tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post8800430870212118602..comments2024-03-18T07:51:50.975+00:00Comments on MRS TREFUSIS TAKES A TAXI: NIT FAMILY TREFUSISHelen Brocklebankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04572008161376510229noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-60523427860998214602011-10-17T08:31:54.485+01:002011-10-17T08:31:54.485+01:00We are suffering nits at our house as well. What a...We are suffering nits at our house as well. What a hateful waste of time. <br /><br />Combing with conditioner is our preferred technique. Here in France they prefer the hardcore pesticide solution, with very little combing. I don't think it works. I have closely studied the lifecycle of the head louse. My research tells me that you need to comb for 17-21 days to be sure you're out of the woods. The eggs take 7 days to hatch and then the newly hatched lice take 7 days before they can reproduce. The trick is to get them during this period of non-fertility. <br /><br />I read somewhere that in the USA they are developing a technique where you sit under a thing that blows warm hair onto the head. Warm air dries out the eggs AND kills the lice...'mit einem streich'! I only hope this technique hits the high streets before my kids leave school.<br /><br />Good luck with your head-fellows<br /><br />BBbbonthebrinkhttp://bbonthebrink.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-46514003822761393362011-01-08T12:28:44.671+00:002011-01-08T12:28:44.671+00:00Hello. And Bye.Hello. And Bye.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-75784606372689441522010-02-02T22:44:18.083+00:002010-02-02T22:44:18.083+00:00Every Sunday night many moons ago after our bath m...Every Sunday night many moons ago after our bath my mother would (religiously) nit comb me and my two sisters over a piece of white paper. We were never ever allowed to wear our hair down for school(all our school photos bear testament to pleats, pigtails and ponytails)and we never had nits. Several years ago I was horrified to find them in my daughters hair - a one off afer adopting my Mum's Sunday night regime without fail. One day my own daughter might thank me.TrulyMadlySweetlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-61966818180179476652010-01-25T08:29:08.004+00:002010-01-25T08:29:08.004+00:00Aah...just had to comment on this one. My little s...Aah...just had to comment on this one. My little snubnose has recently come home with a bundle of them.<br /><br />The best solution I have found for them is a shampoo called Mediker. You just wash the hair, the buggers get totally drunk, you just need to comb hair with a normal comb and out they come - just begging to be squashed.<br /><br />You could try some kind of Indian store in London. They might have them in stock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-41809043927725420392010-01-22T18:22:49.490+00:002010-01-22T18:22:49.490+00:00Tee hee. I was refused a haircut by the smartest h...Tee hee. I was refused a haircut by the smartest hairdresser in Fife on the discovery of visiting nits; a gift from OnlyGirl. My lovely daughter had nits for the five years that she was a boarder at prep school. I reckoned that the matron on nit picking duty couldn’t see the eggs, in her blonde, frizzy tangles. Nit searches for my boys were random but for OnlyGirl it was first night home routine.My husband blamed the school laundry and remains convinced that had the sheets been boiled, the little blighters would have died. We did suggest hot washes to the school but this wasn’t considered “cool” for a green and friendly environment – possibly more to do with saving money, we thought; and so the nits lived on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-49654541099073767882010-01-21T20:08:40.878+00:002010-01-21T20:08:40.878+00:00Neem oil (from healthfood shops) is the best preve...Neem oil (from healthfood shops) is the best preventative (apparently nits are becoming immune to the powers of tea tree) - add several drops to shampoo & conditioner - it's a fantastic conditioner and treatment for hair & scalp anyway.<br />Other than that, it's a weekly comb with the nitty gritty comb - that removes eggs as well as nymph & full grown beasties, so is far more effective than most of the non-pesticide OTC things from the chemist. <br />Good luck - my hair's very thick and very very curly - so much so that it only ever sees a comb or brush when it's wet with conditioner - the weekly nit-comb ritual is an utterly hideous experience.Jonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-90213599880404857582010-01-21T17:56:17.524+00:002010-01-21T17:56:17.524+00:00Why is it that in a world where we can fly into ou...Why is it that in a world where we can fly into outer space we can't eradicate nits????? I have had hideous etiquette dilemmas where I have picked up nits from the children of friends and never been able to tell them. Yet still, every time I go to their house, I come away with a small zoo on my head.Welsh Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12892102110682697495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-47726232374273871232010-01-21T17:11:32.883+00:002010-01-21T17:11:32.883+00:00I spray my children with teatree & water sprit...I spray my children with teatree & water spritzer as they are leaving the house and in 6 years no nits - very pleasingWendy Mallinshttp://www.wendymallins.