Headlice Question & Answer

Q -I am so thankful that when I googled head lice your page was the first one that came up!

My 3 year old and I are currently being tormented by lice. I went to your website and immediately ordered tea tree oil, tea tree shampoo, and geranium oil. Thank you for those tips because quite frankly I can't handle putting any more poison on my head that doesn't even do what I thought it was supposed to do! But I do have one question...with the tea tree oil and the geranium oil is there a spray mixture (possibly with water) that I can use to spray my furniture? Thank you so much for all the useful information!!!

A -Thank you for your feedback. I agree, I have young kids and I am not prepared to use harsh or potentially dangerous chemicals. With regard to the spray that is simple to do. Make up 100ml of spray (no more as there is a small risk of it oxidising (going off).
Dissolve 1ml of essential oil tea tree (25 drops) and 1ml geranium in 30ml of budget vodka (stronger the better try a polish store if you have one) then make up to 100ml with boiled then cooled water then put in a spray. Shake well before use, keep out of direct sunlight or extreme heat and use within 1 month (note this spray is also a good immune protector if travelling or flying, as not only is tea tree an insecticide it is also antiviral and antibacterial (geranium is anti bacterial).

Do not spray directly onto furniture without spot testing first. Another tip is to put tea tree and geranium straight onto a hanky in the drier and just enjoy the fabulous protectively scented garments coming out of the dryer.

Let me know how you get on by posting a comment or if you would like me to answer you question directly please email me at julie@potions.co.uk.

Julie