​This is an article from The Daily Mail about the harmful chemicals found in most OTC lice kits and lice shampoos. This is why we do not use these products. Head lice treatments could lead to behavioural problems in some young children That was the suggestion published in report by the University of Rennes, France Issue surrounds pyrethroids - synthetic chemicals used in common pesticides Exposure could lead to children developing social problems by the age of six Chemicals i

Sucking lice have been sucking primate blood for at least 25 million years. So, where did we pick up these unwanted blood suckers in the first place? All signs point to a human–ape connection, and "connection" may mean something more tangible than an evolutionary link. Some studies suggest interaction between early Homo species and gorillas, and also between early Homo species and us. The lice we carry around are sucking lice. That’s pretty self explanatory. Two subspecies we

Head lice dehydrate fast. This is because they have a different fluid balance to most other bloodsucking insects. Normally, many bloodsucking insects get rid of their surplus water via their urine or feces – this is not the case for the head louse. It excretes only dry feces. By contractions of their blood-filled intestine, the water is squeezed out into their body fluid. Then the head lice secrete the surplus water through their widely ramified respiratory system. The dry fe

Someone posed this question to me today and it honestly threw me for a loop: "Why are your prices so much cheaper than the other lice places I have called. Are they better than you?" Short answer: Absolutely not. As a matter of fact, I believe the opposite to be true 😉 Longer answer: I keep my prices on the lower end for many reasons. The main reason is because when I had 4 children in my household with lice a few years ago, there was no way that I could afford the $200+ per