Many people ask us what makes our products so special and unique. Besides the years of research and formulation that went into creating the Lice Knowing You© brand – the products work. When used correctly, Lice Knowing You© products have a 100% success rate at treating and preventing head lice.

We can about keeping your family lice free in a safe and healthy way. All of our products are natural, organic and pesticide free. They contain NO sulfates or parabans.

They DO contain a blend of essential oils proven to defend lice and other insects from your hair and skin – guaranteed to keep your hair silky smooth, smelling good and lice-free!

 * Rosemary Oil: Rosemary Oil has many different health benefits. Not only is it a great insect/lice repellent but also it’s great for strengthening hair follicles and stimulating hair growth!

* Neem Oil: Neem extracts have certain qualities that get in the way of a parasites ability to feed. It also prevents eggs from hatching – stopping lice before they start.

 * Lemongrass Oil: Lemongrass Oil is commonly used as an insect repellent and is known to keep bugs away for hours at a time.

 * Eucalyptus Oil: Eucalyptus Oil can be used as an insect repellent and for the relief of insect bites and head lice infestations.

 *Tea Tree/Lavender/Peppermint Oil: These three oils are commonly used as insect and lice repellents because lice are deterred by the smell of the oils.

 These oils combined with other key ingredients are what make the Lice Knowing You© product line so successful at treating and preventing head lice infestations.

As summer approaches – and kids are prone to sharing helmets and other toys, keep lice at bay by taking preventative measures and using a Lice Knowing You© detangler and environmental spray on your hair and your stuff. Give lice the brush off with Lice Knowing You© prevention products!

The air is getting warmer, the days are getting longer and the sun is shining brighter…what does all of this mean? Kids are playing outside, riding bikes and scooters, playing baseball – and sharing helmets and other sports accessories. Which also means – the spread of lice through your community. Begin preventative measures now to ensure that you remain lice free all summer long.

At Lice Knowing You© – we tell our clients to do weekly lice checks – OR – once a week, take a peek. Wet the hair with a detangler, grab a Terminator lice comb and do a quick comb through of the hair to see if you find any bugs crawling around or nits sticking to a hair shaft. With weekly checks, if bugs are found, chances are it will be a minor infestation and able to be treated with minimal time and cost.

Encourage children NOT to share helmets, hats, sleeping bags, costumes, hair accessories, etc.

At camp and during play-dates, keep long hair in ponytails and if possible, spray the hair with a prevention detangler – like the Lice Knowing You© Detangler and Conditioning Spray.

All it takes is one bug to start a head lice infestation –

Stop it before it starts biting you!

Here’s to a WARM, safe, healthy and lice-free summer!

One of the more common questions that we are asked when people come into our salon is “what makes a person want to pick lice for a living?”  It’s an interesting question and when given the opportunity to think about the job and the good work that we do, many of our technicians take a step back and realize that head lice removal isn’t all that bad of a job to have. While many people might associate “head lice technician” as a bad job — we actually find it quite a bit rewarding!

Head lice removal is fun! Yes we know it’s hard to believe, but the reality is, we get to meet and chat with so many different and interesting people. While these people have visited our salons for unfortunate reasons — they are happy to be with us, chat with us and while we take the stress out of lice. When people visit a Lice Knowing You© salon, they typically leave happy and stress free and that makes us feel great!

We all know that there is a little bit of a “yuck” factor involved with lice removal but did you ever think how cool the the “yuck” factor really is? As technicians, we’re really  mini scientists’ and entomologists’ all wrapped up into one.  Sometimes the most severe head lice cases, while very intense, are the most fulfilling to work on. We get to see all ages and stages of bugs, hundreds of eggs and we welcome the challenge of full lice and nit removal in only one treatment.  Within 1-2 hours of working on severe lice cases we realize that we have made a “life –changing experience” for our clients! We give our clients their normal back — with the stress of lice behind them.

That being said, our lice technicians are so much more than just nitpickers.
Lice Knowing You© technicians provide clients with a support system.  Did you know that having head lice can create severe anxiety and depression in many people?  It’s the job of Lice Knowing You© technicians to talk our patients down off their ledge and help them put their head lice infestation into perspective, making them realize that there are many worse things in the world.

Lice Knowing You© technicians are teachers.  It is a technician’s job to educate our clients about head lice and how to treat and prevent them in the future.

And finally, as mentioned above, Lice Knowing You© technicians are scientists and entomologists.  We get to study the bugs, observe them under microscopes, collect them as specimens for participation in university studies.

