Lice Busters

Lice is a dirty word to most people. In fact, most people think that lice are only found in filty homes and on dirty heads. The truth to the life of lice is quite the opposite. So don't panic people....WE ARE THE LICE BUSTERS!

True or False
Lice are only on dirty heads and hair.

False! Lice can and will live on any human head that has hair. There are a few exceptions to this rule, though. Some hair types are 'harder' for lice to lay eggs on and therfore, die. I will explain this down the line.

Lice jump from head to head

False! Lice DO NOT jump! Fleas jump! Lice crawl from head to head or crawl from object to object looking for a place to call home and lay eggs. Lice are spread from either head to head contact or from object to head contact. For example: coats and hats hanging from the same hook at school. If a child has lice and wears a scarf or hat while infested, the lice will crawl on to the hat and when the hat is removed and is hanging alongside another hat, the lice have found a new home to lay their eggs. These little buggers multiply fast because of this reason!

You must clean EVERYTHING in your home to get rid of lice
Again...WRONG! Most Moms flip out and clean for a week straight! This is not needed and most find after they clean like a mad woman, the lice reappear! I will explain what to clean and what is not needed later.

Only white people can get lice
False and true....I'll explain! It is not the color of the skin that the lice like. It is the texture and shape of the hair that the lice need to lay and attach eggs. Black hair is more coarse, which means the hair strand has a flatter shape. This makes it harder for lice to attach the egg to a strand of hair. White hair has a more oval shape and eggs are easily attched to a strand. Asian hair is very round in shape. This hair type also is harder to lay eggs on as they will slip off of the strand. Now, there is always the exceptions to every rule! If you are black and have hair that is less curly and finer, you can get lice! If you are white and have very thick, curly hair, your hair may be too flat for lice to breed. So as you see, it is not the color or race that lice like, it is the type of hair that they need to breed.
You recieved a note from school that a child in class has lice. You MUST treat your child ASAP!

NO NO NO!!! Lice shampoos do not prevent lice. They treat it. Do Not use any lice shampoo or lice treatment if your child does not have lice.
You treated your child but the school nurse sent your child home again because they found nits. Do they still have lice?

Most schools have a "NO NIT" policy. If you treated your child and removed eggs for hours but their may have been a few missed, YES they still could have lice.The ONLY way to be sure is to remove each and every nit. This is where "Lice Busters" is needed!
If I shave my sons hair off the lice are gone?
They should be but lice can also live in eyebrows and lashes. This depends on how bad the infestation was to begin with.