Guest guest Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 I want to pose this question from a lady on a writer's board of mine. What essential oil blend would work well against lice. I would think Lavender, Tea Tree, Lemon Myrtle in Jojoba and let the oil saturate the hair and scalp for 15 minutes then comb the little buggers out. My daughter got them last year and I went the traditional route and fortunately after turning her room into a combat zone of stripping it and two treatments of the over the counter stuff, the buggers didn't come back, but this lady's daughter is having continous bouts of it. Her daughter is in elementary school. I'm interested if anyone else have had dealings with this. Chaeya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Hi Chaeya, We get asked this question several times a year and have developed a recipe and regimen that is working for several families. Below is a Basic Lice Blend that can be used to help kill and repel these unwelcome hair and scalp guests. Follow the suggestions for a Pre-shampoo treatment, Post-Shampoo, and a Hair Spray to help repel and prevent future infestations. BASIC LICE BLEND Tea Tree – 10 drops Lavender – 10 drops Oregano – 5 drops Peppermint – 5 drops Cinnamon – 5 drops Blend in an amber bottle. You may want to double or triple this basic recipe to make it easier for use. STEP ONE Mix 1 ounce of Jojoba with 7-8 drops of the above blend. Massage into and on the hair. Leave in the hair wrapped in a towel for 1-2 hours. Shampoo hair, do not dry. STEP TWO Mix ¼ cup water with ¼ cup vinegar, add 7-8 drops of the above Basic Lice blend. Shake well, then rinse the hair with this. Do NOT rinse with water. Comb the hair out thoroughly using a `nit' comb (available at most pharmacy's). Rinse or wipe the comb to remove debris, dead lice and nits between combing strokes. The vinegar helps to remove the glue that holds the eggs to the hair shafts. After combing thoroughly, let the hair dry. STEP THREE The day after the shampoo, rinse and combing - Spray on the following - To 8 ounces of our Body spray OR distilled water add 10 drops of the basic lice blend. Spray on the hair once daily between shampooing. If desired increase the Lavender to make the blend more pleasant for use as a hair spray. A light spray misting is all that is necessary. If necessary repeat Steps One and Two every 5 – 7 days for up to 2 weeks. You can continue Step Three as long as desired as this should help to keep the lice away. If irritation develops discontinue use. (We did have one family that doubled the amount of Lavender in the Hair Spray so it didn't smell so much like an Italian herb. Otherwise they loved how it was keeping their girls free from Lice! ) You can find a printable pdf format of this particular Tip of the Week that has these recipes and regimen. http://birchhillhappenings.com/aromatip/tip4208.pdf It works, we have several folks that swear by it. Yours in Aromatherapy, Penny Your One Stop Aromatherapy Shop! Birch Hill Happenings Aromatherapy LLC 100% Pure Essential oils and Supplies http://birchhillhappenings.com/aroma1.htm Why buy a gallon when you only need a few drops? Fast & Friendly Service for 12 years! Check out my new Aromatherapy Recipe Book http://birchhillhappenings.com/recipebook.htm ATFE2 , " Chaeya " <chaeya wrote: > > I want to pose this question from a lady on a writer's board of mine. What essential oil blend would work well against lice. I would think Lavender, Tea Tree, Lemon Myrtle in Jojoba and let the oil saturate the hair and scalp for 15 minutes then comb the little buggers out. > > My daughter got them last year and I went the traditional route and fortunately after turning her room into a combat zone of stripping it and two treatments of the over the counter stuff, the buggers didn't come back, but this lady's daughter is having continous bouts of it. > > Her daughter is in elementary school. I'm interested if anyone else have had dealings with this. > > Chaeya > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Hi Chaeya, We get asked this question several times a year and have developed a recipe and regimen that is working for several families. Below is a Basic Lice Blend that can be used to help kill and repel these unwelcome hair and scalp guests. Follow the suggestions for a Pre-shampoo treatment, Post-Shampoo, and a Hair Spray to help repel and prevent future infestations. BASIC LICE BLEND Tea Tree – 10 drops Lavender – 10 drops Oregano – 5 drops Peppermint – 5 drops Cinnamon – 5 drops Blend in an amber bottle. You may want to double or triple this basic recipe to make it easier for use. STEP ONE Mix 1 ounce of Jojoba with 7-8 drops of the above blend. Massage into and on the hair. Leave in the hair wrapped in a towel for 1-2 hours. Shampoo hair, do not dry. STEP TWO Mix ¼ cup water with ¼ cup vinegar, add 7-8 drops of the above Basic Lice blend. Shake well, then rinse the hair with this. Do NOT rinse with water. Comb the hair out thoroughly using a `nit' comb (available at most pharmacy's). Rinse or wipe the comb to remove debris, dead lice and nits between combing strokes. The vinegar helps to remove the glue that holds the eggs to the hair shafts. After combing thoroughly, let the hair dry. STEP THREE The day after the shampoo, rinse and combing - Spray on the following - To 8 ounces of our Body spray OR distilled water add 10 drops of the basic lice blend. Spray on the