A head lice technician is many jobs wrapped into one.  If you can think outside the box and realize that it is not all about the bugs, then you can see that a head lice technician is a valuable and much needed profession—one that many people couldn’t live without.

One of the more common questions that we are asked when people come into our salon is “what makes a person want to pick lice for a living?”  It’s an interesting question and when given the opportunity to think about the job and the good work that we do, many of our technicians take a step back and realize that head lice removal isn’t all that bad of a job to have. While many people might associate “head lice technician” as a bad job — we actually find it quite a bit rewarding!

Head lice removal is fun! Yes we know it’s hard to believe, but the reality is, we get to meet and chat with so many different and interesting people. While these people have visited our salons for unfortunate reasons — they are happy to be with us, chat with us and while we take the stress out of lice. When people visit a Lice Knowing You© salon, they typically leave happy and stress free and that makes us feel great!

We all know that there is a little bit of a “yuck” factor involved with lice removal but did you ever think how cool the the “yuck” factor really is? As technicians, we’re really  mini scientists’ and entomologists’ all wrapped up into one.  Sometimes the most severe head lice cases, while very intense, are the most fulfilling to work on. We get to see all ages and stages of bugs, hundreds of eggs and we welcome the challenge of full lice and nit removal in only one treatment.  Within 1-2 hours of working on severe lice cases we realize that we have made a “life –changing experience” for our clients! We give our clients their normal back — with the stress of lice behind them.

That being said, our lice technicians are so much more than just nitpickers.
Lice Knowing You© technicians provide clients with a support system.  Did you know that having head lice can create severe anxiety and depression in many people?  It’s the job of Lice Knowing You© technicians to talk our patients down off their ledge and help them put their head lice infestation into perspective, making them realize that there are many worse things in the world.

Lice Knowing You© technicians are teachers.  It is a technician’s job to educate our clients about head lice and how to treat and prevent them in the future.

And finally, as mentioned above, Lice Knowing You© technicians are scientists and entomologists.  We get to study the bugs, observe them under microscopes, collect them as specimens for participation in university studies.

A head lice technician is many jobs wrapped into one.  If you can think outside the box and realize that it is not all about the bugs, then you can see that a head lice technician is a valuable and much needed profession—one that many people couldn’t live without.

Fall is officially here. The leaves are turning color and there’s a chill in the air. And with that….comes the beginning of flu season. Parents are quick to protect their kids from getting the flu with flu shots and nasal sprays. But why don’t parents make the same effort to protect their child from lice? Studies have shown that if lice goes undetected for a period of time, sores can develop on a child’s head from lice bites. If untreated, these sores can get infected and cause bacterial infections. In addition, lice can be very distracting to a child. If a child has lice, a constant itching and tickling feeling can cause sleep disruptions, lack of concentration in school and can, as you know, spread to his/her friends. So, as you get your child prepared for flu season — now is the time to also take preventative measures and protect your child from lice.

The first step, check your child for lice with a wet-head lice check. Once free and clean, make sure that your child doesn’t share hats, jackets or hoodies on the playground at school, at the neighborhood park or even at a friends house. If your child has long hair — keep it up in a pony-tail. And finally, if you can, use Seattle Lice Preventative hair care products. While they are not 100% effective, studies have shown that the use of lice prevention products on the hair gives kids a 98% chance of being lice free.

As always, once a week, take a peek. Make sure that you continue your wet head lice checks every week to ensure a lice free head and home.

If you are unsure on how to perform a wet head lice check, please feel free to give Lice Knowing You© a call at 877.670.LICE for some advice. Or, you can purchase a how-to video and a lice detection kit with all of the information you will need to get you on your way.

~Happy Fall

Just in time for back-to-school, Lice Knowing You© is offering FREE wet-head lice checks, by appointment only, at select salons in the pacific northwest region. Beginning Saturday, September 8 and every Saturday throughout the month of September, families can visit the Mercer Island, Wallingford or Beaverton, OR Lice Knowing You© salons from 9am – 11am to receive a free-Wet head Lice Check and valuable information on how to prevent and detect lice in the future. * Customers will also be able to take advantage of product discounts on lice prevention products for the hair and home.

“September is lice awareness month and what better way to celebrate then to offer the community the tools and instructions needed to get ahead of a lice outbreak. That being said, wet-head lice checks are the only effective way to determine if someone has head lice,” says Nancy Gordon, owner of Lice Knowing You©.

“Studies have proven that wet-head lice checks are 95% accurate in determining a head lice infestation vs. only 29% accurate on a visual, spot check. That is why we believe that wet-head lice checks are the only way to go.”

