Eeww yuck. Yeah. Luckily my son escaped the recent "lice outbreak" of his classroom. As a child, I never got lice nor as a teacher, which was fortunate, except when your own child has been exposed to the havoc wreaking microscopic bugger and you have no idea what to do but scratch your head. Eeww yuck. Yeah. For the louse-challenged like myself, head lice are small parasitic insects that depend upon human blood for survival. They are the size of a rice grain, are chameleonic, and cannot jump or fly. Nits are the eggs that resemble a speck of pepper typically found on the nape of neck and behind the ears. Are you itching yet?
If I've stirred your curiosity, there is an informative website www.pickyournits.com. It's the name of a mother owned professional service where she makes house calls and combs through the infected person's hair, provides toxic free remedies, and ample support during this lousy time. For future outbreaks, I feel a lot more prepared with the following items in my cabinet:
1. Dr. Bonner's Castile Liquid Shampoo in Peppermint (we use this product anyway)
2. Nit Free Terminator Lice Comb
3. Magnified Glass
4. Mint spray (I squirt this in the corners of our bedrooms to keep spiders away)
Check out www.pickyournits.com.
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