While you and your family adjust to summertime or the beginning of the school year, head lice are the last thing on your mind. Unfortunately, head lice infestations tend to peak when children are in close contact with one another at summer camp and the start of the school year. As your children are preparing for the start of a new school year or getting ready for summer camp, it can be helpful to learn more about lice. That way, you can teach your children how to avoid head lice in the first place.
Lice protection tip: Avoid common culprits
While the most common way of getting head lice is through head-to-head contact with an infested person, lice can also spread by sharing personal items. This doesn’t mean your child needs to avoid playing with their friends, but it’s helpful for them to be aware of some of the places lice may be hiding. If there is a lice concern at school or camp, teach your kids to avoid sharing some of the below items where lice can be commonly spread.
- Hats
- Helmets
- Scrunchies
- Sports uniforms
- Ribbons
- Hairbrushes or combs
- Headbands
- Scarves
- Barrettes and clips
Coats
RID® Lice defense tips
After treating head lice, no one wants to have the problem return. But once lice find their way into a community they don’t want to leave. It’s not unusual for lice to keep circulating and spreading once your child returns to school or camp. This leads to about 1 in 5 children experiencing a lice reinfestation after their initial lice removal.
To help keep lice away from treated hair, try a daily lice defense shampoo & conditioner like RID Daily Defense Shampoo & Conditioner as part of the RID SUPER MAX 5-in-1 Treat & Defend Complete Lice Treatment Kit or sold separately as the perfect complement to any of our other lice treatment products for ongoing 24/7 defense against lice with daily use.
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