I didnt know this.... a myth put to death!!!!

[Aprill]

Can head lice live in afro hair?

One very popular myth is that afro hair is a no-go area for head lice and nits. Unfortunately, this is not true. Head lice may find it more difficult to move around in thicker coarser hair, but as long as the head remains warm, they'll survive in it.

Nits are the eggs of lice, which stick to the hairs closest to the scalp. They can vary in colour from greyish white to brown, and produce eggs, which hatch after just seven days.

Lice are the actual insects that lay the eggs, and pierce the scalp for blood to feed. Each lice is capable of laying around eight eggs a night, within a seven to ten day period.

If you find head lice in your child's hair, it isn't anything to be ashamed of - head lice are attracted to both clean and dirty hair. Research also shows that the occurrence of head lice cuts across all social-economic groups, rich and poor.

Another myth that needs to be dispelled is that lice can jump around classrooms. Quite simply, they don't. They're quite content to stay on one warm head until that head comes into close contact with another head, and they are transferred to new pastures.

source::: Black Beauty and Hair Online: Hair Care, Beauty Tips, Hairstyles, Women Magazine :: Good Clean Fun ::

 

[chameleonmary]

just reading that made my head itch!!!

 

[monniej]

Originally Posted by Aprill849 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Can head lice live in afro hair?
One very popular myth is that afro hair is a no-go area for head lice and nits. Unfortunately, this is not true. Head lice may find it more difficult to move around in thicker coarser hair, but as long as the head remains warm, they'll survive in it.

Nits are the eggs of lice, which stick to the hairs closest to the scalp. They can vary in colour from greyish white to brown, and produce eggs, which hatch after just seven days.

Lice are the actual insects that lay the eggs, and pierce the scalp for blood to feed. Each lice is capable of laying around eight eggs a night, within a seven to ten day period.

If you find head lice in your child's hair, it isn't anything to be ashamed of - head lice are attracted to both clean and dirty hair. Research also shows that the occurrence of head lice cuts across all social-economic groups, rich and poor.

Another myth that needs to be dispelled is that lice can jump around classrooms. Quite simply, they don't. They're quite content to stay on one warm head until that head comes into close contact with another head, and they are transferred to new pastures.

source::: Black Beauty and Hair Online: Hair Care, Beauty Tips, Hairstyles, Women Magazine :: Good Clean Fun ::

i can tell that this freaked you out a bit! lol~

 

[pinksugar]

I remember I had lice when I went overseas once. I didn't realise what they were until there were little insects in there. EW.

it was satisfying to comb them out with that lice shampoo

Gross. My head feels itchy all over again, lol

 

[magosienne]

ewww, i had them once.

back at school, there were those two little girls, you know travelers (gypsies?). well, those little girls fit in every prejudice you might have against those people. they were robbers (they stole little stuff from other girls at school, except i'm the one who spotted them, lol, cop's daughter), they were dressed badly, they didn't know the existence of soap, and sadly didn't know any dentist too.

they gave me those nasty things, it was horrible.

i was 5, and i remember we had to cut my long hair half its length and use harsh shampoos, clean my blankets and such. since then i've been traumatised and my hair has never been longer than middle back

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[Nox]

I have also heard the thing about black hair not being good for lice to make a home in.

Truth be told, the only people I have heard of (in my own experience) getting lice was everybody else BUT black people. For some reason I think the myth may have a grain of truth to it.