[blparent] Head lice questions for blind parents or caregivers.

[Krishna Ramamurthy (DPPI Enquiries)]

Don't know if these are available in North America, but in the UK you 
can get:

1. Delacet: This is a natural product made from ticture of larkspur and 
vinegar. It kill the eggs as well as the lice, unlike most treatments. 
We just put it on and leave it on, though you are supposed to wash it 
out. One treatment deals with the problem. http://www.delacet.com/

2. There are various silicone oil based products that work by coating 
the lice and the eggs with silicone, effectively suffocating them. 
Again, these treat the eggs as well as the lice. You need to be careful 
that you cover all the hair with the treatment as it works by coating 
the lice and eggs, so if you miss any they will survive as there is no 
pesticide (unlike the Delacet).

Hope that helps.

Krishna


On 07/02/2014 20:41, Raquel Vega wrote:
> Hi, this is real imbbbarrassing, but thought to ask. My niece and nephue live with us. They came down with a case of head lice as I'm sure most children do in turn infecting the rest of the household. I'm writing to ask of any suggestions for natural  remadies to get rid of them. I've tried the stuff on the market, but it works but not as well as I'd like. I'd also like to know if sighted help is needed. I know you have to comb them out, and wanted to know if you 'd need sighted help to do it or can you feel them in the comb. This is all new to me, as when we were kids MOm just did it for us. Any suggestions are wellcome.
> thanks
>
> Raquel Vega, the Divabear Rapunzel.
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