The lice files

// HEAD LICE CURES ARE MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN

Posted in Nits and lice

Daily Mail Good Health section By Caroline Scott

Clara Nunes’s heart sinks when she sees her three young children scratching their heads. She knows that head lice are, yet again, spreading through school like wildfire.

Over the past ten years the problem has become so widespread that head lice are a fact of life for many parents of primary school-aged children.
It’s now estimated more than a third (37 per cent) of all four to 11 year-olds will get them at least once a year, compared to just 1.5 per cent in 1977.

She is not alone. As the school year starts and parents prepare for the inevitable cycle of treating and retreating their children, some experts say products are often backed by poor evidence.

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// HAIRFORCE BRIGHTON IN THE NEWS!

Posted in Hairforce Brighton, The Hairforce in the news

Daisy Campbell using the LouseBuster device to kill lice and nits

Romance and brutal lice assassination went hand in hand when our Brighton branch opened on the 14th February.  It has already attracted the attention of The Argus’ Business Editor, John Keenan who was fascinated by our highly effective approach to the treatment of head lice.  A new take on beside the sea…

Lice to see you, to see you lice…

Daisy Campbell is trained in the theatre but these days she makes a living by not making drama out of a crisis. Ms Campbell’s new role is as a Lice Assassin. From her Hairforce Lounge in Eaton Place, Kemp Town, Brighton, she has declared war on nits.

Ms Campbell said, “I started to take a serious interest in the subject when my first daughter was three. She got head lice and it was a really stressful experience. I trawled the internet looking for anything that would help. We were giving lice to all our friends and nothing would shift it.”
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// LICE AND THE LOVELY FAY RIPLEY?

Posted in Links to our friends and allies, Nits and lice

Actress and author Fay Ripley

The fabulous Fay Ripley popped in to have a quick check for lice and nits, in between producing recipes, and got busy on Twitter at the same time.

@FayRipley 22 Feb
In thehairforce.co.uk nit checking chair. They r hoovering my head.Amazing.Might get’em to m.o.t my coil whilst I’m here.Results to follow

Hooray I’m clear but apparently my coil is rusty …..

Apparently the male louse has penis….

Did you know that that her book, “Fay’s Family Food” was the winner of Mumsnet Cookbook of the year award 2011? Follow her Twitter for more of her delicious recipes!

// 21 TRICKS FOR BUSY MUMS

Posted in The Hairforce in the news

Yes, we’re in the news again about how to get rid of nits! This time we feature in an article by Tanith Carey in The Mirror, Called 21 Tricks for Busy Mums.

Taken from Tanith’s book, “How to be an Amazing Mum When You Just Don’t Have the Time: The Ultimate Handbook for Hassled Mothers”, she says,

“GET RID OF NITS Blitz nits with a visit to The Hairforce – Lice Assassins who will vacuum your child’s hair and get rid of the eggs and lice once and for all – this is how to get rid of nits the best way.  The company is soon going nationwide.”

How to be an Amazing Mum When You Just Don’t Have the Time: The Ultimate Handbook for Hassled Mothers

// LICE AT NUMBER 10!

Posted in Nits and lice

Two Lice Assassins from The Hairforce outside Downing Street

The country’s in need of our services!

The Prime Minister, David Cameron, today warned journalists visiting Downing Street to watch out for nits! It seems that his daughter Nancy, seven, and son Arthur, four came home from school with head lice.

When asked about the infestation his spokesman said, “I think it’s contained”. But two of our patriotic ladies, having heard about the infestation of head lice and nits, headed straight to No.10 volunteering to save the Prime Minister and his family.

// BACK ON EMBARRASSING BODIES

Posted in The Hairforce in the news
Dr Christian Jessen sent Tiffany to be cleared by The Hairforce - Lice Assassins in the April 2010 show

Dr Christian Jessen sent Tiffany to be cleared by The Hairforce - Lice Assassins in the April 2010 show

Friday 24th September 2010

9.00 pm Channel 4 Embarrassing Bodies Series

BACK TO THE CLINIC

This award winning medical show revisited the child we cleared for them last year.  The programme looked back at the mission to kill lice and annihilate nits. It revisited the severe infestation she had, looked at how we had cleared her, and her transformation following that.  They found her happy and thriving, and significantly no longer teased and bullied at school.

Link to the show: http://www.channel4embarrassingillnesses.com/episodes/doctors/dr-jessen/

// JUNIOR MAGAZINE – EDITOR RECOMMENDATION

Posted in The Hairforce in the news

A young girl with her head in her hands surrounded by illustrations of nits and lice

When nits happen…

By Editor Catherine O’Dolan

Posted on the Junior website 21st September 2010

They’re the bane of primary school, so how do you get rid of them? Read our essential facts of lice:

What are head lice? Lice are small, wingless, greyish-white insects with flattened, elongated bodies and oval heads. They are about 1/16 to 1/8 inch long.

Where can they be found? Head lice spend their entire lifespan in our hair, clinging tightly onto it as soon as they emerge from their eggs. They tend to stay close to our scalps so they can feed directly from our blood; they cannot survive for long once they have been removed from the head.

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// ALPHAMUMMY – TIMES ONLINE

Posted in The Hairforce in the news

Our latest attempt to deal with lice: call in the experts

There’s respect in Dee Wright’s voice when she talks about how to get rid of head lice, Pediculus humanus capitis. “They are a brilliant opponent,” she says. She ticks off their stats: They mate once, then lay eggs for 30 days. They are tenacious and wily and immune to just about any chemical you put on them. Is it any wonder that head lice are the insect that keeps on giving?

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// THE PARENT PRACTICE

Posted in Links to our friends and allies

The Parent Practice is an organisation that is committed to helping parents transform their family life.  Raising children can be stressful and challenging and The Parent Practice are here to help make it more positive and rewarding with a host of parent coaching courses.

Check out their website:http://www.theparentpractice.com/

// THE VOGUE BEAUTY BLOG

Posted in The Hairforce in the news

Featured in the Vogue Beauty blog this week.  A real honour given we are such Vogue devotees.  Plenty of fashionista’s with nits and head lice.  Lice no longer have to accessorise the latest Marc Jacobs or Top Shop outfit – we can ensure that. Vogue’s blog post about us:

Today a public service announcement:  The daughter of one of our Vogue Editiors (who wishes to remain anonymous) has been trying in vain for years to get rid of her nits.

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