Check for lice in 5 simple steps by following along with this video tutorial. It'll take you less than ten minutes, and you're welcome to follow along with me.



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Supplies:
-Clips
-Hair ties
-Comb
-Paper towels

#1- Know What To Look For
OK, you have your supplies. You're set up. Let's get to it. Number 1, what to look for. Most people assume that if their child has lice, they're going to find a lot of bugs in their child's hair. But lice are masters of disguise.

Can you see the lice bug in this person's hair? Here it is right here. Do you see how it blends in super? Well, in this case, it almost looks translucent. Now, take a look in this person's hair. Here's the lice bug right here.

I find that lice usually match the color of the hair that they're in. So they're really difficult to see, and they move really fast in the hair.

So when you're looking for lice, you're actually looking for lice eggs.
You'll also hear them referred to as nits.

Step #2- Check the Baby Hairs
Number 2, start with the baby hairs. So the baby hairs are these fine short hairs that are all around the hairline. You can see them really prominently here in the bang area. These are some of the most common spots for you to find lice, eggs, and they're also a lot easier to spot in these baby hairs if you look through them.

So we're going to start with checking for lice right here in the bangs and this baby hair area. So push all the hair back and take a look through these little baby hairs. Do you see anything that looks like dirt or looks like something else in there that's stuck in the hair?

Now, if you do, then you're going to want to examine it, and if it doesn't move easily, then you're actually going to put your fingers around it, squeeze it and see, is this something that you have to drag all the way down the hair strand?


3- Nape of the Neck (HOTSPOT)

Now it's time to check the hot spots. There are certain places that lice like to lay their eggs the most, and you're the most likely to find lice eggs. And those are called hot spots.

So the first hot spot we're going to check is the nape of the neck. Now at the nape of the neck here, we're going to be checking paper-thin sections of hair. You're going to put either your hand behind or a finger behind that paper-thin section of hair. And to demonstrate why we are putting our hand behind a paper-thin section, take a look at this hair.

So the first thing you want to do is push that hair out of the way and clip it in some way. If your child has long hair, you may want to tie it with an elastic, so it's not falling in place.

But if your child has short hair, you can just usually clip and it'll stay in place that way. Start at the nape of the neck and gather a paper-thin section of hair and put your hand behind it.

If you find something that you're not sure about, you're going to examine it and ultimately try and pull it out of the hair. If you're following along, now's a good time for you to pause the video and check at least ten paper-thin sections of hair in this area next to the nape of the neck.

Step #4- Behind the Ears (HOTSPOT)
The next hotspot we're going to examine is right here behind the ears, and we're going to do it the same way. So the same tips apply. You're going to take a paper-thin section of hair, and you want to put your hand right up against the scalp.

So again, we're going to begin with the hair clipped back out of the way. And we're going to separate small paper-thin sections of hair, and you want to be checking all around these ears. So take small sections of hair and examine them.

And again, if you find something that looks like a lice egg, you want to try to pull it out of the hair. You want to check at least ten small sections of hair around both ears. So if you're following along, now's a good time for you to pause the video after you're done with that come back to the video. We're almost done.

Step #5- Crown of the Head
If you have gotten this far where you have checked all of the baby hairs and these hot spots, and you're still not finding lice eggs, then you can be pretty certain you don't have lice.

But the last place I like to check is right here at the crown of the head. So what you're going to do is divide the hair into two pigtails and check just a couple of sections. And if you don't find anything there, then you don't have lice. Hooray, I'm so happy for you!

And if you do have lice and you'd like some help, then head over to my MyLiceAdvice.com. There are loads of free resources, including a free house cleaning checklist specific to head lice.

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