Winter is the season of the louse!
It is their main season, in which lice can be transmitted via clothing layers, hats, gloves, scarves, as well as during travel
Summer brings a smaller season of lice outbreaks thanks to camps, increased play dates, hats, road trips and other travel. We’ll worry about that in a few months…
For now, as kids return from their holiday vacation to daycares, preschools, public schools and indoor extracurricular activities, here are a few tips to help prevent lice from ruining your winter.
- Peppermint is a deterrent scent to lice. Buying shampoos and conditioners with this ingredient may help. *As a bonus, it feels great on the scalp!
- Once a week, throw backpacks, hats and jackets in the dryer for 20 minutes.
- Educate children on the importance of not sharing hats, hair bows, jackets, gloves, pillows during sleepovers and other cloth-type items.
- Check your children frequently for head lice. Perhaps set up a calender to check off once a week.
These tips will help, but frequent checks are the best thing you can do. It is always easier to stop at the beginning.
So at the first site of lice… Be sure to get rid of them and their eggs with an effective treatment kit.
Enjoy a fabulous, louse-free winter weekend,
Clearlice