Once a Week Take a Peek
Checking your child’s hair only takes a few minutes and can easily become a routine, just
like brushing their teeth or combing their hair.
Step 1
Step 1
Use a comb made for the purpose, ideally white so the lice can be seen easily and with teeth no more than 0.3mm apart in order to trap head lice.
Step 2
Step 2
Comb through the hair using a conditioner, which can help make the process more comfortable
Step 3
Step 3
Ensure the lighting in the room is good.
Make sure you divide the child’s hair into sections and
insert the comb at the roots before gliding outwards
Step 4
Step 4
You are looking for a living, moving louse. They range in size from a full stop to a sesame seed depending on their age. When it first hatches, a young louse (known as a nymph) is transparent but after its first blood meal, it will darken to a greyish brown colour. Head lice live on, or very close to, the scalp and don’t wander far along the hair shaft unless encouraged to move to a new head.
How to check
You can also learn more about checking for head lice and nits by watching our animatio