Anyone who’s ever faced the battle against head lice knows how exhausting, frustrating, and time-consuming it can be. It’s no wonder that the mere mention of lice sends a wave of dread through parents, especially when their children are headed back to school after the holidays.

Lice outbreaks tend to spike right after vacation periods, when children have spent time around other kids during summer activities. It usually begins with one or two kids scratching their heads—then, before anyone realizes, it spreads through classrooms and into households, forcing families into a full-blown lice crisis.

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