At-Home Lice Removal – What To Do After?

Head lice infestations and surprise outbreaks are a consistent part of a parent’s life. It’s not something you sign up for. But lo and behold, summer is here; winter is here; it’s spring—yet the creepy crawly bugs find their way into your kids’ head (and then yours).

Who thinks of cleaning the home after a lice removal endeavor? Who even thinks of inspecting the cushions and other furniture for lice, lurking away, waiting to strike!

It’s important to know lice can live for a few days even if not attached to a food source. Your lice removal efforts are deemed useless, if not followed by the complete lice removal process.

Head Lice Removal—Just The First Step to Treating Head Lice

The common head louse has an incredibly short life-cycle; yet it can take months to completely remove and treat a head lice infestation. Why? Even one nit or live lice left behind can breed an armada of lice and nits within the span of days!

This is why you must ensure no lice remains either on your child’s head or your home. Thorough lice removal is a lengthy process, requiring the following steps:

• Correct diagnosis of lice
• Inspection and screening
• Lice removal with a lice comb
• Nit removal with a special metal nit comb
• Follow-up inspection

Home Cleaning and Inspection after Lice Removal

Lice removal experts, Urgent Lice Removal, recommend cleaning your house, car and other family belongings that could have been exposed to head lice. This is the only way to avoid future infestations, other than having lice removed at their lice removal clinic at Miami Beach.

Following are some steps that should be taken in addition to calling Urgent Lice Removal to your home!

• Vacuum your child’s car seat cover each day
• Seal non-washable items that touch heads (hair bands, stuffed animals) in a plastic bag for two weeks
• Wash brushes and combs in hot water
• Daily change your pillowcases, sheets, pajamas, and towels

You can even wash them each day if there’s only one set of laundry items. Just turn on the hot water laundry cycle and dry items on high heat.

You won’t ever get head lice successfully out of your child’s head. Some are usually left behind, despite careful monitoring and inspection. Even if you do get your child completely lice free, what about other members of your household and the house itself?

Make sure your home and family are lice-free by enlisting the help of Miami Beach based professional lice treatment clinic, Urgent Lice Removal.

Our home cleaning and inspection service will decrease chances of a repeat infestation, giving parents peace of mind. Have lice? Don’t worry; just give us a call at 800-748-9451.