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Posted by Jessica Eddowes |

OTC head lice treatments: How they work & they don’t

When a child comes home from school (or camp or day care) with head lice, most parents rush to the pharmacy and buy one of many available head-lice treatments. There are a couple of reasons to slow down before taking this step. First, there is no need to panic. Easier said than done, of course,

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February 24 , 2016 | Posted by Jessica Eddowes |

OTC head lice treatments: How they work and how they don’t

When a child comes home from school (or camp or day care) with head lice, most parents rush to the pharmacy and buy one of many available head-lice treatments. There are a couple of reasons to slow down before taking this step. First, there is no need to panic. Easier said than done, of course,

Feb

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Posted by Jessica Eddowes |

Lice treatment: It’s all about the eggs

They go online and search for solutions, often finding multiple sources of conflicting advice. Get the over-the-counter chemicals. Try natural oils. Cover your child’s head in mayonnaise or petroleum jelly—these are a few of the most common recommendations. All of these solutions share an important shortcoming: they are focused on killing live head lice. Killing [...]

Feb

12

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Posted by Jessica Eddowes |

Chemical Warfare Against Lice? Think Twice.

When a child comes home with a case of head lice, most parents race to the drug store to buy an over-the-counter (OTC) lice-treatment product. These products go by many names, some of them catchy to the point of appearing benign. Many, however, contain some kind of insecticide. That’s right, insecticide. These products are asking [...]

Feb

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Posted by Jessica Eddowes | professional lice treatment, professional lice removal |

Why We Hate Head Lice

We hate head lice. But not for the reasons you might think. It’s not because they are dirty (they’re not) or that they represent some kind of social failure (they don’t) or because they cause terrible health problems (they don’t do that either). The reason we hate head lice is because of the emotional toll [...]

Monthly Archives: February 2016

Feb

24

OTC head lice treatments: How they work & they don’t

Feb

24

OTC head lice treatments: How they work and how they don’t

Feb

19

Lice treatment: It’s all about the eggs

Feb

12

Chemical Warfare Against Lice? Think Twice.

Feb

2

Why We Hate Head Lice

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