Archives for January 2007

Be patient. This is a frustrating problem Check your children for lice regularly and teach them to not share combs, brushes or hats Avoid using lice sprays, pesticides, gasoline or other non-approved products on your child. These can be deadly! Call your pediatrician if your child's lice infestation has not resolved in 1-2 weeks or if his scalp has a rash that is infected … [Read more...] about Important Reminders for fathers

While there is much evidence that lice are becoming resistant to the effects of anti - lice shampoos, the most common reasons for treatments to not work is failure to remove all of the nits.   Another common reason is that your child is continuing to be exposed to someone with lice, either at school or daycare. Make sure that all childcare personnel know to do lice … [Read more...] about Treatment Failures

There has been much talk about newer therapies for treating resistant lice such as applying full fat mayonnaise, olive oil, Dippity-Do brand styling gel, or Hair Clear 1-2-3 to the hair overnight. This is supposed to suffocate or smother the lice, and while this is probably safe to do, it is messy and probably unnecessary – especially if you are persistent in manually removing … [Read more...] about Alternative Treatments

Lice can live for up to three days off of the human body, so it is important to follow these steps to prevent reinfestation: Wash all bedding and recently worn clothing in hot water (>120º) and dry in a hot dryer Soak combs/brushes in hot water for 10 minutes Vacuum to remove all lice and hairs with attached nits from furniture, rugs, stuffed animals and car seats. … [Read more...] about Cleaning the House

To assure total lice treatment it is necessary to remove all of the nits in your children’s’ hair. You can use the plastic comb that came with your antilice shampoo, or for better results, consider buying a fine toothed metal comb. Use a regular comb or brush and hair clips to remove tangles and separate your child's hair into sections Now use your lice comb and go … [Read more...] about Dad Advice: Removing Nits