LiceGuard, Robi-Comb Electronic Head Lice Detector & Remover - 1 each | 
 enlarge | Brand: Robi-Comb
Category: Health And Beauty
Buy New: $26.10
Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 2065
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ASIN: B000P6TF8W
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INDICATIONS: LiceGuard Robi-Comb Electronic Head Lice Detector & Remover Used by Thousands of school nurses to detect and kill head lice. Reusable for the whole family. Kills Lice without chemicals. Spares children the discomfort of repeated shampooing. A
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 Every parent should have one October 30, 2008
C. Losinger (Bellingham, WA)
My kids have 5 cousins and they all go to different schools and daycares, then spend time with each other nearly every weekend. Needless to say, when one child gets lice, they all get lice.
Over the summer, the family developed quite an infestation of the little buggers. We all tried Rid, Nix, mayonaise, tea-tree oil, vinegar...you name it. After several months of treating, nit-picking, washing, and vacuuming, nothing worked. Just when you thought you had it under control, one of the kids would pop up with it again and they all had it again.
We were growing quite concerned about the repeated use of pesticides on the kids' heads every ten days. After careful researching, my sister-in-law found a non-toxic shampoo called Lice Freee. It works the same way as the pesticide shampoos, but it actually kills bugs, loosens nits from the hair, and the fumes do not burn the kids' eyes. After one treatment with Lice Freee, and two weeks of daily RobiComb inspections, all lice were gone.
All 7 children in the family are inspected every day after school with the RobiComb. We all find a bug every now and then, but because we find them so quickly, have been able to avoid any nits and infestations in the family.
The family has not had a nit or infestation in nearly 5 months. A pretty remarkable feat considering the schools have sent several warnings of head-lice infestations home to parents since school began. My kids tell me that some of their classmates have missed school because of lice. I immediately call their parents and tell them how we are keeping it away and now, everyone I know with kids has a spare bottle of Lice Freee and a RobiComb.
Best $30 I ever spent.
Life-saver in battle against lice October 22, 2008
A Reader from No. Virginia (Alexandria, VA)
This little device is pretty much worth it's weight in gold and is one of the most effective parts of our family's delousing strategy. It really does zap even small, newly hatched lice. You still need to deal with the nits on the hair shaft (I just cut the hair below the nit) and remember to throw pillows/sheets, pjs, coats, hats etc in the dryer every day and vacuum off car seats. We used Robi Comb every day for 2+ weeks and now that we've found no more lice/nits, we use it once a week to make sure the kids haven't caught them again at school. Robi Comb saved me more hours than I can count from having to comb through my daughter's thick hair. It takes 10 minutes. My son's short hair takes maybe a minute to comb through.
I gave it 4 stars because sometimes I have to jiggle the comb to get it to start buzzing. It's also important to remember to use the little brush or blow on the comb first to dislodge any dust if it's not buzzing.
A very helpful tool for lice issues! August 22, 2008
J. Fry (Port Orange, Florida USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This comb is great! My daughter has popped up with quite a lice infestation, and I was still finding live ones 24 hours post chemical treatment. This comb worked through her hair very easily (she does have pretty fine hair) and it was dead on, every time it stopped, It had a dead louse on it! Just a few reminders....
It will give a false positive on thick hair. Section it out into small sections, and the result will be better.
It does not pull out nits! I have read some of the reviews on here, and all of the unsatisfactory ones have to do with nits. You will need to use a smaller comb for those, or your fingernails.
You can boil or clean the comb part, but it does have to be completely dry before you use it again. A blow dryer works great for that!
If you are reading this, i assume you are in the throes of a lice infestation. Good luck and patience to you! This comb is great, and definitely will help expedite the removal of those BUGS!
 Good when it works! July 21, 2008
Kenmore Junior (Heart of Texas)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have a love-hate relationship with the Robi Comb. I think it helped me conquer a lice infestation. It's particularly good at pulling out and alerting me to tiny nymphs that I would have missed on a visual inspection. And when it zaps the lice, it's good to know if I don't get the bugs off the child's head, they're dead and can't bite or reproduce. HOWEVER, I suspected that my kids were reinfested so ran the RobiComb through their hair. Not a blip in the buzzing, so I thought we were home free. Not so! Something was WRONG with Mr. RobiComb, because I checked again later with an ordinary metal lice comb and found lots o'little licey. I got a new rOBIComb and use it, but in conjunction with traditional, non-electric metal combs.
Robi Comb July 21, 2008
S. Watts
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
We've had mixed results with the Robi Comb. The first one we had worked for around one hour before quitting on us (even though we cleaned it well, per instructions and used a new battery!), and I had to exchange it at the store. The second one seemed like it was also dying, but, as I was opening up the case somehow that made the electrical connection work, so it's still working for now.
It worked great on the first day, when I could actually see lice in my daughter's hair. It really does kill them, even the teeny weeny ones, and it's fast and non-poisonous. It has also been great for me, as the mom, as a self-checking device and preventative measure, because I can't visually check my own hair! (My husband does his best, but severely lacks patience in this area, LOL-God forbid I ever do catch lice-I can remove nits from everyone else but myself!)
I also have very thick hair, which sometimes makes the comb stop working, temporarily. Best to start with very clean brushed or combed hair, as tangles, pieces of dandruff and other debris will give you false positives. I like how this comb works, but I wish that the manufacturing was more reliable!
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