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Everything You Need to Know About Head Lice and the Holidays

By vallice

Head lice are pretty common over the holidays. Your kids are in contact with a lot of people they don’t usually see such as cousins and extended family. With the extra parties and festivities – all within close quarters – it’s the perfect recipe for head lice. Not to mention,…

December 2, 2021

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3 Reasons Why Head Lice are More Common in the Fall and Winter

By vallice

Each year in the United States, head lice infestations affect 6-12 million people, mostly children. Although head lice occur year round, they’re most commonly spread through the fall and winter months. Head lice are spread from a direct transfer or head to head contact. The spread of lice is often…

November 23, 2021

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Everything You Need to Know About Super Lice

By vallice

Head lice are parasites that feed on blood from the human scalp. They need this type of blood to survive. Without a host, lice can only live for about one to two days. While lice are a nuisance, they don’t pose a threat to human health like body lice can….

October 14, 2021

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Nits But No Lice? Here’s What to Do.

By vallice

While it’s certainly not fun to find lice in your child’s hair, you know the next step is to start treatment right away. But what happens when you find only nits and not an adult louse? This can be confusing, but it does happen. Nits are lice eggs, so the…

October 1, 2021

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Top 3 Reasons to Visit a Head Lice Salon

By vallice

Finding out your child has lice can be overwhelming, especially if you have other children in the home who it can spread to. But it’s important to know that you are not alone. Help is available – and not just in the form of over-the-counter head lice products. You can…

July 28, 2021

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Is Coca-Cola an Effective Remedy for Treating Lice?

By vallice

Coca-Cola has some interesting uses that go far beyond a sweet drink. You may have heard that you can use Coca-Cola to clean your toilet bowl, remove cooking grease and scrub tile grout. And in these instances, Coca-Cola is a great alternative because it’s cheap and doesn’t contain harsh ingredients…

July 15, 2021

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Do Head Lice Spread Disease to Humans?

By vallice

One of the biggest misconceptions about head lice is that they can transmit disease to humans. But you will be happy to know that this is NOT true – at least for lice that live on the head. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state that head lice are…

May 27, 2021

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Best Ways to Lower Your Odds for Getting Lice

By vallice

Head lice are a common problem for kids across the globe. It’s estimated that 6-12 million kids get lice every year, and despite the myths, these parasites do not pick and choose their victims. Lice must feed off human blood so they do not assess each child for their cleanliness…

January 26, 2021

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Head Lice and Halloween: What You Need to Know

By vallice

Even though Halloween may look different this year due to COVID, many families are still celebrating with close friends and family. What you may be wondering is if the same risks for Halloween costumes and head lice still exist. For the record, it’s extremely unlikely that your child will catch…

October 22, 2020

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