WHY DON’T OVER THE COUNTER MEDICATIONS WORK ANYMORE?

A 2016 article in the Journal of Medical Entomology found that at-home lice treatments are less than 25% effective.  This study was conducted in ideal circumstances, with only one lice-positive child in the home.  What’s gone wrong?

For 30 years, over-the-counter medications worked well.  They worked so well that they eliminated lice that were susceptible to over-the-counter pesticides.  Today’s lice, commonly known as “Super Lice,” are resistant to the pesticides you find at the pharmacy.

Treatment clinics are stepping into the void.  The FDA-cleared dehydration process at Lice Clinics of America is over 99% effective.  Dehydration kills both bugs AND eggs making the comb-out process merely cosmetic.  Treatments take roughly an hour, contain no pesticides, and are vastly more effective.

Over the counter had their day, but modern lice treatment requires a new solution.