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\"\"Since opening Lice Beware, I have been asked many, many questions……How did you think of this? \u00a0Why in the world would you want to pick nits for a living? \u00a0How were you trained for this? \u00a0This is our<\/a> story………<\/p>\n

Shelly and I are both mothers who have dealt with head lice in the past. \u00a0We were both extremely grossed out by pesticide and chemical<\/a> products. \u00a0We were both frustrated by the lack of resources there<\/a> were in the area for help with tackling this problem. \u00a0Like many parents when I found out my daughters had head lice the first time, I freaked out!! \u00a0I bagged everything that would fit in a trash bag for<\/a> a month (even some things that didn’t, yes I used two of them), ruined every brush by over sanitizing them, washed everything and went overboard with Lysol and bleach (which by the way does nothing for lice). \u00a0I was a crazed lunatic for weeks. \u00a0Not to mention what I did to my daughters’ poor head. \u00a0At one point, I mixed up a solution of vinegar, olive oil, and tea tree oil and put it on their head with a shower cap for an hour. \u00a0They smelled like bad salad dressing for weeks!! \u00a0When I calmed down and began researching head lice, I discovered that I was actually doing way too much of all the wrong things!! \u00a0I knew there must be a lot of other mothers in the same boat as me. \u00a0I began talking to other mothers and sharing what I had learned and helping them learn how to comb and check for nits. \u00a0Before we knew it, people started calling us when their children got lice.<\/p>\n

When we decided to turn the corner and turn this into a business, we both agreed that though we had experience dealing with head lice, we wanted professional training. \u00a0We would never want to charge someone for a professional service without the proper training. \u00a0Because head lice removal is an unregulated business there is no training or certification required to charge for services, but we became certified anyway because we wanted to offer a truly professional service to our clients. \u00a0I would never go a hair stylist who has not been to beauty school so why would I pay someone to remove lice from my child’s head who hadn’t received the proper training? \u00a0 After much research we came upon Lice Solutions (www.licesolutions.org) a non profit agency in Southern Florida headed up by Katie Shepherd, world renowned lice expert and author. \u00a0She has devised a method of treatment that is undoubtedly the most systematic and thorough approach to lice removal. \u00a0The training we received at Lice Solutions was over 40 hours of intense hands-on training. \u00a0Lice Solutions not only treats head lice, but they also research different products and methods all the time so they know what works and what doesn’t.<\/p>\n

Also while in training we were able to see the benefits of opening up a treatment center versus treating in people’s home which is what we had been doing prior to our training. \u00a0Good overhead lighting is essential for identifying and removing lice and nits. \u00a0Also in a treatment center you remove a lot of other variables as well. \u00a0Children tend to be able to sit still longer when they know there are at the center to remove lice and thats it! We also make it fun with movies and video games.<\/p>\n

So now you know when you call us you can feel confident that we are true professionals and can handle the toughest cases because we already have:)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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