult louse is highly susceptible to dehydration and will quickly starve.





Wash pillowcases and sheets as a precaution, but a nit that falls out attached to a hair needs the warmth of the scalp to hatch. Without this, it will simply die. The chances of it finding its way back to that scalp are zero.





With this in mind it is fairly obvious that compulsive cleaning is totally unnecessary.





It is more important to make sure there is no live lice on the head than there is on the floor or furnishings.





Ovide contains Malathion (or Maldison as it is know in NZ and Australia): Is a highly toxic derivative of nerve gas which works by disrupting the chemical reactions in the lice's (and our) nervous system.





As for chemical veterinarian products. Any chemical that kills pests is a pesticide, and all pesticides have the potential to cause serious side effects. Flea shampoo is even worse for you because it is not intended for human use.





No chemical head lice treatment is legally allowed to be labeled as 'safe' as every insecticide is a poison. Every pesticide preparation has the potential to do serious damage depending on the individual.





Lindane for example is a known carcinogen and is now banned in 52 different countries. Yet it is still used in more than 6 million prescriptions in the US. Google 'Jesse's Story Head Lice' for more. All lice killing pesticides are a poison and have the potential to cause serious damage, even if used as directed.





If a lice treatment does not work once it is not going to work twice, in fact the lice that live will breed into a whole new batch that are resistant to that chemical.





Head lice are a human parasite so therefore do not reside in the ground or on pets. Treating your pets is also unnecessary.





The bagging of items such as toys and personal belongings is a good idea, but there is absolutely no need to do this for weeks at a time. 48 hours is absolutely ample as the louse will be a shriveled skeleton without food or more importantly 鈥?hydration.





Using pesticide bombs also unnecessarily expose your family to dangerous chemicals. Eggs can survive away from the host for up to 7 days but will not hatch without the warmth of a human host. With this in mind it is fairly obvious that compulsive cleaning is also unnecessary.





For proper, researched advice please read the following articles. Good luck, we've been there.I have tried getting rid of lice for the past 3 1/2 months. Tried medicine, cream, shampoos, mayo and veg oil.
my cousin had lice and it just would not go away! she tried everything, but her doctor told her that sometimes there are to many, possibly an overgrowth and that products only get rid of eggs, but usually not lice themselves. Hair color has chemicals that heat and when you wear the cap on your head while the color processes the lice suffucate and the eggs get overheated. Try it! It worked with my cousin!!!
youll have to get new pillows too maybe shave heads. are you sure its lice .. youll have to debug the house maybe with bug bombs. ask your doctor
Lice is becoming desensitized to the over the counter shampoos and creams, another words these things are not working anymore. I suggest to call your doctor and tell them the problem, and have the doctor called you in prescription shampoo for the whole household. also, you MUST clean the entire house and disinfect everything. Your clothes, bedding, pillows should be washed in hot water with bleach. vacuum all the floors, Soak all brushes and combs in boiling bleached water for a couple of hours. Never share hats, brushes, combs, or clothes with anyone else. You have to get this special spray for all the mattresses in your home
my kids kept getting lice every time they went to their dads house kerosene works you put it in your hair and wait like 10 or 15 min and they are dead and if you leave your house for 72 hours even pets all the lice dead too I researched this and this is what I found on-line and it really worked we all did our hair and left the house for the weekend and everything was fixed I had tried all the shampoos and everything i could buy i couldn't keep it gone until i did this
Did you do the car/car seats? I know a child who had re-occuring lice from his car seat and he kept passing it to the family...it took 6months before someone told them to try the car...I suggest the car, new pillows, and making sure you use a flea-tick bomd in the house. Do ALL of that at the same time as using the head lice shampoos on the entire family and treating any pets to a professional groomer. good luck!!!