LiceMeister Head Lice and Nit Removal Comb Stainless Steel School Approved Reusable Metal Fine Tooth Comb with Cleaning Tool

Truly an excellent Lice comb that was comfortable, effective and easy to use for my daughter's thick long hair.Because where the teeth go into the handle is sealed, my daughter's hair did not get caught in there and ripped out like it does for the Lice Meister and some other combs we've tried where the hair could get trapped between the handle and where the teeth meet. The teeth are however, very closely spaced so any nits/small lice get caught and pulled out.I originally bought the Lice Meister since I thought it would be the more effective comb due to the spirals on the teeth. Well I can tell you honestly after having used both that I would buy only this one if I had to replace our lice comb. They were equally effective, but this one was much gentler on my daughter's hair, not ripping out any strands. One can even boil the comb to sterilize it. The plastic in the handle area will not melt and it is very sturdy.The real test of a good lice comb lies in how closely the metal teeth are together to effectively trap and pull out the nits (eggs) and the live lice. Also, how comfortable the handle is to hold and how the metal teeth are integrated with the handle and last but not least how comfortable it is for the person it is being used on. This brush succeeds on all counts and is a well made high quality product. I highly recommend it.

I freaked out when our child had head lice. I purchased around $300 in products as I was petrified that our entire family of 6 would contract the little nasties! I spent hours treating our child and within 3 days we had completely eradicated her head lice. It has been over 4 weeks and she hasn't had a single recurrence. This is by far the BEST nit removal comb available. I purchased 6 other combs and this is the best one to use on dry or wet hair, hands down!The key to getting rid of lice is 1.) Treat head with a pediculicide. 2.) Next, you need to comb, comb, and comb again. My child had blond hair to the top of her waist so the combing was a grueling part of our treatment, but it was absolutely necessary. Treating the hair only kills the majority of live lice, and doesn't remove all of the nits. I used the Lice MD kit to start (yes, the one with the harsh chemicals). Left it on my child's head for 30 minutes instead of the recommended 10 minutes (based upon reviews and advice from friends). Killed EVERY LAST bug! Step two, rinse and comb. After the first treatment, I pointed a bright light on her head and combed her hair for 6 hours, separating it in 1" sections, using a crappy drug store comb. It did not remove all the nits because the teeth were unevenly spaced. I tried 3 other combs, including the Nit Free Terminator lice comb - none of them were as good as the LiceMeister on dry and wet hair.Washed all her clothing on sanitary setting with Clorox or Clorox 2, dusted all surfaces and vacuumed her bed and bedroom thoroughly. I also vacuumed the entire house and made sure all her clothing and non-washable personal items were wiped off, put in the dryer on high heat for 45 minutes, and/or placed in sealed bags for 72 hours. Basically, anything that came into contact with her was wiped off, sealed off or vacuumed.I combed her hair the following day, spending another 6 hours. Removed another 10-15 nits, mostly with fingernails since the store bought combs were useless, and found no live bugs, cut out the ones the comb wouldn't remove. Did the same thing on Day 3 - again no live bugs - but spent around 5 hours combing with the LiceMeister! Another 8-10 nits were successfully removed! Day 4, spent 4 hours and found another 7 nits.I also ordered a family size Clearlice kit, which arrived around Day 6. The green Clearlice comb that came with her kit was phenomenal so long as she had conditioner in her hair, but the Clearlice comb did not work on dry or wet hair as her hair would get stuck in the teeth. The comb was wonderful when used with the Clearlice conditioner, however, and helped get several difficult nits out.As a precaution, she washed her hair with non-toxic Clearlice pediculicide Shampoo and pediculicide Conditioner on Day 6 after our initial treatment, combed again and found 2 nits. Day 7, I checked her head and she was completely lice and nit free. Followed up by having her wash her hair with Clearlice repellant shampoo and repellant leave-in spray conditioner. She used the repellant products for 2 weeks, I checked every other day and although her head was healing and there was quite a bit of dandruff, she was completely lice and nit free!It sounds tedious, but no one in our family, including myself (and I have very long hair) contracted lice! Most of the folks I know don't follow-through after the first treatment and expect the pediculicide to get rid of everything without doing all the brushing. They commonly report a reinfestation, or falsely blame the product claiming it didn't work. Sadly, the treatment and combing is what was required to permanently knock it out fast, especially given the length of our daughter's hair.The Clearlice family size kit plus LiceMeister would have been sufficient in treating her hair from the start, but at the time I ordered it, the delivery was delayed due to inclement weather, and we couldn't wait 6 days to start treating her hair. However, if I had been able to rush ship the Clearlice and order the LiceMeister on the side, I think we could have skipped the initial Lice MD treatment. If you're in a similar boat and need to treat ASAP, I'd go ahead and recommend you use Lice MD since it is readily available in most drug stores (we found it at CVS). Obviously, the longer you wait to treat it, the more likely it will spread.Best of luck!