Catcher’s Nitz

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Finding lice was a nightmare for my friends and me, all busy students living independently and hundreds of miles from home. But Marie was incredibly thorough, comforting, patient and quick. She was easy to contact and quick to respond, and she assuaged a lot of our stress and panic, especially after our own painstaking, time-​consuming, and completely ineffective efforts with Nix.
Some details about the process: I called her on Wednesday afternoon and got an appointment for the next morning (Thursday). She removed all the lice and nits she could find in my hair and gave me a treatment of some strong oils including tea tree, and checked my two roommates’ heads and treated them, all very quickly and efficiently. What had taken us hours to get through took her ten minutes, and she did it so much better. She even sold us a comb on the spot so that we could do a comb-​out of dead nits every day until the follow-​up appointment five days later (on Monday afternoon), and gave us recommendations as to what other things we could get to make our experiences easier, while being realistic and assuring us that some extremes were not necessary.
Her treatments worked wonderfully, and her years of experience and calm, sensible approach was perfect for what would have otherwise been a far more harrowing experience. :)

I called Marie on a Friday afternoon because I wanted to do due diligence after a lice outbreak at my daughter’s kindergarten class… and to be honest my head was feeling a little itchy… CRAP! She came over the very next morning, and I must say that this is a GREAT service for parents of small children! It is SO much more comfortable being checked and treated in your own home. She checked and combed us all out (me, my 5 yr old and my 2 yr old… my lucky husband is bald). We all three had what she called a «light» case. She was kind and funny and efficient, and had me and both my daughters combed and treated before I knew it. She also gave great instructions on delousing the house to avoid a re-​infestation. Marie provides a great service with a lovely attitude, if you are in need don’t hesitate to call her.

This is a service that you wish you never have to use but so glad that it actually exist.
I was horrified to get the call from school of «lice «in my kid’s hair. The key to a lice attack is to never panic. I did! I had no clue of what to do. Trust it to Unilocal once again to get me out of a bind. Marie– from Catcher’s Nit to the rescue. I placed the call at 10 am– she was at my front door exactly by 11:15. In 2 hours flat– my kid and I were lice free. Marie was incredibly kind and patient. She had the best advice and did not make us feel like we were lepers. She also gave me a list of things to do in order to rid our heads and house of nits and future outbreaks.
Her rates are not cheap but you get exactly what you pay for– a peace of mind and lice free head! That’s worth every penny!
She also sells the nit comb for $ 25 — my advice, order the same online for half the cost, but you’ll have to wait a couple of days. I think every household should have one, in the event of… Lice lice baby, dum da da dum da da dum dum.
The removal is easy and painless– what really matters is that it never happens again! 9 days lice/​nit free, fingers crossed, finger on the dial just in case…

Marie is amazing. She did a great job with my two kids and myself. She is patient and she makes you feel comfortable.

Marie from Catcher’s Nitz came to my house on Christmas Eve (!!) to rid me and my kids of lice. She graciously checked my daughter’s friend as well on short notice, giving them peace of mind to enjoy the holiday. She was incredibly sweet and reassuring when I needed it, and provided all the right information on how to deal with our house, clothes, and hair. Her pricing is comparable to other similar agencies, and all in the comfort of my own home. After a couple days I had more questions, and she promptly called me back with more calming, helpful info. I will absolutely refer Marie and Catcher’s Nitz to anyone in need of this service.

I found a live lice on my 8-year-old’s scalp at 8:05 this morning. I called 3 places immediately, and Marie called me back first. She was at my house by 9:50, and both my sons and I were checked, diagnosed and treated by 10:50. Kids back to school by 11:15. That’s pretty remarkable. Marie was kind, reassuring, fast, thorough and professional. This our second time, and it’s not pleasant, but Marie made my kids and me really comfortable. I highly recommend her if you find yourselves in this (pretty inevitable with young kids) situation.

My daughter contracted the nasty case of lice that was circulating around her preschool classroom. I called Bree and she came over a few hours later. Not only was she knowledgable and professional, she was so kind, sweet and gentle and was a pleasure to have in our home! She examined my daughter, son and myself and we all had nits – gross! She did a thorough combing and treatment. I HIGHLY recommend calling Catcher’s Nitz if you are in the unfortunate position of needing lice treatment.

Marie came and did a nearly immediate house call two times. She was friendly, highly-​skilled, and professional. The other two places we called were going to put us off a day or more, and were not sympathetic. Marie gave my daughter a careful combo out, check, and treatment. The second time she came a few days later to verify there was nothing there, and did a second comb out. She showed me how to do it, so that my effort changed from an unskilled 90 min combing of my daughter’s hair, to me being able to do it in 30 minutes. Marie was so kind to my daughter, she was funny and thoughtful, and answered all our questions and left us feeling okay, after kind of an icky thing of finding out our child had lice. 5 stars for Marie and Catcher’s Nitz! I would DEFINITELY recommend and call immediately if we ever have a problem; since we’re in kindergarten, we’ll probably be back! Excellent! 10 stars.

I called Marie and she came over about two hours later, after seeing another client. She checked all of our hair and then put on a homeopathic mix of oils to take care of things.
She’s thorough. We’ve used a service before (in Brooklyn) that was awesome. Marie is fantastic, too. She will look through your hair dry, then put on the oils. She got all the nits I’d missed (phew!). Leave them on for 45 minutes or so, rinse, done. It was very helpful having her come to us, so brownie points for home visit! (Sylvie and Marie are either sisters or cousins, I can’t remember, but they run Catcher’s Nitz together.)

Marie came to our house on short notice, checked us for lice, and then treated us for the lice with non-​toxic stuff. It was all done in about an hour. House calls! Excellent service!

We’ve been to them twice – the first time back in 2010, when my daughter and all her school friends got infested, AND passed it to me (the mom). It was my first encounter with lice, and I was freaked out. Sylvia was extremely kind, reassuring, and thorough. Not only did she rid us of nits and lice, she gave me the confidence (and sold me the lice comb) so that I’ve been able to cope with any other outbreaks since.
We went back this month because I found some more lice after several weeks of checking and combing my daughter following a summer-​camp outbreak, and I was discouraged. This time we got Sylvia’s sister, Marie, who was also terrific. They’ve only recently moved to the new Blake Street location, so things were a bit topsy-​turvy, but no complaints about the treatment or the technician! We were pleased with the 10 percent discount, too.
Giving 4 stars instead of 5 only because the place was temporarily unsettled during our visit (as noted above), and so Unilocal won’t think this is a fake review. Honestly, Unilocal,give them a break and un-​filter the other two 5-​star reviews!

This was the place of choice after repeated outbreaks or lice at our school. Marie at Catcher’s Nitz uses the Nit Free Terminator comb, and is friendly, patient, and willing to explain everything to parents. Not cheap… but you can be sure the job gets done right.

Catcher’s Nitz is owned and operated by Sylvia Cummings-​Umegboh, a registered nurse who knows her headlice. I discovered that my daughter was infested on a Saturday afternoon. The place I’d gone to before was in Lafayette, and unavailable. Not only did Sylvia answer her phone in the middle of the weekend, she gladly stayed open to provide her service to my daughter. Within minutes she confirmed that my daughter did indeed have lice. She then did a very thorough combing to remove live lice and nits. This was followed by a 20 minute treatment with a non-​toxic product. I combed her out for the next few days and when we went in for a follow up, she was clear. Sylvia was very helpful to me as a parent, providing the information I need to stay on top of the situation.
I highly recommend her and hope other Berkeley parents will support her business.