It's the oil that works, rather than the scent.... the oil suffocates the little blighters! Try diluting the lavender oil with virgin olive oil.
Apply liberally throughout hair, leave for 30 mins, comb with fine toothed comb and shampoo. Repeat daily for 10 -14 days, depending on the level of infestation. I can guarantee this, as we had to use it 12 months ago. It is also much more pleasant to use the the chemists "solutions", and much cheaper! Maxine, in a frosty but fine, and due to reach 16 degrees Celsius, part of N.Z. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 4:47 AM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Memory: Lavender and Rosemary > Another use for lavendar oil, according to something I read somewhere, is to > keep head lice at bay. Seemingly they don't like lavendar and so combing a > little lavendar oil into the hair can keep them away. It struck me as a > pleasant way of dealing with an unpleasant problem. > > Patricia in Wales > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
