Posts Tagged ‘head lice removal’
Treating Head Lice: Making an Informed Choice
Did you just discover someone in your family has lice? Maybe you know a family member has lice and you have been trying to treat it yourself for a while but the infestation continues? Products to treat lice range from over-the-counter (OTC) treatments, to prescription treatments, to a professional lice removal treatment offered at our…
Read MoreLice On Clothes
It is very rare to see lice crawling around on clothing because lice needs to live on a head among a hair where the temperature is a constant, the humidity is high, where they can lay their eggs that get glued to the hair shafts, and where there is a presence of blood for their…
Read MoreDoctors warn about dangers and spread of eyelash lice
If you love eyelash extensions, you’ll want to make sure you’re doing this one thing, so you don’t end up with lash lice!By Samica KnightUpdated 3 hours ago If you’re a fan of eyelash extensions or you wear them often, you may want to think about the last time you cleaned them. Some optometrists say…
Read MoreHead Lice Life Cycle
Head Lice Stages Head lice are human host parasites that live on the head of humans and only humans. They feed on the blood of the human scalp and they do not live on pets. They need to take a blood meal about every 2 to 3 hours. They crawl down off the hair shaft…
Read MoreLice and Furniture
Head lice live on human hair. Lice crawl down to the scalp and must feed every 2-3 hours or so on human blood and their eggs must nest on the scalp in order to survive. They don’t live anywhere else. They like warm, humid environments like they find underneath layers of hair. They are not inclined…
Read MoreCan lice fly?
Head lice are a wingless human parasites that are uniquely adapted for feeding and breathing on human heads. They have six claws designed to hold on very tightly to strands of human hair and they don’t like to hold onto things like furniture or pets. Their claws are only made to hold onto human hair.…
Read MoreYes, Moms Get Lice Too!
Lice do not hop, jump, or crawl. They have six legs and only crawl from hair strand to hair strand. 50% of the people we treat are children ages 3-17 but the other 50% we treat are adults, usually moms. Lice is spread by head-to-head contact. 50% of the people we treat are children ages…
Read MoreCan Head Lice Jump?
Can lice jump? Head lice are a wingless human parasites that are uniquely adapted for feeding and breathing on human heads. They have six claws designed to hold on very tightly to strands of human hair and they don’t like to hold onto things like furniture or pets. It is just for human hair. They…
Read MoreHow Long Can Lice Live
Human head lice don’t live very long at all. Their entire life cycle is only about 30-35 days. The adult lice needs human blood to survive. They suck blood and feed about every two to three hours off the scalp of the head. If they come off the scalp, should that happen, they die within…
Read MoreSUPER LICE
Super Lice Lice are parasites that feed on blood from the human scalp to survive. Lice can also survive on your body and in your pubic hair. Body lice are known to spread disease, especially if left untreated. Lice can spread from person-to-person contact. They attach themselves to human hair, and in more serious cases,…
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