Today marks the first day back to school for children across the country. Dawn Mucci speaks with Frank Ferragine of BT Breakfast Television about ways you can prevent head lice, and should you get it, ways to treat it.
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How to keep lice away for good, My daughter keeps getting live from school I clean it daily. What to do to prevent lice from coming back keep it away for good?
Get a quality head lice comb so you can check the hot spots once a week. If you check ahead you avoid the spread. Take a peek once a week is a great preventative measure that parents can take. Don’t be fooled by knock off and copy cat combs with short tines, plastic or poor tolerances. You can expect to pay $20 to $30 for a quality lice comb but these will last you a lifetime and can be sanitized between uses for multiple family members. Finally a quality lice comb has the proper tolerances with long tines that go through the thickest of hair and do not break or tear the hair.
Keeping hair up and away from other people’s heads is the best thing that you can do to avoid getting head lice. Sharing hats, combs, brushes, towels, and other hair items is not advised. Also avoid sleeping on someone else’s pillow or using their blanket. Pay special attention to sharing sport wear and head gear. If you need to share head gear such as a helmet, use a hair bonnet under the helmet. Keep in mind that you may also get head lice from car and bus seats and couches. Do a visual inspection of the head rest and wipe or blow off the surface before use. There are some cleaning products available and hair sprays that will leave a scent on the hair and these can help repel lice.