It is almost impossible to find a community that does not have kids with head lice. With growing lice resistance to pesticide shampoos, the lice wars are that much more difficult to win. The continual reliance on pesticide treatments has enabled the louse to become well established among the childhood population. Unfortunately, chemical agents and combing tools are marketed in a way that gives many parents a false sense of security. Products often fail to kill the lice and at the same time, ineffective combs tear the hair or fail to remove lice and nits.
People soon become desperate switching from one product to another.
Many give up on removing nits altogether and rely totally on the chemicals hoping that if they use them longer and more often they will work better. The result is a child overexposed to pesticides but still with head lice. Stick with the basics. The realistic and practical alternative to chemicals is early detection and manual removal. This is the safe ticket to defeating lice without hurting the kids.