Posts Tagged ‘head lice’
Best advice for someone diagnosed with head lice?
1. Get your head checked by a professional as soon as possible. There are numerous cases where the person is misdiagnosed. We always head screen each person no matter what they tell us or who referred them to us 2. If there is a confirmed lice infestation, have the entire immediate family checked and any…
Read MoreALMOST ALL LICE ARE NOW RESISTANT TO THE OVER-THE COUNTER TREATMENTS
Almost All Lice Are Now Resistant to Over-the-Counter Treatment The majority of head lice in the United States are now resistant to most over-the-counter treatments. According to the most recent study, researchers found that head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) in 42 of the 48 states studied, including California, carry an average of three genetic mutations…
Read MoreHow Do You Get Head Lice
Lice do not hop, jump, or fly. The only crawl. You get head lice almost exclusively it’s from head-to-head contact and not from sharing athletic helmets, sitting on couches, sitting at the movies, or sharing brushes. Lice have evolved to with special claws and they move very quickly and efficiently along two parallel hairs and…
Read MoreLice and Clean Hair
It is very common for people when they hear that somebody that has head lice to think or infer from that that it is a result of poor hygiene. That is a myth. In fact, lice prefer clean hair over dirty hair. Clean hair is actually easier for lice to grab. So when someone has…
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 Combs
Lice combs have been around for tens of thousands of years. For example, they have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs. Lice combs don’t kill lice but they remove them and they can be very effective in removing head lice. There are basically two different types of lice combs. Plastic combs have short, closely spaced…
Read MoreWhat Color Are Lice and their eggs?
Head lice and their eggs tend to vary in color. From yellow to white to tan and they can be even brown when they are adults as they feed on the human blood. As an egg, they tend to mostly be yellow, clear, or tan in color. Many times they look like the color of…
Read MoreLice Shampoos
When people talk about head lice shampoos, generally what they are talking about is a product that is a shampoo or a cream rinse or a gel or a moose or some other oil type formulation that you mix in with your hair that is used to kill head lice. These products are usually available…
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