Lice treatmentBrooklyn

Head lice treatment at home in Brooklyn

A specialist comes to your home in Brooklyn and removes lice and nits with a pesticide-free comb-out. Most families need one visit, plus a free recheck within ten days.

Same-day visits are usually available — often at your door within a couple of hours.

Lice removal specialist greeting a parent at the front door of a brownstone home

What to expect

What our treatment includes

We use a pesticide-free comb-out method: conditioner, sectioning clips, and stainless-steel combs, repeated until each section comes out clean. It removes both lice and nits, which is why it works when drugstore kits haven't.

  • Pesticide-free — no harsh chemicals on your child's scalp
  • Gentle enough for young children
  • Written confirmation of treatment for your school
  • A free recheck within ten days
  • Equipped for brownstone parlor floors, walk-ups, and low-light garden apartments

Most treatments take a couple of hours, depending on hair length and thickness. Your kid can watch a show or bring a book — it's just combing, done patiently.

In Brooklyn

Brooklyn homes are rarely one thing. A visit might be on the second floor of a walk-up with a table already by the window, or in a garden apartment where we supply most of the light ourselves, or in a new building with a freight elevator to reserve. None of that changes the method. It changes where we put the chair.

Walk-up or elevator, the treatment is the same couple of hours of patient combing. What we ask for is a chair by the brightest window and somewhere to plug in a lamp. In a garden apartment, the second one matters most.

How it works

What a visit looks like

01

Everyone gets checked

We start by checking each member of the household. Treating only the child who was sent home is the most common reason lice come back.

Fifteen to thirty minutes

02

The comb-out

Conditioner, sectioning clips, and a stainless-steel comb, pass after pass, until each section comes out clean. Pesticide-free, and calm enough that most kids just watch a show.

A couple of hours, depending on hair

03

Your home, in plain terms

Before we leave, we'll tell you exactly what to wash and what to skip. Lice don't survive long off the scalp, so the list is shorter than the internet suggests.

04

The recheck

We come back for a free follow-up comb-through to confirm everything is clear.

Free within ten days

Same-day visits are usually available in Brooklyn. Call (347) 901-5247 or request a visit and we’ll call you back.

Who comes to your home

The people behind the combs

You’re letting someone into your home in Brooklyn, often on a stressful day. Here’s what you can count on about whoever we send.

Insured and background-checked

The practice carries professional liability insurance, and everyone we send has passed a background check. We're glad to show proof of either before you book.

Background-checked

Everyone we send into a family's home has passed a background check. No exceptions, including during busy outbreak weeks.

Trained before they work alone

Every specialist trains with our lead on detection, comb technique, and how to keep a restless six-year-old comfortable in a chair.

Experienced with this, specifically

Head lice are all we do. We've been making in-home visits since 2020, and there isn't much we haven't seen at a kitchen table.

2020

Making house calls since

500+

Families helped across the five boroughs

10 days

Free recheck window after treatment

From our families

What Brooklyn parents told us afterward

A few notes from families who booked lice treatment with us.

They treated both kids and then checked my husband and me while we were at it. The follow-up recheck ten days later came back clear.
Amanda F., DUMBO
My son is six and squirmy. She was patient about breaks, and he made it through the whole comb-out without a meltdown.
Carlos R., Bay Ridge

From our families

What parents tell us afterward

They came the same evening I called, checked all three kids, and only one needed treatment. No lecture, no upsell — just calm, clear help.
Sarah M., Park Slope, Brooklyn
Our school sent my son home on a Friday. By Saturday morning he'd been treated, with paperwork the nurse accepted on Monday.
Michael R., Upper West Side, Manhattan
I'd already tried two drugstore kits before giving up and calling. One visit and the follow-up recheck, and we've been clear since.
Lisa K., Astoria, Queens

Common questions

Answers, before you ask

Get in touch

Request a visit

Tell us a little about what's going on. During business hours we usually call back within fifteen minutes, and most visits can be scheduled for the same day.

Prefer to talk to someone now?

(347) 901-5247

Sunday through Friday, 9am to 5pm. Closed Saturdays

Also in Brooklyn

Other ways we can help

Every visit starts with a careful look. From there, we do only what your family actually needs.

Not sure which visit you need? Start with a check — it’s quick, and if we find anything we can usually treat in the same visit. You can also see everything we offer in Brooklyn, or call us at (347) 901-5247 and we’ll talk it through.

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We come to you — home visits throughout Brooklyn.