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80% of head lice are resistant to traditional insecticide treatments

(30/04/2008)

Head lice are an inevitable part of childhood – approximately 8% of children in the UK have them at any one time. For parents it can be a frustrating problem to deal with, particularly as research shows that 80% of head lice are now resistant to traditional insecticide treatments . But a new study shows that Hedrin (dimeticone solution) specifically developed to eradicate head lice without pesticides and the resistance issues commonly associated with them is significantly more effective than... [more]

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