Lice Treatment After Care Instructions

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Thank you for choosing Knoxville Lice Clinic!  Here are your lice treatment after care instructions.

For All Treatment Services

  • A head check with Treatment Goop application is not a lice treatment, it only tells if you have lice. If you have lice but did not get a Saline Comb-Out or Headwinds treatment, you have not been treated for lice. 
  • Treatment Goop must be washed out with our Clarifying Shampoo or dish detergent. It will often take more than one wash. If you miss any, that’s ok! It will not harm your hair or skin. 
  • If Treatment Goop gets on fabric, it might stain. Pretreat it with dish soap before washing.  If it still shows a spot after the dryer, wash it again.
  • If someone finds live bugs less than 3 weeks after a Headwinds treatment or Saline Follow-up, it is a re-infestation. If someone who did not get checked or treated finds live bugs, they had lice before the rest of the family was treated. 

Who Needs to Know

  • Everybody! Some specific people to inform are the schools, your friends, your child’s friends, after school programs, day cares, sports teams, clubs, and child care. 
  • If you saw family or went on a vacation with anybody, let them know. 
  • If you had your hair done recently, let the hairdresser know. 
  • We can call businesses, sports teams, schools, and day cares. Give us the information and we will make sure they are informed, with your identity left out. 
  • Do not let your children play with or sleep over at any friend or family member’s house until they have confirmed they are lice free. You will get lice again. 

For Short Form Headwinds Treatments

  • You will itch! When we dehydrate the nits, we dehydrate your scalp. Our Nutrient Conditioner will help. In addition, washing out the Treatment Goop can cause dryness and itching. 
  • We do not do any sort of comb out. This is your responsibility.
  • Nits do not ever fall off hair. They will remain on your head until you comb them out at home. 
  • The nits are dead, and you are lice free. 
  • There is no discounted recheck offered, but an appointment can be made for a comb-out at $50 per half-hour.
  • We do not offer a guarantee on our Short Form treatment. 

For Full Service Headwinds Treatments

  • You will itch! When we dehydrate the nits, we dehydrate your scalp.  Nutrient Conditioner will help. In addition, washing out the Treatment Goop can cause dryness and itching. 
  • There will be a small amount of nits left after a cosmetic comb out. They are dead and cannot hatch. For more information, go to:   www.knoxvilleliceclinic.com/what-is-a-cosmetic-comb-out
  • Each person who received a Full Service Headwinds Treatment is entitled to one $15 recheck within 30 days of the original treatment. We recommend waiting at least ten days. It can be good for peace of mind, and we can usually get you in within 48 hours. 

Our Guarantee

  • Everybody in your household must be checked by us.
      • For split custody families, this means everyone in both houses.
  • Everyone found to have lice must have our Full Service Headwinds or Saline Comb-Out treatment.
  • Everyone must leave with Treatment Goop, applied by us.
      • Treatment Goop Application is included with a head check.
  • In the event a family member can’t make it that day, they must use Treatment Goop that day and come in within 24 hours.
  • Those who choose to shave their heads in lieu of treatment must be shaved to the skin and send us a picture of it that same day. Facial hair is safe from lice and we have no requirements about it.
  • If you are found to have an active head lice infestation within 30 days of the original treatment, we will retreat you for free (including your recheck fee).
  • Failure to complete any of these renders the guarantee null and void.
  • We regret that we cannot honor guarantees given on false information
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