Nitty Gritty Conditioning Defence Spray 250ml

After you have used the award-winning Nitty Gritty NitFree Comb to clear an infestation, we recommend daily use of our Nitty Gritty Conditioning Defence Spray 250ml to keep those pesky lice from crawling back on to your little one’s heads. It's a carefully chosen blend of ingredients with a lovely grapefruit scent, that smells great to us, but not so great to head lice! It not only keeps those pesky lice at bay but keeps everyone's hair fragranced, soft, shiny, de-tangled and in tip-top condition.

How does it work? 

Head lice feed on the human scalp and just like mosquitoes, head lice use their sense of smell to detect the presence of a 'new' host during even the briefest head-to-head contact. Our Nitty Gritty Conditioning Defence Spray messes up their 'radar' and encourages head lice to stay on their existing host rather than migrate. It's an eco-and family-friendly 250ml atomiser spray that will last for ages.

What are head lice?

Head lice are small, wingless, greyish-white insects (they turn a darker grey after they have fed on blood) with flattened, elongated bodies with oval heads. A mature adult louse is about 2-3 mm and lives on the scalp.

Why are they such a problem?

Every civilisation in human history has tried to get rid of head lice. But they're still here. That's because head lice are very, very good at what they do - and because most over the counter treatments prove ineffective at removing an entire infestation (head lice, nits AND 'live' eggs) quickly and easily. And if you don't get rid of the 'live' unhatched eggs, you end up right back where you started. That's why the Nitty Gritty NitFree Comb really is such a huge breakthrough - because it's the only product to get rid of the 'live' unhatched eggs as well as the live head lice.

How does someone get head lice?

Head lice are very good at moving from one host to another during head-to-head contact. When your hair is touching someone else's, even for a few moments, there is an opportunity for head lice to migrate. This is why they are so prevalent amongst primary school children, as they tend to have lots of head-to-head contact. 

Where can head lice be found?

Head lice spend their entire 30-35 day lifespan in our hair, clinging tightly onto it as soon as they emerge from their eggs. They tend to stay very close to our scalps in order to feed directly from our blood. They often lay their eggs near the temples, behind the ears or at the crown or nape of the neck where it is nice and warm.