Entries by FreshHeads

How Does Lice Spread

The holiday season provides a great opportunity for us to spend time with family and friends, make new memories, and indulge in good food, but we aren’t the only ones enjoying the festivities. The holidays also provide head lice with the perfect opportunity to find new hosts and spread from family to family. These blood-thirsty […]

How to Check Yourself For Lice

Itchy scalp? It could be head lice. These common parasites cause problems for millions of families across the United States every year. When it comes to finding a host, head lice do not discriminate. As families come together this holiday season, it is important to know how to check for lice. Lice travel quickly from […]

Can You Get Lice In Your Beard?

Having facial hair is something that many men take pride in, but it also comes with a lot of upkeep. When it comes to maintaining a beard, going above and beyond to ensure it’s clean is essential.  This includes watching out for lice. You don’t think about head lice living in areas other than the […]

Which Lice Treatment Option is For You?

Do you have lice? Or have you had lice before and want to stay prepared if it happens again? If so, you should start exploring different lice treatments. Nits, the tiny lice eggs that end up in your hair or on your body, can grow extremely fast. However, they are easy to get rid of […]

What Do Nits Look Like?

Lice are not always easy to find on the scalp and may go unnoticed for a while before other symptoms of infestation start to arise. But if you notice a nit on your scalp or in your hair, what are the next steps? What Are Nits? Nits are lice eggs and are a sign that […]

What are the Main Differences Between Head Lice and Body Lice?

When most people think of lice, they automatically assume head lice. However, there is another type of lice, known as body lice. While they may have some similarities, body lice is not quite the same, nor does it require the same type of treatment. So what are the differences between these two? How To Identify […]

Will Freezing Your Head Lice Kill Them?

If you spend enough time on the Internet, you will come across a number of tips, tricks, and home remedies to kill head lice without professional help, or the use of strong chemicals. One of the most reoccurring “tips” we have to address is the method of freezing head lice as a quick means of […]

It May Not Be Lice; Other Reasons Your Scalp Could Be Itching

For anyone who has suffered from an itchy scalp, you know how disruptive, distracting, and debilitating it can be to your everyday life. The cause could be a variety of different problems, and while head lice do rank as one of the more common causes of an itchy scalp, they are not always the culprit. […]

Fall Sports And Head Lice

Now that school is back in session, it is time for both fall sports and head lice season to begin again. The high contact involvement necessary for fall sports can be fun during the match, but it can also create an environment that lends itself to spreading issues such as staph infection and head lice. […]