Long hair means it's easier for the head lice to hitch a ride ... about a week apart, to break the life cycle of the head ...

Wrangling head lice, and the children they infest, must be up there with the most challenging duties a parent or carer has to ...

systematically comb through the hair using a fine toothed “lice comb”. The conditioner and lice can be wiped off on paper ...

Long hair means it’s easier for the head lice ... about a week apart, to break the life cycle of the head lice. Repeating the process after a week allows the remaining eggs to hatch.

Commonly used chemical products aren't working as well as they once did, meaning head lice are harder to kill.