Lice removal in NYC

Nit-picking (yes, we mean lice) is no longer just a job for parents. For a fee, these city services will delouse your child's scalp so you don't have to.

Hair Fairies
This midtown salon specializes in lice control; kids play video games while staffers pick the critters out of their hair (what a job!). A house line of shampoo—made from peppermint and orange oils—helps destroy the bugs. 1026 Sixth Ave between 38th and 39th Sts (212-719-5222, hairfairies.com)

Lice Beaters
Owner Penny Good insists that nitpickers check the entire family of an affected kid; teams of two work their way through everybody's hair. 718-969-7540, licebeaters.com

Lice Busters NYC
Get your child treated at Dalya Harel's Brooklyn clinic, or schedule a house call. Even the worst cases, she claims, can be fixed in a one-hour session. 718-360-1830, licebustersnyc.com

Lice Consultants
Abigail Rosenfeld (a.k.a “The Lice Lady”) operates by appointment only from her home in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn. Her trade secrets? A German-made comb and a baking soda–conditioner mixture that immobilizes and loosens the bugs as she works through infected hair. 718-435-2592, liceconsultant.com

Licenders
Worried that your kid may have picked up lice at school? Have the staffers at this West Side spot, open seven days a week, do a thorough check of his head. 336 W 37th St between Eighth and Ninth Aves (212-759-5200, licenders.com)

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