When people see Zombie's big lustrous hair LICE is the last thing that's mentioned. They comment on the time it takes to detangle her hair, how long it is, how beautiful her loose spiral curls are but never-NEVER has lice been mentioned.... until yesterday afternoon.
I have never had lice and my eyes turned into a zero when hubs called me from the barber shop to tell me of his findings. How does it spread? How do you treat it? How can we prevent this from happening again? WHERE did she get it!I quickly soaked her scalp in vinegar and left it there as if doing a deep conditioning treatment. I left it in her hair for about half an hour while she played in her bubble bath. Her screams and cries from the vinegar's initial contact with her scalp made me cringe! After the 30 minutes were up i simply rinsed her hair with warm water and shampooed- no conditioning followed. I then towel dried her hair, detangled it (ouch!) and used the thin comb in the NIX lice treatment box to go section by section through her hair, weeding out all the little critters. This process was tedious and honestly it really grossed me out; at least Zombie had a sense of humor as I continually told her I was killing all the "monsters" in her hair.
When hubs finally got home it was his turn. He lathered her hair with the orangish cream (beware of the eyes!) and after 10-15 minutes rinsed it out. Following the same steps as I had with detangling her hair and combing through tiny strands until she was all clear.
This morning I was still paranoid, and upon speaking with my mom she advised me to straighten her hair and all the left-over eggs and animals would fry to death. Sure enough I heard them sizzle like chicken on the grill! This was also a great excuse for a length check...someone is definitely up for her first hair-cut! But just the ends-I promise! If you have any lice stories of your own to share or tips on how to prevent them please comment below!