Once your children have been treated for lice, they are safe to return to school. After you have taken the time to either rid the problem yourself or hired someone to help you with it, you want to make sure that all of the lice are gone. Getting rid of lice is a process and [...]
You might be asking yourself this question this very moment. You are probably saying to yourself every time you turn around, you hear someone you know has lice. As as an adult, you do not remember it being like this when you were a child. The toxic chemicals that were used to treat lice 20-30 [...]
Potomac Patch Article September, 2011 on Potomac Lice Lady
Common Myths About Head Lice Myth: Lice "jump" from child to child.Truth: Lice cannot leap. Lice are transferred by contact, either directly or through another device (such as a comb, hat, furniture and or bedding). Myth: I should use a pesticide on every surface of my house if my child has lice. Truth: Off of [...]
With the start of every new school year comes a whole list of new concerns. Who is going to be in your child's class, counting the days until your child comes down with the latest illness that requires you to take a day off of work and some of the biggest fears out there.....lice. With [...]
It is one of those things that no parent wants to deal with. There is no avoiding the fact that every year, every school system and community has to face the dreaded problem of lice. As we embark on a new school year, Health and Wellness experts recommend some preventative measures to hopefully reduce the number [...]
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 [...]