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My kiddie gave me headlice just before Easter. A month later, I still have headlice. I have spent literally a weeks income on nasty pesticides - does anything kill the damn things? The only way I got rid of them on Jen was picking the little buggers off one at a time (I've got so much less squeemish since I became a mother) and even that doesn't work for me. I have so much hair and it's just exactly nit coloured. I'm one step away from shaving my head.

This week I have mostly been reading Life on Mars slash fanficton. This is more a symptom of the Philip Glenister crush than a love of the program. I thought by 27 I'd have grown out of crushing on people, but no. Anyway, here's some recs.

Cogs by echo_voice

Schrodinger's Cat by furblewig

The Sheriff and His Deputy by elfinessy

Flash of Light by elfinessy

Foolproof by severa

Stop Look Listen by bistokids

Don't mess with Mister In-Between by hellblazer06

Five kisses and sequel Aftermath by fandomatemylife

We Could Steal Time by dorcas_gustine

Lawman, Beating up the Wrong Guy by tigertrapped

Comments

[owenthurman.livejournal.com]

Malathion.

You want to use a solution of about 5% malathion mixed in water. It will foam up when shaken, so use a large container with a lid.

Apply it to hair like shampoo. Leave in for ten minutes or so and then shampoo at least three times. After months of infestation spread back and forth this cured my family in half an hour.

You can buy malathion at garden supply stores. Do not drink it or get it in your eyes; it is nasty stuff. It is toxic with repeated exposure. The FDA has approved .5% malathion solutions as safe and effective but I prefer a slightly greater concentration. You can buy 50% malathion at stores, but it must be diluted. You can get medical malathion, chemically identical, for ten thousand times the price per ounce, through pharmacies with a prescription.

You can find pesticide sprays safe to apply around the house at any pharmacy and you should schedule a washing of all your sheets and pillows for the same day.


Alternatively you could shave every hair from your body all at once and tell your husband that you just felt kinky. Let us know if that works.