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RID Lice Killing Shampoo (Available in 2-oz or 4-oz)

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Manufacturer: RID
Brand: Rid

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Lice can safely be killed by the use of premethrin, a proven agent for the treatment of lice. Premethrin can be used without the concerns of neurotoxicity that other anti-lice agents such as lindane, may cause. Safe for use by children. Comes with a comb for removing nits.

May be combined with Rid Spray for use on bedding and furniture, as well as Rid Lice Egg Loosener Gel (for nit removal). Typically works after one application. Read further about the treatment of lice on my website newsletter ""Back To School Infestations"".

Sorry, the 8oz Lice Killing Shampoo is no longer available from the manufacturer.


PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:

Binding: Health and Beauty
Brand: Rid
Ingredients: Active Ingredients:
Pyrethrum Extract equivalent to 0.33% Pyrethrins, Piperonyl Butoxide 4%
Inactive Ingredients:
C13-14 Isoparaffin, Fragrance, Isopropyl Alcohol, PEG-25 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Water, Xanthan Gum.
Label: RID
Manufacturer: RID
Publisher: RID
Size: 4 oz.
Studio: RID


SIMILAR ITEMS:

• RID Home Lice Control Spray (5 oz)
• RID Lice Egg Loosener Gel - 2 oz
• Nix Spray For Bedding and Furniture - 5 oz
• Nix Lice Treatment Creme Rinse - 4 oz
• Nit Free Terminator Lice Comb, Professional Stainless Steel Louse and Nit Comb for Head Lice Treatment, Removes Nits


CUSTOMER REVIEWS:

Don't Buy This -
Unfortunately, my daughter went to a sleepover and came home with lice. I am now a lice expert. Do not use Rid or Nix, as they contains toxins, or the prescriptions Ovide or Overmectin, which are like giving your kids pesticides to ingest. We do not yet fully understand the long-term effects of these. In any case, lice have grown resistant over time to Rid, Nix, whatever. The idea is to find something of a consistency thick enough to apply to every strand of hair, then cover with a shower cap and leave on overnight. Peanut butter and mayonaise are as effective as Rid and Nix, without being harmful - and much cheaper. However, rinsing out peanut butter and mayo may take a number of shampoos, and/or days. Do not use vinegar to rinse, as there is some question as to whether or not this actually helps the lice. My pediatrician suggested CETAPHIL, which has been around forever and contains no harmful ingredients; ten dollars a bottle is enough for two applications. We repeated every seven days for three weeks with shower caps (eight for a dollar at the dollar store) overnight and I am finally not seeing nits. Coloring the hair also works, but in a child, don't go this route if you can do the cetaphil. Suffocating the lice is not enough, the real deal is using the metal combs found online (licemeister, for one)which has smaller teeth to remove the hopefully now dead nits. The plastic combs will not remove the nits and it only takes two(who escaped suffocation)or one pregnant female to start the problem all over again. Comb small regions and start with behind the ears and the nape of the neck. Clean the comb by putting in a bowl of rubbing alcohol for at least an hour. Wash all clothes, jackets, hats, pjs, robes, linens, pillow cases, sheets, bedspreads, mattress pads, towels, etc in hot water and then put in the dryer. If a garment cannot be washed, put in the dryer dry on hot for 30 minutes. Research says there is only a twenty percent chance you will reinfect yourself or others through clothes and furnishings, but do you really want to take the chance??? The lice spray (generic are just as effective and cost less. Located in the first aid aisle in local pharmacy)should be used on things like bike helmets, sofas, mattresses, fabric chairs, and the seats in all your vehicles. Vaccuuming furniture will not suffice unless you hire professionals, according to what I've read. Vaccuum all rugs. Check all heads every day between applications of cetaphil. Continue to use metal comb. Lastly, say no to sleepovers for a while. This may seem like a lot, but I have read online about people doing battle with lice for a year. Good luck!

Not sure it works as well as it should -
Jury's out on this product. My biggest quibble is that it is sooo expensive online when you factor in shipping. However it may not be less expensive than in the grocery store so you'll just have to see how it stacks up in your area. 4 oz doesn't go very far.

RID Lice Killing Shampoo (Available in 2-oz or 4-oz) -
This product and its comb are useless. The pharmacist and pediatrician later explained that most types of head lice have developed resistance to OTC products like Rid and Nix. The shampoo kills nothing and the plastic comb fills with gunk and is impossible to clean, much less sterilize. It almost seems like a [...], since the instructions say you will have to keep buying and reapplying more. I did that a few times before knowing that ingredients in Rid can be toxic.

We ended up using a stinky, expensive prescription solution (Ovide) once, then going through the washed hair daily with tweezers and scissors for a week. Looking through a magnifying viewer with a built-in light made it MUCH easier to spot the eggs. I suspect that's one reason lice are so hard to kill -- the eggs near the scalp are almost microscopic and most combs pass right over them.

If you're reading this, you have my sympathy. Dealing with lice is like having a second full-time job! Good luck to you.

Proceed with Caution -
The directions state to shampoo "dry" hair with RID for ten minutes and then rinse out. The second step is to use the provided gel and comb to get out the resulting dead lice, and also remove any nits/eggs at the same time. Finally, repeat process in 7-10 days. DON'T FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS!

The reality is that the eggs can continue to hatch before the end of 7 days since you don't know how old the eggs are. And, per information I read on the internet about the active ingredients, it is highly recommended NOT to use the product before 7 days since it is a pesticide that can cause great harm to some children.

After reading a lot of the available information on the Internet via Google search, we found the best approach is to use a good metal, fine toothed comb (Terminator Lice comb found on Amazon) and Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser as the gel to wet the hair for removing nits/nymphs and adult lice. We are making good progress. Also, we're finding some success rinsing the girls hair with vinegar to help loosen the nits that are literally cemented to the hair shafts. Two days into this process and we are finding fewer and fewer nits/nymphs each time. We're down to less than five and hope to get to zero in the next day or so from what we've read from other parents on blogs, etc..

ONE LAST PIECE OF ADVICE: don't let your daughter or son share helmets for T-ball or junior softball. This is a huge mistake. Go buy one and save yourself the agony of dealing with this dreadful parasite.

RID -
I thought I had pubic lice, so i used this. I later found out that it was genital fungus, so I can't really tell if it works or not. But the itching has stopped!

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