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Can Head Lice Live on Pillows and Sheets?

Can Head Lice Live on Pillows and Sheets? First of all head lice need to feed every 2-4 hours, and more frequently when they are nymphs. Furthermore the only food head lice can survive on is human blood. And human blood from a human scalp. Scalp skin is different from skin on other parts of the body. Because the scalp contains more blood vessels than other types of skin. In addition the mouth parts of the head louse are highly specialized to pierce and to extract blood from human scalp skin. Therefore head lice do not seek out pillows and sheets as a destination.

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Can Head Lice Live on Pillows and Sheets?

In fact the primary means of transmission for head lice is head to head contact. Hence lice are very reluctant to leave a warm, food filled human scalp to travel to bed linens. Because there is a high likelihood that the lice would starve, become too cold to move, or not be able to return to their food source (the human scalp). Because, since humans are mobile and constantly moving around, there is a good likelihood that their food source scalp will be gone when they try to return to that scalp.

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Can Head Lice Live on Pillows and Sheets? Are you spending a great deal of time cleaning your linens, carpets, couches and house? In fact, house-cleaning will not make any difference in terms of head lice eradication in 2019. Parents confuse head lice with other parasites that in fact do exist in linens, carpets and couches. Examples of these other parasites include, bedbugs, fleas and body lice. However your family does not have bedbugs, fleas or body lice. Therefore cleaning of your house and its contents is not necessary to remove head lice.

Instead, you can save valuable time by spending your time conditioner-combing your child’s hair. The OMG Lice Comb combined with OMG Lice Treatment Conditioner Solution is all you need to successfully treat lice at home.

Lice Peace of Mind Today! Sleep Like a Baby Tonight!

Lice Peace of Mind Today. Head Lice! The words alone get most people scratching their heads. First of all let’s admit it, lice carry a certain “yuck factor” that makes us not want to think about them. Suddenly your Peace of Mind starts slipping away and you feel itchy all over. Yet herein lies the problem. You want to ignore the fact that your elementary school aged child will be exposed to lice. However you could be caught off-guard if a lice infestation hits your family.

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Be prepared for lice! Peace of Mind is Within Reach!

• First of all take a deep breath and realize that head lice are manageable.

• Secondly arm yourself with a good metal nit comb such as the OMG Lice Comb.

• Finally, do a preventative lice comb-out once a month

Lice Peace of Mind Today. Let’s remember that head lice are not vectors of disease in 2019. In fact head lice are not even a CDC reportable condition. This means if you kid has lice it is not a public health threat. In addition most parents scour the house laundering, vacuuming and bagging. However none of the laundering, vacuuming and bagging are necessary for head lice. Especially relevant all of the laundering, vacuuming and bagging would only be appropriate if your child had bedbugs, fleas or body lice. In fact people in Colonial Williamsburg struggled with bedbugs, fleas and body lice daily in addition to head lice.

Lice Peace of Mind Today. Thankfully your child does not have bedbugs, fleas or body lice! Your child only has head lice. First of all head lice are surprisingly common in 2019.

In fact we see lice in:

• 20% of children ages 5-10

• 10% of children ages 11-13

• 5% of children ages 2-4

• 40% of Moms

• 2% of Dads

Because direct head-to-head contact is the primary mode of transmission for head lice. Who is curling up at bedtime and reading a book to the kids? That’s right, it takes more than a quick hug to catch lice!

Our DIY Lice Treatment Kit will keep you at the ready at all times for head lice.

Lice Transmission Happens. Get a head check today!

Lice Transmission Happens. where do lice come from The only method of head lice transmission is direct head to head contact. Lice are not viable off a human scalp. So you can stop vacuuming, stop doing laundry, relax and take a deep breath. Simply focus your efforts on where the lice really are, on your child’s scalp.

Lice Transmission Happens. First of all where do lice come from? You can’t get lice by sharing hats, helmets, costumes, clothes, stuffed animals, theater seats or airplane seats. So you don’t need to bag your child’s stuffed animals. In addition bagging all of your child’s treasured stuffed animals is needlessly traumatizing to your child.

Lice Transmission Happens. Nitwits lice? Lice are acutely sensitive to temperature, light and humidity levels. They have the perfect host environment right next to the scalp of a 4th grader. Kids scalps are warmer and they are more cuddly than adults, making kids the perfect vectors for head lice transmission.

Lice Transmission Happens. The presence of Head Lice is not a public health emergency. Furthermore Head Lice do not carry disease and are harmless parasites. Head Lice do not deserve the stigma associated with them. The stigma IS appropriate for Body Lice, genetically distinct from Head Lice. Head Lice cannot turn into Body Lice or Pubic Lice, (different DNA). Your child does not have Body Lice or Pubic Lice. 

