Head Lice
Tips for teachers and childcare professionals in Massachusetts to prevent head lice:
Working with children is such an important duty, and while it is fulfilling and truly a service to our youth, it does come with the risk of contracting head lice. We screen and treat childcare and educational professionals frequently at our head lice removal clinic. We are BIG on education ourselves and we always advise…
Read MoreDoes Having Lice Make You Dirty?
As you can imagine, having parasites, such as head lice, crawling around in your hair can make you feel pretty “icky” (for lack of a better description). While head lice can give you the creeps, rest assured that it is not a sign of a lack of cleanliness. Head lice actually prefer clean hair which…
Read MoreCan Head Lice Live Under Water?
As you can imagine, we get asked all kinds of questions by anxious parents during a head lice removal treatment session. One common question in the summer is “can head lice survive when my child is swimming?” The short answer is yes. In more detail for you curious caregivers, head lice can survive being submerged…
Read MorePeak Season For Head Lice
Head lice is the last thing any caregiver wants to deal with — and many times we are asked when the “busy season” or most common time to catch head lice is. After almost seven years serving the families of Massachusetts, we’ve got quite a handle on when head lice is most common, and the…
Read MoreAre Super Lice Real?
“Super Lice” is a phrase that literally chills moms, dads, and caregivers to the core! In our head lice treatment salon, we are frequently asked if Super Lice is a real thing. In short, the answer is yes, but it DOES need some explanation to help ease anxiety when it comes to these pesky little…
Read MoreHead Lice Signs and Symptoms
Head lice, although harmless, can cause unpleasant symptoms. The most common sign that your child could have lice is itching. Other symptoms of head lice are seeing small brown or white nits (eggs) close to the root of the hair, redness around the hairline, and swollen lymph nodes behind the ears depending on how sensitive…
Read MoreHead Lice Cure with a 60 Day Guarantee
Here at Lice Care Associates Danvers we pride ourselves on being thorough and curing your head lice infestation in one appointment! We also offer a 60 day guarantee on all removal services if you’ve had your whole family screened per our protocol to ensure that your home stays lice free. Why are we able to…
Read MoreHead Lice Treatment in Massachusetts
We have heard the story thousands of times- you discover head lice on your child at the most inopportune time, or get a call from the school nurse, and panic sets in immediately. Most parents head right to the local pharmacy for a bottle of Nix, Rid, or whatever pesticide based treatment they can find…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Update
Here at Lice Care Associates Danvers we have always followed rigid sanitation guidelines to ensure the safety and comfort of our clients and their families. With Covid-19 upon us, we have consulted extensively with our on staff RN and implemented the following practices: -Upon arriving at our clinic, you will go through our check in…
Read MoreHead Lice Treatment
Head lice is a major concern for many elementary aged school parents. We see families come to our clinic who have been battling head lice for months, tried every otc treatment available, and have lost all patience with this parasite. So what treatment actually works? Head lice are a simple species but are quite a…
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