Permethrin topical for Head Lice User Reviews
Brand names: Elimite, Nix Lice Control, Acticin, Nix, Nix Complete Lice Treatment System, Nix Cream Rinse, Lice Bedding Spray RID Home Lice Control Spray for Surfaces
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- Taken for less than 1 month
- May 23, 2020
"Permethrin 5% cream is what the doctor ordered for my 2-year-old when I specifically asked for something that would kill the lice and eggs. I left it on my daughter's head for an hour like ordered, then rinsed it. I was looking through her hair after. I found 2 bugs, so I put them on a toilet paper. Not even 3 seconds later, they were crawling super fast off the toilet paper! Permethrin did nothing to them at all. Didn't slow them down one bit. I suggest buying Nix Ultra. Its dimethicone and kills them in 10 minutes."
- Anonymous
- Taken for less than 1 month
- August 27, 2015
Permethrin topical "Does not work. Tried it several times. Don't waste your money."
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- Can you use Nix (permethrin) lice shampoo on your body as a lotion to kill scabies?
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- How do you treat head lice on children?
- oNz...
- January 14, 2015
Permethrin topical "My toddler had lice. Doctors swore by this medication. However, it did not work at all."
- Bor...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 28, 2015
Permethrin topical "No, it does not work anymore! It stuns them for about 20 to 30 minutes, then they crawl off again!"
- Ebc...
- July 21, 2017
"Just used and praying it actually works."
- Tmd...
- July 9, 2021
"I left the product on for two hours. Doesn't work, waste of time!"
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"$20.00 - $30.00 a bottle x 13 bottles, and it does not work. I followed directions and also made sure everything was cleaned - clothes, pillows, towels, etc. My hair was middle of back length. After two months of fighting, I still have lice. The greasy mess got in my eye too, and I was almost blinded. I couldn't open my swollen eye for two weeks, then everything was blurry, and it's not 100% yet. The doctor told me I was very lucky. I also bought the electric comb, and it doesn't work either."