Lice Transmission Happens. 5% of school-age children have Head Lice at any given time. The only mode of transmission is direct head to head contact. Head Lice are not transmitted via helmets, hats or hair brushes. Head lice are not viable in linens, carpets, furniture, clothing or stuffed animals. You do not need to vacuum, do laundry or bag stuffed animals. Head Lice do not choose to wait for a new host on inanimate objects. Head Lice, and Nits (eggs), are not viable once off a human scalp. Once off a scalp Lice get cold, dry and start to die & nits are too cold to hatch.

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Lice children’s hair. Louse in hair emergency alert! It is 11pm at night and you think you might have found a bug in your child’s hair. Could it be head lice? First of all Head Lice identification is the first step in learning that your family has head lice infestation. Then It comes as a shock to all parents that this ancient, and pesky, insect might be in their children’s hair. However once the shock wears off it is time to get to work. But wait, don’t run to CVS for lice shampoo, because it is 2018 and head lice are 100% resistant to lice shampoos with pesticides in them.

Lice children’s hair. What does head lice look like?   We suggest parents pull the bug off the hair and stick it to a piece of scotch tape. If the bug looks like the image here, then you definitely have head lice. If you are not sure what it is, simply text a photo of the bug to us at NitWits 617-816-9487.

Lice children’s hair. Do head lice cause any kind of infections or infectious diseases? Actually no, head lice do not transmit or spread any diseases or health problems of any kind. First of all why do head lice have such a bad reputation? Because, due to head lice stigma, head lice are often confused with body lice. Body lice are different from head lice, but this fact seems to have been lost in all of the confusion about lice. Body lice do transmit disease, body lice are best known for typhus epidemics in times of war or unrest in the last century. Finally, there is no chance that your child could possibly have body lice because, as long as your child wears clean clothes, bathes regularly and does not live in a war zone or a refugee camp, it is not possible for your child to have body lice.

Wintertime Advice for Head Lice Prevention

Can you get lice in January or February? Absolutely. Head lice are around 12 months of the year. Contrary to popular belief, Head Lice are not spread by helmets, or even hats. Lice have highly specialized claws that hydraulically clamp onto the hair shaft as soon as they feel anything moving, such as taking off a ski helmet or a hat.  In fact, lice can’t survive for more than a few hours off a human scalp because they get cold, hungry and dried out.  Therefore lice hang on until a nice warm scalp is touching and it is safe to crawl to directly from host A to host B. 

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Lice spread is a real problem for parents in 2017. Head Lice spread is only caused by direct head-to-head contact!! Parents run screaming from the room when they discover head lice, like it is the worst piece of news they have ever heard. Why is there so much lice paranoia? Because 100 years ago, lice could truly mean that you lived in a house with no running water, a dirt floor, you never bathed or changed your clothing. Yes folks, we are talking about body lice, a bug that your child does NOT have.

Lice Spread. Do head lice cause any kind of infections or infectious diseases? Actually no, head lice do not transmit or spread any diseases or health problems of any kind.  Head Lice are not a CDC reportable condition. So why do head lice have such a bad reputation? Because parents confuse head lice with body lice. Body lice are different from head lice, but this fact seems to have become lost in all of the confusion about lice. Body lice do transmit disease, body lice are best known for typhus epidemics in times of war or unrest in the last century. However there is no chance that your child could possibly have body lice, because as long as your child wears clean clothes, bathes regularly and does not live in a war zone or a refugee camp, it is not possible for your child to have body lice.

However, in 2017, this confusion about head lice continues. We see parents every single day who have laundered every piece of clothing in their home, every towel, every sheet, pillowcase and comforter. These same parents have had professional cleaners come in to steam clean their carpets, couches and drapes. Sadly, none of these measures are necessary in regards to head lice. Because head lice are not in your environment, they live only on your, and your children’s, scalps.

Lice Spread. More commonly known as head lice infestations, really means a cluster of head lice cases in your community. Sound familiar? It should because, head lice have become resistant to pesticides. Therefore head lice are doing just fine in 2017. Parents often ask us about cetaphil lice treatment. Our answer? We see many families at NitWits who have very healthy cases of head lice who have tried Cetaphil lice treatment. Because the nits are still alive after Cetaphil lice treatment and they continue to hatch. Hence you still have live lice eggs on a scalp treated with cetaphil.

Therefore we know that cetaphil is actually not effective as a head lice treatment. Lice Spread. Best option for Lice Treatment Boston? Yep, you guessed it: NitWits Intelligent Lice Treatment. Boston’s Premier Lice Treatment Service. Want the White Glove Lice Service that takes care of you from start to finish? Give us a call to see what Boston Parents are raving about! 617-816-9487.