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When choosing a lice comb, look for combs with fine, close-together teeth and a sturdy, comfortable handle. Some combs may also have special features such as rounded tips to prevent scalp irritation.

Head lice affect millions of children every year. Schoolchildren are commonly affected by head lice, which attach to hair and feed on human blood.

Use head lice shampoo ‘Dimethicone’ twice, one week apart. It’s not an insecticide, it suffocates the live head lice. You then have to comb out the eggs stuck to the hair, so they don’t hatch.

How to Protect Your Family From Head Lice Lice can crawl from one head to another in seconds—for instance, when children touch their heads together during play or when they share a comb or a hat.

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Head lice can be treated with special medicated shampoos or lotions designed to kill lice and nits. Combing through the hair with a fine-tooth louse comb helps remove lice and eggs.

Consumer Reports’ scientists have long advocated the use of wet-combing: coating your child’s head with conditioner or oil and combing out lice and nits with a fine-tooth metal nit comb.