How the LiceGuard RobiComb Works
The comb uses a mild electric current to zap lice on contact. When you turn it on you hear a constant buzzing sound. As you comb slowly through DRY hair the buzzing stops when it hits a louse or nit — anything that bridges two tines breaks the circuit. When the buzzing stops you pull the comb out, brush out the tines over a sink and rinse the bugs down the drain. When the buzzing starts again you are ready to go back in. Important: Never rinse the comb under running water — always use the dry bristle brush that comes with it to clear the tines.If Your Child Needs to Be Cleared for School
- Wash all bedding in HOT water — has to be done sorry!
- Use the LiceGuard RobiComb to zap live lice — comb slowly through completely dry hair until you can go through the whole head without the buzzing stopping
- Wet the hair and use a fine tooth nit comb to remove as many eggs and nits as possible
- Blow dry the hair thoroughly
- Repeat daily until cleared
If You Just Want Them Gone — The Two Week Method
Don’t waste your time picking out every single nit and egg — it is not necessary and it will drive you insane. Here is the key — repeat the combing routine every single day for two weeks. What you are doing is killing bugs as they hatch and grow but before they get large enough to reproduce. Every day the eggs keep hatching, you keep zapping, and the colony gets smaller until nothing is left. By day three or four you probably won’t find any adults at all — but keep going for the full two weeks because it takes that long for all the eggs to hatch. The first day of combing usually took us 15-20 minutes for a bad infestation. By day four it was 5-10 minutes. By day fourteen it was nothing. You MUST do this every day for two weeks. Skip a day and you risk leaving bugs that grow large enough to start the cycle over.Prevention — Keep Them From Coming Back
Tea Tree Oil
I add a few drops of tea tree oil to my detangler spray and I have not gotten lice despite being around them constantly. I sprayed my son’s head every few days for close to a year after his second case and he had no issues. I stopped spraying and he got them again. Coincidence? I don’t think so. Lice do not like the smell and seem to avoid it. It won’t kill them but it keeps them from moving in — which is even better.Hair Gel
McGuyver uses gel every day and has never gotten lice despite living in the same house as someone who had them twice. Lice don’t like thick substances — they suffocate. A light coating of gel on the hair every morning seems to be a solid deterrent especially for boys who won’t tolerate a tea tree oil spray.What You Need
- LiceGuard RobiComb — the electric comb that zaps on contact
- Fine tooth nit comb — for removing eggs after zapping
- Tea tree oil — for prevention
- Patience — free and absolutely required
Have something that worked for you? Leave it in the comments — lice are the worst and we are all in this together!
