What is a Cosmetic Comb-Out?
Our Full Service Lice-Tech Heated Air Treatment comes with a cosmetic comb-out, but what exactly does that mean?
A cosmetic comb-out is:
- Cosmetic only! We remove most of the nits for a cleaner look.
- Our clinicians can usually remove about 90-95% of nits on the head in that single visit.
- This means that if you have more nits, you will have more nits left behind.
- The remaining nits are dead, and cannot hatch.
- Lice lay eggs at the base of the hair, against the scalp. Our combs cannot get underneath some of them.
- As the hair grows, these nits will become visible, usually 10 days to a few weeks post treatment.
- If you have a large amount of nits, or are from a nit-free school district, we offer extra combing at a rate of $50 per 30 minutes past your appointment time.
- For our Full Service Lice-Tech Treatment clients, we offer additional single-pass comb-outs during the first 30 days post treatment.
A cosmetic comb-out is not:
- Not a traditional comb-out.
- Traditional combing is not necessary because all of the remaining nits are dead.
- Not going to end the itching. Your bug bites and dry scalp cause the itching and will resolve with time. This is true for all methods of lice removal. We even wrote a blog post about it!