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Q. I am a kindergarten teacher and on occasion pick up lice from my students. The best home remedy I've ever used to kill lice and easily remove nits is coconut oil.I completely saturate my hair with the oil and cover my head with a shower cap. I leave it on overnight and wash it out with regular shampoo the next morning. This leaves my hair silky, without lice. If the infestation is bad, I do this again a second night. It really works!
A. There used to be a product called HairClean 1-2-3 that contained coconut oil along with anise oil and ylang ylang oil. Although people told us they found it effective, it is no longer on the market. Thanks for suggesting this substitute.
We have also heard from people who rinse their hair with original formula Listerine. The alcohol and herbal oils seem to help kill lice.
When our kids were small, we would go to Smart and Final and buy big boxes of cheap mayonnaise, and cover the kids hair with it. It worked very well, and it was cheap, but was pretty messy
i tried it all, mayonaise, listerine, tea tree oil and it all helped but didn't totally get rid of the nasty little things. so i used neem oil mixed with tea tree oil and olive oil. i saturated her head in it and combed it through a few times. it sat on her head for 1 hour with a shower cap or plastic baggy tied tight.
then she shampooed with coconut shampoo and conditioner. the neem oil is so foul smelling but it worked! now i have us all wash our heads in coconut shampoo/conditoner and also put lavender oil behind the ears and neck of everyone in the house and wash all linens daily and clothes and backpacks. they hate the smell of lavender so i put it on a few times a day and also washed everything in lavender wash and used lavender dryer sheets.
i put lavender sachets in the beds and vacuumed daily and the couch as well. doing all that and oh the biggest thing is the nit picking seriously, it has taken about 3 weeks to be completely rid and knock on wood no one else has gotten them! i pray it stays that way. good luck!
First I picked out all live bugs that I could find and sealed them in a ziplock bag, then I put 15 drops of tea tree oil into a spray bottle (a small one) and saturated my daughters thick hair, then I sprayed pure listerine on top of tea tree mixture, then I put some vinegar on top of that and put a shower cap on for the night. The next night I applied pure coconut oil and another shower cap and the next morning she washed it all out, I still see a few eggs attached but I am pretty sure nothing will hatch, for one I hot iron her hair every morning and I am also applying these ingredients again after 7-10 days for at least three weeks. I strip her sheets and pillowcases daily and wash in hot water and dry for an hour, I boil all combs and brushes daily and I tie up all her towels and clothing until I can get them washed, which is pretty much daily. I also know vinegar loosens up the eggs glue if you leave it on a couple hours. Hope this helps