The Truth About Head Lice

Head lice are tiny bugs that will attach themselves to your hair and scalp, lay eggs and can spread around easily to others. Lice can make your scalp itch and can just about make you crazy if you've spotted them in your own hair or on someone else's hair in your home. Read on for helpful information about head lice so you may know the truth about lice.

Lice Does Not Care If You're Rich Or Poor

Head lice doesn't care about how much money you have. They don't care if you're rich or poor, or about your social status. Head lice can affect just about anyone. They're looking for a head to lay eggs on and any head will do. 

Lice Does Not Care If You Have Children Or Not

Just because you don't have children doesn't mean you can't get head lice. You can get head lice from another adult or from someone else's children. You can get head lice from anywhere and from anyone, so if you don't have any children of your own, don't frequent play places. Also, if aren't around children frequently, it doesn't mean you can't ever get head lice.

Lice Can Move From Head-to-Head From Close Contact

Lice can spread from one head to another from close contact. Sharing pillows and other bedding, wearing someone else's hat, glasses or goggles, using another person's grooming tools (combs or brushes), or from close head contact (hugging someone that has lice) can cause lice to spread. This is why sharing these things should be discouraged, especially with children. Make sure to wash all bedding and pillows after sleepovers in the hottest of water.

Lice Are Very Small

Lice and eggs are tiny and can sometimes be mistaken for dandruff. If you spot any dandruff in your hair and it is difficult to remove from the hair shaft, it may be head lice. Lice can be gray or tan in color and are about the same size as a sesame seed. Lice bugs have six legs and each leg has a claw on the end. 

Every Egg And Lice Bug Needs To Be Removed

Every egg and lice bug needs to be removed from your hair to prevent lice from returning and spreading further. You need to comb through the hair thoroughly, and sectioning off the head is the best way to do this, then remove each and every egg and lice bug from the hair. Using a special comb will help you with this task. Using special lice shampoo will also help to kill head lice. Both of these can be found at your local pharmacy. If you are having trouble removing the eggs and lice yourself, you may reach out to a hair salon to see if they offer lice removal services. 

If you have head lice, it's important to get rid of it as quickly as possible to prevent spreading it around to others. Don't share combs, brushes or other hair care tools, and try not to share other things that come in close contact to the head. 


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