Lice Knowing You

Pros: These women are amazing delousing my hair for almost 3 hours — yes I have thick long hair. They also worked on my son and were great with out in 45 mins. Great thing you walk out a 100% free of lice.
Cons: would be great if they offered a shampoo service and a «do it yourself» hair station to get hair back to
I had to return to work directly following and had a wet very good smelling essential oils on my hair for the rest of the day.
They are also slammed so I would suggest more space and technicians. Their phone did not stop ringing the whole time I was there.

I’m not excited to ‘out’ my household that has lice… but I’m doing it because this place was a godsend. Every family that has discovered lice on their child and or self knows the dreaded feeling that consumes you as you think about the daunting hours of cleaning, vacuuming, combing, and laundering you have ahead of you. This is especially magical if you discover the bugs chewing on your child’s head at bed time, right?
We’ve done the home treatment twice and when I found a bug on my head this morning I remembered a conversation I had recently with a friend about Lice Knowing You. I called and made an appointment at 9am on Saturday and was done and out of there lice-​free at 12:15.
It was busy when we arrived and filled with families waiting for their kiddos and selves to get treated. The comradery was immediate among parents because we all knew we would be doing the same thing this Saturday. It was like its own support group
The employees were clearly stressed but maintained professionalism and answered every question all parents and kids were asking.
Great experience. I hope we don’t have to visit again but if we do I’m glad lice to know you is here.

There is nothing fun about having lice but the folks at Lice Knowing You are amazing. I’ve had to visit them a few times with my kids and they make the experience not only tolerable but *almost* fun. The staff takes great care to diffuse the anxiety that goes along with a head full of bugs and are great about education. Janet and her team are terrific.
Don’t pick them out yourself, let them do it.

Highly recommended. My daughter’s hair is VERY thick and VERY long and they do an incredibly thorough job. Lice free after one visit! No need for follow up combing! Very knowledgeable staff! I tried Nit Picky and that was unsuccessful (still had nits, lots of them). At Lice Knowing You they literally look at every hair strand for eggs. A much better job than I could ever have done and well worth the money.

Even though I don’t feel all that awesome telling you people this story, my sense of duty as a Unilocaling mom is that I share important information with other parents, caregivers, and people exposed to children.
I went to get my hair colored last Saturday and halfway through my beloved stylist/​friend leaned down and whispered desperately ‚“Janet you have lice. Hundreds of lice.“
Aaack. Panic.
We got me out of there post haste. She cleaned. Her salon is good. Her head is fine.
I wasnt so good.
But. Im a social worker with a kid. This is not my first exposure to the little suckers. Last time we got it from our very expensive preschool. Even the wealthiest and cleanest among us are at risk, people. Lice are equal opportunity pests.
It could totally happen to you.
How are YOU gonna handle it?
I immediately called someone who brought the appropriate chemicals over and tried to get ahold of my kid’s head. Who is going to pick my head, that’s the problem. I just dont have anyone to do that… not that I would want to do that.
My child panicked and would not use the chemical shampoo. In the end that Saturday and Sunday I called and emailed Lice Knowing You. Unlike others we did not hear back over the weekend when they are closed. So I also called first thing Monday morning. We got in at 12 noon on Monday. The shop is in a business park not too far from Washington Square. Its super clean. Theres a reception area, lice free playspace, and room with chairs and a flatscreen in the back where the magic happens.
Ok not magic. Heavy labor.
For $ 95 an hour plus tip my head and my daughter’s were scraped and deloused by three different women. We were given instructions on how to handle things at home and scheduled for a recheck on Friday. Their resuts are guaranteed for 30 days. We are lice free.
I am very happy with that. I would give five stars except they only had three women working when they had enough customers coming in and out for five people.
My head was worked on solid for two hours but my daughters charges were for an hour and forty five minutes and for some of that time she was unattended while her person was helping other people and checking other heads. I wasnt going to quibble about the other people and the time spent hangingout, but I think whoever is scheduling should have enough people working so they’re not backed up and the workers should have breaks.
Overall these women are my heroes. I was horrified to see all the lice that was on my head. Expensive, well, definitely.
Worth. Every. Penny.

Godsend! This place got us in right away and took care of the issue!
My 3 year old got lice from a friend, and they worked so well with her, answered all of our questions. Its a dirty job but thankful they are there to get it done!!!

HOORAY for Lice Knowing You! My son, who has autism, CP, and emotional/​sensory issues contracted lice and they were amazing with him. We got an appointment that same day. Linda was super patient, kind, and very understanding of his special needs. It was worth every dime for the fast treatment (your child can go back to school that same day!!) and peace of mind, plus a 30-​day guarantee as long as you follow their very simple to-​do list for after treatment. Their website dispels a lot of myths about how to treat lice, including the frenzy of cleaning most Google searches tell you to do. The family was checked out quickly, and thankfully only my one son had it. If this awful business called LICE ever happens again, I know where we are going. Friendly, courteous, knowledgeable, FAST, and worth it!

Lice is torture. Janet and her staff make it bearable. They are amazing, professional and really focused on getting you lice free. I know my mom would have wept w/​joy to have a service like this provided when the 5 of us were little.
If you or your kid has lice don’t go to Walgreen’s go to Janet.

This is my new favorite place on Earth. While I do not wish for lice in our family again, if we do get it (with 3 kids, we just might), I will again run, not walk, to Lice Knowing You.
Our family had lice once before, about 2 years ago. We treated it at home, and while we went to the most trustworthy sources for info, and bought the best (nontoxic, proven) products, we had a HIGH level of stress and uncertainty, for days if not weeks, about whether we had gotten ALL of it — all bugs, all nits, etc.
Fast forward to this episode. I got the dreaded call from school («your son has lice.») Having heard about Lice Knowing You from another Mom, I called them right away and was sad to get an answering machine. I left a very detailed message, but figured that they might not have my same sense of urgency. WRONG. Janet called me back immediately, within moments. She could not have been MORE understanding, gracious, or accommodating. We made an appointment for 2 hours later.
We walked in to the salon. (Cue heavenly chime.) It was clean and comfortable. Janet and her staff were just as she had been on the phone — reassuring, responsive, efficient and friendly. While my son was treated and the rest of us were checked (no lice, phew!), they answered my many questions about lice and also my son’s particular case. For instance, based on what they found, they told me how long they thought he’d had it.
They have a playroom, but we did not use it because my kids were mesmerized by the cartoons on TV (hey, on a lice treatment day, I say bring on any and all media).
When we left, lice and nit free, Janet gave us an instruction sheet for how to take care of our home environment to remove any potential lice/​nits. We will return in a week for a follow-​up visit.
I have SUCH peace of mind. And I felt I got a good value. I highly recommend this service, and will also recommend them to my kids’ schools if we see more lice in our respective communities in the future.

Gahh!!! Having lice is such a God awful thing. Thank goodness there is a place where you can go and rid yourself of this affliction.
My 5 year old had a full blown case of headlice and I (guhh) had a lesser case. The kind folks at lice knowing you took care of not just the live bugs, but the eggs that had been laid on our hairshafts.
The environment is very much like a salon and all of the products they use are 100% natural. The best part is that they guarantee that you will be lice free for up to 30 days. That means that all of the little eggs that the drug store products can’t remove are WIPED OUT.
If you find yourself in this terrible position, make the trip to Lice Knowing You and exorcise those terrible itchy demons!!! It’s worth it.