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Home | Store | Forum | What's New | Contact | About | Terms | Links | Storytime | UNCRC  Home - Setting parent partnerships   Supporting children in all their play and learning environments  Head lice - louse nits and eggs no panic, no fuss, start simple and act .. what a fully grown single louse looks like   Exploring the 3 step wet combing method this is a concept that helps to identify if there are live lice present on children, young people and adult's heads, it then disrupts the lifecycle by removing egg laying adults.   Checking once a week enables you to be sure if there are any live lice around. 1. Shampoo, wash & rinse 2.Condition, wait and rinse 3 Comb, wipe, remove, repeat   3 step lice combing poster     Head lice lifecycle image      Story telling & hair combing colouring picture   Book sharing and hair combing activity   Teddy combing practice sheet How the combing method works Many conditioners contain a substance called dimeticone which is a silicon and when applied to hair and rinsed it leaves a 'locked in' moisture barrier to each individual hair making it difficult for lice to grip onto. In addition to this dimeticone also coats the lice during the same process which causes a temporary disruption to their breathing which enables the lice to be combed out with greater ease. Taking lice from the scalp in this way reduces the potential for egg laying. When all adults are removed no egg laying occurs and the cycle is sucessfully broken.    Head lice on NHS.uk  What to use  -- Plastic combs - on amazon  -- Metal combs - the nitty gritty comb Lice facts: Lice crawl from hair to hair They don't have leg joints so are unable to jump They don't have wings so cannot fly They dehydrate after six hours of not feeding on blood The life cycle of a louse is approximately 30 days Eggs are laid close to the scalp, needing the warmth to live Black eggs are nits that have live lice inside White eggs are empty nit cases - the louse nymph has hatched ... Public Health England  Guidance on infection control Gov.uk Enlist the help of your local GP surgery, school nurse or other suitably qualified person so that all children and adults are safeguarded with the most up-to-date information and treatments and techniques. Additional resources   Bug busting week information   FAQ from Australia this page offers excellnet guidance: scratching for answers   Silkysteps forum thread and activity ideas - head lice topic  Books   Scritch scratch we have nits     Bugs in my hair     Yikes lice      For older children - whats bugging bailey blocker For reseach - nits and head lice