Is The £10 Nit Comb Worth It?

Advantages: Strips lice and eggs from the hair
Disadvantages: Expensive

...My daughter first became infested with the dreaded headlice when she was just two and started attending nursery. Over the years I have probably used every lotion, potion and comb on the market to keep the bugs at bay with varying degrees of success. The problem is that I manage to get her clear but she gets reinfested at school again. One day I went to my local chemist and asked for some advice and the assistant advised me to buy the nitty gritty comb. I nearly passed out when she told me that it cost £9.99 but luckily in my area of Scotland pharmacists are available to prescribe for minor ailments so I got the comb free. Head lice are a major problem in British schools these days. I remember when I was a kid the school nurse would periodically check our hair and any kid who was infected was sent home until they were treated to stop...

wigglylittleworm 06.08.2009 · Read review
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Nitty Gritty NitFree Comb - Get Nit Free Pronto!

Advantages: It works. Comes with a Lifetime Guarantee. No Chemicals.
Disadvantages: None - but I hope I don't have reason to use it again

...recommended. The Nitty Gritty NitFree Comb is a metal comb with 33 long spiralled teeth which literally get to root of the problem by removing the nits and their eggs, eradicating the problem in one feel swoop. No chemicals, no potions, no medicines. After wetting or dampening the hair, apply conditioner (any kind will do but tea tree oil is supposed to be a repellent to headlice so you may prefer to use one containing that or add tea tree oil to any conditioner you have to hand) and then comb through in the first instance with a normal comb to untangle the hair. Then, working in sections, use the Nitty Gritty comb to comb through the hair in different directions, working until the comb is clean. And you will see the fruits of your labours!! I stuck on a DVD and let the girls sit and watch the television and I combed...

carcraig 12.05.2009 (08.09.2009) · Read review
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Solo Comb

Advantages: Gives a professional look.
Disadvantages: Its made of a plastic - not that durable after alot of use.

...The remarkable SoloComb will achieve the same result as a conventional pulling comb, accomplished quickly, effectively and there is absolutely no pain either to horse or human! Horses and their owners love the SoloComb! The painful pulling of manes & tails is a thing of the past; the same effect can be achieved simply and easily with the SoloComb. My one horse Mickey will not have his mane pulled the old fashioned way! Ive had him for 8 years and I have tried throughout my ownership and it wastes so much time and causes so much hassle its so much easier just to use my solo comb! To be honest they are not that durable especially if you own more than one horse as I do but I have only bought two and the replacement blades that do need changing. The solo comb is a godsend and saves so much time and really gives the mane a tidy look...

sweetpea_sweetpea 06.06.2008 · Read review
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Combe Haven. Ok it's not 5* but .............

Advantages: Excellent staff, very friendly and helpful. Good entertainment
Disadvantages: Can be pricey if you like the amusements. Lots of energy needed for the hills.

...My 12 yr old son and I have just returned from a 7 night stay at Combe Haven and I have to say we enjoyed it very much. We arrived late afternoon on the Friday and were directed to the Live lounge to collect our keys. A five minute wait in the queue and we were given a warm welcome and a bag full of free books for some holiday reading. Good books too!! Made our way to our standard caravan which was a bit off the beaten track but this suited because it meant we were a distance away from the main complex so not noisy late at night. Caravan in very clean condition and everything as it should have been. No bad smells or unsightly surprises. Unpacked, freshened up and made our way up to the main building to check out what was on offer in the way of entertainment. I say up to because if you are based towards the back of the site it is...

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Lets get down to the nitty gritty

Advantages: -
Disadvantages: -

...Most parents will be familiar with head lice - horrible little grey/brown bugs that live in hair . Adults can get them too, but children tend to get them more, because of the manner in which they spread . Lice don't jump or fly, but they can crawl from one head to another, and children, with their love of putting their heads together to share secrets, spread them between themselves easily . Now, must nit combs are metal or plastic, with short straight teeth a couple of millimetres apart. This particular nit comb is a bit different however- for starters, the teeth are longer, 3cms long, and have spiral grooves etched along them . The comb claims to remove more lice and eggs during wet combing than other brands because of these spiral grooves . To use, this is simple - wash your childs hair and then apply loads of conditioner . Then...

