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You got a lucky break by getting wind of a lice outbreak before it reached your child’s class! Right now, you’ve still got time. You can still take measures to ensure that your child’s hair stays protected and lice-free. Only problem

There’s a lice outbreak at school and every parent is now looking at each other suspiciously, thinking: Who is this child that caused this outbreak? Did their parents not keep their child’s hair clean? How irresponsible! Now, if you’re one of

What kinds of hair is more likely to be infested with lice? Do lice prefer short hair or longer hair, dark hair or light hair; or do they infest all kinds of hair? Do lice discriminate based on hair types? Do

As our kids excitedly head back to school for another term, the pestering issue of head lice remains at the back of the mind of anxious parents everywhere. Receiving the dreaded “Your-kid-has-lice-call” from school can seem like a death knoll. It’s

The thought of several tiny mites crawling around on the scalp is enough to give anyone the jitters. Lice, or pediculosis, are a group of parasites that attach themselves on to hair and suck blood out of the scalp in order

There’s this misconception that only dirty people catch lice – they don’t. Research has shown time and again that whether you have clean hair or dirty hair, both are equally susceptible to catching lice. Head lice are parasites; they don’t require much

Do you feel something creeping on your scalp at night? Take a deep breath! It’s not a ghost, but maybe something worse. Your head has been infected by lice and they are most active in the dark. If you have spotted

Every small move counts toward something big. And every small lice counts toward an embarrassing itch! We hear relationships ending almost daily because of various reasons including disloyalty, lack of compatibility, long-distance or loss of love. But no one ever voices how

Lice infestations are no joke! These pesky critters are out there to get the best of us! With an estimated 6 to 12 million children between the ages of 3 to 11 years being affected by lice infestations, head lice are nothing

Nits are eggs laid by adult female lice, and are much harder to remove than head lice. Because they require heat to hatch, they are located near the scalp and stick to hair follicles with a special adhesive that resists typical

Planning a beach holiday but scared of the nasty critters in your hair making an unwanted appearance? Don’t worry; we’ve all been there at some point in our lives! Believe it or not, 6–12 million people in the U.S. contract head lice annually.

Head lice can be a menace, to say the least. Your head feels itchy, you feel like something is walking on your scalp all the time, and you get increasingly annoyed. Thankfully, you’ve considered the option of going to a professional

However, although head lice can be terrorizing, there are some commonly believed myths that make you panic way more than you should. Our lice doctors at Lice Troopers have compiled a list of widely believed myths about head lice that really

So, your household recently had a lice infestation; after a flurry of tantrums, missed days at school and work, head lice remedies, and agonizing nights spent head scratching; everyone is now finally rid of lice. But suddenly, an alarming thought pops

Head to head contact is one of the main cause of lice and nit infestation in school going children. Here are some very effective and useful tips to prevent head lice in children.