I never used nit lotion, my kids skin couldnt cope with it.The only thing that worked for me was wash with shampoo,towel dry then add loads of conditioner and keep combing thru.I did this every night for about a week and it worked.I carried on doing this everytime they washed their hairs,until they left primary school.
Good luck

Blowtorch

When I had them I had this special shampoo, but nothing else. It worked though

Good luck dealing with them; I hate nits

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Blowtorch

Are you trevpuss? If you are where is the washing machine?

When my two were younger it used to drive me mad.... and none of the shampoos worked!

But there are some new fab ones about now

Hederin and Lyclear.... they don't have nasty chemicals in, and you don't have to sit around all day in them!

I knew someone who washed his daughter’s hair with petrol to get rid of nits.

BTW, it worked

Once you get the problem sorted buy a bottle of tea tree oil and add it to any shampoo you use to keep the nits away. I've read this many many times but thankfully have never needed to test it (yet) so I'm not sure how reliable it is

Use the T Tree oil products, the little buggers don't like them, and stay away.

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Originally posted by The Secretary:
Blowtorch

Are you trevpuss? If you are where is the washing machine?

The leccy got cut off

Conditioner

After you have washed and rinsed the hair smother it in loads of conditioner, comb through then use a nit comb... they stick to the conditioner and so do the eggs

Thanks prettygirl its lyclear we have on.Have to leave it on for 8 hours,Dont think I have got them as my haed is not itchy. Hubby is going mad the lotion is driving him nuts.

We had great fun with an electronic zapper comb from Argos. It buzzed every time it found one. Excellent!

I had them as a kid.....used to use a plastic nit comb to get rid.

Luckily my kids have never had them.

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The leccy got cut off

oh, I loved it.

I'll find you one which operates on batteries, I think I saw one somewhere off I go to find it.

OMG dont get me started!! Bring back the nit nurse!

My daughters hasr is so thin the lotions dont touch her hair so we use alot of conditioner and the nit comb lol!

Got some tea tree shampoo and nit repellant now so fingers crossed

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Blowtorch

Agreed

Conditioner and nit comb.

Conditioner works well, and t-tree shampoo afterwards, the little blighters don't like t-tree.

we were told to brush our hair really roughly with a brush whenever we got in from school, this supposedly breaks the little blighters legs so they can't run away when the nit comb goes in. It worked too

OOPS, sorry, saw the thread title n thought it was another BNP thread

Mine had them all through primary and the lotions had limited success..plus they stink!

As Blizzie and others said,conditioner and a nit comb.