Gordon suggests that families perform weekly wet head lice checks. Customers that come in for a free lice check will be instructed, if interested, on how to do their own wet-head lice checks at home.

Regardless, Gordon tells families to follow some simple rules to help prevent lice. “Bottom line, never share hair accessories or hats, helmets, sweatshirts, etc. Children should not hang coats next to each other or place coats in piles. If possible, have children wear long hair in braids or pony-tails and boys should keep their hair short.”

As always, head to head contact is the most common way head lice are passed. Lice Knowing You© recommends using lice prevention products on the hair and on your stuff. While studies indicate they aren’t guaranteed to stop lice from making a home on the head, they are 98% effective in keeping lice away because of their high percentage of essential oils. Lice typically do not like the smell of certain oils, like the ones used in Lice Knowing You© products, and are typically deterred from going near hair and/or stuff with essential oil fragrances.

So, what are you waiting for? Stop lice in their tracks and head to a local Lice Knowing You© Salon for products and a lice check! Free wet head lice checks are by appointment only and will take place on Saturday, September 8, 15, 22 and 29 from 9am – 11am at the Mercer Island (9725 SE 36th Street * Seattle), Wallingford (4444 Woodland Park Ave N, #214 * Seattle) and Beaverton (8225 SW Cirrus Dr * Beaverton) Lice Knowing You© locations. To make an appointment for a Lice Check or treatment, please call 877.670.LICE (5423).

Did you know that 1 in 4 elementary school kids get lice every year? Lice don’t care whether you live in a cabin or a castle. Lice don’t jump and they don’t fly. Lice move from head to head and will make any person’s head into a new home.

Lice Knowing You© understands lice. We have been treating clients with our natural, non-toxic products for many years and now we are giving you the tools to do your own treatments at home with the the proven Lice Knowing You© Knock-Out Lice Removal System. By using our chemical and pesticide free products, you can get rid of lice quickly and effectively while feeling good about what you are using on your family’s hair. Commercial lice removal products may be easy to buy but studies have found that lice are becoming resistant to these products. In addition, over-the-counter products typically use harsh chemicals that can be rough on the hair and scalp, they are often toxic and can become quite expensive with repeated use.

At the first sighting of possible nits or lice, skip the expensive, potentially dangerous store bought products and visit us at LiceKnowingYou.com. We can show you how to handle the problem with ease, while feeling good knowing that our products are chemical and pesticide free and safe to use on children and adults of any age.

The Lice Knowing You© Knock-Out Lice Removal System contains the tools that you will need to remove head lice for two to three people for an entire seven-day protocol. In addition, we will teach you how to effectively remove lice from the hair with bi-lingual step-by-step instructions in written and video form. Have questions during your removal process? No problem? Contact Us now and we’ll be happy to answer whatever question you may have about your head lice removal. The Lice Knowing You© Knock-Out Lice Removal System is a great value for the peace of mind you will have knowing that your head lice are gone and gone for good using products that are chemical free and non-toxic.

Visit us at LiceKnowingYou.com   – We care about getting you and your family lice free in a safe and healthy way.

When you get a letter from your child’s daycare or school that lice have been found it can certainly bring on a feeling of panic. There may be a time when you discover lice on yourself or another family member at home, and this is just as upsetting. So, you know you have lice, and your question is “What do I do now?”

The first step is to get rid of those lice, fast! Unfortunately, there many over the counter and prescription products that don’t work, or work halfway but aren’t successful at a full eradication of lice. Some products are even dangerous, and can cause problems like skin redness, swelling, itchy skin, and respiratory issues. Some studies have linked them to autism and different types of cancers. Many of the products that have been identified as ineffective Lice Treatments or potentially dangerous include the over the counter products with permethrin/pyrethin, the highly toxic prescription Lindane, Malathion, Benzyl Alcohol, or Vaseline/Olive Oil/Cetaphil treatments. Regardless of which treatment you choose, and we hope you choose a safe one, manual removal of all lice and nits is critical to insure that your head lice will be gone for good.

Lice Knowing You© offers a three part Lice Removal system that knocks the lice completely out of your life — hence the name of the products: “Knock-Out!” This system was specially formulated to dissolve nit glue to ease removal and also helps kill the lice and the eggs. The products in the system are natural and organic and never contain pesticides or other harmful chemicals. They are enzyme and essential oil based and have been clinical proven to help remove head lice and their eggs. This system for lice removal is 100 percent proven safe to use for any age. This system includes the Knock-Out Serum, Knock-Out Mousse, and the Knock-Out Terminator Lice Comb, a magnifying glass as well as video and written instructions in both Spanish and English that walk you through the entire lice removal process. Also included are directions on what you need to be doing at home and how to prevent lice in the future.

