how do you know if its itchy scalp or lice?

My boyfriend had lice for a while in his dreads (hopefully there all dead now)
My scalp was very itchy before i caught lice from them.
Iv put on hedrin, full marks, delacet, apple cider vinegar, and tea tree oil.
but im not sure if there dead or not because my scalp is still itchy!
I really need help. People have checked my head and no lice to be seen, but iv heard baby ones are only the size of a full stop and lice are good at hiding.
When i checked my boyfriends hair the lice we're obvious and you could see them crawling about! I just want to make sure im lice free.
thanks in advance.
x

 

if your boyfriend had lice in his dreads he needs to shave his head, because some eggs will survive any treatment. if you dont have dreads you can treat and comb out the surviving eggs. if he had them, and you both have dreads, sadly id have to say that you will have them too. good time to rebirth them. make sure you theyre not in your clothes or bed too, or you will keep havin them, same with your boyfriend, somethin you and he should take very seriously

 

you don't have to shave dreads off to get rid of lice... it can be done other ways.

http://www.hipforums.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=244741

http://www.hipforums.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=291226

I have a Few other resources. let me know if you want them

 

you don't have to shave your head... there are treatments that kill lice AND nits in dreaded hair. It may be necessary to do 2 treatments to make sure all of the nits are dead, but otherwise... it's entirely possible to eliminate them.

 

bullshit
you absolutelyt can get rid of them
without cutting your dreads

your heads most likely itchy from all thre crap u put in it to kill the lice
that stuff is excetremly nasty to the scalp
my scalps been fucked up for years from over treatting lice (that i never even had to begin with..hospital saw itching from dandruff assumed it was lice (without checking) and forced massive trewatments till my scalp bled and came off in chunks)
if you dont see lice or eggs your 99% safe

try this wash really really good especualy the scalp with dr bronners tea tree oiul the treaa tree will help
if theres not a reduction in itches that then get worse throughout ther week only to be reduced again next wash then u know
lice dont itch 1 tiny bit less just cause your scalps clean
but even the worse dammagesd scalp will itch less whgen clean and get worse as it gets more flaky

the deep clense too i find extremjely good for flaky itchiness

if you burned your scalp bad enough only a dermantologist can help or u might have to accept some itches

if u do have lice still do the alcahol method followed by the vinagar
alcahol kills bugs, vinagar disolveds ehggs
ealcahols harsh on the scalp but only dries it without burning it (or causing brain dammage or skin cancer which are linked to some lice treatments)

be very very carefull in assumming an itch is a bug
\if u over treat..trwat every itch as a biug
you'll always be itchy
if u see no bugs..no bugs are there
but if u itch a whole lot
look for bugs often to be sure
if u find any
treat it naturaly and gently

 

"if your boyfriend had lice in his dreads he needs to shave his head, because some eggs will survive any treatment."

What a load of rubbish!

Your head is probably itchy becuase of all the stuff you have had on your head. make sure you have someone check your head for lice everyday for a while just to be on the safe side...and then if you do still have them treat them again. You will get rid of them eventually.

 

soak a chicken egg in vinagar and try to hatch it..a chicken egg has a hard shell, vinagar will make it like rubber, sofyt and flexible
nits, the eggs of lice are held onto hair by a stcky part that holds the hair, vinager dissolves the egg casing (making it not able to hatch or survive to hatching
) it disolves that connector that holds it in place and allows the egg to wash away

vinagar will also condition the dammage done by alcahol treatment

 

hahahahahaha that is extremely disgusting.

 

My head does seem to gradually get itchier through-out the week.
After the first day it itches again and the scalps back to flaking
I use tea tree oil.
But i must say after the vinegar my hair felt good.
Thankyou for your advice.
xo

 

your dreads are young? correct?^ My theory is that it takes awhile for the scalp to adjust to no longer being stimulated by a comb or brush so more build-up occurs, which causes itchies. ACV definitely helps in those first few months so I'm glad it worked for you! It cuts all that build-up and makes your scalp feel squeaky clean. When I first stopped combing I used it once a month for the first 6 months or so, and then my scalp finally adjusted and I was noticing less and less build-up.

 

You Know, The Biggest Problem With Lice Is That You Not Only Have To Get Rid Of Them And Their Eggs In Your Hair, But Lice Can Jump As Far As Six Feet-Which Means Anyone Who Has Them Can And Probably Do Spread Them To Everyone They've Been Around For Some Period Of Time, And Lice Also Live For Weeks And Lay Eggs On All Fabrics And Fibers-Carpet, Bedding, Clothing, EVERYTHING...Which Means That They Can Be In Every Area Of Your Home, School, Work, Etc. That Isn't A Hard Surface. Buy The Rid Spray For Carpets, Couches, ANYTHING At All You Can't Wash, Washables Need To Be Soaked In Hot Water To Drown Lice...And Be Thorough. My Sister Had Lice Once, Got It From Her School, And My Dad Had A Hellish Time Trying To Get Completely Rid Of Them. And Even If You Have No Sign Of Lice, Being Around Your Boyfriend, His Lice Can Jump Onto Your Clothing, And Then Jump From Your Clothing To Someone Else. So The Sooner Everything Is Thoroughly Cleaned, The Better! I Never Had Lice, And STILL Had To Get Treatments From Being Around My Sister, Just In Case! Better Safe Than Sorry.

