In general, the more fine-toothed the comb, the more effective it is. A tooth spacing of around 0.2 to 0.3 inches can remove adult lice but tends to miss nits. Combs with teeth closer to 0.09 ...

Q. Friends have called in a panic about treating lice. Their 6-year-old daughter brought them home from summer camp. When I was a girl, my parents used kerosene, but I hated it. These folks are rel… ...

Remove nits with a comb If the treatment does not promise to kill all eggs, use a fine-toothed nit comb to comb out all nits. This may be included in the treatment package.

My granny, though, used to use a fine-toothed comb. I remember leaning over a newspaper while she combed my hair and hearing the nits hit the paper as they fell out!

The best type of comb for removing lice and nits is a fine-toothed metal comb. The teeth of the comb should be close together to ensure that all lice and nits are removed from the hair.

You can also use a fine-toothed nit comb to remove dead or dying lice from your hair. Body Lice The treatment for body lice is a little different and mainly includes improving the personal hygiene ...

It's official ... even ancient folk needed a nit comb. A fine tooth comb is among treasures uncovered at an excavation site near Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. Arrow heads, pottery and ancient ...

A Fine Tooth Comb. by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Jul 30, 2012. The lice crisis began innocently enough. “We found nits,” my friend Ellen said over the phone. I drove Remy and Gabe and Remy home from ...

WHEN I was a little boy I remember having regular treatments for nits with an evil-smelling liquid. I smelled so awful that everyone knew when I had nits. The stench carried such a stigma that ...

It's official ... even ancient folk needed a nit comb. A fine tooth comb is among treasures uncovered at an excavation site near Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. Arrow heads, pottery and ancient ...