Keeping Children Safe

Now you can safely remove head lice from your child’s hair without using potentially harmful chemicals – simply by using the unique vacuum-combing device LiceXtractor™ with a fine tooth head lice comb.

The LiceXtractor™ is connected to any household vacuum cleaner and you simply put sections of your child’s hair into the device similar to how you would use a comb. The suction creates a powerful air flow that removes head lice from your child’s hair and captures them in the LiceXtractor™ filter.

Stopping the Head Lice Life-Cycle

Using the LiceXtractor™ for the first time will remove adult head lice that left untreated could spread to others. From the very first time you use the LiceXtractor™, the head lice life-cycle will be broken and as a result, your child will not be contagious to others. Head lice eggs, also referred to as nits, will not be removed, however they are NOT contagious since they are glued to the hair shaft. The process has to be continued twice each week for two weeks until all head lice have been eliminated.

The process is very simple. Just follow the following simple steps:

Before you start, make sure hair is clean, dry, well-conditioned and combed.

STEP 1: Separate hair into 3 to 6 pony tails. Separate hair into sections using hair clips if your child’s hair is too short for pony tails.

STEP 2: Vacuum-comb the first pony tail using short 2” strokes with the teeth of the comb lightly rubbing the scalp. Rest assured, this doesn’t hurt – in fact, it feels like getting a hair massage. Hair should flutter freely inside the LiceXtractor™ when combing.

STEP 3: Finish the pony tail by combing the full length of the hair 3-4 times.

STEP 4: Continue with each pony tail, separating those you have treated, until you have covered all hair methodically.

STEP 5: Open the filter housing on the LiceXtractor™ and place the cover on the filter. Next, remove the filter and inspect for head lice. Record how many of each size on the treatment plan included in your LiceXtractor™ kit if you find head lice.

STEP 6: Clean or replace the filter.

STEP 7: Follow the treatment plan with repeated steps 1-6 every 3-4 days during two weeks to remove head lice and break the lice cycle for any head lice just hatched. After four treatments, all head lice will be gone.

Each LiceXtractor™ is supplied with six filters and combs. This allows the whole family to be treated quickly without needing to stop and clean combs and filters after each treatment. Filters may be cleaned using soap and water and reused many times before the filter cloth wears out. Filters may even be cleaned in a dishwasher to remove any dirt that may have been built up on the filter.

There is no risk that head lice will escape when you wash away captured head lice. The combination of soap and water immobilizes them and you can easily remove them from the filter.

Please be careful when cleaning the filter cloth as it is not as robust as the rest of the LiceXtractor™. If you would rather not reuse the filter, then dispose of it safely and use a new filter for the next treatment. Replacement filters are available for purchase from our web site.