Guest guest Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 Head Lice This came through on another group hi, head lice show up more often these days. my son had caught them in kindergarten some months ago. what we did, was use neem shampoo and neem hairtincture. neem can also be applied for prophylactic use. it disables all sorts of (not only) parasites to proliferate. that means: you don´t kill them, you let them live until they die, which is around two to three weeks after application. they usually lay eggs after 10-15 days, so every day use of neem makes sense in order to make them all infertile. and: parasites don´t like the smell of neem, so when the head is treated with neem, new lice stay away. neem also seems to make hair grow better, thicker, faster. it can even make hair grow, where it was falling out before. in some cases of head lice it is helpful to cut the hair short. in my case, i simply refused to do so. (i had caught them too, because i cuddle a lot with my son) and i have very thick hair, which made it impossible for a lice comb to get thru. i applied neem every day, and got rid of the little sub-tenants. neem can be used in conjunction with coconut oil, coconut oil makes the lice suffocate. maybe it can even be used together withsome drops of tea tree oil. i have never tried this combination, and am not keen on having to try... after all, head lice are pretty yuk!!! by the way: in india neem is also being used as a contraceptive (not by so many people, i guess...). it is applied directly in the vagina and offers two benefits there: it keeps bacteria and fungi away and it is a contraceptive, it inactivates the sperms, that may pass by ;-) have a good day. marlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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