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-71896298741097557442010-01-21T17:10:57.659+00:002010-01-21T17:10:57.659+00:00Eurgh. At a festival a couple of years ago, while ...Eurgh. At a festival a couple of years ago, while queuing for the toilets I had a 5 year old foisted upon me by their drunk dad to accompany to the toilet. She gave me nits. It was maddening! I slathered myself with chemicals and combed the bastards out. Every day. For at least a week, to make sure.Hollow Legshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152329184111658897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-61785658853177298792010-01-21T17:10:56.736+00:002010-01-21T17:10:56.736+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Hollow Legshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152329184111658897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-48786160930818949662010-01-21T00:52:24.157+00:002010-01-21T00:52:24.157+00:00I feel your pain. Tallulah had them last week. Am ...I feel your pain. Tallulah had them last week. Am still in the throes of combing her twice daily for ten days. Then Tilly announced she had them yesterday morning at breakfast. Another ten days of purgatory. Those combs with the ridged teeth that cost £10 each are great from Boots, but you have to use tons of conditioner to stop it ripping out lumps of flesh and hair.<br /><br />Yes to tea tree oil. Yes to lavender oil. <br /><br />And scalping. scalping is going to make a massive comeback in 2010. Particularly in Glenfield.katyboo1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00182125401184061843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-27077874570387118942010-01-20T23:03:34.582+00:002010-01-20T23:03:34.582+00:00We had 'em last week. Boys were treated and sh...We had 'em last week. Boys were treated and sheets washed so thought we were done. But no. Realised I had them but not until the day after I had been to the new hairdressers in town. Don't think I'll be going back.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790725880329761329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-9629168605373257642010-01-20T21:40:24.341+00:002010-01-20T21:40:24.341+00:00Delacet, guys. It is the only thing that works, an...Delacet, guys. It is the only thing that works, and I've been at it for the best part of 20 years. http://www.elixirhealth.co.uk/asps/ShowDetails.asp?id=1065Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08536884736928320856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-27206917103543060272010-01-20T21:38:34.104+00:002010-01-20T21:38:34.104+00:00Went to that very smart hairdresser in Chelsea. Re...Went to that very smart hairdresser in Chelsea. Real Hair? They have so many Chelsea ladies in with nits, that they have special policy. Whisper in ear, then out of the door, shamefully dripping.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08536884736928320856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-3490911526807048602010-01-20T19:14:39.865+00:002010-01-20T19:14:39.865+00:00Oh - poor you. I'm itching just reading your ...Oh - poor you. I'm itching just reading your post!<br /><br />I have found Lewis's recommendation (I also used olive oil and blow dried the plastic-wrapped head), followed by a vinegar rinse to loosen the eggs and then the nit comb to work. <br /><br />You do have to either hot wash repeatedly all items in contact with their heads (pillows, sheets, soft toys, hats, etc.) or bag for two weeks those you can't wash. <br /><br />I also found that adding lavender oil to our shampoo for the duration of primary school prevented further infestations. It doesn't sting the way tea-tree does and they seem to dislike the odour.<br /><br />Good luck!Sonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10422998326164147135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-39156163351556909252010-01-20T18:31:06.176+00:002010-01-20T18:31:06.176+00:00Oh. My. Good. Lord.
I was cracking up while rea...Oh. My. Good. Lord. <br /><br />I was cracking up while reading this. Our first nit experience was while I was in the hospital delivering our third child. My youngest two caught them so my husband could neither leave them with anyone else, nor could he visit us in the hospital. I was so anxious about the whole ordeal I needed to get medicine to help me sleep (which, unfortunately didn't transmit to my newborn).<br /><br />Anyway, all our early photos of #3 and fam were with eldest in a pink scarf, and middle with bare spots throughout his crew cut like a leopard. (He moved a LOT during his hair cut, which was a home jobby after the salon loudly ostracized him, pointing fingers towards the door).