Young girl left with horrific burns after toxic lice shampoo ‘set her on fire’

A young girl was left fighting for her life with severe facial and head burns after a head lice shampoo burst into flames in her hair.

Jodie O’Donoghue, now 10, is still having treatment following the incident back in 2007. She had the Prioderm product in her hair after her parents treated her and her 12-year-old sister Jasmine for a head lice outbreak. As she blew out a candle at the family home in Tipperary, Ireland, the lotion ignited, setting her hair, cheeks and ears alight.

The flames spread from Jodie’s forehead to her hair, cheeks and ears – leaving her with terrible injuries.

Her dad Phil, 45, frantically tried to put out the flames, eventually having to douse her head under water.

Jodie was then rushed to hospital for specialist treatment. Her mum Nichola, 44, said: “Jodie was only seconds away from burning everything on her face. Any longer and she would have lost her eyes and her whole face would have been gone.

“Her sister had the same Lice Treatment on her hair and the same thing could have happened to her. It was awful.”

Jodie, from Tipperary, Ireland, was kept heavily sedated in hospital for six weeks while doctors carried out agonising treatment including skin grafts.

Nichola said: “Her ears recovered but all of her cheeks and forehead had to have skin grafts.

“They took the skin from her head so they had to shave her hair off. It was horrible. This was my little baby girl. She was such a beautiful girl people would swoon over her. She was absolutely perfect.”

Nichola also revealed how Jodie suffered from taunts about her injured face.

She said: “Originally her face looked like red candle wax. We couldn’t go into a shop without people staring, pointing and even shrieking. Every time we went out I felt like I was being stabbed in the heart.

“Luckily her features have recovered and her eyebrows and eyelashes have grown back. She does have an area where the hair has not been able to grow back, but this is hidden by hair that falls over the top of it.”

Jodie, who is now ten, is still receiving treatment six years after her ordeal in March 2007.

And her mum said: “Only now has she been able to talk about what happened.

“She couldn’t look at any pictures of her face. She has been through so much. It is so difficult for her to talk about it.

“The worst place to have a scar is on your face. She is so lucky that the rest of her face will heal.”

It is not known what caused the fire to break out on Jodie’s face. But Nichola has started legal action against the makers of the  Lice Shampoo– winning a production stop of Prioderm.

Nichola said: “I want them to take responsibility for producing such a dangerous product and to compensate us for our costs in her treatment, our trauma and for Jodie.”

The manufacturers of Prioderm, Reckitt Benckiser, told the Irish Daily Mail yesterday: ‘At the time of the incident, which we understand was in 2007, Prioderm was part of the Seton/SSL portfolio which was later acquired by Reckitt Benckiser in November 2010. ‘There are no safety issues with the product when used in accordance with the instructions.’

Treatment of Head Lice Is Serious Business

Your child has been itching their head for some time now.  You hope beyond all hope that all they have is an itchy scalp.  But you soon realize that it is not an itchy scalp.  All signs, unfortunately, point to the fact that head lice have found their way onto your child’s head and into your home.  If you do not take care of this thoroughly and as quickly as possible, the little critters will make a semi-permanent place in your home and you are not going to want that.

 

The treatment of head lice should be considered immediately upon the discovery there are lice present on you or any of your children.   The main advantage of using the Lice Busters comb over other lice combs is its quality and design. For instance the comb is specially made in Germany featuring a stainless steel body and comes with a lifetime warranty. Additionally the teeth of the comb are placed very close together, it helps effectively comb away lice and their eggs. A single louse left behind can restart an infestation.

 

The Lice Busters metal lice comb, amongst a host of other Head Lice Products, are available for sale and use in the event head lice have made themselves a part of your life.

Lice and Nits

Head lice are a fairly common problem for parents with young children. The treatment is oftentimes a nuisance because of the fact that they lay up to 10 eggs (called nits) a day and these are approximately the size of a pin point. The nymphs are more of a problem in this case than the matured lice.

 

But there are effective and safe ways to rid yourself and your child of these pests. Some lice products may contain unhealthy chemicals that are tough on your hair and scalp, but Lice Busters only provides all Natural Lice treatment. The lotions, prevention sprays, and hair thickener are all made with hypoallergenic ingredients and natural enzymes that target and trap the lice, making them easy to comb them out with a metal lice comb.

 

Especially with children, you want to be using the most natural materials to take care of the problem but you still want it to work. Lice Busters have treated tens of thousands of children each year, for the last 20 years, proving the reliability of their products. They have a team of clinicians working to ensure the quality of the products as well, so all you get is the best of the best.

 

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Effective Home Remedies for Head Lice

Head Lice is an infestation of the scalp by tiny and wingless insects. These tiny bugs both breed and feed off of your scalp and are extremely contagious. Head Lice are most commonly found amongst children. There are 6-12 million children that suffer from Head Lice each year. Lice often spread around easily, a simple hug to a friend or loved one who is infected is all it takes for a lice infestation to start. Chemical options are not suitable for everyone, especially young children and people with asthma. There are several natural home remedies for head lice that will help you get rid of you lice infestation.

 

The most effective way to remove lice and nits is to comb them out using a metal lice comb. Lice Busters manufactures and sells a specially made metal lice comb that is made in Germany. The comb features a stainless steel body with special teeth to natural removes the lice and nits from the hair. In order for this home remedy to be effective, you must be thorough. Expect to spend at least an hour combing through the hair to completely get rid of lice. Visit our website at http://www.licebustersnyc.com/home-remedies/ for more Home Remedies for Lice.

 

 

Lice can infest an entire family quickly; therefore, you must take care to nip the problem in the bud. Ensure that you follow procedure when it comes to washing all of your bed linens and cleaning your furniture thoroughly in order to prevent another infestation. After treating lice, keep your metal lice comb handy and check the hair regularly for lice and Nits. This will help you avoid the problem in the future.