Lice Prevention Products

Once you know that lice has been a problem, the purchase of a quality lice repelling product is a smart way to prevent it from happening again. Products like the shampoo and conditioner by Lice Knowing You©, can be used daily and are formulated to defend hair from lice and other insects. This line also features a detangler and conditioning spray and a hair gel, so you can get all of your hair care needs met by a single line of lice-protection products.

Other good options for lice repelling products by Lice Knowing You© include the School and Play plus Hair Wipe Aways as well as our School and Play Spray. These products are ideal for on the go lice protection and are great for shared items, back of backpacks, inside of hoodies, travel, sports helmets, etc.

Once you’ve discovered lice, you don’t have to live with them: Use the proven lice removal and repelling products to make sure those nasty nits are gone for good! Contact us now (877) 670-LICE.

Lice. Just the mention of the term will make your head start itching. This common parasite affects people of all ages, races and socio-economic backgrounds. It does not seem to matter how clean or dirty you are, how much money you make, or where you live. You can and probably will encounter lice at some point.

Head lice are transferred from one head to another. You can also get them from sharing hats or even sharing a comb or other hair accessory. It is rare to get them from the back of a chair or a sofa, but not impossible. Because kids are so happy to share items with one another, especially swapping a hat or hair bow, it is common for them to share the pests back and forth if just one child in a classroom has an infestation.

If you or your child has head lice, they can quickly bread and overtake your scalp. Often, you will not know that you have any lice at the outset of your infection, because the itching usually does not develop for a few months after you first contract the bugs. That is what makes dealing with an infestation so difficult. Because the critters have had a few months to breed, reproduce and spread through your family, it is entirely possible for your one infected child to infect the entire family.

Once you discover that you have a head lice problem, you need to act quickly and decisively. There are many options available for you to treat this infection. Some people opt to treat it on their own, using over the counter products that kill the lice and their eggs. However, this is tedious and time consuming. It also often does not produce the desired effect, as it is easy to miss a nit or two when you are combing through the infected person’s head.

Disinfecting hair care items is another important step in getting rid of lice. Metal items can be boiled, while soft items can be sprayed with a repellant product. Use caution, as many of these products contain chemicals that are dangerous to your family, so use them in a well ventilated area.

Another option is to have an in-salon Seattle Lice Treatment done. These treatments are able to rid your head of lice in one treatment, and are quite effective at truly eliminating the problem. This saves you time and also gives you the confidence that the problem truly is gone. When it comes to dealing a swift, decisive blow to your head lice problem, this is one of the best Seattle lice treatments available.

While head lice are a common occurrence among children, there is unfortunately a plethora of misinformation about head lice abounds. How do you know what is fact and what is fiction then about head lice? Read on to learn about some common head lice myths:

Myth #1 – Lice can jump from head to head.

As lice do not have wings, there is no way that lice can “jump” from head to head. Thus, there is no need to worry about your child catching lice this way! However, please be aware that it is possible to catch lice via direct head-to-head contact since lice CAN crawl.

Myth #2 – Head lice in children are really contagious.

Once again, head lice can be only be transmitted through direct head-to-head contact. As such, in order to stop the spread of lice, it is recommended that your child avoids direct contact with another and does not share belongings with him or her.

Myth #3 – You are more likely to get lice if you have poor personal hygiene.

Although this myth is a popular one, poor personal self-care and/or a dirty home do not increase the likelihood of obtaining lice. Once again, you can get lice by direct head-to-head contact or by using a comb or another product that has touched the head of an infected person.

Myth #4 – Head lice prefer long hair over shorter hair.

No need to cut your child’s hair. As head lice have no preference for long or short hair, your child is not more likely to be infected if he or she has longer hair. Moreover, once again, it does not make a difference if the hair is freshly shampooed or not.

Myth #5 – You can’t get head lice from pets.

As a previous article mentioned, you cannot get lice from pets as dog lice only consume dog blood and cat lice only feed on blood from cats. Along similar lines, your pets cannot catch head lice from you or your child as human head lice only feed on blood from humans.

Have a head lice issue? Come visit one of our family owned and operated lice treatment salons at our Portland lice treatment salon or one of our Seattle lice clinics for your head lice treatment needs. For more information, do not hesitate to call 877-670-LICE or visit www.liceknowingyou.com.

You can’t get head lice from pets