Services
Initial treatment
$200/person in need of treatment (+ additional $50 for hair at shoulder length or longer)
Your service technician will arrive at your home. The first thing that will be done is a complementary head inspection of the whole family. Lice don’t jump, but they can easily move through head contact from one family member to another. Hugs and snuggles can spread lice. If you catch the infestation early, you might be lucky and there might only be one member of your family affected. But, in our experience, more than one family member will need treatment.
Once we determine who needs to be treated, we will start the process which begins with a heat treatment (approx. 30 minutes). The purpose of the heat treatment is to dry out the lice eggs. This part of the process will not kill the hatched lice, but it will insure that most of the eggs will not hatch. This is an important step to disrupt the lice lifecycle.
After that we do a traditional comb out using our proprietary products that use ingredients that get a very low hazard rating from the EWG (Environmental Working Group). Our product is effective but non-toxic. We don’t use pesticides. This portion of the treatment will take anywhere from 30 minutes (for short hair) to an hour or more for long hair depending on the length and thickness of the hair.
second treatment
Free (the price of the initial treatment includes the second treatment)
Approximately 7-10 days later we will arrive for your second and final inspection and treatment. Most, if not all of the lice will be eliminated during the first treatment. But, lice is difficult to treat and a second treatment is needed to insure that all of the lice are gone. This service includes a final comb out (approx. 30 minutes to an hour depending on the length and thickness of the hair).
F.A.Q.
- Head lice have been around for a long time and most communities learn to live with them.
- Head lice are not known to spread disease but they can be annoying because they may cause itching and loss of sleep.
- Head-to-head contact with an already infested person is the most common way to get head lice.
- Head lice move by crawling; they cannot hop, fly or jump from person to person.
- Head lice and their eggs (nits) soon perish if separated from their human host. Because they need food, humidity and warmth to survive it is unlikely they will be found alive on car seats, curtains or carpets. clothing or personal items such as combs, brushes or towels.
- Head lice cannot swim. They can survive under water for several hours but are unlikely to be spread by the water in a swimming pool.
- Anyone can get head lice. It is not related to poor personal hygiene or cleanliness in the home. Head lice feed on blood, not dirt. They prefer clean hair, not dirty hair.
- Children do not get head lice from dogs, cats, and other animals.