Reddit reviews LiceMD Head Lice Treatment- Liquid Gel and Lice Comb Eliminates 100% of Lice & Their Eggs, Pesticide Free & Non-Toxic Hair Conditioner, 4 oz.

First, so sorry for this misery! Ack, I remember it all too well! I did a butt-ton of research when my kids got lice and found a non-pesticide treatment that worked. It took time and patience, but it was worth it. It's called LiceMD and basically it's just silicone. It makes the hair super slick so they have created difficulty holding on, an it plugs their butthole; the nasty things breath through their butts! And can hold their breath for up to 10 hours. :/

So, here's what we did: apply silicone. Use nit comb to comb through. Between each stroke dip the comb into a drinking glass filled with water and a couple of drops of dish soap. You'll see the little buggers come off of the comb and float, but the soap and silicone combo stops them crawling out. Dry comb with paper towel. Take another stroke. Dip. Wipe. Repeat.

I used this time to have them read to each other or work on homework.
Then I'd put a little more silicone on and let them sleep in a soft beanie cap. You can make your own by cutting the sleeves off of an adult tshirt and tying the cut end into a know. A little stretching and you can pile the hair up under there while the sleep. Wake a half hour earlier, drag the lice comb through the hair really quick and toss the kid in the shower. Fast hair wash removes the critters killed by over night suffocation.

Cheap. Annoying, but painless.

http://www.amazon.com/LiceMD-Lice-Treatment-4-Ounce-Bottle/dp/B0010Y5EV0/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Oh, and here is a HYSTERICAL article. Must read!

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/a_fine_whine/2006/12/im_a_lousy_mom.html

Skip the pesticides and go with a dimethicone treatment. It’s non-toxic, doesn’t contribute to pesticide resistance, and is very effective.

Dimethicone works well. It's the active ingredient in LiceMD. They use a 4% solution, as do the studies that support its effectiveness. The inactive ingredient is another silicone. Dimethicone can be purchased as a cosmetic ingredient. This is a very frugal solution to the lice problem, particularly if you can find a cheap silicone for the other 96 percent of the solution. An ordinary four ounce bottle of LiceMD costs about $10. Since it's 4% dimethicone, that works out to $62.50 per ounce of the active ingredient. On the other hand, you can get pure dimeithicone for about $6.50 per pound, which is closer to $.40 per ounce. Even if you can't find a cheaper inactive ingredient to use, this price makes it much cheaper than LiceMD or any other store-bought solution.