Posts Tagged ‘lice’

Yes, Mom’s (and dad’s) Get Lice Too!

Head lice do not know age. They do not care if you are a man, a woman, a mom, a dad, a grandma, or grandpa, if you have never had lice before in your life, or you have had it multiple times. All head lice care about is that you have a strand of hair…

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How Do You Know If You Have Lice?

It is very hard to self diagnose because you can’t see the top of your scalp or back of your head very well unless you are looking in a mirror and then it is even more difficult.  You can have another person look at your scalp.  You are looking for three basic phases of lice:…

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What Is A Lice Nit?

Nits are a head lice egg. They are laid be a female louse. The female louse lays 6-8 eggs a day over a period of about two and a half weeks. A lice eggs takes about 5-7 days to hatch then they become a nymph then fairly soon after they become full blown adults.  Nits…

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Lice 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…

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Doctors 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…

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Lice 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…

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What to Tell Your Kids

When your child is sent home from school because he or she has head lice, the first thing you should say is, “You didn’t do anything wrong.” (You should say this to yourself as well!) It’s true. If your child comes home from school and says that another kid in school has lice, you can…

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6 Emotional Stages of Lice

1. SHATTERED INNOCENCE:  You receive a lice notices by email from your school.  Your daughters best friend’s mom calls to tell you that her daughter has lice.  The head of the girl scout troop sends out an email letting you know 5 of the girls have lice. 2. DENIAL: “This doesn’t happen at our school.” “We wash our hair every day.”…

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