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We put together Headlice-Advice.net due to the huge amount of misinformation out there on the internet regarding headlice. We've been there and we don't like what we see.

By the time we eliminated our lice, we were head lice experts, hence this website! We put this website together to help other parents have the same success.

We've answered what we hope is every common headlice question there is and put it into short, sharp, succinct article format that is easy to follow.

Enjoy.

What We Recommend

We had great success with Live Lice Free - The Headlice Handbook by Susan Thomas. This is the ONLY thing that ended up working for us. Read her story here.

Lice Products and Lice Shampoos.
Which Should I Choose?

Here is a brief rundown of all the major head lice treatment shampoos and head lice products. Here is a head lice product review site we found that will give you more information.

Our featured product which was the only product we had any success with is reviewed here - read reviews of Live Lice Free - The Head Lice Handbook.

Nix: Nix uses Permethrin as it’s active ingredient. Nix for head lice is an insecticide that is one of the more commonly used head lice treatments.

Concentrations of permethrin as little as one part per billion in the waterways have shown to be lethal to fish, aquatic insects, shrimp and crayfish. Permethrin is a neurotoxin which is classed by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) as a carcinogen as it causes lung cancer in laboratory animals.

A wide variety of insects are known to now be resistant to Permethrin, such as headlice, tobacco budworm and cockroaches.

Read reviews of Nix here >>>

Malathion for head lice: Malathion is a highly toxic derivative of nerve gas which works by disrupting the chemical reactions in the lice's (and our) nervous system. Extremely toxic orally, Malathion is a possible carcinogen, mutagen (Mutates DNA) and endocrine disruptor. In its raw state, malathion is readily absorbed into the skin.

Pyrethroid Pesticides: Scientific studies of Sumithrin, Resmethrin and Permethrin also reveal serious safety concerns and are possible carcinogens. These are known to be toxic to the Thyroid and Immune System, amongst other concerns.

German studies link exposure to Permethrin and also Phenothrin with leukaemia, lymphoid cancer and multiple chemical sensitivity.

Natural Alternatives:

LiceGuard Repellent Spray: This helps to prevent head lice. The non-aerosol spray has a smell humans find pleasant but head lice can’t stand.

Read reviews of LiceGuard Repellent Spray here >>>

Cetaphil head lice: This is where you coat the hair in cetaphil and then blow dry. The lice are shrink wrapped and smothered.

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