Head Lice FAQs
Head lice are wingless insects that move from person to person using their six claws. They require direct head to head contact to be transmitted.
Head lice will only infest the hair on your scalp. Body lice is a different parasite.
Head lice is primarily passed by direct head to head contact. MUCH less frequently, lice is transmitted by sharing hats or combs.
Yes Tree oil can help to REPEL head lice. Mayonnaise and normal kitchen oil will not kill lice.
Head lice prefer clean hair.
Head lice only cause itching in about 50% of infected people.
Lice have built up resistance to OTC pesticides based solutions due to overuse.
Unfortunately, leaving a case of head lice untreated will cause it to get heavier and worsen. Head lice must be treated in order to be eradicated.