How to Prevent Head Lice
Tips to prevent and treat head lice in children.
When children play at school and have play dates and sleepovers, the number of cases of head lice rises. That’s because head lice, tiny parasitic insects that live on the scalp, are most commonly transferred through head-to-head contact. What should parents know and do to prevent their child from getting head lice? Here are seven important tips: • Teach your child to avoid head-to-head contact. No sharing of brushes, combs, hats, hair accessories, scarves or towels. • Keep your child’s hair as close to the head as possible in either a ponytail, braid or bun. Using hairsprays or gels also makes it harder for lice to infest. • Spray your child’s hair daily with a natural lice repellent. Available in drug stores, natural food stores or …
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Louise
8:25 am on Wednesday, November 14, 2012
If you get head lice, use Greenbug for People. It kills the adults and the nits so you don't have to comb them out. What a lifesaver it was for me! more ›