Ineffective Lice Products and Toxic Chemicals

When your child gets lice, the most common response is to run right to the store and purchase a product that says on the box kills lice and eggs. Not only are over the counter (OTC) pesticide products ineffective, they’re also full of toxic chemicals and hazardous to your health. Choosing a chemical-free head lice treatment is the wisest choice for your family. Here’s why.

OTC Lice Treatments Are Less Effective

Pesticide-type products have dominated the US lice treatment market for decades. Permethrin is the primary chemcial found in these products. This is a synthetically made pyrethroid that was once quite effective at killing lice. But scientific research has found that head lice have mutated and adapted over the years and developed a resistance to these chemicals. The efficacy rating of permethrin is now an underwhelming 20-30% in recent clinical studies, as chemical-resistant super lice spread across the country.

Chemical OTC Treatments Proven to Be Hazardous to Your Health

Not only does this product not work, but it can be very hazardous to your child’s health. Permethrin and lindane are the chemicals found most commonly in lice treatments, and both of them are proven to be toxic.

Permethrin is a neurotoxin that is found in many insecticides, including Raid. It is potentially carcinogenic and can cause the following alarming side effects:

• Wheezing or coughing
• Shortness of breath/difficulty breathing
• Runny or stuffy nose
• Skin irritation burning
• Scalp irritation or burning
• May affect the reproductive system
• Nervous system symptoms such as excitability and convulsions
• Allergic reaction

Lindane is a dangerous chemical that attacks the nervous system and is known to cause cancer. What makes it even more troubling is that it is easily absorbed through the scalp when used to treat lice. In 2015, the World Health Organization reclassified lindane from being a “possible carcinogenic” to “known to cause human cancer.” This is the WHO’s highest category of concern. Lindane can cause serious side effectssuch as:

• Stinging, burning and itching of the skin
• Rashes
• Dizziness
• Drowsiness
• Vomiting
• Seizures
• Uncontrollable bodily shaking
• Allergic reaction

Chemical-Free Head Lice Treatment

So as you can see, over the counter pesticides cost money, are dangerous to use on your family, and they no longer work to end a lice infestation. Torrance Lice Removal uses a proven, chemical free five step process that has a 99%+ success rate. We have been getting Southern California families at our two professional head lice removal clinics since 2015. Even if you could end the lice infestation yourself, you have no insurance policy if your child gets infested again. We also offer an optional 30 day lice free guarantee insurance policy. If the person we treat gets lice again for any reason at all beyond our control, we will retreat the person for free.