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You may not need to do much cleaning at home. Lice are parasites that need a human host to survive. They cannot live for more than 24 to 48 hours away from the warmth and environment of the human scalp.
Head lice affecting people feed only on human blood and cannot be passed to pets. You cannot catch them from your pets either.
Because lice feed off blood near the scalp and have six legs that are specifically designed for gripping and holding hair, they remain on the head and scalp area.

This provides added protection against reinfestation. If any nits were missed during treatment and hatch after you get home, the additional applications at home will address them. Since lice survive up to 48 hours off the human scalp, repeated home use helps prevent reinfestation from any lice in your environment during those first couple days after treatment.

Head lice are not known to spread disease and are mainly a nuisance rather than a health danger.

Nits are attached to hair follicles near the scalp with a natural, glue-like substance. They are oval-shaped and tan, brown, or black in color.

Wearing hair up or tied back reduces head-to-head contact opportunities, so lice have fewer chances to transfer. Using prevention products with peppermint, like our Lice Lifters Repel Spray, may help discourage lice since they dislike mint scent.

Nits take roughly 7 to 10 days to hatch. They need the warm, moist environment near the human scalp to survive and will die if they fall away from your head.

Most lice infestations come from direct head-to-head contact with an infested person. Less often, they can be picked up from using or wearing an infested person’s hat, helmet, towel, brush, or comb.

About half of people bitten by lice develop an itchy scalp as a symptom. Sleep difficulty may occur since lice are active at night. Some people report a sensation of something moving on their scalp. Symptoms vary in intensity from person to person.

No. Head lice cannot jump or fly. They crawl from one person to another to spread.

Many furniture sprays contain chemicals that can be risky to inhale. Since lice cannot live more than 48 hours off the scalp, regular cleaning is usually sufficient.

Since lice survive only a few days off the body, you can seal items in a plastic bag for 2 days, or put them in the dryer on high heat for 30 minutes. Discarding them is not necessary.

Head lice have existed alongside humans for centuries. They are common parasites that spread through direct contact.

Our Lice Lifters comb uses micro-grooved technology with teeth spaced closely together, allowing it to capture more lice and nits than standard combs during your home comb-out routine.

Over-the-counter products like Nix and Rid have been used so extensively that many lice have become resistant to these pesticide-based treatments. Our non-pesticide approach offers a different option without relying on chemicals that may no longer be effective.

A female louse lays about 10 eggs daily for a total of roughly 200 in her lifetime. Without professional removal, each nit will hatch and develop into a nymph and then progress to adult stage.

This development process takes approximately 7 to 10 days as the.