So are Kids Helmets Safe and what to do about it.

There’s no denying that helmets have done more to protect people, and especially kids from head injuries over the years. From the batting helmet for baseball to biking headgear, all have played a role in protecting kids noggin from becoming mush due to an accident.

The problem of sharing helmets is that hair and head louse problems are passed on to others in this unsanitary action. The simple act of your son or daughter using a common piece of headgear is enough for them to become infested with lice.

Common helmets are very popular in many sports due to the expense of having individual headgear for each person who is looking to play. While the cost is high, the problem of headlouse cannot be minimized. There are different remedy for head louse solutions on the market. From insecticide or poison based products to more natural essential oils, all end up being a big pain in the rear when you need to clean up bugs picked up from a sports helmet. So what can you do?

1. Consider buying your own helmet. At least this will minimize the chances of becoming infected with lice from someone else.
2. Encourage your child to check the inside of the helmet for anything that looks like dandruff or anything else about the size of rice.
3. Encourage your child to hit the helmet against a hard surface before putting it on. Lice can’t hold on well to anything that isn’t hairy. As a helmet typically is more smooth inside, simply hitting the helmet to remove anything can be good insurance.

Although there’s no guarantee, it’s always a good idea to check your son or daughters hair after a sports event where common helmets were used.  So while a natural cure for head louse may help kill off the bugs, it’s better to try an limit exposure and infection if at all possible

As they say, an ounce of prevention is worth hundreds of dollars worth of cure.