Head Lice Resources

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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