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Health & Fitness

LICE - MYTH BUSTERS

·         Boys do get lice.  Even boys with very short hair or buzz cuts

·         Many moms get lice from their kids even if they never had lice when they were kids

·         Hairspray and gel are not lice deterrents but mint and citronella are

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·         Lice like hair whether it is clean or dirty *FACT -Lice only like sweet kidsJ

·         Lice do not fly or jump

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·         Only 50% of people are itchy from head lice. People are itchy from lice bites not so much from the bugs crawling around and it may take 3-4 weeks of an infestation to become itchy.  People taking antihistamines for allergies may never become itchy at all

·         There is no season for lice.  It is a year round problem

·         Lice are not living in your house and re-infesting your family…Lice can only live and reproduce on a human head.  Off the head, adult lice die within 36 hours and they only lay nits (lice eggs) on a human head

·         Special house cleaning products and laundry additives are completely unnecessary!  Using the heat of the dryer or vacuuming items that have had contact with someone’s head is all you need to do.  Services that sell these products are taking advantage of their customers

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