My son had them not long ago, and I used Mooove, which seemed to work for us, with doing it once, and then again a week later. None since then (he is also in yr 9)

I always change the girls pillowcases after checking/treating the girls hair.

We had our first battle with lice over the Christmas holidays… I totally agree that the best way to deal with it is to comb out the eggs manually…. but I also have to confess that for us, that took HOURS and I really didn’t feel confident that I’d got them all. So we tried two varieties of natural treatments (both with very similar ingredients) to go along with the combing. I went natural primarily because I was pregnant, but also because I’m not a fan of using unnecessary chemicals (though even ‘natural’ chemicals can be harmful or not good during pregnancy so you really do need to check). I was surprised at how well they worked.

But you have to keep combing and keep treating 3-5 days apart… once is NEVER enough. So far keeping my girls tied back (and I mean really tied back in plates) to reduce head to head contact has worked well for us… fingers crossed it stays that way. Gees I hate head lice.

I check the girls and my hair every Sunday, we cover their hair in conditioner and use the NitWits comb to check for lice and / or eggs. Thankfully the last couple of weeks have been all clear :: phew ::

The best thing that has worked for us is that my kids no longer shampoo their hair every day and so the little blighters cant stick to oily hair!!

I am already itching at the thought of lice thank you very much!! !

I’ve used that Nitwit comb - it is a good one, but don’t throw it into hot water to clean it - if the water is too hot, the metal spikey bits will come out of the plastic. But I liked the comb enough to buy another one after I destroyed the first.

I don’t like preventative sprays in general, the ones I’ve smelled have not been pleasantly scented.

I prefer not to use any of the chemicals to remove the lice. I use the cheap conditioner & comb method instead. We’ve worked out a routine that works for us - we have swimming lessons Sunday morning, get home & slather on the conditioner. I start combing through & checking while my husband starts lunch. As each child gets cleared they are sent to the shower to rinse the conditoner & have their after swim clean up.