Lice lady- cost?

[Anonymous]

We saw the Potomac Lice Lady recently. Her prices are on her website. $25 for a check and $90 for treatment/combing (with $25 check fee waived). We also bought her professional comb and mousse.

Next time, I'm going directly to her! We wasted $$ on OTC treatments. She's TOTALLY worth it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Try this simple fix:

Google the cataphil cleaver lice treatment. Before everyone clamors that it won’t work, the AAP published an article on it in 2005. It hasn’t ever been refuted.

I used this on myself and my daughter. Worked like a charm. Also combed, though technically you don't need to with this treatment.

[Anonymous]

Just use lotion or conditioner and kill them. Use a fine tooth comb. Why are you paying someone hundreds of dollars an hour to do the.same.exact.thing.

I need that job! LOL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow! I didn't know there was such a service available!!

The couple times DD got lice, I bought the Nit Free Terminator Lice comb (the first time) on Amazon and combed her hair after every shower.

Lice free in a few weeks and I saved the hundreds of dollars!

Which is all well and good but people spend this on purses and freaking lawn care and every thing else under the sun......I'm 100 percent more willing to spend on this bc it gives me the willies.

[Anonymous]

I can’t see the nits in my daughter’s hair. I don’t know if it’s because of the color of her hair or I’m just bad at it. I also think the professionals are worth it. We’ve never paid for the follow up/second treatment. Do that one ourselves. But I’d rather have the professionals do the first treatment. They can get all the bits the first time through. We even went to a lice lady in Maine while on vacation at my in-laws. Depends on your disposable income but if $150-300 is not a huge deal, I’d go for the professionals.

[Anonymous]

Pro tip-if you have an HSA, the comb out is an eligible expense. We used Lice Happens for our horrific infestation. It took 2.5 -three hours each to comb us. Totally worth it. I know I would get tired and lazy standing for so long.

We were done that day. Money well spent and no chemicals

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Try this simple fix:

Google the cataphil cleaver lice treatment. Before everyone clamors that it won’t work, the AAP published an article on it in 2005. It hasn’t ever been refuted.

I used this on myself and my daughter. Worked like a charm. Also combed, though technically you don't need to with this treatment.

We used mayonnaise after an OTC treatment failed. It worked wonderfully...and the softest hair ever! I was our pediatrician that recommended it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can’t see the nits in my daughter’s hair. I don’t know if it’s because of the color of her hair or I’m just bad at it. I also think the professionals are worth it. We’ve never paid for the follow up/second treatment. Do that one ourselves. But I’d rather have the professionals do the first treatment. They can get all the bits the first time through. We even went to a lice lady in Maine while on vacation at my in-laws. Depends on your disposable income but if $150-300 is not a huge deal, I’d go for the professionals.

My son has auburn hair and I can't see them in his either.
I spent close to $75 dollars on the rid, comb, lice prevention spray, clips, and fairy tales shampoo. I also spent at least 8 hours over the week combing, putting things in the dryer and checking myself. It was stressful and I wish I would have just gone to the lice lady. If it ever happens again I will

[Anonymous]

I used LiceMD, which you can find at Harris Teeter. It's basically dimethicone, and completely safe. Even better, a study conducted by NIH found that dimethicone was one of the most effective lice treatments out there (along with a good lice comb). I treated my daughter - who has long, thick hair - and it was gone within a week (actually, the live lice were gone right after treatment, but you have to comb throughout the week to ensure you have removed the eggs.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What a bunch of losers you are. Do you honestly outsource every single thing now? Put some lotion on the kids head. Drown them. Clean the sheets in hot water. Toss pillows. If you see any eggs left, use a 10 bottle of RID

It is not a big deal. My DD has it twice. No one else in the family got it.

Losers? Please get over yourself. I am the type who makes my DD’s Halloween costumes by hand, repurposes before buying g at the store, and I also make nearly half a million in income every year at my job. Not wanting to pick dead bugs out of my child’s hair doesn’t make me a loser.

[Anonymous]

Bumping this...What's the going rate for lice removal? Our first time dealing with this and YUCK. Has anyone tried Lice Clinics of America or Potomac Lice Lady recently?

