Thursday, November 20, 2008

That'll be one Mayo Please

As I worked on a patient the other day, we were having so much fun. I was putting on some strong liniment for some deeper ligaments. I mentioned that Chinese Woodlock had turpentine oil in it. She came back with, "we used to use turpentine or kerosene to kill the lice." The thought of turpentine on the hair brought up quite a laugh. Then she said they found an easier way to fight them -- simply put mayonnaise on your hair for 4-5 minutes which will kill the lice because they can't breathe. Only you'll need a plastic bag because it is so oily and messy. Then you comb it out for the knits and they come out like crazy. Now that is the gross part.

After a few days she comes back and repeats the process because with lice they can hatch later so you need to get the hatching eggs.

Lice and mayonnaise -- now seriously, can you top that? If so, I'd like to hear it!