The Importance of Screening The Entire Family For Lice

One child in your family has lice; if you treat them, all is well, right? Unfortunately, it likely won’t be. If one person in your home has lice, it is important to screen your entire family so you can avoid a much bigger and more expensive problem of lice spreading. 

In order to explain why you should screen everyone in your household, it is important to understand how lice spreads. 

How Lice Spreads
Lice can move from one person to another in your home through head-to-head contact, or through shared items. If you live in the same household, the chances of getting lice from contact are way higher, so it is important to screen everyone. 

Some People May Not Show Symptoms
You may say to yourself, “no one else is itching or showing symptoms of lice, we are in the clear”. It is a common misconception that lice cause itching but in reality, not everyone gets itchy from lice. The itchiness actually comes from an allergic reaction to the lice bites. We have seen many cases over the years where people never had itchiness. If someone in your house is not itching, it does not mean they don’t have lice! 

Avoid Reinfection
If only one person is treated and others in the household still have lice, they can reinfest the treated person, and the cycle can continue. This can be very frustrating if you are dealing with multiple infestations. The cycle can truly go on forever! To prevent the cycle from continuing, it is important to get everyone in your household screened for lice and handle the problem head on. 

Here at Hair Fairies we offer a 14-day guarantee if everyone in your family gets a screening. This guarantee means that we will screen for lice every day if you feel the need to be checked that often. 

The bottom line is to remember that you can be proactive if an infestation happens in your household, and you can stop it in its tracks! Visit one of our Hair Fairies locations or contact us for a virtual screening!