LiceGuard Robi Comb Electronic Lice Comb
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Product Reviews of LiceGuard Robi Comb Electronic Lice Comb
Product Review: Every parent should have one
Summary: 5 Stars
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.
Product Review: Everyone thneeds a Robi-Comb! Saved my sanity
Summary: 5 Stars
This is my first review - but I had to write this. This is the kind of product I recommend to almost everyone I meet who comes into contact with younger children, especially school nurse and my family doctor - both who said they'd never heard of it! Sadly, I wish I haven't had gazillions of experience with lice, but as a resident "expert" I'll try to explain my predicament and how the Robi-comb saved my sanity and stopped the bug in it's tracks!
First time my two younger girls brought home lice I dealt with it the usual way; nit-picking and lice-shampooing multiple times. Toxic poisons on my kids' heads...just what I wanted. Well, the buggers were hard to get rid of - and I followed the directions; vacuumed like a maniac and washed and dryed until I was exhausted. The girls had them for approx. 6 weeks.
Approximately 1 year later, my daughter came home with them AGAIN. At a friend's suggestion, I bought the robi-comb. Boy, did that thing get a workout! I'm unsure of the timeline, but I managed to rid the girls of the bugs much sooner.
Fast forward to just this spring. Up to this point I had not ever had the bugs myself - just had to deal with them on my girls. Have I mentioned I'm bug-a-phobic? When the school nurse called and told me to pick up my youngest because of lice , I sat down and sobbed. I REALLY hate pulling bugs out of her hair, and the eggs, etc. But, with steely resolve, I went to the task. Luckily (I thought) it was just her and noone else. But, as a hyper-bug-mom, I ran the robi-comb through my hair a few times a day "just to make sure" none had crawled on me.
Surprise, surprise...on DAY FIVE after my baby came home with them, I found one on me. It was so small you would've never caught it without a Robi-comb. You would've thought someone had died the way I reacted! I'm not proud of it, but being totally honest. My best friend painstakingly went through my hair - I had hundreds of eggs and a few bugs.
It has been said by the description on Amazon and by other posters - but I'll reiterate; the Robi-comb works by ZAPPING the heck out of the buggers until they're dead, dead, DEAD. Some of the ones it'd zap are so small - it's unbelievable it catches them that small! I'd brush them out onto a white countertop and with a MAGNIFYING GLASS stare at it (to make sure it was a bug and not lint). This does NOT give you a "get-out-of-nit-picking-free" card; you've got to be diligent with that as well. I had a routine of getting my daughter one hour early. I'd first go through her hair with the Robi-comb (sectioning and doing one part at a time). Then I'd wash her hair -then go through her hair with a traditional metal comb (oh, btw, throw those useless plastic combs out!); after washing I'd put in a conditioner and comb all the knots out. The water/shampoo/conditioner doesn't kill 'em, but it does slow them down ALOT. I'd section her hair and go through it looking for nits. Afterwards I'd braid her hair so it'd be easy to get through later in the day. At least once in the afternoon I'd un-do one braid and section it off - and go through with the Robi-comb. I'd braid that back up and do the other side. At night I'd go through it again with the Robi-comb and search for eggs.
I'll have to say this again - there is NO EASY WAY to get rid of the creatures, but the Robi-comb is the most amazing tool to help you in this quest.
As for my own infestation, I felt things were crawling on me constantly (this whole thing did not seem to even bother my 6 year old!). So, the Robi-comb gives you peace of mind. I was driving to an appointment and it was a two hour drive - the entire time I was using this on my hair. Perhaps it should come with a voice that says, "Ok - you can stop now" LOL but all-in-all you can be as vigilant as you want to be.
I got rid of my lice infestation in SIX DAYS. I kept checking after that but they were no more. I'll keep doing spot checks though...the Robi-comb is that good. I am SURE that if I did not have this product I would not have caught it as early as I did and it would have been alot worse.
Product Review: Excellent at detecting lice!
Summary: 5 Stars
After weeks of trying to treat my children for scalp itch they "caught" at summer camp last year, and not being able to find ANY lice on their heads, I purchased this comb and ZAP! ZAP! ZAP! -- oodles of lice came out in the comb. I could not believe it! I also found lice in my own hair. (Ugh.) The Robi-Comb does a great job at detecting lice and should be used in place of a manual inspection when doing lice checks on children. However, I would not rely on it exclusively to kill every single louse and nit. If you miss just one, the cycle starts all over again. We finally got rid of the lice using an over-the-counter treatment spaced ten days apart (pediatrician recommendation), but I still run the Robi-Comb through the kids' hair every time we get a report from school saying that someone in their class has head lice. A visual inspection just isn't enough, and if you can catch those lice before they start laying eggs, you can stop the infestation in its tracks!Product Review: Excellent product
Summary: 5 Stars
My 9yr old had a lice problem that started at her school and after trying some ineffective shampoos and other old home remedies, we purchased all of the liceguard products and finally were able get rid of the lice. Thank you Liceguard!Product Review: Extremely Helpful
Summary: 5 Stars
I had one of these until today, I stuck the plastic top piece and the comb into boiling water to clean and OOPs! forgot about it. I would like to give my opinion of this thing while I am here. I read many reviews stating that they didn't work. Unless theirs was faulty, they must not be using it correctly. This electronic comb buzzes along through your hair and when it hits a bug (and sometimes the nits) it either squeals or stops making noise at all. When you finish pulling it through the hair (all the way to the end is best) you will most likely find a little dead body. These are wonderful because you can just use them over and over. They even pull out a few of the looser or larger nits. I use it regularly on myself and my children and we just detected some new bugs last night. ( why do you get them at least once a year?) I am ordering a new one pronto! They also work on pets for fleas and mites. Yes, you do still need to shampoo and comb out the nits--but in between the shampooing and combing you can safely use this over and over. I caught my daughter's so early with this comb, that I was able to comb out all the nits and bugs in just under an hour, and if you've ever dealt with lice, you know what a blessing that is!