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You want those lice dead. Now. That’s why you need the WelComb Lice & Nit Removal Kit. Not only does the WelComb get right down to the scalp to get them out, but each component of the kit works to get rid of lice and nits (eggs) once-and-for-all. After extensive research, we know that the … Read More
A recent article from Drug Store News explored the current state of lice and nit removal products. Natural solutions containing oils, heat treatments and the importance of educating parents were all discussed. While we agree that parents should be educated about lice and nits and myths should be debunked, there was an important point not … Read More
This week, NBC Chicago featured a story on best practices for lice removal and prevention. We wanted to address the doctor’s recommendation of using prescription treatments to remove lice. Using prescription lice treatments instead of OTC treatments ignores the bigger issue. What about the nits? The only way to kill nits is with manual removal. … Read More
Source: Cafe Mom, May 2nd, 2017 Head lice is a huge issue for parents of school-age kids. Not only does it gross us out, but treating it is a total pain in the butt. In recent years, many schools have adopted no-nit policies that exclude kids from class when they have any signs of lice. … Read More
Source: Atlas Obscura, June 2016 Thirty years ago, Parasitologist Kostas Mumcuoglu and anthropologist Joseph Zias were examining a first-century hair comb excavated from the West Bank when they found a surprise lurking in its fine teeth: 10 head lice and 27 louse eggs. With their “interest in lice having been aroused,” they later wrote, they began to look more … Read More
Source: Consumer Reports, September 2015 Many parents, desperate to get rid of lice crawling around in their child’s hair, will dash out to the pharmacy to buy Nix or Rid, the most widely sold lice-control products in an estimated $130 million over-the-counter market. There’s a reason those chemical products are so popular. The American Academy … Read More
Source: Yahoo! Beauty, March 2017 A disturbing new study has linked a common chemical found in head lice treatments to behavioral difficulties in children. The research, which was published in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine, found that children who had higher levels of certain pyrethroids — which are synthetic chemicals used in insecticides like head lice treatments … Read More