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we first struck headlice when my eldest was 6 and it became part of school life. What i found out was the chemicals were expensive and did not work plus sensitised her to things she hadn't reacted to previously. we finally got it under control when I discovered the conditioner method. after that we successfully dealt with headlice quickly and without tears. a friend used it to treat his little girl on her access visits as her continual headlice meant she was not welcome at her cousins house.
The method that works is not the way you have described it and does not require the use of chemicals as well.
the way to do it is to use it on WET hair and to do it every 3/4 days. you can do it using a spray bottle of water or as I did when they were little sitting in the bath! I just rinsed the comb in a bucket. my girls had thick hair -one with long curls. we started with a wide tooth comb and worked down to a fine tooth comb then the headlice come with two rows of teeth. forget about the idea the conditioner is doing anything to the headlice. the truth is you simply use their lifecycle against them by physically removing them before they develop to the stage they lay eggs. the eggs will gradually loosen and come out as well but the main thing is you are removing the actual headlice before they develop. this can be done weekly as a preventative (yah!) and bumped up in frequency during any infestation. the life cycle of headlice is basically two- three weeks from egg to fully developed adult. this method requires nothing more than time - it is quick green and is actually good for the hair not to mention the scalp.
PS my youngest wanted to wear her long curly hair out at school when the advice was tie it up because of the headlice. we finally agreed she could until (notice i expected it was just a matter of when) she got headlice. her older sister with short hair got headlice but the younger one wore her hair down for most of the year!
Good luck to anyone still tackling headlice. This really does work.

Someone told me that they can spread through being transmitted in water in swimming pool, and a possible solution is to wear swimming caps. Worth a try if this fits your circumstances.

These are a complete waste of $75 +
My kids cry when they see me coming with the damn thing. It shocks you if you come too close to the face or the skin of the neck. It adds no value to conditioner and normal nit comb as a matter of fact I'd say that's more effective. However we're dealing with very resistant lice - after using treatment as per direction I still combed out live lice eventhough they should have died from the oils in the treatment!

A few clarifications please. At one point the report says you should chemically treat for an hour, elsewhere it says at least 20 minutes (which is what my treatment advises). Am also confused about the advise not to use shampoo or conditioner "within 24 hours" of chemical treatment. By "within" do you mean before? Or after (when the lice have already been stunned and removed?") My treatment conditioner advises to use a light shampoo after treatment, certainly something I would like to do - this stuff smells!

WHat to do page held contradictory advice> Advising conditioning and combing after treatment. Then stating not to shampoo, condition after treatment as it reduced effectiveness. WHich is right?