headlice August 7th, 2008
According to a Reuters News Article on July 31, 2008, Taro Pharmaceutical Industried Ltd., and Nextwave Pharmaceuticals, Inc have entered into an agreement regarding Ovide. Ovide is a Prescription lice drug. The agreement will result in a joint promotion of Ovide lice medicine to pediactricians and health professionals, who are approached for lice help. The two companies are targeting approximately 10,000 doctors, in an attempt to market their product for lice treatment.
Although Ovide is approved by the FDA for treating head lice and nits eggs, serious questions remain. Ovide it a brand name for malathion. The bottom line is this is a strong chemical, that you are putting on your child's head - because he has lice! Malathion is not considered safe for treating children under six years old who have head lice. It is a prescription drug, for head lice. But head lice is not an illness. Lice is not a disease! Lice is an uncomfortable nuisance, but it isn't dangerous! You do not even need a pediatrician to treat head lice!
to be continued.
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headlice June 25th, 2008
Licenders Professional Shampoo is an Enzyme Lice Shampoo.
Enzyme control of [head lice] is preferable to traditional pesticide-based approaches to pest control for several reasons, not least of which is the elimination of chemical exposure risk.
Enzyme control is non-toxic and safe for people and the environment, pesticides are not. Enzyme is a desirable alternative to pesticide control because it relies on physical biology rather than on toxic substances to achieve success. Enzyme control is universal in range - all insects are affected by enzyme - enzyme works for any pest problem encountered.
Unlike pesticides, enzyme can be adjusted in strength, allowing specific insect species to be targeted or spared according to intent. For example, one can treat an organic garden with a weak concentration in order to eliminate aphids but protect beneficial honey bees.
Unlike pesticides, enzyme [lice] control will never become obsolete. Because the biology of insects depends on the creation of enzymes in order for survival, it is impossible for [lice] to develop a resistance to enzyme as a method of pest control. Insects have an ability to rapidly evolve an immunity or resistance to commercial pesticides within a short time, even within a single crop cycle! This leads to a costly rotation of chemical warfare. Sadly, human beings do not have the biological tolerance to the persistent pollution of pesticides that insects do, and are often the ultimate victims of pesticide. Fortunately a consistently reliable and safe solution to pest control has been discovered - enzyme.
Enzyme control achieves safer, faster and more effective results than pesticide poisons. Replace the health risk of outdated chemical pesticides with a sure-fire and completely non-toxic alternative method for exterminating pests – an enzyme based product such as Licenders Professional Lice Treatment Shampoo.
Pest Control has long sought the perfect pesticide, an ideal Holy Grail that is totally safe for humans, yet certain death to insects, and would never become obsolete. Why this had not been found was due to a lack of exploring outside the realm of traditional pesticides - which rely solely on the application of hazardous chemical poisons to kill insects. Enzyme based biological pesticides offer just such a perfect resource for non-toxic pest control.
Licenders has invested in scientific research to kill head lice effectively and safely!
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headlice June 24th, 2008
continued from Licenders' Lice Shampoo Works!
Licenders has researched the anatomy of hair lice and nits, to develop lice removal products that work.
The solution to cracking the cuticle of a [human head louse] exoskeleton was discovered through the observation of insect entomology - insects employ enzymes to escape their exoskeletons. By utilizing cultured enzymes that mimic those found in nature, a natural form of biological pesticide can be produced that has the ability to dismantle the armor of [head lice] instantly.
Enzyme [product] digests insect's waxy cuticle on contact and dismantles their exoskeleton - effectively forcing [headlice] into immediate molting in which the protective shell is stripped.
Using enzyme-based formulas as a form of biological [lice] control is an ingenious play of engaging the forces of nature to our advantage. Enzymes exist throughout the insect, plant and animal kingdoms to aid in the digestion of organic matter. Arachnids such as spiders and scorpions inject their prey with enzyme; insect larvae (maggots) also rely on enzymes to predigest their food for them. Insectivore plants also use enzymes to digest insect prey. Even cellular organisms such as bacteria, mold, mildew and yeasts all depend on enzymes to aid in the external digestion of food sources. Enzymes play a fundamental role to all life because they are a necessary catalyst to speed up the chemical reaction of metabolism. Enzymes are used by living beings to break down complex structures in food digestion.
Enzymes are used throughout the food industry to pre-digest proteins and starches: baby food manufacturers add enzymes to soften the food, bakers add protease enzyme to flour to lower protein level, and brewers add enzymes to beer during fermentation to help filter and clarify the beer. Cheese makers as well use enzymes in the ripening phase of cheese.
Enzyme lice shampoo is a safe alternative to chemicals, with a much higher success rate of getting rid of lice.
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headlice June 23rd, 2008
The problem of treating lice in the 21st century, often boils down to chemical resistance. To understand this challenge to head lice treatment, you need to understand the physical characteristics of human head lice.
Insects, [including human hair lice], make formidable opponents because they are protected by strong exoskeletons - hardened shells that cover them like a suit of armor and have the locomotion of a tank. It is the exoskeleton that has most challenged pest control - until now. Enzyme is the key.
Because a [head lice] exoskeleton is a hard shell made of non-living material, it does not grow in size with the insect's development. Therefore it is necessary for all insects to shed their exoskeletons several times during the course of their life. They accomplish this by using enzymes they create naturally to split open their exoskeleton and thus grow larger. It is during this molting phase that an insect is at its most vulnerable - susceptible to drying out or drowning since the hard shell that normally would protect [the louse] has been cast off.
