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Treat Head Lice with permanent hair dye

Submitted by Cherrie Eden

This tip is good for a woman who dyes her hair reguarly, however can be used by others. At the first sign of lice use permanent hair dye (clariol, etc.) it will kill the lice. Worked for me one time.

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I dunno... Comments By: anon a commercial preparation would cost the same.   I agree. Comments By: Angelique It worked for me a couple of times.   nits? Comments By: julie Does the hair dye kill the nits too, or do i have to comb hair out after??? TipKing says: I have not tried this. I would think that you have to comb the dead eggs (nits) out   no way this works Comments By: binky this has never worked for me . they always come back bigger meaner and dyed. it may stop the itch for a short time but it doesnt kill them   it does work proven factor Comments By: samantha violet i had gotten head lice one time and i figured that the chemicals from hair dye would kill it instead of pay over thirty bucks to get all the stuff or even more its cheaper plus u get a new hair color works out great. well it does work but u still have to comb out the nits of course. but there ya go   definately Comments By: Desperate mum of 3 long haired daughters I always colour my hair and never get nits...EVER, even though my 3 daughters do get them regulary, so i dyed my daughters hair..the same colour of course! but yes it worked...ALL DEAD, it's a bit unconventional I know colouring kids hair but I thought "HEY, what the heck, i'd have to use chemicals anyhow to kill them", and there friends were very jealous too when there hair looked like it was direct from one of those glossy 'Timote or Pantene' adverts..l.o.l.   it works Comments By: Jessi R I have 4 step children and 3 of them are girls with very long hair, there mother is a very unclean person and alows them to catch and keep head lice for years, yes thats what I said years, the oldest just turned 10 and she has had them over 80% of her life in school and the younger 2 are just as bad, she will bring them to my house infested to the point where I can stand about 6 feet away from them and see the bugs crawling in and out of there hair, me and there father have spent hundreds of dollers treating them and the house, the cheldren come to us all the time crying because they are being called "lice baby" at school, the biggest problem we have is that they are only with us for the weekends, we started treating there heads with otc's at first but then we realize that there mother was not repeating the treatments and while they were with us she refused to treat the house, so we would treat them and send them back to a house that was infested, we finaly got tired of basecly throwing money down the drain on otc's and a friend of mine who is a beautistion and she told me to dye ther hair, I did and it worked not only did it kill the grown lice it also sterolized the eggs, I have to repeat dyeing it when it starts growing out but that is simply because there mothers house is still infested, but if you take the time to treat your house the rigth way you should only have to dye one time and it will fix your problem   hair dye dog shampoo tea tree oil Comments By: Itchy and pissed a few years ago I was given a gift by the daughter of my long time friend a big "haven't seen you in forever" sweet little girl....FILLED WITH LICE hug. I didn't know it at the time that she had the bugs or I would have stayed my distance. later in the same day after sitting on the family couch and playing with all the kids I was informed of the lice. I immediatly went home and bathed my head and that of my boyfriends for he to had been subjected with dog shampoo.. flea and tick .. mind you I didn't use it full strienth and I made sure not to taste it or get it in our eyes... it seemed to do the job. and neither of us were infected. but a few yes later i was staying at some friends house who had children.once again not being informed that they had the lice as well. It was too late at this point and I allready had them .. I tryed the over the counter things like rid and so on but noting was working. so i dyed my hair right after another treatment with dog shampoo. not only did I not have them any more but.. I didnt get them back.. soon every one in the house was trying my dog shampoo.. and hair dye treatment. and it worked.. I also put tea tree oil in small amounts in my hands with a small amout of water and rubbed it on my hair. I dont know if this did any good but I didnt get the bugs back... unfortunatly I love to hug the children in my life.. and this morning after 2 weeks ago spending alot of time playing with my boyfriends neice i was itching.. took out my dogs flea comb and low and behold... a bug...greeeeat I combed out my hair and got rid of twenty or so of them and a bunch of egg casings and nits.now i am off to the shower to do my dog shampoo and dye job.. wish me luck..   dyed my hair also Comments By: tacia im 16, and i went to an all girls school, i got nits every week! now that i dnt go to skool anymore, my boyfriend still does, i live with him ,, and he brought the nits home with him! i treated my hair, as my hair is very long, it took heaps of treatment to do the job. the day after i went to the hairdressers n she sed she cudnt do my hair coz i had nits still! i had jst done my hair!!!!!! i rang riot through the house, stripped all the beds and went straight in to the bathroom with my boyfriend and did our hair agen!!! with KP-24, mind u, not weak stuff!!! i dyed my hair today!!! and ill use KP-24 agen tomorrow, so maybe next week ill be able to get a hair cut!! thanks for reading my tale!!   