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What the world would look like if nits didn't exist

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Jax Blunt
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A whole lot happier!

We’ve not been through this before. I think I’ve been complacent to be honest, I check, but probably not as thoroughly as I should have done. Which is why now I’m dealing with everyone.

So this morning I went shopping.

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(150 boots points with the nitty gritty comb at the moment. You’re welcome. Oh, and the big bottle of conditioner was £1 at savers. Contains Dimethicone which doesn’t do head lice any good at all. )

And this afternoon, after a whole session of conditioning and combing, I stripped all the beds and took the bedding to the laundrette to hot wash.

I know that that was kind of pointless. But it felt like I achieved something. And we’re all sleeping in clean beds, with very clean shiny hair tonight. Tomorrow there will be more conditioning and more combing in between birthday celebrations for my eldest girl. I can’t believe I’ve been a parent 15 years.

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7 responses to “What the world would look like if nits didn't exist”

  1. Midlife Singlemum avatar
    Midlife Singlemum

    Nits are the bane of my life. every two days we do the same with the conditioner and a similar comb. If it’s ever really bad I soak her hair in vinegar, apply conditioner on top and let her sit with her hair in a shower cap for an hour. Then we brush through with the comb and shower with shampoo. This suffocates the lice and it seems to work well. Good luck with your mission.

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  2. Anne avatar
    Anne

    My eldest had really thick hair and was forever catching them, we just used conditioner and the little white comb from Boots, sit in the bathroom, every day for weeks until they were gone (Like the advice Singlemum, wish I had known about the vinegar-Apple Cider Vinegar got rid of my wart when all else failed, took a matter of days, nearly took half my finger with it until I realised I didn’t need to use quite so much).
    Anyway I digress… Lesson learned, now I plait the girls hair and when the 9 y o was in school it was plaited EVERY day and somehow we managed to escape a single infection.
    Good luck, hope it’s over soon for you, the life cycle makes for interesting reading, glad you done the bedding too 🙂
    Have added my website but no recent posts must get on the case.
    We are in isolation atm, 4 y o has chickenpox! Always something.

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  3. PaulaTurner avatar
    PaulaTurner

    Good luck getting rid! We regularly conditioner and comb through here with that comb, my daughter has bum length hair which she won’t have cut and it’s not an enjoyable experience for either of us!!

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    1. Jax Blunt avatar
      Jax Blunt

      Smallest is attempting to grow her hair until she can sit on it, but it’s very fine, so the combing is reasonably straightforward. I’m going to go with leave in conditioner as well to see if that works.

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  4. PaulaTurner avatar
    PaulaTurner

    Sorry I think my blog add was wrong!

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    1. Jax Blunt avatar
      Jax Blunt

      either .com or .co.uk will work with blogspot, it’s no problem.

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