Nitty Gritty NitFree Comb

One day I noticed some pale speckles in my three year old daughters hair and my heart sank. Oh no. She's got nits. I felt very uneasy about applying chemical shampoos onto her delicate head, I've heard that the majority don't even work that well! So it was decided we would buy a nit comb and drag the blighters out.When searching for nit combs I came across the nitty gritty. It was a fair bit more expensive that the generic white combs you can pick up from the pharmacy for a couple of quid but after a bit of research I decided to cough up and buy one.The comb was much larger than I expected and we received one with green detailing. The teeth are incredibly close together, as you would expect, but they also have a kind of spiral texture swirling down each tooth to give maximum removal strength.We firstly tried combing my daughter while she had a thick layer of conditioner in her wet, pre brushed hair but we found that the comb was pulling quite a bit, particularly at the ends. Then we tried slathering her in coconut oil and this was our absolute saviour. The comb slid through her hair like a knife through butter, there was no whining or complaining and we could see the lice on the comb. After each pass I wiped the comb on a cloth and continued to comb until I could see no more lice.After the first combing, I washed and dried my daughter's hair and had a bit of an inspection and all looked good, no signs of any eggs. After about a week I still couldn't see any signs of eggs but did another combing just to be sure, no eggs were found at all. One comb was all that was needed to rid my daughter of head lice, I would never have even thought that possible.I would strongly recommend this to any parent, yes it is pricier than other combs but it is so effective and will last for years.

We got this more as a preventative measure as so many people we knew had lice. We check the kids hair regularly in the bath with a bunch of conditioner in their hair and they seem to find it quite relaxing! It's quite tough on tangles but easy to use and slides through well otherwise. Compact, easy to clean and quite reasonable price for a much needed product! So far so good!

I have two young daughters (9 & 10), both with fairly long hair.My eldest had the dreaded lice a couple of times about 3yrs ago, but nothing since.My youngest - well she's a different story!! For the past 18mths / 2yrs her head has been a popular tourist attraction for the little critters! We have tried every lotion, potion & 'sworn-by natural remedy' known to man. Of course, when you treat one head, you have to treat them all; so, with 5 in our household it's a pretty pricey pass time! In fact, if we had saved everything we have spent on these 'guaranteed' treatments, we could've had a fortnight somewhere exotic I'm sure!!About 5wks ago whilst sitting behind her on a bus, I saw the all too familiar movement I had been dreading since the last debugging 3wks earlier. I trawled websites looking for something I hadn't tried, and stumbled upon the Nitty Gritty comb. I thought 'there is no way a comb alone can work!', but after reading a chunk of the glowing reviews I thought it had to be worth a bash. I did warn my daughter however that this was the final straw - that if this didn't work, her precious locks would be leaving the comfort of her scalp!!Well 4wks on and my only complaint is that I did not know about this amazing little piece of kit sooner!!!! The first couple of comb throughs were a little unpleasant, watching the army of bugs and its campsite being dropped into the bath; but we have done it every few days since (and on the rest of the family) and whereas before there were visible eggs / egg casings still in her hair after most treatments, now there is nothing!! She is completely free of them, much to my and her relief!!!I have told every parent, grandparent and anyone who has anything to do with children I know about this comb - it really is the best thing since sliced bread!! Easy to use, incredibly effective, ridiculously cheap, chemical-free and comes with a lifetime guarantee! What more could you ask for?!

This has been a godsend. Other comb I got with full marks wasn’t cutting it. After going through hair with full marks comb and then this one there was loads of eggs and a few dead lice it had missed This nitty gritty comb brought loads more out , I would use olive oil too check for lice / nits , It works great too comb through and leaves hair really smooth as a bonus. I use it because my kids have sensory issues with hair brushing and olive oil makes it tug less. , I kept getting a re infection of head lice until using this comb. Crappy comb that came with full marks must of kept missing eggs. Also kept straightening kids hair on lower heat to fry the little B****rds so they couldn’t breed just in case the was a rogue few. Fingers crossed no more nits.