[Anonymous]

Not sure about current pricing (I'm sure it's a lot) but during a lice outbreak last year, some parents used Lice Lady and found her to be really abrasive/rough with their families during the combing stage (daughters, so lots of hair!). Lice Happens was reported as really kind and understanding during the combing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What a bunch of losers you are. Do you honestly outsource every single thing now? Put some lotion on the kids head. Drown them. Clean the sheets in hot water. Toss pillows. If you see any eggs left, use a 10 bottle of RID

It is not a big deal. My DD has it twice. No one else in the family got it.

Losers? Please get over yourself. I am the type who makes my DD’s Halloween costumes by hand, repurposes before buying g at the store, and I also make nearly half a million in income every year at my job. Not wanting to pick dead bugs out of my child’s hair doesn’t make me a loser.

I know this is an old post but I wanted to respond anyway for anyone dealing with lice for the first time:

I handled the lice on my own and while it is doable, I would 100% recommend to anyone dealing with a first-time lice infestation to hire a lice lady to help that first time, especially if it's someone who will talk you through the process and leave you with products.

I never had lice growing up and had no idea how to approach it. I also didn't know any of the early signs, which led to the infestation being worse than it should have been before we started treating, and then didn't have the right products on hand and the stuff I was able to buy quickly to treat immediately is NOT what wound up being most effective. I was researching online, watching YouTube videos on combing technique, and I didn't really know how to separate good info from bad at that time (a lot of the advice on lice online, especially if sponsored by some of the lice product companies, is not particularly good).

Now I feel confident I could solve a lice infestation on my own. I have supplies at home already in our first aid kid so I wouldn't have to buy anything, and I know exactly how to treat, comb, and follow up to make sure I get it all. But it's hard-won knowledge. If you are dealing with your first lice outbreak, especially if more than one person in the family has them (especially if YOU have them, as I found treating myself to be one of the hardest parts that first time), and you can afford to spend a few hundred on a lice lady, DO IT. Watch closely as they lice comb, ask questions about the products they are using, talk about follow up care and preventative care.

I now do a lice check on my kids at least twice a month (more frequent if I know there's an outbreak at the school or during mid-winter when lice are most likely to hitch a ride in coat hoods or hats in school cubbies) and do a preventative lice combing at the same frequency. And if I ever see nits, I do a lice spray to saturation, let dry, and then do a lice comb with a deep conditioner in the morning.

Lice are rampant at our elementary school, frustratingly, but this helps us keep ahead of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I used LiceMD, which you can find at Harris Teeter. It's basically dimethicone, and completely safe. Even better, a study conducted by NIH found that dimethicone was one of the most effective lice treatments out there (along with a good lice comb). I treated my daughter - who has long, thick hair - and it was gone within a week (actually, the live lice were gone right after treatment, but you have to comb throughout the week to ensure you have removed the eggs.)

When she has it again in 3 weeks and you start telling everyone off, know that you are the lazy AH, not them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I used LiceMD, which you can find at Harris Teeter. It's basically dimethicone, and completely safe. Even better, a study conducted by NIH found that dimethicone was one of the most effective lice treatments out there (along with a good lice comb). I treated my daughter - who has long, thick hair - and it was gone within a week (actually, the live lice were gone right after treatment, but you have to comb throughout the week to ensure you have removed the eggs.)

When she has it again in 3 weeks and you start telling everyone off, know that you are the lazy AH, not them.

PP's treatment sounds effective, actually, as long as she's doing a good job with lice combing to follow up. Application of a smothering product to kill Amy live lice followed by repeated, thorough lice combing should be enough to get rid of them.

What PP did is actually harder than hiring a lice lady (which I also think is a good option). The only "lazy" treatment is to not treat at all or to not bother identifying an effective treatment. Some people cannot afford to hire a lice lady and have to treat themselves -- this doesn't make them lazy and we should actually encourage people sharing effective treatments because the more people who know how to get rid of lice, the better for all of us.

I think the worst thing about lice is the shame around it, which tends to keep people from asking for help when they need it, and that tends to perpetuate lice outbreaks.