Yesterday, while just laying down in the room, I suddenly felt something strange crawling on my face, at first, I brushed it off and even killed a big insect without giving it much thought, I told myself maybe my hair picked up something when I laid down, so I didn’t stress it.
But today, I begged my younger sister to help me make my hair, she was almost done when she got to the last weave and suddenly showed me something moving, It was alive, from my hair, i froze for a second, like “how come??” that was when I decided to spray my mentholated hair spray and wait for a few minutes… only to realize the unthinkable , I had lice, Like what!!!!
This is the first time in my life I’m experiencing something as dreadful and irritating as this, the moment I found out, I instantly felt itchy everywhere, even when nothing was crawling, you know that feeling when your mind keeps tricking you? That was me all through.
I rushed to tell my mom, and the first thing she said was, “Check your daughter’s hair.” Honestly, I didn’t want to believe it because I know myself, I don’t share combs with people outside, the only person I ever share combs with is my daughter and since she has been so clingy since I got back from Uyo, I already knew this was war.
When she came back from school, I sat her down and did the same thing I had done with my hair sprayed and waited, Lo and behold, there it was lice crawling in her hair too. My heart sank , i didn’t know whether to cry, shout, or just laugh at the whole madness, I immediately started treatment on her hair, then mine, then my sister’s, then even my mom’s hair too ,at that point, it felt like the whole house had become a battleground against lice.
Let me not lie, I was so irritated , the feeling of knowing something tiny is moving inside your scalp is just so uncomfortable, even now, as I am writing this, I still feel itchy, I don’t know if it is real or my brain is just messing with me.
I can’t even figure out how my daughter got it, i always make sure her hair products are available for whenever she wants to make her hair. I have always been particular about hygiene, that is why this one shocked me, It just shows how something so small can disrupt your peace and make you restless.
The girl in me wanted to cry, but the fire in me said, “No, this battle must be fought.” I was determined, you know how it feels when you are a mom, and you realize you don’t have a choice but to fight, not just for yourself, but for your kids? That is exactly what this was for me, lice might be tiny, but they came into the wrong house because I am ready to burn them out with every treatment I can get.
By tomorrow, I am going back out to buy more treatment, I don’t even care how much it costs at this point, all I know is, I can not be comfortable knowing lice are hiding anywhere in my hair or my child’s hair.
This whole experience just made me realize one thing sometimes, battles don’t come in the form of big storms, earthquakes, or fire , Sometimes, it comes as something as tiny as lice, and still, you have to rise, fight, and conquer, because the fire inside of us is stronger than any irritation or infestation that tries to shake us.
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UGH so many buggers...ticks, mosquitoes, flies, ladybugs etc...
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This is such a creepy experience! I've never personally experienced LICE, but I saw invade my sister home. From the oldest to the least. Such a terrible experience. The worst was even after treatment, her daughter won't stop itching. They eventually had to cut all their hair before the battle was won.
Sorry about your experience. You should try virgin hair treatment, apply it, and then use a steam cap. Wash thoroughly with methylated shampoo afterward.
I can imagine that crawling feeling.
I start itching when I set eyes on an insect whether we're in contact or not..so having that in your hair especially if you're a sensitive person must be a rough experience.
The good thing is it's treatable and I'm even glad you discovered it now.
I'm sorry for the discomfort and I hope the treatment works fast enough.💜
Likeeee it's irritating.
Thankfully I noticed it.
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Sorry about that, T-baby. I have heard a lot about how lice have invaded people’s hair and it’s actually really irritating just thinking about it not to mention having the experience firsthand.
Indeed, sometimes we don’t need the storm to feel unbalanced, even the wind that blows gently can cause us to feel unbalanced too.
Like seriously , but I'm easy to take on the battle. I have to extend my stay here cos of it .
Cos I cannot cut either my hair or my daughter's.
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Yeah. Is your daughter’s hair natural?
Yes her hair is natural
Okay.
If your hair is not natural, you can add relaxer to it.
Yeah I plan on doing that to mine
Okay.
Urgh! This is a topic that is just not spoken about enough!! So, Lice LOVE clean hair so it has absolutely nothing to do with hygiene. Infarct, the healthier and cleaner, the better! There are many herbal remedies out there but the only things that really work are the hectic pesticides and I have discovered that peroxide does the trick too, so dying hair also works. I have three kids so it spreads through my home like wildfire!
Oh No! I will give whatever treatment I lay my hands on a try. Cos I'm already restless as it is now.
Thanks for the tip.
for me? 100% peroxide hey. the blonder the better but there is peroxide even in darker colours up to black. It's necessary to open the follicles and for the colour to take. I never ever get lice. I joke, but I think it's because I've murdered my hair with dye. Especially platinum blonde 🤦♀️
So sorry about that. I don't think lice has anything to do with hygiene, for you if you relax your hair then you can use a relaxer to wash it, it will help. While for your daughter use a good shampoo and warm water to wash her hair, as the hair is still wet comb it very well for them to fall off and maybe repeat washing her hair again after a week.
This might help, sorry again
I plan on applying relaxer on my hair . Its my daughter own that I'm still contemplating as her hair is natural.
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Yep.
We've had lice from our kid too -- those little buggers get everywhere.
The funny thing is, when we were young no-one would admit to having lice, but they all got it at one point for sure.