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Did you know that only 35% of head lice cases cause ‘the itch’!

The itch is caused by the louse biting into the scalp to feed which can cause an irritation. This irritation can differ for each individual and can also depend on the severity of the infestation. Some other symptoms can be little red bumps or sores where the lice have bitten into the scalp.  Read More...

Today 1 in 4 Primary School children between the age of 6 and 11 years have head lice. Such a common ailment with children carries feelings of embarrassment, shame and hygiene. Read a NitWits customers' experience.   Read More...

Head lice are the most common ailment in schools after the common cold. They are not dangerous and  they do not carry disease, they are however easily transferred from child to child.

It is also not uncommon that head lice are seen in families more than once or twice. A second case of head lice can be caused from undetected hatchlings left behind from the initial treatment, incorrect treatment or a reinfestation from another child.

Make sure you get handle on nits with these top tips.  Read More...

So, your child has come home from school with head lice and now you have the unpleasant task of trying to get rid of the pesky little critters... Unfortunately there is no one stop solution for treating head lice, in fact, the only way to completely rid head lice for good is to kill the head lice with a treatment cream or foam and comb out all the head lice eggs. It’s important to ensure all eggs are removed to stop the head lice life cycle.

I find head lice treatment is easiest and most effective if it’s broken down into steps:  Read More...

I hope you’ll forgive me for using the age old adage that prevention is the best cure, but when it comes to head lice it really is the case. There is never a convenient time to treat head lice and it can be such a tedious task, especially if it’s a really heavy infestation!

Undertaking a few simple steps each day can go a long way to prevent head lice or even catch the problem early enough that it makes treatment a lot easier.

Here are four easy steps to help prevent your child from catching head lice:  Read More...

Head lice and their eggs (nits) don’t just go away, they need to be treated to ensure the lifecycle has been stopped.

With so many treatment choices on shelf it can be quite confusing to know which one to buy. A thorough treatment would consist of 3-steps; applying the treatment to kill the lice, combing out the eggs and defending against future infestation.

It is also recommended by most brands that a follow up treatment is applied a week later to ensure that any eggs left behind after the initial treatment, that by now may have hatched, are killed. 

So when it comes to treatment what works better natural or chemical?   Read More...