Here’s how to prevent lice infestation at the sports club
Schools and camps are sometimes hotbeds for lice, but the critters can also easily move from head to head at the sports club.
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Two sisters using each other’s hair elastics; school friends swapping scarves or sharing a hat; guests at costume parties putting on each other’s headgear for fun… For children, exchanging clothes is quite normal. It’s often great fun, but if there’s a lice outbreak, this habit can of course lead to further infestation. We will go over the key points.
Let’s start with a reassuring message: lice only survive on the scalp, as they need to drink blood every 3 to 4 hours and require a moist and warm (+/- 30 degrees) environment. However, some vigilance is in order. Sharing a hat is not 100% safe, because lice can still survive for 24 hours (up to a maximum of 48 hours) in other places, and can be passed on during that period via clothing and hats, but also items like a shared comb.
If it turns out that the friend with whom your son or daughter shared a hat has lice, wash the hat at 60 degrees and it will be ready to be worn again. Are you unsure about certain items that you cannot wash? Put them in a hermetically sealed plastic bag for 48 hours and then place it in a cold environment, or spray them with the natural product Pistal.
Are there (yet) no lice to be seen on your child, but you want to be on the safe side? Elimax to the rescue! This lice control product contains an LPF factor that keeps new lice away in various ways, by:
This way, your child is triple-protected!
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