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Old 27-01-2007, 10:25 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Other uses for olive oil



On Jan 27, 8:45 pm, K wrote:
Re Lavender Oil for nits (which someone else mentioned) - is it that
lavender is uniquely effective on head lice? Or is it that any oil would
kill them (rather like you are reputed to be able kill ticks with
cooking oil - it blocks their breathing holes). Or do you have to come
the lice and nits out, but the oil acts in the same way as conditioner
by making it less easy for the lice to cling on?
--
Kay-


I don't know Kay, but a colleague's daughter became resistant to nit
preparations and she had to resort to an electrical thing.

Judith just off to scratch head