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Itch itch itch...

Advantages: It works
Disadvantages: the lice aren't nice

...Nitty gritty Nit Free Comb A coouple of weeks ago, i felt compelled to try almost every product on the market when I found some of the dreaded head lice in little Miss?s hair. While I was treating it with one of the products, someone suggested this comb, so i decided to give it a go in the weeks interim between one application of the spray and the next... a kind of mid week fix! The comb proclaims itself to be the winner of the Daily telegraph family Friendly Award and comes with a lifetime guarantee. When I take the comb out of the plastic packaging (scissors required) there is a short message congratulating me on purchasing the best comb in the world! WHY SO GOOD?... The comb promises to get everything out, not just the head lice but nits and eggs as well (I thought the nits were the eggs). The comb also comes...

danielalong 17.03.2009 · Read review
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No nit picking from me

Advantages: Effective and unique design, durable
Disadvantages: Initial outlay is higher than for traditional nit combs

...just after Christmas. I checked her head and couldn't see anything so assumed all was well. The Christmas holidays came to an end and still her head was itching like crazy so this time I looked more carefully and was appalled to see tiny insects crawling around. She has very thick hair, which is probably why I missed them the first time I looked, coupled with the fact I had no experience of what I was actually looking for. I tried a head lice shampoo with a small white plastic nit comb but given how thick my daughter's hair is, and how badly she was infested, it took nearly 2 hours of combing to make any inroads, and she screamed and complained the entire time. I also had reservations about using chemicals to get rid of lice after reading how some have built up resistance to chemicals that have been used over the years. It seemed more...

rosebud2001 27.07.2009 · Read review
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Right Down To The Nitty Gritty

Advantages: eradicates eggs and lice
Disadvantages: none

...Nitty Gritty Comb About a year and a half ago I spotted the Nitty Gritty comb in my local pharmacy. The design of the comb immediately caught my attention because of its long metal teeth and the spiralled grooves which ran down the length of each tooth on the comb. Having three children in the house who have each had their fair share of nits in the past I decided to buy it incise we had another outbreak. The comb is a lot more expensive than your usual nit comb; but from my own experience this comb is definitely worth paying extra for because it is the best nit comb I have ever used. The Nitty Gritty comb costs £9.99; I know it sounds expensive but I worked it out and it is actually a lot cheaper than you may think. There are three young children in our house between the ages of five and ten, and all three children have had...

just.bcoz 03.03.2008 · Read review
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Murder a flea?

Advantages: It is quick and effective
Disadvantages: It doesn't kill eggs or larvae so you need another product for those

...pick it off and it moved! Oh dear, could it be one of them had acquired a flea? Now please understand I am not saying that there is a problem at my vets but it is the one time of year when my cats are in close contact with other animals so it always possible someone hitched a ride in the waiting room. The Solution Whilst I was sitting there worrying I suddenly remembered a gadget I had bought years ago 'just in case'. (Well I do love my gadgets!) It was an electronic flea comb which, it was claimed, would electrocute fleas on contact. I had never had cause to use it before but it seemed to be worth a try especially as I wouldn't be able to get hold of any flea treatments at that time of night. The Electronic flea comb takes two AA batteries which fit into the handle. The teeth of the comb retract into the handle so you just...

laramax 17.06.2008 (18.06.2008) · Read review
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Every parents MUST have

Advantages: FANTASTIC
Disadvantages: havent found any

...Its enevitable that when your child starts nursery or school they will pick up headlice and treatment lotions and prevention sprays tend to cost the earth and take a long time to apply. This comb saves all that hassle, when i first saw it i thought it was a bit expensive considering id probably have to buy lotion and other bits aswell, but thought id get it anyway, and i tell you what its fantastic. There is no need to buy lotions ect to kill the eggs when you have this comb because it has spirals on the teeth to get them out!, it is kind to the scalp unlike some nit combs and removes everything. Even better it has a life time guarentee, it doesnt rust nor does it break or snap, anybody with children need this comb!!!...

mummytothree 21.10.2009 · Read review
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