 

After reading this I am scared to death! Though I assume dreaded hair does not attract lice any more than non-dreaded hair.
... Just harder to treat. It is good to know the methods, thank you.

 

Actually, lice are unable to jump.
Ticks and fleas jump, lice do not have back legs and can not live in fabrics for more than 48 hours..
xo

 

heh, i understand the necessity, but i got reaaallllyyy hung up on burning your own garbage.

i can't get over it.

however, if i ever get lice, & there is NO way around it (which wouldn't happen, that's a last ditch effort), i may try it.

 

I think it is interesting some say that you have to cut your dreads to get rid of lice but I agree that you should take itches and possible lice seriously. In the second paragraph I wrote some natural remedies that are working. I may follow up with a free evalution to see if I still have what I think may be lice. See link below. But first entertain my grunts and complaints about sterotypes and bs that leads to people cutting their locks (first paragraph).

I'm a college student and I have been reading on some University webpage that people with dreadlocks are more prone to getting lice. Then they go one to talk about people who dont wash their clothes frequently and all this other sterotypical shit. The site also says that lice is not uncommon on university campus's. I think it is hilarious that the people who are actually dirtiest (people who sleep around, come to class stinking like they just woke up from sleeping all day, people who have shit diets and eat whatever they want, people who throw trash everywhere, girls who wear mini skirts and then sit on the classroom chairs contacting the seat with their undersides etc.) are not necessarily the people with dreadlocks but we always get the rap as being dirty or having "dog dreads". But there are more and more people with dreadlocks these day so maybe these sterotypes will diminsh as people become more educated about dreadlocks as they are worn by many different types of people and for seemingly different reasons.

I may or may not have lice but am doing major treatment because either way I don't like an itchy scalp. Here's what I am starting with, granted its costly but these things should be in every dreads "toolbox": Neem oil (happen to have some) Neem shampoo, essential oils: tea tree, ylang ylang, peppermint, eucaliptus, apple cider vinegar and essential oil spray. Basically I have coated my scalp with these things then wrapped my head with seran wrap and then a plastic bag, then a bandana, then another plastic bag and another bandana and let it soak overnight. The next morning I applied coconut oil and more neem wrapped it and left it for 6 hours. Washed my head with neem shampoo and dreadhead shampoo, then applied solution again and wrapped that junk up again and let sit for as long as I can stand (it has been 1.5 hours as of now). I am also washing my body with neem soap everyday and applying neem oil and or body oil to the back of my ears and hair line(especially because that is where lice like to go) and to my whole body paying attention to my upper body and back of my neck. BTW, after I got out of the shower there was significant residue in the drain attached to hairs that had fallen. There was residue that looked like little nits on the soles of my feet from the shower (of course I washed that after I found it). So I think it is working pretty well. I should have to do much "nit-picking". I have stripped my bed and vacummed it after spraying it with h2o, neem and tea tree solution that I made. I will soon vacuum the floor and vacuum my couch. Then I will do wash, with all the clothes and wraps I have come in contact with in the last 48 hours in HOT water. I will keep the loads light. Then I will dry everything hot. I put everything I couldnt wash in bags and closed them tightly. I'll wash my sheets once a week and vacuum bed once a week. All the clothes I wore for the day will go in a plastic bag until they can be washed. If that don't do the trick then I am a sad puppy with itchy dreadies and will consider more aggressive methods. There is info about how this pesticide was illegalized in like the 40's or something and since then people have been getting lice. It is wild how the government tries to fix problems with more problems. If life were great conditions would be more sanitary and we would have more organic food, no more slaughter houses, and cleaner habits.
check out this site: a place where you can send a sample and have it tested for a nominal fee:
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/headlice/head_louse_evaluation08.pdf

 

my mom and I both had lice about a year ago. neither of us had dreads though, but here's a good tip I learned for detecting lice. I don't know how foolproof it is, especially since you can get paranoid about it and it might seem like it's there even if it isn't.
Anyway, apparently when you have lice, you get an itching sensation around the base of the neck, possibly also on your shoulders.
Again, keep in mind, i'm not sure how foolproof this is.

 

hey just want to say. that having dreads and head lice at the same time is not the worst thing in the world. you can still get rid of it as always without getting rid of your dreads too

 

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how do people end up finding these threads when i'm sure there have been more recent ones...?