10 Tips to Help Prevent Head Lice this Summer

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in the Incidence of Head Lice

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Local LiceDoctors Lice Removal Service Offers Parents Ten
Tips for Kids Going to Camp

While there are lots of articles that cover how to treat
head lice, there just aren’t enough about how to prevent it. Parents in
Montgomery County spend a lot of money for summer programs and camps for their
children. No one wants to learn that his or her child has gotten head lice, but
it happens all too often. This is especially so in the upcoming summer months
and at the start of school. The bad news is that chemical treatments are
ineffective. The good news is there are all-natural methods which are 100%
effective in treating the lice infestation, and your local LiceDoctors, with
trained technicians on call, can help you in the privacy of your home or camp.
Facing the summer season, it’s important to be armed with knowledge about head
lice:

• 
  In order to eradicate a case of head lice, you
  must remove every nit. If you leave one or two nits in the hair, the case will
  start all over again. Heads are infested, on average, two-four
  weeks before you discover you’ve got lice
• 
   Lice infestation is harder to diagnose than
  you think. All you need for a
  self-sustaining infestation is one fertilized female louse. They’re tiny,
  speedy and scoot from light when you try to
  find them.
• 
   It is
  important to know that not everyone itches from head lice, therefore it is
  important to check your child regularly to see if you see any nits in the hair.
• 
  When
  you child returns from a play date or day at camp, take 5 minutes to see if you
  find anything translucent stuck to the hair. Keep in mind, getting
  head lice has nothing to do with hygiene. Head lice don’t care how often you
  wash your hair. You get lice when lice move from one head to another head. And
  lice have nothing to do with poverty either – they don’t know how much is in
  your bank account!
• 
   To prevent getting lice, girls should wear
  their hair up in a braid or bun. The less accessible that the
  hair is, the more difficult it is for the bugs to get into it.
• 
  Put
  gel, mousse or spray in your child’s hair. These products put a
  protective layer on the hair, which makes it harder for the bug to attach to
  the hair.
• 
  Bring
  your own pillows if you are spending the night with friends or going to camp.
• 
  Encourage
  your kids to avoid sharing items including hairbrushes, combs,
  hats, scarves, towels, helmets, sleeping bags, etc.
• 
  Take deep breaths and keep calm if you find out
  that your child has lice. .Having lice isn’t life-threatening, but it can wreak
  psychological chaos on the family or those infected.
• 
  If you
  find your child has head lice and want the treatment to be done successfully,
  you may want to call in a head lice treatment service. Make
  sure whichever company you call gives you a 100% guarantee on their head lice
  removal service.