Head lice are equal opportunity parasites; they don’t care who you are or how clean your hair is. They just want to eat your blood. Frequent hair washing has nothing to do with preventing head lice.

In short, hair dye may kill live lice, but does nothing for the nits, or eggs, that are attached to your hair. So, even if you kill every single live louse on your head, in seven to ten days, all those eggs will hatch and you’ll have even more lice to deal with.

As people are becoming more and more aware of potentially dangerous side effects of many drugs, we’re working to learn more about alternative treatments and therapies. For many parents, exposing a child to over the counter head lice treatments is just too risky.

Most parents forget the fun of germs until school starts and the kids get sick. There’s something about those disease ridden, enclosed schools that spreads germs everywhere. Younger kids especially may not wash hands regularly and may share items best kept to themselves.

Lice are insects that infest and feed off your body. Leaving a lice infestation untreated will only result in many other people becoming infested with lice. You also run the risk of infection if the itching is moderate to severe as you are scratching frequently.

While over the counter lice treatment medications are widely used, it is important to remember that they still are pesticides, and must be used according to their directions. Misuse can cause serious repercussions.

In short, no, lice cannot jump, fly or hop. They crawl so fast and spread rapidly that people often think they must jump or fly from one host to another. Here’s an overview of head lice.

It is absolutely NOT necessary to fumigate your house or use spray pesticides. Lice only live on human heads. If they happen to fall off onto a pillow or couch, they will die within 48 hours.

Nearly every parent encounters head lice at least once. It’s a familiar situation: you get a call at work and it’s your child’s school. The school secretary gives you the news: Your child has head lice!

It is usually easier to find the eggs than the actual lice. When looking for live lice you may want to use a magnifying glass to make it easier. Be sure not to confuse nits with dandruff.