Posts Tagged ‘treating head lice’
Head Lice Education 101
A lice infestation (pediculosis) can make you feel like your head is crawling with a million lice. But the number of lice usually found on a person’s scalp is actually very small. It can be hard to see head lice, let alone count them. But estimating the breadth and duration of an infestation can help…
Read MoreDo I Have Lice or am I Paranoid?
Have you ever had that itchy feeling and started imagining that you might have lice? Feeling paranoid about such things is natural, but there are ways to determine whether there’s a problem. Learning some common signs of lice infestation and how to check for them properly can ease your worries and help you take the…
Read MoreI am a 45 year old mom and so embarrassed I have head lice!
No need to be embarrassed at all! Head lice do not hop, jump, or fly. They have six legs and only crawl. You get head lice from another person. Lice do not know age, income, ethnicity, gender, what you do for a living, if you have had lice before or not. All they care about…
Read MoreChallenges of a False Negative Head Lice Screening
Head lice is spread through head-to-head contact. When one family member has lice, it is highly likely others in the family have it as well. We are often told by people that we are head screening or treating that other family members do not have lice because (fill in the blank: they/mom/dad/mother-in-law/friend/doctor/cosmetologist) screened them and…
Read MoreSimple Pricing for a Complex Problem
We charge a flat rate of $195 per treat, $185 per person for a teacher or military member, and $175 per person for 3 treatments or more. We find a flat rate is simple for both sides and it also makes sure you know exactly what you will be paying. Our treatment time can take…
Read MoreEverything you (never) wanted to know about head lice
Even talking about them makes your head itch, but lice is a common problem among kids and big frustration for moms. The reality is that head lice has always been around but its just that nobody wants to talk about it!!! Did you know that Lice is the second most common communicable disease in children,…
Read MoreTreating 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 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 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…
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