LiceMD and Common Myths
Lice! It’s something no one wants to talk about or admit they’ve ever had. But here I am blogging about it, sharing my personal story with the nasty little critters, and debunking some myths.
Myth Number One: Dirty kids are the ones who get lice, right? Wrong? Everyone and anyone can get lice, though it is rarer in adults. I got lice when I was in grade school.
Every year the school did a lice check, but my head itched intensely long before the school lice check. I remember so clearly the only thing that would satisfy the itch was to dig the hard bristles of my brush into my scalp. My mother (a hairdresser) thought I had my dad’s dandruff until she saw one of those little creepy crawlies jump out of my head.
Myth Number Two: Lice can’t jump or fly. They walk from head to head. I’m not sure how I got lice, but my mother and grandmother subjected me to those old, noxious, chemical treatments. I think that was the time my mother cut my long hair and gave me Dorothy Hamill hair. I haven’t had short hair since.
When I was asked if I wanted to blog about a product called LiceMD that’s pesticide FREE, I thought it’d be a great chance for me to share my story. Thankfully, none of my children have ever had lice, but they are in school, and now I’m prepared with this new product sample.
I try to make my home as natural and pesticide free as possible and I’m so glad LiceMD is non-toxic, safe, and odorless. Plus it’s pediatrician tested and clinically proven and helps prevent re-infestation. My mother told me after I was deloused, I went back to school and caught it again! She got ticked off (pun intended!) and told the school she would not send me back until they found the kids with the lice and got rid of them. (The lice, not the kids.)
So if your child comes home with a note from school saying he/she has lice, don’t freak! Okay, that’s not realistic. First freak, then get a some LiceMD. I thought about giving my box away, but decided I never know when I might need it! I don’t see an expiration date on the package, so it may come in handy some day. Though I hope I never have to use it!
Do you have a lice story? Share it here and then click over for some more common myths about lice go here.
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Do I have a lice story?? Which one would you like to hear? LOL We have had over 200 foster kids in the past 19 years…so yes, I have stories to tell! The worst was when we had a girl sharing my daughter’s bedroom. She was with us for a while before we realized she had head lice…even though SHE knew…but didn’t tell us! My daughter’s hair was down to her waist…I spent hours combing through to make sure I had removed all the ‘bugs’ and nits!
April 19th, 2008 at 9:39 amThen awhile later, we were away from home, all of us sharing a hotel room, when I noticed that this same girl was squirming and restless all through the night…friends of ours had just dealt with another problem, so I knew what to check for. I looked at her arms, and they had little red lines on them…The only thing worse than head lice is SCABIES!! We had eight kids at the time, and all of us had to cover our entire bodies with a special lotion and keep it on for 24 hours…just in case!
While I was at the pharmacy, I decided to pick up some other medication…I figured the next thing would be pin worms….the only thing worse than scabies…but thankfully we didn’t need to use it.
Okay, now that I’ve grossed you out with just one of my stories….I’m going to go somewhere and SCRATCH!! hehehe
Deborah, WOW! I’m still utterly amazed how many kids you have impacted! You are truly a blessing! Well, if you have any more episodes with lice, you have something new to try!
April 19th, 2008 at 3:24 pm