Reply To: Useful Lice Removal Tip

shev143: you just taught me something new. I always assumed nits had to remain on a head to hatch, but I’ve just googled it and you’re right, they can live a few days off a scalp. They can’t hatch in room temperature, though, as they need the warmth of blood temperature. It’s apparently rare to catch lice from bed-linen, etc.

In any case, this method is a complement to, not replacement for, regular hair combing. The conditioner itself isn’t enough since children can pick up new lice every day from friends. It does help when dealing with an outbreak – the conditioner kills the lice (no need for those nasty pesticides) and then you go back to preventive combing.