Time to learn who these pesky critters are and what they are doing to you!
There are 3 kinds of lice:
- Head
- Body
- Pubic
Who they are:
Lice are flat-bodied, grayish-black, wingless insects about 1/12 – 1/8 inch long, have six legs adapted for crawling (via claws) through hair or on clothing and are not capable of jumping any distance.
All lice feed on blood and must do so every 24 hours or they will die of starvation very fast.
During their life, they can cause intense itching in affected areas and pink papules (small, solid and elevation of the skin).
Symptoms:
Persistent itching and redness, particularly on the scalp, on the back of the head, or in pubic areas (depending on the kind of louse).
Reproduction:
All life stages are easy to see.
The eggs, which are called nits, can be recognized immediately: they are white to gray and are glued firmly to the base of hairs.
The nits are attached to their host’s hair with specialized saliva which results in a bond that is very difficult to separate without specialized products such as a nit comb – a comb with very fine close teeth, used to scrape nits off the hair.
An adult female louse will lay 8 eggs a night and after only 7 days a young louse, also called a nymph, will emerge and start to feed. In only 10 days, the nympth will reproduce and go on to develop through three stages.
Adult lice can live for 3 or more weeks.
Treatment:
Specific treatment will be determined by your physician based on: your age, overall health, and medical history, extent of the infestation, tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies, and expectations for the course of the infestation.
To avoid any heal related issues, we developed our product as an all natural product. To give you peace of mind while you are getting rid of the pesky issue.
We are always here for you,
The ClearLice Team