Summer camps are supposed to include plenty of wonderful memories like swimming, camping, hiking, s’mores, and friends, but there’s one experience that no child should have to deal with while they’re at camp: lice. Unfortunately, summer camps are often a breeding ground for these little buggers that move from head to head. Close sleeping quarters, … Continued
How Effective Are Preventative Lice Care Products?
As soon as your child comes home with a notice from their school stating that lice have been spotted in their classmates’ hair, you’ll probably want to look for preventative products that can protect their head. A quick online search will reveal that there are many such products, but the question is, do they work? … Continued
How to Prevent the Spread of Lice at Sleepovers
Picture the classic pre-teen sleepover: there’s hair braiding, pillow fights, hugs, selfies, and plenty of fun memories. Unfortunately, most of these seemingly harmless activities can contribute to the spread of lice, especially during periods of school infestations. To prevent your child from coming home with a head full of lice after a night spent with … Continued
Do Most Products Kill Both Lice and Nits?
When lice first make a visible appearance in your family, your initial instinct is probably to grab a product from the store that will eliminate them quickly. However, experience shows that many lice removal products are ineffective, as well as costly. The real problem with products? They aren’t a one-stop solution to getting rid of … Continued
Quick Guide on How to Select and Use a Head Lice Comb
No matter what method you’re using to treat head lice, there’s one step that should never be skipped: the comb out. A special shampoo or over-the-product lice treatment won’t completely eradicate living head lice and their nits, so you’ll need to shop around and purchase a head comb that can remove all the buggers thoroughly. … Continued
The Different Treatments For Head Lice: Which Work and Which Should You Avoid?
As soon as you spot head lice, your immediate reaction is probably to dash to the store and snag the first treatment product you spot. However, that’s not the best way to eradicate the buggers, especially if you want to make sure they’re gone for good. Some lice treatment products contain harmful chemicals while others … Continued
Texas Law Now Requires Schools to Notify Parents of Classroom Lice Infestation
Millions of children are exposed to head lice while attending school each year, and unfortunately, parents aren’t always aware of the lice infestations that are occurring in the classroom. If little critters were infesting heads at your child’s school, wouldn’t you want to know? Luckily, the Texas government passed a law in September of 2017 … Continued
Super Lice are in Texas: What You Need to Know
Millions of kids come home from school every year with lice-infested heads, and in today’s society, the little critters are becoming even more challenging to combat. Research has indicated that a new, potentially drug-resistant strain of head lice seems to have appeared in the U.S. in recent years. Although this sounds terrifying, it is still … Continued
Here’s Why Prescription and Over-the-Counter Treatments Don’t Work on Head Lice
If your child comes home with head lice crawling in their hair, your first instinct is probably to dash to the store in search of products that will kill the little buggers immediately. However, that’s not always the best course of action. Most over-the-counter products fail to actually remove the lice. Not convinced? Here are … Continued
How to Remove Head Lice Properly
The exact number of head lice infestations per year is hard to track. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates around 6 to 12 million cases each year in the country. Most of these cases are among children ages 3 to 11, give or take. These are schoolchildren who share their hair products, … Continued
