Did you ever wonder sometimes what bugs some people these days? Some people have a fear of illness. Others have a fear of snakes or wild animals. But one fear that we most frequently hear is that of...the dreaded "L" word... Lice. A little 4 letter word that can bring havoc among a household. A [...]
At Potomac Lice Lady, we receive tons of calls each and every day from frantic parents who have learned that their children contracted lice. Some display more anxiety than others and it is our job not only to help in eradicating the lice but to educate as well. What most parents want to know when [...]
There are times in life that it really does pay to be nit-picky to turn a business idea into a great success. The word nitpicker is commonly identified as someone who annoys people with their unrealistic desire for perfection. However, it is our meticulous nature of nitpicking--head lice--that is--that has helped so many within the [...]
Warning: Reading this blog may make you a bit "itchy" and if you are not a bug lover, a bit squeamish. Do you ever realize that whenever someone speaks about lice, you find yourself feeling all of a sudden itchy? Most of the time, head lice is a subject that people do not like to [...]
When parents call me due to their children having lice, I am bombarded with questions. They want to know what to do first, what to use, what not to use, what to do with the house, the clothes, when they can get an appointment and....should they contact their pediatrician or doctor to get a prescription [...]
Nothing bothers me more than seeing teens these days "ruling" their parents. At what point in this world did they become boss? When I was growing up, I was afraid, or shall I say, respected my parents. When they spoke, I listened. Sure, I might not have agreed from time to time. But, to [...]
The phone rings and it is the school nurse. They are telling you that your son has "lice" and "nits" and that you need to pick him up from school right away. When you arrive, the nurse shows you the suspected "lice" that they have found and you say to yourself...."hmmm...just not that sure about [...]
One of the most common questions I get when clients are here is "where do these critters come from? Why can we not just make them go away?!" The answer to this is quite simple-we have evolved with lice and for the time being they are here to stay. The history of lice can be traced [...]
Head Lice, otherwise known as Pediculus Humanus Capitis. A rather large word for a creature that is so small. So small, yet so large among us. So large and so common, that there is an association named for it. The National Pediculosis Association (NPA) is a wonderful group that I have come to rely on [...]
This very question is one that I have heard so many times in the past couple of weeks since we have returned to school after winter vacation. Along with the start of a New Year and great winter vacations had by all, many people have been faced with some other new "obstacles" they may not [...]