What Causes Head Lice?
While head lice are extremely well adapted to moving through the hair of their host, they cannot jump nor crawl very far. Head lice are generally spread by head to head contact or through sharing brushes, combs, pillows and head wear etc. There is also a possibility of picking up a stray hair that has fallen out with a nit attached from headrests and backpacks etc. Head lice affect people from all walks of life and all socio-economic classes. Contrary to popular belief head lice actually prefer clean hair as greasy hair is difficult for lice to attach their eggs to. Regular washing will not prevent or deter head lice. Head lice do not feed on anything but human blood and do not infect pets or other animals.
