Comments on: Super Lice: Pesticide-Resistant Bugs Took Just 3 - 5 Years to Become Immune

By: Sally

Sally — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:05:47 +0000

You know I found a product called wondercide that works miracles on head lice. REALLY! We had a bad breakout with those nasty creatures in Texas this year, and my little girl came home from school covered in them. Ewwww I was so grossed out!
I found wondercide after looking for non toxic treatments and I'm not kidding man, this stuff really works. Just two doses of spraying it on her noggin' and those things were toast. And best thing is that is even works on other bugs too! I can't wait to try it out on the next roach I see!

By: GatorMom

GatorMom — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:55:28 +0000

Has anyone tried Cetaphil facial cleanser? This stuff is supposedly the same as the "nuvo lotion" treatments that cost big bucks. Tried it on my daughter last fall and it worked wonders! (apply liberally to the hair, blow dry, then wash out the next morning) Also had good results with "Lice Freee!", totally herbal based, no pesticides. Believe me, I wished I had known about these products back in the fall of 2006, I could have saved a year of headaches with all the other useless stuff on the market.

By: Skipweasel

Skipweasel — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:01:07 +0000

My 11 year old son has hair nearly to his arse and has only had nits once. They were easy enough to deal with - long hair doesn't automatically attract the little sods, but it can make it harder to find them.

By: TwoDragons

TwoDragons — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:49:32 +0000

I'm so glad my son loves having a buzz cut like his daddy. Cheap at-home maintenance and lice-prevention all in one!

--TwoDragons

By: CheeseDuck

CheeseDuck — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:50:21 +0000

I have never had lice

By: Peeves

Peeves — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:42:44 +0000

I wonder why schools just don't require kids to have shaved heads during school months. Kids are gross.

By: Neatoramawontsendmeapassword

Neatoramawontsendmeapassword — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:59:46 +0000

I've heard that Vasoline works (by suffocating them). Apparently, though, getting it out is a hassle. I think you have to find a special shampoo that will rinse out pomade.

We could always just shave all the kids' heads.

By: PK

PK — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:41:03 +0000

In future everyone will be bald anyway. That's the ultimate solution to head lice.

By: A Noun

A Noun — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:18:33 +0000

If you slather a kid's head with mayonnaise and put a shower cap on it for an hour, insecticide-resistant lice suffocate just as easily as the regular lice.

Plus the kid smells tangy for a couple days after.

By: Skipweasel

Skipweasel — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:00:43 +0000

The only method I've found that works well are liquids based on isoproyl myristate. It's not a toxin, it dissolves the waxes that waterproof the lice and they die of dehydration. Far harder to evolve a resistance to, for a start, and not toxic to humans.

By: TwoDragons

TwoDragons — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:40:23 +0000

We always used kerosene to get rid of the nasty bugs. Mom would lay me on my back in the tub, douse my hair in the nasty stuff, wait a few minutes, shampoo and scrub the heck out of my head, and then comb the critters out with a lice comb. Then I'd spend the rest of the day with a very tender scalp.

To this day the smell of kerosene makes my head itch...

I'm going to try the "salad head" treatment if my kids get it, Madi. It sounds a lot friendlier to the scalp that what I used to have to deal with!

--TwoDragons

By: Zalupa

Zalupa — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:32:11 +0000

Try super scabies, theyre already here.

By: Madi

Madi — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:02:11 +0000

Well in case you get hit, best treatment ever has nothing to do with meds: The Salad Head treatment. Coat your hair in vinegar and oil, rinse, then brush through with a nit comb and wash with shampoo--doesn't matter if it's for lice or not. The vinegar drowns the adults, and the oil keeps the nits from sticking. Yay for good old-fashioned, pre-meds treatments.

By: sam

sam — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:32:02 +0000

Humans breed excellence in parasites.

By: Larfin Jackarse

Larfin Jackarse — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:55:14 +0000

I for one welcome our new water bear and head lice overlord's.