DONT WORK UNLESS YOU COMB OUT NITS Comments By: Elise I dyed mine and my nieces hair and did not comb out the nits in my head and they came back now i got bugs and are doing every thang possiable that i can to get them out shaving cream for 30 min and vinger with mouth wash worked for me no combing out the nit just the bugs   just combed nits for 3 hours! Dye tomorrow! Comments By: Nicole C When i was 8, i went to my baby-sitter's and kept getting lice. i got it 12 times. X.x;;; After we left (we used Rid btw) the sitters, it was finally able to go away. So here i am, almost 9 years later, and havn't got it since... TILL NOW! I don't know how i got the wicked little bastards yet, but i suspect the bed that i slept in at my grandma's. My mother and I just spent 3 hours picking out nits. turned out, i only had a single bug on my whole head. just a load of eggs. D= I told my boyfriend, since we spent the day together yesterday. YOU SHOULD ALWAYS TELL EVERYONE YOU SPENT TIME WITH NO MATTER HOW EMBARASSING!!! IT WILL COME BACK TO YOU! So i'm checking his head tomorrow. Well, anyway, When i dyed my little sister's hair... they went away for her. And i'll go as far as i need to- to get rid of these freaking things. I was planning on dying my hair anyways, so it works out. I happened to catch it early before any eggs hatched. One hatched when it was caught in the comb.... lemme tell ya' that was FREAKY. Seeing it sqirm... egh.... So as far as i hear, it keeps the bastards away. i'm buying that stuff for the beds, couches and floors tomorrow. If my bf has it, i'm gonna pick his head and dye it too. AFTER GETTING IT 12 times as a 4th grader... I'm devastated to have this again...   Lice and Florida Comments By: Patsy I lived in Florida for 4 years and have never in my life seen more children with head lice in my entire life. It seemed to me that parents just gave up after several failures due to the fact that it is a huge problem down there. Well, Im a Northerner...I would not, could not give in to these little bastards. So, after trying EVERYTHING from oil treatments, mayonaise, dog shampoo, over the counter, and hours of ripping hair out with those little combs, I learned a few things. Yes, hair dying works the best!!! It kills live bugs, nits and eggs. Its still a good idea to comb through your hair just so you dont have any dead bugs falling from it in public. But one of the most important things to do is maintenance. For starters, keep a lice comb in your shower and tell your children to comb through after conditioning thier hair whenever they think about it. This way, if they caught a little bugger on the school bus, they wont have a chance to cause damage. Also, spray your childs head with hair spray every day they are to play among other children. Put girls hair in a tight pony tail too. Lice dont like dirty hair and hair products dirty it up enough for them so they cant get a grip on the hair shaft. This will work, but if you are in a place where lice is common, maintainence is crucial.   16 with lice? Comments By: Ashley [Mistake] Yeah, I go to a juvinille Delinquent school, and when one has it... you know how that goes. Well, I got them, and treated it, but I am itching still. I ant find any but I am worried I may still have them. I am taking your word for it, and getting some dye. AND DOG SHAMPOO. Embarrasing, uggh. Wish me luck.   Lice in Florida Part 2 Comments By: Sara McCall I have lived in florida for 14 years and I have never gotten lice until now. My whole time in school (mainly elementary) i saw child after child after child getting lice. and i never ever got it. Now i have lice and i dont know where i got it from because i dont wear hats or use other peoples combs. the only thing i can think of is riding puclic transportation or since i work at the movie theatre, going to see movies. I noticed that i had lice a few months ago and tried the hair dye thing and it seemed to work, just as i thought but i got it again, probably from one of the above stated reasons. tonight i used the regular lice treatment and im hoping it works.   comb, comb, comb!!!! Comments By: Bosco You can use rid-x or what ever lice treatment you prefer, but if you don't invest in a metal nit comb and go through the hair every day to every other day then treat again in 7 to 10 days repeat combing for a few days after that, until no eggs remain then they can come back. I would set my child in the tub(after treatment)slather the hair in hair conditioner and comb through 1 in. sections of hair at a time. I then would drain to inspect for nits on the bottom of the tub. Every day do this until they are gone. Some combs come with a magnifying glass on them which is helpful but they can be seen with the naked eye.