The surface of every insect's exoskeleton is covered with a waxy, water-repellant patina known as the cuticle. This outer coating protects the human head lice from harm, and has long been an obstacle for pesticide's effectiveness - the chemicals must penetrate the cuticle in order to affect the insect, so pesticides employ a variety of volatile solvents, toxic dusts or light oils in order to cut through the cuticle and thus deliver the poison into the insect interior.
Enzymes provide a safer, and more reliable method of killing head lice.
to be continued
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headlice June 12th, 2008
We recently reprinted Dr. John Hong's article about head lice, and other types of lice. It should be noted, however, that LICENDERS does not completely agree with Dr. Hong's suggestion about how to treat head lice. Dr. Hong only mentions treatment using chemical lice shampoo. In addition, he states that because lice have developed resistance, sometimes an oral medication is needed.
As LICENDERS has been treating children with head lice for 15 years, LICENDERS is uniquely qualified to present authoritative information on this matter. Dr. Hong is correct that head lice have developed resistance to chemicals. The solution to this frustrating fact about the resistant lice should not be to add MORE chemicals! Chemicals used to kill head lice are dangerous, and some have even been linked to leukemia.
The LICENDERS solution is to use safe, natural products on your children, completely avoiding the dangers of chemicals. LICENDERS uses enzyme based lice shampoos, combined with essential oils that naturally repel lice. Enzymes are essentially harmless for humans, but successfully kill every louse during a head lice infestation.
LICENDERS has a complete line of lice removal products that methodically work to eradicate the lice problem. Our own track record is proof positive that these lice treatment products work. There is no excuse, even during a lice infestation, to use chemicals on your child's head!
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headlice February 18th, 2008
Lice combs made of plastic are available in stores, and through mail-order. Some have obviously been manufactured with intent to catch nits. They have teeth spaced very closely together. There are plastic nit combs with very short teeth, as well as lice combs with much longer teeth. A plastic lice comb can be made of strong plastic, and be considered "unbreakable". Some of these lice removal combs come with a long handle, meant to be used the same way one would hold a disposable razor. Others have an extended handle, shaped for a comfortable grip. Unfortunately, no matter how well planned the design, plastic teeth will not catch the nits.
Louse nits are attached to the hair with a very, very strong biological glue. This glue is naturally created to keep that nit attached to the hair. The survival of the nit depends on that nit staying attached to the hair shaft. This is so that the nymph inside the louse egg can grow and thrive on the human host. To the naked eye, the teeth of the plastic lice comb appear to be rigid. However, the plastic teeth will spread apart, just enough to get around many nits. Plastic teeth on a lice comb do bend microscopically and slide past the tightly glued nits. Remember that nits can be tinier than a poppy seed!
It doesn't matter if the plastic lice nit comb is especially made and marketed for this purpose by "experts". A plastic comb passes over too many nits to be considered worthwhile. This has been proven by the thousands of frustrated parents who have attempted to use such a plastic lice nit comb. The amount of time needed to properly comb out lice and nits is long enough. It is a shame to invest all that effort using an ineffective lice removal tool.
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headlice November 6th, 2007
Using an effective, safe lice shampoo is certainly very important. Many people seem to make the mistake however, of not focusing enough on the most important lice removal tool: the lice comb. When you use a shampoo for lice, it will kill lice on contact, if it is a good shampoo. However, the nits will remain behind.
Nits are eggs that are laid by mature head lice. Lice have a life span of 30 days and lay eggs, called "nits". Using a natural glue, the louse attaches one egg per strand of hair. Within 10 days after it reaches maturity, a female louse may already deposit more than 60 nits at a rate of about six eggs each day. As those nits hatch, the new lice start laying eggs at the same rate. If every nit is not combed out with a lice comb, the use of the lice shampoo will have been a waste. In order to prevent frustration of lice re-infestation, the child with lice must have his hair thoroughly and methodically combed out.
to be continued in a future post
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headlice October 24th, 2007
Lice extermination in the house is necessary, but there is no need to get overwhelmed. As we said in our previous post, there are things that must be done when you have a headlice problem in your house. It is simple and easy to clean out lice in furniture and main living rooms in your house. In just a few minutes, you can easily treat most of your home for headlice.
The problem is a louse can crawl off of a head onto a pillow, the head rest of a couch, or any other location where a person typically rests their head. Although this is not where head lice thrive, it can happen. The louse will die usually within 24 hours off of a human head. Without human blood it simply can’t live. It cannot lay nits (lice eggs) anyplace off of a head either. In such an instance, it is possible that once it has crawled onto furniture, a louse can crawl back onto a different child’s head in the short time that it is still alive. Despite the fact that this situation seems unlikely, it can happen, and the risk is significant enough to warrant some attention.
to be continued
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headlice October 17th, 2007
Using enzymes is a method of how to get rid of head lice, using biology. Licenders shampoo contains enzymes that do the same thing to get rid of lice nits, as enzymes that are produced naturally. In nature, enzymes exist in many different living things, in order to break down their food.
Spiders, scorpions, and other living creatures rely on enzymes to break down the insects that they eat. Even plants that eat insects, like the famous Venus Fly Trap use enzymes to digest the bugs. Bacteria and mold also use enzymes to break down sources of food – often ruining the food in the process.
The enzymes prematurely break down a louse the same way that this happens in nature. The enzymes in Licenders Shampoo break down the shell of the human hair louse, leaving it without protection, and causing it to die. Enzymes digest insects, including head lice, on contact. This is how to get rid of head lice quickly. Most of the lice will die within seconds! Using enzymes, is using a resource found in nature to get rid of headlice effectively.
By using nature to eliminate the lice problem, Licenders’ success rate is much higher than other products out there. Using this natural method of safe lice treatment is more reliable than using the dangerous chemicals and pesticides found in other products.
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