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Mimi's Mom
Posted Monday, October 27, 2008 11:10 PM


 

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My daughter's school sent an email to parents tonight saying there is a lice problem at her school.  They sent some URLs for sites to visit for more information and one was headlice.org.  I went to read about what to look for since we haven't dealt with it before and noticed "Jesse's Project".  I read Jesse's Story and was glad I did. In a nutshell, the FDA-approved medicated shampoo that the mother used on her children turned out to cause cancer in one of her son and it took the boy's life.  Other family members who used it also developed cancer and other health issues.  They warned that children with autoimmune diseases should NOT use lice killing shampoos that include pesticides.  I wanted to share this with you all just in case you ever have to deal with head lice at school.   I had no idea that this could happen and I'm glad I saw the story.

Here's the direct link to Jesse's project: http://www.headlice.org/jesseproject/index.htm

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Suzanne321
Posted Wednesday, October 29, 2008 12:19 PM


 

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Thank you for this, although I didn't see any specifics as to what you should use instead! I was hoping to see a list of recommended alternatives - did I miss it?

We haven't dealt with lice issues at my JRA daughter's schools yet - knock wood. Lice went around twice at my older daughter's preschool, so I thought it was very common back then, but I guess not really. She made all the way to middle school with no more notes sent home. Both times when she was in preschool, I went ahead and bought the shampoo and used it on her, just in case, because it said it would keep them away. She never got lice and the shampoo never bothered her.
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Mimi's Mom
Posted Wednesday, October 29, 2008 10:49 PM


 

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I bookmarked the site in case I needed it, but didn't look for alternative solutions.  The site does not make it very easy to find information!  I found one little blurb on the FAQ page here:

http://www.headlice.org/faq/questions.htm

about manual removal and using a special comb.  My sister had lice in the 80s and my mom said she removed the lice and nits with tape and a special comb.  She said she didn't remember there being a shampoo or maybe the doctor didn't suggest it.

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Myasmom
Posted Friday, October 31, 2008 9:38 AM


 

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I was just at Trillium Creek Dermatology two weeks ago, and read an article about what the dermatologist says to use for head lice.  Cetaphil cleanser, you saturate the hair with it, blow dry, and then wash in the morning.  Apparently, this suffocates the lice.  At least this would give an alternative to harsh chemicals, but I haven't had to personally try it.
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Amy Jones
Posted Monday, November 03, 2008 5:42 AM


 

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A nice safe and natural alternative is to coat the hair with olive oil and the cover it with a shower cap over night. The oil sticks to the lice and suffocates them. The shower cap helps with keeping the pillowcase clean!
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Tracy1
Posted Saturday, December 06, 2008 12:36 AM


 

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THANK YOU for sharing this! We haven't had to deal with lice either (knock on wood) and I had already decided against using the lice shampoo b/c of the pesticides in it, but hadn't thought about it for Cassie's JA in particular.

I have heard a lot of success w/ using a thick coating of Crisco and wear showercap overnight. So that is the route that I would/will take.

Again, THANK YOU!
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vicky mccre
Posted Sunday, August 09, 2009 10:37 PM


 

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Any oil(crisco,olive)or the hand cream(or vasaline) to suffacate the lice. A good lice comb.

We have used fairytale shampoo to reduce the risk. We also have the kids change clothing as soon as they get home from school.The kids get the fine tooth comb run through their hair before they shower and change clothes. A friend of mine who does medical fostercare told to do this when we got a letter about lice years ago.So far we have avoided any little critters(knock on more wood). We also follow the afterschool/work shower plan when things like the flu are going around.

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Laura Faust
Posted Monday, August 10, 2009 1:39 PM


 

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My JRA dx daughter's preschool had a bad case of it this Spring - every child in her class got it but my daughter.  We started using Fairytales lice repellant shampoo and spray in conditioner.  I really don;t know if we were lucky or if shampoo helped.  It is all natural.  We also washed everything the moment she got home and used lice comb each night.  We still use the repel shampoo and spray in conditioner.  It smells great - and makes combing a lot easier....

Hope this helps.

Meg

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