While there are a lot of things that I knew to expect when having children, others took me totally by surprise—and postpartum hair loss sits right at the top of the list. Call me underprepared ...

There are parenting problems large and small in this world, but one woe remains constant: kids’ hair snags. We’ve all been ...

This all made sense to me for two reasons: One, I had very short hair back then; and two, the conventional wisdom among Black people was that Black people don’t get lice.. Unfortunately, that ...

So, what of the warnings that you can catch lice from shared hair brushes, hats, helmets, and headphones? It’s theoretically possible but exceedingly rare, according to Reed.

Between 6 and 12 million children ages 3 through 11 get head lice every year in the U.S., according to an estimate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s a lot of itching ...

While lice won't go away on their own, you do not need to spend a lot of money on products or services that claim to get rid of the lice. Cannon said over-the-counter products will do just fine.

Something to keep in mind is this happens to a lot of people. Julie encounters people who are embarrassed about lice and shared, “There’s no shame or blame in head lice.

Then, take 2-inch sections of hair and gently rub/pat the cotton pad on the roots of each section. You don’t need a lot — a little micellar water goes a long way!

I saw results after eight sessions zapping my body hair with the Braun Silk-Expert Pro 5, an intense pulsed light (IPL) device that prevents regrowth at home.

Girls are more likely to be carry head lice than boys. Long hair means it’s easier for the head lice to hitch a ride. Head lice don’t jump or fly, they move from head to head via direct contact.

The myth that Black people don’t get lice has some basis in reality. While about 6 to 12 million children ages 3 to 11 get head lice every year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...