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headlice August 15th, 2007

Last week we began telling a heartwarming story about a client who was treated with the Licenders head lice removal method by one of our dedicated clinicians. The client, Rachel* had been completely overwhelmed. Everything changed once Licenders came in, and left Rachel* with the manageable step-by-step solution for removing the lice. The amazing story didn't end there - the experience actually changed Rachel's life!

Here is the conclusion of this true-life story:

During the lice treatment, our sensitive clinician picked up on some disturbing information. Rachel* was a single parent, without means of support. Her ex-husband had finally paid for our services, when he realized that the kids were coming to spend time with him, and they were coming with a lice infestation!

Rachel* was so appreciative of our services, and it was obvious that she felt that her inability to fix the problem was due to her inferiority. Our clinician explained to Rachel* that being overwhelmed by a lice situation is a very common experience, in no way related to a person's capabilities. She showed Rachel* that with the proper information and tools, she too could get control of the lice and nits problem that had plagued her home for months. Over the next two weeks, we kept in touch with Rachel*, as we do with all our clients. We confirmed that she was doing the maintenance as advised and that after a few days had found no more live bugs or nits in the process. We did a follow-up appointment within the first week, and were satisfied that Rachel* was doing a great job with maintaining the head lice treatment, to prevent re-infestation . She just needed to be shown the method, and provided with effective tools.

Rachel's self esteem improved so, she seemed like a new person.  And then, our clinician, experienced and caring as she is, made a suggestion to us. Since Rachel* had done such an excellent job, perhaps we could help her even more. Perhaps we could train Rachel* to work for LICENDERS, thus further enabling her to achieve an independent lifestyle. And that is what happened! Rachel* trained with us, learning all there is to know about head lice treatment and became an expert in lice removal herself! Knowing what it's like to feel overwhelmed and ineffective, Rachel* is now on the giving end. Providing clients with the right lice shampoo, an effective lice comb, and the lice removal method that works, she is able to give parents who are dealing with headlice a sense of control and mastery. Rachel* gets much satisfaction knowing she is helping to prevent the interpersonal stress that can develop between parents and children when removal of lice and nits deteriorates into a losing battle.

*Name changed to protect privacy

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headlice August 1st, 2007

Yesterday, we started discussing the shocking truth about the chemicals that are being used in the well-known brands of lice shampoo, and the incredible risks people are encouraged to take when treating head lice and nits.

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headlice July 18th, 2007

The unwelcome call comes from school or camp: "Your child has lice, please come pick her up." Stay calm you tell yourself. But how to remove the lice?

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headlice March 21st, 2007

Louse infestation is a continuous problem in our society today.  While head lice are the most common and well known infestation, there are also body lice and pubic lice.  Head lice have reached the severity of an epidemic across the United States, but body lice and pubic lice are just as much of a concern. 

Body lice are known to infest clothing, as they lay their eggs on the fibers in the fabric seams.  Head lice and public lice are similar in that they infest hair, laying their eggs in hair fibers.  All three types of louse take blood meals by piercing the skin of the individual with their narrow mouthparts.  While there are several similarities between the three kinds of louse, there are several differences as well.

First off, the frequency and who they infest differs from each louse.  Head lice are an extreme problem, especially in urban areas, that is becoming far too common amongst our society.  Major infestations are common in socioeconomic groups because of how easily they spread.  They are extremely common in schools with younger children because parents are reluctant to tell anybody about their child's problem.

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headlice March 15th, 2007

Continued from  Treating Objects Infested By Head Lice | Part 1

Lice are notorious for crawling around cushions and seats from the scalp of the infested person.  It is vital that you vacuum all car seats and couch cushions to remove any lice that may be infecting the seats. 

Some people go to the extreme of fumigating their rooms and using insecticidal sprays on furniture and carpet.  While this can be effective, it also has health risks for everyone living in the house, especially younger children.  This is not recommended to kill off lice and nits.  Instead, you should thoroughly vacuum the entire house from carpets, rugs, couches and table seats.

Combs and brushes tend to be most effected from lice and nits since they have direct contact to the scalp.  It is important that you soak or boil all brushes and combs in a pan of water for around 10 minutes at 150 degrees Fahrenheit. 

Head lice and nits spread very quickly and easily among others that the infested person is in contact with.  It is crucial that in order to prevent spreading lice, the infested person does not share anything from clothes, coats, hats, towels, and combs.  Just because lice and nits start on a person's scalp doesn't mean that that is where they stay.  Therefore, in your venture to rid your household of lice and nits, make sure to clean objects just as thoroughly as the scalp of the infested person.

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headlice March 7th, 2007

Recently I received a very warm testimonial from a client who used our head lice service. I decided to share it with my blog readers.

I actually thought I had everything under control and this time things would be different. Hi, my name is Michelle and my husband Robert and I lead maxed out lives in New York City.
 
Several years ago I followed my dream and went into business for myself. Without getting boring let it suffice to say that I've learned to cherish whatever free time my husband and I can gather.
 
