Comments on: Lice Lessons (On Marketing, Business and Life)

By: Samantha

Samantha — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:45:29 +0000

With the right training I too would agree that these people are life savers…especially if they give some type of guarantee.

I have found a great metal comb and chemical free removal product online at http://www.kleen-free.com and keep it on hand all the time just in case.

It says they do wholesale etc so anyone thinking of starting a company like this should take a look at their prices. I am guessing that most people who have aq nit remover into their home woudl do it yourself the second time but they would need to comb and remover product so the in-home person still gets business from the do it yourselfer.

Seems to be a great business idea to either do the removal or to become a distributor of the combs and other products that the parents and removers need.

By: julie

julie — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:12:28 +0000

It is great that everyone wants to jump on the band wagon and without any formal training, licensing or oversight, anyone can pick up a nit comb and start a business that works on children. Anyone no background checks or regulation, this is more terrifying than the lice. The lice are predictable and easy to eliminate without nit picking when you know how, but that fact that this type of business is allowed to work on children both in schools and in your home is scarily. My current dilemma, my children’s school hired a professional company. I tries to research the company and cannot find out any information about them. Are they registered nurse or in the medical field, or any they licensed hair experts by the state, this is the real mystery. So there needs to be some kind of accountability for this. I was so motivated by your blog that I went off on a rampage this afternoon to find some if any supporting information and the one business that I found in my new York area was a company called head lice hero, they are licensed hair experts. I would recommend finding or starting your own head lice hero company. Good luck, got to go kids are at it again. Julie

By: Lucy

Lucy — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 20:45:24 +0000

I’ve never heard of professional bug-busters before, but it’s a great idea. We’ve used the metal comb+conditioner trick for years – initially to get rid of the beasts, and then to monitor on a weekly basis for reinfestation. (Making my head itch just thinking about it).

In ‘the olden days’, when I was young, there was a National Health nurse who came round the school every so often, checking for nits – long gone as part of the budget cuts. Yet nits are extremely common …

… so offering a service to do the combing seems like a great opportunity. And it’s clearly enjoyable.

I guess my question would be, do you have to have a followup session a week later to catch any newly hatched lice from eggs that weren’t removed the first time? That could get very expensive, and a shady service could ‘accidentally’ not remove them all, so you had to have a repeat session. Perhaps the thing to do, as a reputable service provider, would be to offer twin sessions a week apart, as a package – then you’re much more likely to be rid of them all.

By: Sarah Auerswald

Sarah Auerswald — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:52:28 +0000

Thanks, Alexis! You’re so right about secrets and the psychic knots they tie you in. Plus those are great business tips — AND a great tip about the Lice Removal Service. Now, if only head weren’t suddenly so itchy…

By: Amy from Texas

Amy from Texas — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 07:50:07 +0000

That’s good to know!! Lice is going around here. I know several families who have it. I’m sure we’ll be next. ugh. I’m loving your blog:-)