<br /><br />A couple more experiences after that have made us pros, but we prefer the ghastly chemical stuff here in France, so I cannot offer any practical advice for the more organic-minded.Miss Welcomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539794668863414776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-43851748069254830512010-01-20T18:21:08.334+00:002010-01-20T18:21:08.334+00:00Oh lordy, nits. I'm recoiling from the notion ...Oh lordy, nits. I'm recoiling from the notion of motherhood as I type. <br /><br />In the meantime, you're quite brilliant, you know? And hilarious. Love the idea of you spreading nits via work air kissing. xxTop Bird @ Wee Birdyhttp://www.weebirdy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-50398070283903965872010-01-20T17:41:58.688+00:002010-01-20T17:41:58.688+00:00Oh I have sooo been there. (Sorry a ladette moment...Oh I have sooo been there. (Sorry a ladette moment there) <br /><br />Daughter seemed particularly prone to nits. At eleven they vanished for a while until she started babysitting little neighbour's children. Her worst moment came when at hairdressers she spotted (through the mirror she was facing)the girl that washeth hair whisper not so quietly into the stylist's ear, 'I think she has NITS' <br /><br />Daughter was then fifteen and it took me a full two years before I could convince her that not all hairdressers are so unthinking...<br /><br />Helena xx<br /><br />PS. You've made me scratch my hair now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02658858373848443540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-22001466444741217492010-01-20T17:19:06.367+00:002010-01-20T17:19:06.367+00:00Oh you do make me laugh. Mummy always used Eucalyp...Oh you do make me laugh. Mummy always used Eucalyptus oil and then unceremoniously wrapped cling-film over our heads to smother them. The oil is an antiseptic and the residue supposed to discourage them. We would sit on the verandah for 30 minutes, 3 scientific experiments with shiny, cling-filmed heads and towels around our necks.Lewis Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11221806939595415819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-2104731004746321982010-01-20T16:23:56.521+00:002010-01-20T16:23:56.521+00:00Whilst I wholly subscribe to the Tea Tree oil prev...Whilst I wholly subscribe to the Tea Tree oil prevention method,(even though it sounds rather like some sort of third world birth control), cannot stongly enough stress, mix TTO with baby shampoo, or sim. V mild shampoo prior to applying. To young virgin baby skin is akin to applying sulphuric acid. I'm sure you know this already but, having made sim. mistake, felt I would be remiss in not mentioning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-67320436380539403782010-01-20T12:45:57.305+00:002010-01-20T12:45:57.305+00:00Oy--this sounds challenging. (And I am starting t...Oy--this sounds challenging. (And I am starting to scratch right now, from the power of suggestion.) We have never been plagued, knock on wood, and I think that this type-A person would lose her cool entirely.Miss Cavendishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461488799928956875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-12107505634244104442010-01-20T11:04:44.515+00:002010-01-20T11:04:44.515+00:00My son had nits for almost a year. I would painst...My son had nits for almost a year. I would painstakingly remove them at the weekend, he would go straight back to school on the monday and they would hop straight back on! It got to the point where I almost cut his long wavy Australian-surfer hair, althought that in itself was virtually impossible, as I refused to do it myself and my hairdresser wouldn't touch him.<br />Eventually I discovered that the best way to deal with nits is to comb through the hair with the expensive metal comb and a good conditioner. In between nit episodes, I wash all three of my children's hair with tea tree shampoo and conditioner, they end up smelling like Wrigley's spearmin gum but it keeps the nits away!BetsiBoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02339431427948027468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-86512655018118743182010-01-20T11:04:43.687+00:002010-01-20T11:04:43.687+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.BetsiBoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02339431427948027468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-40183564696024693032010-01-20T09:27:19.058+00:002010-01-20T09:27:19.058+00:00mercifully haven't had nits since childhood wh...mercifully haven't had nits since childhood when I remember my mother dragging those horrid combs through my hair. <br /><br />The part of this post about you and Tiny T huddling together is just lovely.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459305021803770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-20395677155792934572010-01-20T08:35:09.730+00:002010-01-20T08:35:09.730+00:00Daughter has suffered with nits for what feels lik...Daughter has suffered with nits for what feels like most of her life. It has been an ongoing struggle for us, as I stand crook backed over her in the bath yanking the comb through her hair, her wailing and me despairing.<br />I have suffered from various humiliating episodes myself, including finding one wriggling in my eyebrow (ugh, the memory makes me nauseous) and another time involving a colleague that I just cannot bring myself to repeat.<br />Last treatment, a few weeks ago, I couldn't believe the infestation. It was of biblical proportions. We have tried cutting, conditioning, chemical, non, the list is endless.<br />I shall be trying out the straighteners and the tea tree suggestions as things are quite desperate! <br />A lovely post, despite the deeply unpleasant subject matter, bon courage!The Divorceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824569977506256767noreply@blogger.com