Can Adult Lice Live on Couches? First of all head lice never choose to travel to an inanimate object such as a couch, carpet or linens. Because head lice need to stay on the human scalp for their entire lifecycle. Furthermore head lice need a blood meal every 2-4 hours. Therefore without access to food, […]
Lice Bites On Back of Neck. You are confused about lice treatments when you first learn that head lice is in your child’s classroom. Furthermore you confuse head lice with body lice and pubic lice and the stigma that body lice and pubic lice carry. This widespread lice stigma implies that your family lacks proper personal hygiene. However your child […]
When Should You Repeat Lice Shampoo? There is a lot of confusion in 2020 about how to treat lice. First of all most parents feel deeply stressed upon learning that their children have head lice. This leads many parents to use pesticide lice shampoo to treat lice. However the latest data indicates that lice shampoos […]
Head Lice Love Thanksgiving! And not just because Turkeys have their own lice! In fact your kids getting together with your cousin’s kids and your friend’s kids presents the optimal situation for head lice transmission. Because all of that hugging and cuddling and jumping around on couches is good for lice. In addition the kids […]
Lice Itching Symptoms, how long will they last after treatment? You can have an itchy scalp for up to 3 weeks after head lice treatment. Furthermore here are the Top 3 reasons for itching symptoms after lice treatment. • Pesticide lice treatments can continue to irritate the scalp. • Repeated daily vigorous lice combing can […]
Hair Casts vs Head Lice. How to tell the Difference. First of all the fail-safe way to tell the difference between a nit and a hair cast, is that hair casts are friable, or easily crumbled, when you crush them between your fingers. Furthermore you could never crush a nit, as lice nits have a […]
Medication Prescription Lice. Does it work? Head Lice have become resistant to pesticides used in both OTC and Rx Lice Medications. This is has led to recent media talk about Super Lice. What are Super Lice? Super Lice are head lice that have developed resistance to the available pesticides in lice treatment preparations. Therefore even […]
Top 3 Lice Treatment Myths. First of all you have Lice and you are not happy about it! This morning at 2:00AM you felt something crawling on your scalp. Then you went to the bathroom to see what was going on. Next you took a comb and started combing your hair over the sink and […]
Happy Holidays Head Lice Update. Can you get head lice in December? Really? Yes, folks it’s true you can get lice in December… and January and February. In fact head lice are present all year around. Furthermore parents are horrified to discover that their kids have head lice while visiting the family in New York […]
Top 3 Lice Treatment Myths Busted Boston 2018. Here are the top 3 ways that parents are tripped up when treating lice. • Lice Treatment Myth #1 Lice Shampoo kills all the lice and eggs. • Lice Treatment Myth #2 You don’t need to wet comb when treating lice. • Lice Treatment Myth #3 You […]
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