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The Lice Cycle!

LICE PREVENTION TIPS...

  1. Be a Friend, Tell a Friend!!! Tell everyone you had contact with that your family had lice and ask them to check their heads.
  2. Avoid head-to-head contact at school, in the gym, on the playground, while doing sports, at home, at sleepovers, etc.
  3. Once a week, take a peek!!! Make head checks part of your weekly routine.
  4. Keep long hair pulled back in a braid or bun, any time you are around others.
  5. Use a mint-based leave-in spray on the hair before leaving home.
  6. Comb wet hair after a bath or shower with the Terminator lice comb twice a week for 2-5 minutes each time.
  7. Shampoo with a mint-based shampoo or lice prevention shampoo once or twice a week; shampoo on other days with regular shampoo.
  8. Watch for signs of head lice (itching, swollen glands, tiredness, a rash at the back of the neck).
  9. Avoid sharing combs, hats and helmets.
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Facts Of Lice!

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