This is humiliating, but I need help killing these little buggers. I got them a few months ago when I slept with someone who either didn't know they had them and/or didn't care to let me know. So, has anyone ever had crabs or known someone who has? I tried RID lice treatment shampoo several times, RID spray on and around my mattress and washing my clothes and sheets in hot water. They were gone for a few weeks but came back recently (no sex since first infestation).

I bombed my room, and now I'm washing my clothes and sheets again. I made an appointment with my M.D. for Thursday, but I hear scary things about prescription Lindane - "can be toxic to the brain and other parts of the nervous system; its use should be restricted to patients who have failed treatment with or cannot tolerate other medications that pose less risk."

Are there any supplements I can take to ward them off? I hear garlic is good for ticks - maybe it would work for lice too? Maybe some essential oils? Thanks in advance for any advice!

go to the pharmacy for a topical remedy

make sure you shave

wasn't this discussed months before and you repeated the same mistake...

No, this is the first time I've posted about this. I think it's the only post on this topic in the BTD forum. And no, I didn't contract the lice again, I just didn't get rid of them the first time.

How frustrating for you
I agree with Lola - the pharmacy stuff would be quickest and efficient.

When my mum thought she had scabies and she was supposed to treat the whole household with the pharmacy stuff I did not believe that was what she /or us had - so the pharmacy told me if I did not want to treat myself with the loceryl cream or whatever it was to bathe twice a day with tea tree, bergamot and rosemary essential oils added to the bath water... you could give it a go and see if you get any relief. I would also wash all sheets, linen, towels etc with the hottest water cycle - like 90 degrees - and add some tea tree oil to the rinse cycle.

sorry it seems I confonded something here; I apologize...

Our whole family had them about 10 years ago- I  don't think they got into our bedding or upholstery, but were brought in by one family member who contracted them in another location.

We used a prescription  cream the girls' pediatrician prescribed; it was enough cream for all 4 of us since those tubes were bigger than needed for little girls. I researched the medication and found out it was safe to use topically for all of us, even the nursing infant. I ended up covering my entire body except for one nipple, so I could continue to nurse during the application (the stuff isn't safe to ingest.)

In our case, one treatment was enough to eradicate them- we had to leave the cream on for 8 or 12 hours (I forget exactly) and then shower it off. I probably changed the sheets before and after application, washing with hot water and bleach.

If one application hadn't  been enough, I would have researched less-toxic alternatives (as I did with head lice a couple of years later.)

For ANY kind of lice ( and I know I'm a tad obsessed with coconut oil lol )  ...coconut oil  
People use it for head lice,  should work for lice anywhere too.

Add some tea tree oil to the coconut oil, for better results.  If you use a prescription or over the counter treatment, follow it up with the coconut oil/tea tree oil regularly to keep them away.

I have also heard that henna kills head lice, so wonder if it would be effective in this area?

Scabies treatment requires covering the entire body except for mucus membranes and the scalp. It's not like you can just put henna on your pubic hair and consider yourself treated. I don't think that covering your entire body in henna would be desirable.

Okaay it was only a suggestion...

i HEARD  that mayonaise, on the area, covered with plastic wrap, then wash and you will get rid of them.

This is a product that's all natural that might work....



http://www.safesolutionsinc.com/Non-Toxic_Pest_Control.htm

It's called Lice R Gone®

http://www.licergone.com/

Great link there!! Both have peppermint oil; good to know... Love the name of the first product TweetMint Enzyme Cleaner ...

Quoted from Possum

I have also heard that henna kills head lice, so wonder if it would be effective in this area?

Something will turn orange though  

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Something will turn orange though  

lol You can get a clear henna these days..

I have no experience, so ignore me if I'm way off here, but I'm one of those people who thinks just about anything (especially if it's a natural "something") can be treated naturally.  My guess would be tea tree oil, lavender oil, eucalyptus oil---all these things are going to drive critters away.  Grapefruit seed extract.  Mix them all in coconut oil and smooth them on.  

Lavender and rosemary have natural insecticial properties... and also have anti imflammatory and antisceptic properties. Peppermint is also highly anti-insect!

tea tree and rose geranium have the ability to eliminate parasites.

you will also want to treat all your body hairs... pubic lice - while they favour the genital area - can and do live else where on the body like eyebrows, eyelashes, underarms... even in a beard or moustache. If you do have them in you eyebrows or eyelashes... use petroleum jelly instead of any of the oils. Some of them are pretty volatile.

good luck!