“It’s Just In Your Head…”

  You get the call and it you have confirmed it for yourself. Yes, it is now your families' turn. Your turn for what you may ask? Lice, yes it is true, the time has come to experience lice. We tell our clients it is a right of passage of parenting. Your children are bound [...]

2017-02-10T21:06:47-05:00

The “little” bug with so much power!

Who knew, that a tiny little bug, barely visible at times with the naked eye, could cause so much anxiety and mental anguish? What is this critter that can do all this? This critter is none other than...a louse (singular for lice). We receive daily phone calls from families, experiencing all kinds of craziness in [...]

2017-02-10T21:07:05-05:00

“Super Lice” and why are they so resistant?

The National Pediculosis Association (NPA) receives phone calls everyday from parents just like yourself as well as other health professionals reporting product treatment failure..many reports of families using various products on the market and finding them not to have worked...only to find the lice still living and crawling about on their children's heads. Quite often, [...]

2017-02-10T21:07:57-05:00

Some FAQ’s About Lice

Can Wigs or Hairpieces spread lice? According to experts, lice and the eggs(nits) soon perish if separated from their human host. The adult lice can only live about a day or so off of a human head without feeding. The nits (eggs) generally die within a week of being away from their host and cannot [...]

2011-08-08T12:58:34-04:00

The life cycle of head lice

Head lice have 3 stages: the nit, the nymph, and the adult lice. From egg, until the end of the life cycle of the lice is approximately a total of 30 days. Nits are the eggs of the head lice and are laid on the hair shaft. They are laid by the female adult louse. [...]

2017-02-10T21:08:04-05:00

What are lice?

Head lice are very small,contagious parasitic insects that are about the size of a sesame seed and live on the human scalp. They move by crawling and are brownish, tan or gray in color. They can spread quickly from person to person in group settings. So, items like sharing clothing, bed linens, combs, hats help [...]

2017-02-10T21:08:05-05:00
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