Using a Head Lice Comb

The more common plastic type will not be sufficient as they tend to break easily, especially with thicker hair. You MUST have a metal NIT comb in order to get the best results when removing live head lice bugs, and more importantly the unhatched Nits.

These can be purchased through any brick-and-mortar, offline store that sells head lice removal treatments. They can cost up to $10.00 or more, but are worth the extra money as they work better and last longer than any inferior plastic comb.

Remember too that these combs can also be purchased online as well if you have time to wait. If not, you should get to a pharmaceutical store or one that has this type of area within it and purchase one immediately. Battling a case of head lice, no matter how small, should be done without delay as it only takes several days for Nits, or eggs, to hatch furthering the severity of the infestation.

Searching out these Nits should be done on a daily basis. Begin doing this after the first stage of any treatment has been done. And, continue looking for them.

Unfortunately, the ONLY way to remove the Nits, as they hang on to the hair shaft quite strong, is by manually hunting them out and using the aforementioned metal comb.