We were set for a long weekend in New Hampshire when our little one, Mathew, got sent home by the school nurse with a letter explaining a head check had shown him to have headlice. I was mortified, mystified, overwhelmed, and stressed all in one moment. I could see the weekend dissolve with my hopes for some quiet time. What would I tell my husband, and how would he react? A weekend of nit picking and housecleaning seemed on the agenda.

I met my best friend Gail in the Starbucks on the way home.  Our discussion quickly veered to the dilemma I was in. Her sudden smirk confused me. She told me how just last week she had a similar experience in her daughter's school uptown. "Not to worry" she said, call Adie at LICENDERS. "She's wonderful she said". "She sent a professional nit picker down to my house with in 2 hours of my initial call". "After 2 hours of shampooing and combing she gave me a note which the school recognized and they let my daughter back into class". "Best of all the person they sent was knowledgeable and caring". "A week after the initial visit I went to there clinic on 32nd street and now we are Lice Free".  "Call her, LICENDERS, it's in the search engines, just Google it". Well all I can say is "LICENDERS" saved my life, and probably my marriage too!. We called Adie @ 1-888-LICENDERS, and now I recommend them too!
                                                                                                                                    Michelle in New York

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headlice March 6th, 2007

The beginning symptoms of body lice include itching of the infested area.  As stated earlier, it will be more of a nuisance to begin with.  The longer it goes untreated, the more severe of a problem you will have to deal with.  Severe scratching can lead to secondary bacterial infections in the infested area.  In the most extreme cases, it is possible to spread certain diseases like trench fever and epidemic typhus.

Body lice can spread from close contact with others or by sharing clothing since body lice occur on clothing.  You can avoid spreading body lice by not sharing articles of clothing and getting all clothing dry cleaned.  You may want to consider dry cleaning furniture or sealing smaller articles in plastic bags for at least 10 days.

It is important that you are familiar with body lice and the severity that it can develop into.  It is the only type of louse that can spread diseases and fevers, which makes it that much more vital to be aware of.  At the first sign of extreme itching, which could potentially take 2 weeks, you should seek a physician for immediate treatment.  The quicker you treat body lice, the quicker you will rid yourself of the nagging species.

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headlice February 19th, 2007

Lice Nits are the eggs that are laid by female lice.  As soon as the nits hatch, they turn into nymphs.  Nymphs are immature adult head lice that do move, just not near as rapidly as adult lice.  In order to live, nymphs feed on the blood from humans.  This is when you may begin to notice symptoms of itching and rashes.  Just like it takes nits a week to hatch into nymphs, it takes nymphs a week to develop into full adult lice.

The most important thing that should be reiterated over and over is treating head lice immediately.  The reason is that female head lice produce about three to five nits in a 24-hour period.  As more nits are born, within a week the female nymphs will begin hatching nits of their own.  As you can see, this is an ongoing process that can quickly take over your head.

It is vital that you stick with it and don't become discouraged when removing nits.  It can become stressful when removing them because of how strongly they attach to the hair shafts.  However, the quicker you get rid of them and the more on top of removing them you are, the quicker you can get rid of the problem.

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headlice February 8th, 2007

Although frustrating and difficult to do, the removal of lice nits is a major step in getting rid of head lice infestation. Nits, which are the yellowish white eggs of lice, attach themselves to hair strands close to the scalp.  Even if you use a lice shampoo and lice comb you must remove every nit. If you leave one nit behind it will mature and lay new lice eggs.

So how do you go about removing all lice nits?

Removing nits is difficult, but not impossible. First off, they’ve evolved and are resistant to most head lice shampoos and treatments. Their small size just adds to the difficulty in removing them. The first part to removing nits is to brush or comb the hair to remove all tangles.  Once the hair is tangle free you can massage in thoroughly a good preferably all natural head lice shampoo. The LICENDERS Professional head lice shampoo works well. After following the directions carefully on the shampoo use a fine toothed lice comb to comb out remaining nits.

In the next post I will continue to discuss the topic of removing lice nits.

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headlice February 5th, 2007

Continued from previous post

It’s discouraging when you realize lice have become immune to most head lice products, even NIX and RID which contain insecticide. You can tell if your strain of lice are resistant if live lice are found in the combings after the treatment has been correctly applied.  What you want to do, as soon as possible, is wash out the first product you used and begin treatment again with a lice shampoo containing a different active ingredient.

There are hundreds of lice products on the market. A quick scan in a search engine brings up dozens of “Quick fixes”. They all fall within four groups; pyrethins, synthetic pyrethroids, organophosphates and herbal and essential oils.  If you notice that the first product you used does not effectively kill off the lice, you need to look at what the active compound is.  Then choose a product from a different group.

If you have attempted to try several different products from a few different groups, there are a several things that you should consider.  The first thing you want to look at is if you have been using an inadequate application of the product.  Failure to kill the nymphs and lice eggs after the second treatment is one of the most common reasons for failure.  Lastly, re-infection is a possibility.

Regardless of the reasoning for your failed attempts, it is important that you stick with the hair lice products and do not become discouraged.

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