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Lice checks Portland Oregon – Get answers from a professional

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Pick a time that works for your family’s schedule.

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STAY LICE-FREE

If lice come back within 30 days, we re-treat for free.

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Lice Charmers - Lice Treatment Portland OregonExcellentLice Charmers - Lice Treatment Portland Oregon5.0★★★★★ Based on 256 reviews fromSee all reviewsAlbert GarciaAlbert Garcia ★★★★★ Great customer service! Also same day service and affordable and very knowledgeable of what they are doing!! Would recommend to anyone who needs lice treatment!! Lice charmers is the way to go.Yuliya GoldshteynYuliya Goldshteyn ★★★★★ Would highly recommend this place. We got an appointment quickly and they did a thorough job.Kate T.Kate T. ★★★★★ 10/10. The removal process was quick and painless (plus I had a great conversation in the meantime).Carrie McCullaghCarrie McCullagh ★★★★★ We had a great experience with Melanie to help with our daughter. She was so kind, professional, and thorough.Robin van der HoestRobin van der Hoest ★★★★★ Such a nice experience. The way to go if you want to get rid of lice properly. Friendly experienced staff that makes the best of a bad situationJ. DavisJ. Davis ★★★★★ Very professional, thorough, and friendly. I'd definitely recommend Lice Charmers!Nicole HowardNicole Howard ★★★★★ This is our second time using Lice charmers. They got us in quickly and were clean and professional. There service is very thorough and we haven’t had problems with lice recurrence.Naomi DeiteringNaomi Deitering ★★★★★ Both lady’s Sydney and Melanie were very professional, friendly and outgoing all at the same time! I felt nervous upon arriving knowing myself and my kiddos might have lice, but after an extremely thorough examination and treatment and with their extensive knowledge; I left feeling confident that the lice were 100% gone and a issue of the past. They were able to ease my mind with the 100’s of questions I had, about aftercare as well as preventative care.Tell your family, your friends or if you’re considering- to come by here. I made the commute 45+ minutes and I’d gladly come again, if the unfortunate circumstance ever arises again.Brandy RidgewayBrandy Ridgeway ★★★★★ Melanie is so fantastic!!! I so appreciate her being there thank youJesse WiperJesse Wiper ★★★★★ What a wonderful experience our 3 kids had today with L Charmers today! They were very well educated and made our kids feel super comfortable, like a day at the spa. Life happens and when it does inthis circumstance we 100% recommend L Charmers. We are big fans. Thank you so much. 🥰Audra AAudra A ★★★★★ We went to Lex after I found what I thought was lice on my child. I was so stressed because we had never experienced this before. Lex was able to get our whole family in right away. Lex was AMAZING. She was so knowledgeable, kind and calmed my nerves. Three people in our home ended up having lice and we left clean. Lex even has experience with treating people with handtied extensions. If you unfortunately have to experience these bugs, you must go see Lex!JGJG ★★★★★ Lice Charmers were great. They got us in last minute to do a quick inspection in our child’s hair. Would highly recommend this company.Ashley ReyesAshley Reyes ★★★★★ Lex was so amazing I highly recommend my daughter loved her because she was so sweetJulie GoodmanJulie Goodman ★★★★★ Lice Charmers got me in last minute and took great care of my whole family! The staff is sweet and helpful and made my kids feel comfortable.Claire AbuanClaire Abuan ★★★★★ Sydney was so fantastic! She checked myself, my 6 year old and my 3 year old and it was so easy and worth the peace of mind!js_loader

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Everyone is thoroughly checked for lice.

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If lice come back, from anywhere, we re-treat for free.

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Common Lice Topics

If you’ve caught yourself or your kids itching and it’s been going on for a couple days, it’s time to do a lice check. If your friend circle has also been talking about head lice, it’s definitely time to start looking.

You have two options when it comes to diagnosing a lice infestation: do it yourself or hire someone.

You can check yourself and your family using a professional quality lice comb or just poking around the scalp with your fingers and a good light. We have instructions in our article How to Check for Lice. Doing a very thorough check takes some skill, but mostly time. To be sure you have to check the entire scalp and that can take a professional 10-30 minutes, on average. The thicker, longer, kinkier, and coarser the hair the longer and potentially more uncomfortable it will take. Checking your kids is fairly easy. Checking yourself is very difficult and you are better off getting checked by a professional.

Professional lice checks are a great way to get the peace of mind of knowing for sure whether or not your family is dealing with lice or if the treatments you’ve previously tired worked. Most lice clinics, salon, or other services will charge a flat or hourly rate to do a head check with prices ranging between $10-$30 depending on your location.

Well, at least you know for sure now and can start taking action to get rid of them.

The best first step is deciding how much time and effort you want to spend on lice.

To be frank, getting rid of lice on your own is not a small task. There is no silver bullet that will eliminate the problem in one easy step. Many methods will work, but they all require multiple treatments, checks, and hours of combing on each person. If you are willing to give up your evenings and hours on the weekend to fight lice, more power to you.

But… unless you value your time at less than $15 an hour or are absolutely sure only one person has it and they don’t have a lot of hair or much chance to spread it, you are better off hiring a professional to get it done. I’ll explain why next.

The cost of hiring a professional lice service can range from as low as $135 for a single treatment to nearly $1000 based on how much work is needed and how urgently. Kits found at drugstore locations such as CVS, Walgreen, or Walmart cost from $15 to $50, but expect to need multiple kits and be prepared for multiple sessions of hours of combing. If price is an issue, consider using a kit, combing your family with a quality lice comb, and then getting checked by a service to see if that took care of the issue.

It can take a professional about 60-90 minutes to treat someone with shoulder length hair. An amateur can expect it to take anywhere from 2-4 hours to go over the entire head in one session. For a family of four you will have to do at least three sessions per person to have a reasonable chance of getting rid of them all, which adds up to 16-48 hours of combing. Even after all that, if your technique is not perfect and you miss one fertilized female or two nits, you might find your family itching again in 2-4 weeks.

Now for some math.

If you value your time at $15 an hour, 16 hours of combing for three sessions of coming on one person equals $240 and for four people that is 48 hours of combing which equals $720. That is 16-48 hours of your free time after work or on the weekends that you are losing to head lice treatment.

The industry average is $250-$500 to treat a family of four in a single sessions, but some places require two treatments, so keep that in mind. However, compare that to the pain of amateur lice combing, the evenings and time to yourself you are sacrificing, and the stress on your family and yourself of not being sure they are really gone and you can see why trying to do it yourself might not be worthwhile.

Nothing. It’s just a name and behind that is a marketing strategy. All of those places can get rid of lice.

In-home lice treatment is absolutely the best choice for everyone. Treatments for a family of four may be as short as two hours, but they can be five or more. Most people don’t want to spend that much time in a lice treatment location away from their home and all the comforts in it. It can be very hard for parents to keep their kids fed, happy, and entertained for that long without a temper tantrum or full-on public meltdown in a crowded lice salon. If your child has special needs and struggles with over stimulation, the home is a much safer and more soothing place to help them through what can be a challenging new experience.

References

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  4. Wet combing for head lice: feasibility in mass screening, treatment preference and outcome. J R Soc Med. 2002 Jul;95(7):348-52.
  5. Lice – Head Lice – Diagnosis. CDC.
  6. Head Lice Symptoms and Signs. Parents.com.