Electric lice combs have been on the market since the early 2000s — but there still isn’t a version out today that can compete with fine-toothed metal and plastic lice combs.

Experts say the best way to remove lice is the comb-out method. After wetting hair, Fisher advised parting it into small sections and then combing each section several times using a fine-tooth comb.

Lice combs help you see adult lice and their eggs. Also, combing can injure and kill lice . One 2019 study found that the weight of plasma combs was effective in killing lice.

Electric lice combs can be more effective than manual ones, as they use an electric current to kill lice and nits. However, they may not be as effective at removing all lice and nits from the hair.

Curing head lice: Chemicals, combs or a little outside help? Melissa Levin of Dix Hills, owner of Lice Tamers, screens Nicole Gellers hair for lice at Lice Tamers in Melville, March 24, 2015.

Lice combs need more than just a quick rinse under warm water to remove lice and their eggs, also called nits, from your hair. Lice combs can be an effective treatment for head lice infestations.

Invest in a good lice comb. She likes one called The Terminator, which is an all metal comb. And then do wet head checks each week and after any sleepover.

The comb is about one inch long by 0.9 inches wide and has teeth on both sides that were likely used to remove lice and their eggs from hair, similar to the two-sided lice combs still used today.

Other medical devices are registered or cleared with the FDA, like specialized "nitpicking" combs, as well as the proprietary hot-air blower used at hundreds of Lice Clinics of America locations ...

Experts say the best way to remove lice is the comb-out method. After wetting hair, Fisher advised parting it into small sections and then combing each section several times using a fine-tooth comb.