hair once daily between shampooing. If desired increase the Lavender to make the blend more pleasant for use as a hair spray. A light spray misting is all that is necessary. If necessary repeat Steps One and Two every 5 – 7 days for up to 2 weeks. You can continue Step Three as long as desired as this should help to keep the lice away. If irritation develops discontinue use. (We did have one family that doubled the amount of Lavender in the Hair Spray so it didn't smell so much like an Italian herb. Otherwise they loved how it was keeping their girls free from Lice! ) You can find a printable pdf format of this particular Tip of the Week that has these recipes and regimen. http://birchhillhappenings.com/aromatip/tip4208.pdf It works, we have several folks that swear by it. Yours in Aromatherapy, Penny Your One Stop Aromatherapy Shop! Birch Hill Happenings Aromatherapy LLC 100% Pure Essential oils and Supplies http://birchhillhappenings.com/aroma1.htm Why buy a gallon when you only need a few drops? Fast & Friendly Service for 12 years! Check out my new Aromatherapy Recipe Book http://birchhillhappenings.com/recipebook.htm ATFE2 , " Chaeya " <chaeya wrote: > > I want to pose this question from a lady on a writer's board of mine. What essential oil blend would work well against lice. I would think Lavender, Tea Tree, Lemon Myrtle in Jojoba and let the oil saturate the hair and scalp for 15 minutes then comb the little buggers out. > > My daughter got them last year and I went the traditional route and fortunately after turning her room into a combat zone of stripping it and two treatments of the over the counter stuff, the buggers didn't come back, but this lady's daughter is having continous bouts of it. > > Her daughter is in elementary school. I'm interested if anyone else have had dealings with this. > > Chaeya > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2009 Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 Thanks Penny! ATFE2 , " Penny " <pennyK wrote: > > Hi Chaeya, > We get asked this question several times a year and have developed a recipe and regimen that is working for several families. > > > Below is a Basic Lice Blend that can be used to help kill and repel these unwelcome hair and scalp guests. Follow the suggestions for a Pre-shampoo treatment, Post-Shampoo, and a Hair Spray to help repel and prevent future infestations. > > BASIC LICE BLEND > Tea Tree – 10 drops > Lavender – 10 drops > Oregano – 5 drops > Peppermint – 5 drops > Cinnamon – 5 drops > Blend in an amber bottle. You may want to double or triple this basic recipe to make it easier for use. > > STEP ONE > Mix 1 ounce of Jojoba with 7-8 drops of the above blend. Massage into and on the hair. Leave in the hair wrapped in a towel for 1-2 hours. Shampoo hair, do not dry. > > STEP TWO > Mix ¼ cup water with ¼ cup vinegar, add 7-8 drops of the above Basic Lice blend. Shake well, then rinse the hair with this. Do NOT rinse with water. Comb the hair out thoroughly using a `nit' comb (available at most pharmacy's). Rinse or wipe the comb to remove debris, dead lice and nits between combing strokes. The vinegar helps to remove the glue that holds the eggs to the hair shafts. After combing thoroughly, let the hair dry. > > STEP THREE > The day after the shampoo, rinse and combing - Spray on the following - To 8 ounces of our Body spray OR distilled water add 10 drops of the basic lice blend. Spray on the hair once daily between shampooing. If desired increase the Lavender to make the blend more pleasant for use as a hair spray. A light spray misting is all that is necessary. > > If necessary repeat Steps One and Two every 5 – 7 days for up to 2 weeks. You can continue Step Three as long as desired as this should help to keep the lice away. If irritation develops discontinue use. > > (We did have one family that doubled the amount of Lavender in the Hair Spray so it didn't smell so much like an Italian herb. Otherwise they loved how it was keeping their girls free from Lice! ) > > You can find a printable pdf format of this particular Tip of the Week that has these recipes and regimen. > http://birchhillhappenings.com/aromatip/tip4208.pdf > > It works, we have several folks that swear by it. > > Yours in Aromatherapy, > Penny > > Your One Stop Aromatherapy Shop! > Birch Hill Happenings Aromatherapy LLC > 100% Pure Essential oils and Supplies > http://birchhillhappenings.com/aroma1.htm > Why buy a gallon when you only need a few drops? > Fast & Friendly Service for 12 years! > Check out my new Aromatherapy Recipe Book > http://birchhillhappenings.com/recipebook.htm > > > ATFE2 , " Chaeya " <chaeya@> wrote: > > > > I want to pose this question from a lady on a writer's board of mine. What essential oil blend would work well against lice. I would think Lavender, Tea Tree, Lemon Myrtle in Jojoba and let the oil saturate the hair and scalp for 15 minutes then comb the little buggers out. > > > > My daughter got them last year and I went the traditional route and fortunately after turning her room into a combat zone of stripping it and two treatments of the over the counter stuff, the buggers didn't come back, but this lady's daughter is having continous bouts of it. > > > > Her daughter is in elementary school. I'm interested if anyone else have had dealings with this. > > > > Chaeya > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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