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Lice infestation was a common problem among young people who were isolated, especially during the series of recent COVID-related lockdowns.

The most typical way for head lice to spread is through close contact with an infected person's hair. Although it is extremely rare, spreading through touch with inanimate things and personal items is possible.

So, if a child is sharing a common space with someone whose hair is infested with lice, chances are the kid’s hair will also get infested.

Unfortunately, such has been the case for one girl whose 'very long hair' was kept unattended by her family who was having trouble treating the lice at home because they were all suffering from COVID and at various stages of isolation.

21-year-old Sydney hairdresser Rachel Maroun took to social media to share the story of her young client, shedding light on the little-known issue that some families experienced during the lockdowns.

Rachel, who works as a head lice technician, shared that she took a whole day to remove 'all traces of lice' from her client's head, emphasising that since the family was not able to keep the pests from infesting the girl's hair, the lice had 'gained control’ over the area.

The hairdresser also shared a clip of the lice clearing procedure on TikTok, which went viral after amassing more than 13.5 million views and over 1.5 million likes.

Credit: TikTok/@trashywashyy​

In the video, Rachel was seen showing off her client's hair before she started working on the lice.

She begins combing through the bottom section, which Rachel refers to as the ‘lice nursery’, before revealing all the small eggs scattered throughout the hair.

After combing through every hair strand to remove all insects, the hairdresser decided to kill the largest lice in front of the camera.

Viewers shared their sentiments over the video, with many expressing that they 'feel itchy' after watching the clip.

One user wrote: 'Why did my head start to get itchy when I watched this.'

'My head IS ITCHY,' another added.

A third chimed in: 'I would shave my hair.'

One person even went as far as to admit that their psychotherapist recommended the video to them so they can 'get over their INSANE fear.'

Rachel said it took her the whole day to get rid of the insects from her client’s hair. Credit: TikTok/@trashywashyy.​

Rachel also shared some of her client's thoughts while undergoing the procedure, claiming that her client told her that she 'was thrilled from the moment I finished our first section of combing.'

'She said she felt a ‘massive weight’ lifted from her hair and I don’t blame her considering I combed out an entire family of head lice!' the hairdresser added.

'She was extremely patient and very happy to have a thorough comb-through provided after all that time of struggling.'

'Following the appointment, I instructed her on how to keep the lice away, giving her a longer period of lice-free bliss!'

'I checked up with her one-week post-treatment to hear she was completely symptom-free and happy.'

For those of you who are suffering from lice infestation (or are suspecting that you may have lice on your hair), Rachel provided some tips.

She advised: 'The worst thing to do when you have lice is giving them time as lice multiply way too fast and become uncontrollable very quickly.'

'The family of the client were left inside with very little materials to treat the lice at home.'

'Relying on chemical shampoos and cheap lice combs that had no effect on the super lice case they were struggling with.'

And of course, it is very important to practice good personal hygiene, including washing your hair regularly and avoiding sharing personal items like hats and brushes.

We must admit that we also felt itchy while watching the clip shared by Rachel. How about you? What are your thoughts on this? Better yet, do you know other tips for preventing lice? Share them with us in the comments below!

 

[Suzanne rose]

I remember many hours combing through my kids hair because if nits.
I would shampoo their hair three times a week . I would comb and plait their hair every morning until they reached their teens and even then a couple still wanted me to do it.

What was very annoying thing was there were a couple of kids in the school who's parents never checked their hair, these kids were constantly scratching their hair.

I spent a fortune on products.

What I ended finding that kept these annoying pest at bay was
1) each day after school when my kids showered they conditioned their hair and comb it through under the shower. The conditioner paralysis the nit which allows the comb to remove them if any jumped in through the day.

2) I had a water spray which I filled with water and added 10 drops of eucalyptus oil tea tree oil and lavender oil.
It worked !

My kids all had their own brushes and combs and knew not to share brushes or hats

 

[Thecla]

hen I was around 13 years old with hair down to my waist I got lice. Mt mum walked to the corner phone booth and rang the doctor. He said the most effective way....cut the hair as short as you can and wash and soak in in kerosene. I was not a happy chappy but there wasn't much you could do wayyyyyy back then.. Luck this happened the week before school broke for the Chrissy holidays so I have nearly seven weeks for my hair to grow a bit and had a noice visit to the hairdressers before school restarted the next year. Funny thing also happened....there was one one my friends who I never saw at all over that period.....I suspect..... oh well.

 

[Ricci]

It was a rule at my kids school that if their hair was long enough to be tied up it had to be. My daughter had her hair tied up every day, a different style every day of the month. Neither of my kids had nits at any stage, not sure if it was because it was tied up or not.

 

[Jennylolo]

I've worked in schools now for 49 years and never had them myself.I had never heard of them before I began teaching and there were 5 kids in my family. I found them on one child when an adult fell onto her book. It makes no difference they like all hair whether its dirty or clean.

