Treating Lice, A Pricey Proposition
If you consider that the average person with lice can spend up to 3-6 months before they resolve the situation, you can begin to see how the price of lice can add up. The long list of costs might include multiple toxic treatments, homemade remedies, cheap combs, doctor visits, prescription treatments, lost work hours, private school hours missed, etc.. Nothing brings a mom and her family to its knees as quickly or as surprisingly as a round with lice. Consider the lost hours and resources in laundry, bedding, brushes, clothes, and hats that many families endure. However, the worst losses are the immeasurable ones.
Studies have shown that lice have become resistent to most over the counter remedies. Still most families prefer to try “Do It Yourself” rememdies before coming to MadCaps. We encourage parents not to use poisions or pesticides on children’s heads, not when we can help with an all-natural, more effective solution. The price of relief with MadCaps can be money far better spent.
Do It Yourself Lice Treatments
It’s said that the average family tries 5-7 treatments in the course of one head lice infestation. If the average person suffers for 3-6 months, let’s do the math:
- * Rid Kit: $45.00
- * Nix Family Kit: $25.00
- * Internet lice products, gadgets, homemade remedies, combs and prevention sprays: $150.00
- * Replacement hair brushes, combs, hair accessories, caps and clothes: $75.00+
- * Missed work (3 days on average based on $60,000 salary): $500.00
- * Missed private school (3 days on average based on $10,000 tuition): $160.00
- * Missed after-school activities: $100.00
- * Water and Electricity costs for extra laundry and cleaning: $200.00
- * Doctor visits for diagnosis and guidance: $250.00
- * Prescription Lice Treatments: $250.00
Total Cost: $1755.00
Immeasurable Costs
- * Stress and anxiety of all family members
- * Stress on friendships
- * Stress on marriage
- * The itch and discomfort of those infected
- * Lack of sleep of those infected
- * Countless hours combing
- * Countless hours cleaning
- * Missed school lessons
- * Missed after-school activities
- * Missed birthday parties and sleep overs
- * Missed work
- * And perhaps, most importantly, the long term effects of toxic, prescription-strength, lice treatments!
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