Lice Nit Comb Facts
headlice February 5th, 2008
continued from Why use Head Lice Shampoo AND a Lice Comb?
The second step of head lice treatment is to remove all the remaining nits. Although some lice shampoos may loosen the glue that holds the nits on the hair shafts, there is no safe OR chemical lice shampoo that has been shown to kill or remove nits. It has been established that the only way to properly treat a lice infestation is to carefully and methodically remove every nit. Nits must be removed with a very good lice nit comb. Combing the hair properly is even more effective for getting rid of lice nits, than trying to remove them one at a time by hand. Nits that are left in the hair will continue to hatch 7-10 days after they were laid. Newly hatched lice, called nymphs can not lay eggs. They are not mature enough to be fertilized until they are approximately 10 days old. Nymphs, like mature lice crawl extremely quickly. If the hair is properly combed, even nymphs that may have hatched shortly after the initial lice shampoo treatment will be combed out.
Because combing out lice nits and nymphs is so important, Licenders has done considerable review of lice combs. We have evaluated dozens of nit combs while providing treatment for head lice. Many different lice combs are available, each with different features, and innovations. Some of the features offered in lice combs are useful. Other lice removal products range from unnecessary, to ineffective, to downright ridiculous!
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