Head Lice During Quarantine

While a lot of people are social distancing lately, having social groups, jobs, and schools closed does not inhibit head lice from spreading! Head lice is being shared between family members and quarantine groups. Now as things open up and families start having vacations, meeting extended family members again, or beginning their sports clubs, head lice will begin to spread again.

Here are a few things to remember about head lice during social distancing!

Head lice are mostly spread through head to head contact, so make sure when you hang out with people again, stay apart! Six feet apart helps you stay safe from head lice, too. For your children’s sport groups, the best way is to prevent head lice during quarantine is to keep your hair tied up and don’t borrow other people’s helmets.

The best hairstyles for head lice prevention is to keep your hair back as close to your head as possible. Because head lice move from loose hair to loose hair, keeping your hair in tight braids or buns is the best way to keep yourself lice free. Ponytails don’t work if you have long hair, because a lot of it will still swing loose and attract head lice.

Another good tip is scents from the mint family! Anything from the mint family will help you keep head lice off your head, but peppermint and spearmint are the best. Check out our preventive line in the store! We do curbside or we can ship with USPS right to your door.

Head lice during quarantine is a very real problem. Because everyone is spending extra time with family, when one family member has head lice, its more likely that everyone has head lice. Our head checks are done by combing our your head until we either identify lice, or until we have combed your entire head and can tell you that you are clear. They are only $25 per person (or included with in-clinic services), or you can order enough Treatment Goop to proactively treat the whole family.

Whichever way you choose to get rid of head lice during quarantine, we have got your back!