HEAD LICE

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HEAD LICE

HEAD LICE

This is where your scalp and hair are infected with lice and their eggs, called nits. It is very itchy and is caught mainly by head-to-head contact, sharing combs, brushes, hats and towels. It can be effectively treated by a combination of wet combing with a very small-toothed comb and anti-lice shampoos. It is sometimes known as pediculosis or nits.
Head lice are treated by, wet combing your hair with a fine-toothed comb which can dislodge the lice and their eggs from your scalp and hair, applying normal conditioner and then use a fine-toothed comb and applying special shampoo.

   

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