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Head Lice.
Okay i caught headlice off some of my younger cousins who were jumping all over me and lying on me the other day and my dads girlfriend treated my hair this morning. (Btw, we've washed all the bed covers, pillow cases couches etc).
I've had headlice once before so i wasnt worried or anything.
Anyways i did everything the pack said, i washed my hair ONLY using shampoo no conditioner, towel dried it but left it damp, my dads girlfriend massaged it into my scalp and into my hair and then left it for 10 minutes, then i washed my hair with shampoo and conditioner and combed the lice out with the brush that came with the treatment.
i did a little brushing but then i had to leave because i had been on holidays and my dad was driving home.
I got home about an hour ago and was brushing through my hair and got afew headlice out but they werent dead, they were sort of like, alive but struggling? Like, they werent really moving, if i blew on them their little legs went for a bit then stopped.
I wanted to know if the lice are supposed to die right away or like..when?
And also, what makes your scalp itch? Is it the bites or them crawling around on your head?
Thankyou!
P.S and PLEASE only people who KNOW what they are talking about, not something someone googled 2 seconds ago searching for "head lice".
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Aight trust me, I have alot of experience with this. I had those little f*ckers for 5 years on and off because someone at school ALWAYS had them and I didn't get rid of them for good untill I happened to change schools (I know, gross right?)
You need to keep combing. Everyday, if possible a couple of times a day. Sometimes treatments only kill the living lice and not the eggs (in which case you should really change treatments, it took me a long time to find one that worked properly). I'm guessing you got a little plastic one with the treatment, right?
To be honest, a metal one is best and it lasts you a life time incase you ever get them again. Metal ones are alot stronger and the teeth of the comb are probably closer together which is alot better.
Keep combing it and in 3 days, do the treatment again. Then keep combing after that.
One trick that works on alot of people to see if you still have eggs is to take the underneath hair right by or behind your ear or the underneath hair on the back of your neck and run your fingers down it. If it feels bumpy, there are still eggs. Lice usually nest here cause it's nice and warm there.
The key is to keep combing. If after the second treatment you still have some, get a new treatment.
Don't treat your hair with a product one day and then the next day treat it again with the exact same product, not only will it ruin your hair but the lice are going to get used to it if you over do it. This is why I said wait 3 days.
But the point is, DO NOT STOP COMBING. I can't stress how important it is to completely comb every part of your hair repeatedly to get rid of them.
I haven't had lice for about 6 years and I still comb at least once a week because I'm paranoid.
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I've been in the midst of head lice outbreaks a couple times. It was years ago, but I do remember it (the first time likely saved me from severe breathing trouble 'cause I got rid of a pillow that it turns out I was allergic to). They are tough to get rid of. It sounds to me like some eggs, or nits, were left after treatment. It is near impossible to get rid of them all. The best thing to do is treat them again just a few days after the first treatment. Then, if you are still concerned, one more time won't hurt.
If you want a less chemical treatment, you can cover your head in olive oil or mayonaisse and wrap it with plastic wrap. Then wait about a half an hour to an hour. Lice can swim and escape water based stuff, but the oil traps and suffocates them. Or so I've read many times. I have not tried it though. If you do decide to try it, let me know what happens. Like other treatments, it will take repeating to get what hatches from missed nits. Oh, and the oil treatment, even if it doesn't get rid of the lice, is supposed to be very good for your hair and scalp. If you use Mayo, it is supposed to be better 'cause of the eggs in it. Just wash it out with shampoo or dishsoap (which cuts grease better) gently.
As for what makes your scalp itch, it is the bites. You will probably itch for a few days after getting rid of them. The crawling around, though, does feel weird and almost itchy.
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