 

[OldBells]

WARNING: The following content may contain graphic imagery.

Lice infestation was a common problem among young people who were isolated, especially during the series of recent COVID-related lockdowns.

The most typical way for head lice to spread is through close contact with an infected person's hair. Although it is extremely rare, spreading through touch with inanimate things and personal items is possible.

So, if a child is sharing a common space with someone whose hair is infested with lice, chances are the kid’s hair will also get infested.

Unfortunately, such has been the case for one girl whose 'very long hair' was kept unattended by her family who was having trouble treating the lice at home because they were all suffering from COVID and at various stages of isolation.

21-year-old Sydney hairdresser Rachel Maroun took to social media to share the story of her young client, shedding light on the little-known issue that some families experienced during the lockdowns.

Rachel, who works as a head lice technician, shared that she took a whole day to remove 'all traces of lice' from her client's head, emphasising that since the family was not able to keep the pests from infesting the girl's hair, the lice had 'gained control’ over the area.

The hairdresser also shared a clip of the lice clearing procedure on TikTok, which went viral after amassing more than 13.5 million views and over 1.5 million likes.

Credit: TikTok/@trashywashyy​

In the video, Rachel was seen showing off her client's hair before she started working on the lice.

She begins combing through the bottom section, which Rachel refers to as the ‘lice nursery’, before revealing all the small eggs scattered throughout the hair.

After combing through every hair strand to remove all insects, the hairdresser decided to kill the largest lice in front of the camera.

Viewers shared their sentiments over the video, with many expressing that they 'feel itchy' after watching the clip.

One user wrote: 'Why did my head start to get itchy when I watched this.'

'My head IS ITCHY,' another added.

A third chimed in: 'I would shave my hair.'

One person even went as far as to admit that their psychotherapist recommended the video to them so they can 'get over their INSANE fear.'

Rachel said it took her the whole day to get rid of the insects from her client’s hair. Credit: TikTok/@trashywashyy.​

Rachel also shared some of her client's thoughts while undergoing the procedure, claiming that her client told her that she 'was thrilled from the moment I finished our first section of combing.'

'She said she felt a ‘massive weight’ lifted from her hair and I don’t blame her considering I combed out an entire family of head lice!' the hairdresser added.

'She was extremely patient and very happy to have a thorough comb-through provided after all that time of struggling.'

'Following the appointment, I instructed her on how to keep the lice away, giving her a longer period of lice-free bliss!'

'I checked up with her one-week post-treatment to hear she was completely symptom-free and happy.'

For those of you who are suffering from lice infestation (or are suspecting that you may have lice on your hair), Rachel provided some tips.

She advised: 'The worst thing to do when you have lice is giving them time as lice multiply way too fast and become uncontrollable very quickly.'

'The family of the client were left inside with very little materials to treat the lice at home.'

'Relying on chemical shampoos and cheap lice combs that had no effect on the super lice case they were struggling with.'

And of course, it is very important to practice good personal hygiene, including washing your hair regularly and avoiding sharing personal items like hats and brushes.

We must admit that we also felt itchy while watching the clip shared by Rachel. How about you? What are your thoughts on this? Better yet, do you know other tips for preventing lice? Share them with us in the comments below!

I can't understand why this persons head would be soooo infected, surely if they at least washed their hair every day in lockdown it would keep them down to some extent. That has just been left to multiply! The hairdresser doesn't wear gloves or tie her hair back, gross with the no gloves and how does she stop herself from getting them?

 

[Happymad]

All us girls (5) had long hair Sunday night was nit night a stainless steel comb and a white pice of paper mom would comb our hair till our head hurt lol but no nits vinegar was always the last rinse on our hair

 

[gordon1940]

I can't understand why this persons head would be soooo infected, surely if they at least washed their hair every day in lockdown it would keep them down to some extent. That has just been left to multiply! The hairdresser doesn't wear gloves or tie her hair back, gross with the no gloves and how does she stop herself from getting them?

Good call.

 

[RTS]

Ordinary shampoo with 5% added eucalyptus oil works. It has to be used for three weeks as it doesn't kill eggs, which take two weeks to hatch.
I tried several brands many years ago and the one that worked had 5% eucalyptus oil active ingredient. Instead of paying a high price I made my own.

 

[Jennylolo]

I can't understand why this persons head would be soooo infected, surely if they at least washed their hair every day in lockdown it would keep them down to some extent. That has just been left to multiply! The hairdresser doesn't wear gloves or tie her hair back, gross with the no gloves and how does she stop herself from getting them?

really good points- then someone in the house was infected. Given they were all house bound! With chemists doing deliveries why wasn't this option taken up. And yes the hairdresser had no gloves. Well spotted.