Head Lice: Spreading Around With Every Selfie

The most exasperating thing about lice is that they seem to make an acquaintance out of every social situation in our lives.

Giving your friends a hug, patting that kid on the head, having a nice dinner with the family, huddling around a campfire—every moment is just another opportunity for these sneaky little critters to pass from head to head.

Step into the new generation, where lice have made a new ally—smartphones.

While the notion seems absurd, the possibility of contracting lice through the use of smartphones is possible. To be more specific, all those times you literally put heads together to take a selfie with someone who was carrying lice?Those were actually chances for those creepy critters to latch onto your locks.

Let us clear up a common misconception that might arise here. People believe lice can fly—untrue. Lice need close contact, which means that you are likely safe from these migrating to your head when you are showing a particularly hilarious example of America’s Funniest Home Videos to your friend while maintaining a certain distance. But put your heads together to take a filtered selfie and you are quite possibly doomed.

However, the knowledge that lice have a possible companion in selfies should not keep you from engaging in the taking that new dog-eared-filter picture with your friend. No, this knowledge is intended to raise caution.

Here are a few things you can do to avoid the lice-selfie dilemma:

Inform the unaware

If you realize that a person around you has lice, let them know, and ask them to get treated. Anyone can get lice for no particular reason other than an unfortunate head-to-head contact, so it is important you show empathy.

Keep your lice to yourself

If you yourself have encountered those pesky little critters, make sure to limit itsspread.

• Covering your hair with a beanie or a head scarf might work, though it is not always an option in the summer.
• Reduce the surface area of contact by tying your hair back into a bun or a braid. Lice are less likely to migrate out of firmly bound hair.

Get screened for lice

Lice screenings are an effective way to detect possible existence of lice and nits in your hair. Itching does not start till the lice infestation has progressed, so you may not know you have lice.

Opt for lice treatment

Lice treatment services encompass both onsite lice removals and home inspections, whichever one to suits you best. They make use of hair softening products and manual tools including high-grade lice combs to eradicate every lice and nit.

At Urgent Lice Removal, we use safe and natural products to effectively handle any stage of a lice infestation. If you’re looking for a lice removal clinic in Kendall, we provide exceptional lice treatments in our facility, as well as in the comfort of your own home