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Is it safe to treat lice every few days for weeks on end?
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Lice: Depends on what you are using; follow the directions carefully. But, if you still have lice, they are probably resistant to what you are using and may need a prescription medication.
Answered 12/1/2014
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Lice: You need to shampoo with the correct compound like Nix (permethrin) or Rid and then go through each strand of hair with a fine tooth comb so as to remove all the eggs which are tiny and white in appearance. Until you do this correctly it will continue to occur
Answered 4/23/2016
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