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We’re excited to share some good news – the WelComb® is now on store shelves! You can find the WelComb® in Dollar General’s new Lice and Nit Removal Kit. In addition to the WelComb®, the Dollar General Lice and Nit Removal Kit includes the conditioner and a detangler comb. Remember, the WelComb® removes lice and … Read More
You want those lice dead. Now. That’s why you need the WelComb® Lice and Nit Removal Comb. 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 head 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 … 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: how to remove nits. The only way to kill nits is with manual removal. … Read More
Can your kids go to school with lice? 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 … 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
Physically removing lice is safest for your child’s head. 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 … 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