10 Steps To Help Keep Head Lice
And Their Eggs Out Of Your Child’s Hair
Retrieved from www.headlice.org
1. Watch for signs of head lice, such as frequent head scratching. Anyone can get head lice... mainly by head-to-head contact but also from sharing hats, brushes and headrests. Lice do not jump or fly.
2. Check all family members for lice and nits (lice eggs) at least once a week. Only those infested should be treated. Lice are reddish-brown wingless insects, nits are grayish-white, always oval shaped, and are glued at an angle to the side of the hair shaft.
3. Be sure not to confuse nits with hair debris such as bright irregularly shaped clumps of
dandruff stuck to the hair shaft or elongated segments of dandruff encircling the hair
shaft and easily dislodged. Lice treatment is inappropriate for hair debris.
4. Consult your pharmacist or physician before applying or using lice treatment pesticides
when the person involved is pregnant, nursing, has allergies, asthma, epilepsy, has
pre-existing medical conditions, or has lice or nits in the eyebrows or eyelashes.
Never use a pesticide on or near the eyes.
5. Remember, all lice-killing products are pesticides. If you choose to purchase an over-the-counter
treatment, follow the directions carefully and use with caution. If the product fails, do not switch to
other over-the-counter treatments or use any prescription products as a "last resort". This can be
potentially harmful. Manual removal is the safe alternative and a necessary component to any head
lice treatment regimen.
6. Follow package directions carefully. Use the product over the sink, not in the tub or shower. Always keep the eyes covered.
7. Remove all nits. This assures total lice treatment. Separate hair in sections and remove all attached
nits with the NPA's LiceMeister comb, (or any other head lice comb) baby safety scissors, or your fingernails.
8. Wash bedding and recently worn clothing in hot water and dry in a hot dryer. Combs and brushes may be soaked in hot water (not boiling) for 10 minutes.
9. Avoid lice sprays! Vacuuming is the safest and best way to
remove lice or fallen hairs with attached nits from upholstered
furniture, rugs, stuffed animals and car seats.
10. Notify your child's school, camp, child care provider, neighborhood
parents, or visit HeadLice.Org to report a lice outbreak to the NPA. Check
for lice on a regular basis. This is the best way to protect your family and
community.
Please refer to http://www.headlice.org/faq/lousology.htm for photos of lice.
And Their Eggs Out Of Your Child’s Hair
Retrieved from www.headlice.org
1. Watch for signs of head lice, such as frequent head scratching. Anyone can get head lice... mainly by head-to-head contact but also from sharing hats, brushes and headrests. Lice do not jump or fly.
2. Check all family members for lice and nits (lice eggs) at least once a week. Only those infested should be treated. Lice are reddish-brown wingless insects, nits are grayish-white, always oval shaped, and are glued at an angle to the side of the hair shaft.
3. Be sure not to confuse nits with hair debris such as bright irregularly shaped clumps of
dandruff stuck to the hair shaft or elongated segments of dandruff encircling the hair
shaft and easily dislodged. Lice treatment is inappropriate for hair debris.
4. Consult your pharmacist or physician before applying or using lice treatment pesticides
when the person involved is pregnant, nursing, has allergies, asthma, epilepsy, has
pre-existing medical conditions, or has lice or nits in the eyebrows or eyelashes.
Never use a pesticide on or near the eyes.
5. Remember, all lice-killing products are pesticides. If you choose to purchase an over-the-counter
treatment, follow the directions carefully and use with caution. If the product fails, do not switch to
other over-the-counter treatments or use any prescription products as a "last resort". This can be
potentially harmful. Manual removal is the safe alternative and a necessary component to any head
lice treatment regimen.
6. Follow package directions carefully. Use the product over the sink, not in the tub or shower. Always keep the eyes covered.
7. Remove all nits. This assures total lice treatment. Separate hair in sections and remove all attached
nits with the NPA's LiceMeister comb, (or any other head lice comb) baby safety scissors, or your fingernails.
8. Wash bedding and recently worn clothing in hot water and dry in a hot dryer. Combs and brushes may be soaked in hot water (not boiling) for 10 minutes.
9. Avoid lice sprays! Vacuuming is the safest and best way to
remove lice or fallen hairs with attached nits from upholstered
furniture, rugs, stuffed animals and car seats.
10. Notify your child's school, camp, child care provider, neighborhood
parents, or visit HeadLice.Org to report a lice outbreak to the NPA. Check
for lice on a regular basis. This is the best way to protect your family and
community.
Please refer to http://www.headlice.org/faq/lousology.htm for photos of lice.