Do there seem to be an epidemic of head lice this year?

Thats awful a toddler with lice. That must have been hard because you can't use those lice killing shampoos on a toddlers head can you? I had to use them shampoos on my sons head and it really killed his scalp. His scalp it so dry now from it. And everything that I try for some reason I cannot get the oils back in his head.

when they were toodlers i dont use them the lice shampoo for i know it will hurt their young scalp. my mom makes some oil from coconut milk. she boils coconut milk and continiously stir it. its a long process before this coconut milk turns into oil but it is really very good for young kids scalp. when the oil warms up she dabs cotton and put it on my childrens scalp. then we pull the lice. it comes out easy and prevents it from coming back. the lice cant run because the oil makes it harder for them to run. you can pull the eggs too so it wont hatch on their head. this is the only solution i have for them when they were younger. i also make sure that their hair is dry already before they go to school because wet hair and the hot sun attracts lice. you can look at the link i paste at my response earlier. mayonaise can help if you dont know how to make coconut oil.

I know what you mean the thought of lice just makes a persons head itch. I agree it does seem to be school getting around all them different kids because he has never had them until he started going to school.

Thanks for the tips. I had no idea about the hair gel. I usually do not put anything in his hair. I will have to start using the gels or the sprays. My son doctor had told me to use the lice shampoo on his head which was a big mistake. His scalp is so dry from it now. I learned about the mayo after the fact.