[blparent] help with mutent lice

[Pipi]

if your fingers are sensative enough, i'd think you'd be able to feel the 
eggs.
Pipi

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Deborah Kent Stein" <dkent5817 at att.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 12:46 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] help with mutent lice


>
>
> When washing clothes, bedding, towels, etc., the water temperature has to 
> be
> 140 Fahrenheit or above to kill lice and their eggs.  This is hotter than
> most washing machines are set, so you might have to find out if your 
> machine
> can be set higher or else use a commercial laundry until the problem is
> under control.
>
> Can lice and nits be detected nonvisually?  Does anyone have suggestions 
> on how a blind parent can comb or pick nits without sighted assistance?
>
> Debbie
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michael Baldwin" <mbaldwin at gpcom.net>
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 10:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] help with mutent lice
>
>
>> Make sure EVERYTHING is getting cleaned as well, sheets, blankets, 
>> stuffed
>> animals, pillows brushes, combs, etc...
>> Lice have been mutating and a lot of the commercial products do not work.
>> Doctors still tell people to use them, because it does work in some 
>> cases.
>> 1/4 cup of each mayo, rubbing alcohol, peroxide, and Listerine mouthwash.
>> Coat hair and cover with a shower cap or plastic bag tied tight.
>> Leave on for a few hours.
>> Comb out with a nit comb, combing in all directions.
>> Rinse well with dish soap.
>> Apply leave in conditioner.
>>
>> Michael
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Kate McEachern
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 9:23
>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>> Subject: [blparent] help with mutent lice
>>
>> OK, I am about to rip my own hair out.  My lovly children with their long
>> hair had lice.  I treated Tiffany quickly with organic products and dog
>> shampue.  So she is back to school.  Ash is more of a chalenge.  They
>> won't
>> die.  I have tried vinnager, olive ooil with t-tree oil, dog shampue, 
>> rid,
>> and this cream rince my docter recamended that was going take care of the
>> ishue.  Well, the dam things arn't dead and I had to make an apointment 
>> at
>> one of those places that prommises they can kill them for like $148 to
>> start
>> but could be more.  I nead something to kill them before morning so lets
>> hear what you got.  I'll try anything at this point and even bought nair
>> for
>> if they just won't die.
>>
>> Kate
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