Licefreee! Non-toxic Lice Killing Hair Gel

Licefreee! Non-toxic Lice Killing Hair Gel is the name of a topical non-toxic treatment and homeopathic remedy for infestation by ectoparasites, specifically lice, in humans. Headlice, body lice, and pubic lice and their eggs are killed by the treatment, which uses sodium chloride suspended in a gel. [ Wikipatents Official Website. US Patent 6607716 [http://www.wikipatents.com/6607716.html] ] Nits, often harder to destroy with conventional treatments, are also killed. The product was developed by and is manufactured by Tec Labs in Albany, Oregon. [ “Business Briefs, "The Oregonian" (Portland, Oregon), Sep. 1, 2003. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-119679057.html] ] [ Dan Morse, “Creepy-Crawly Neighbors; At the ‘Bughouse’ in Maryland Suburb, Insects are Primary Residents,” "Washington Post", Jan. 3, 2006 [http://www.highbeam.com/DocPrint.aspx?DocId=1P2:89657 ] ]

Licefreee! gel was first marketed in 1999 as an alternative to delousing treatments that used the insecticides pyrethrum and permethrin, to which lice have shown resistance in clinical studies. [ “School of Public Health Researchers Find Pesticide-Resistant Head Lice in U.S.,” The Harvard University Gazette, Sep. 30, 1999 [http://www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/1999/09.30/lousey.html] ] Its manufacturer has positioned it as an alternative to the prescription insecticide malathion [ United States Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, “ToxFAQs for Malathion,” Sep. 2003 [http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts154.html] ] and the now-banned insecticide lindane [ United States Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, “Public Health Statement for Hexachlorocyclohexane,” August 2005 [http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/phs43.html] ] , both clinically proven to cause damage to the human brain and nervous system. Licefreee! gel, according to the manufacturer's website, is marketed as safe for babies over six months of age and pregnant women and can be used as often as desired. [ Tec Labs Official Website; Licefreee! Product Page [http://www.licefreee.com] ]

In 2006 Licefreee! sponsored The United States PTA's “Keeping Kids Lice Free” program to help schools comply with the American Academy of Pediatrics’ guidelines for headlice prevention and control. [ Deborah Kots, “A Real Head-Scratcher: Schools are Struggling with How Best to Handle Lice,” "US News and World Report", Oct. 2, 2006 [http://health.usnews.com/usnews/health/articles/060924/2lice_3.htm] ] The manufacturer supplies schools and medical professionals with educational videos on how to conduct a headlice check program as well as how to identify and treat infestations. [ "Tec Laboratories Named Proud Sponsor of National PTA," PTA Official Website, June 2, 2006 [http://www.pta.org/ne_press_release_detail_1149279548812.html] ]

The active ingredient in Licefreee! Non-toxic Lice Killing Hair Gel is "natrum muriaticum" - that is, sodium chloride.

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References

Licefreee is NOT homeopathic, by definition. No homeopathic remedy is prepared in a "1X" dilution.

External links

*The United States Center for Disease Control, Parasitic Disease Information [http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/headlice/default.htm]