Hair Fairies - The Head Lice Helpers Opens Manhattans First Full-Service Head Lice Removal Salon.
Hair Fairies - The Head Lice Helpers opens the first full-service, head lice removal salon in Manhattan
New York, NY (PRWEB) February 14, 2005 -- It's a lousy job, but somebody's
got to do it. Hair Fairies - The Head Lice Helpers opened its doors to frantic
families in December 2004 and grateful parents from Manhattan to Connecticut
have been singing their praises. Located at 1026 Avenue of the Americas, Suite
502 New York, NY, Hair Fairies is quickly gaining praise from parents and kids
alike.
For $90.00 an hour, trained Hair Fairies, a cross between a
teacher, counselor and nurse, remove the pesky parasites from infested families
in a fun, relaxed setting (think Game Boys, loads of toys and books for the
kids). Three to four, non-toxic treatments are required and the services are
covered by an increasing number of insurance carriers. The facts are daunting.
Traditionally, if one child in the family has lice, 80% of the time siblings
will contract them, 75% of the time Mom will become infested and 20% of the time
dad comes down with a case. "It is important to treat the whole family, not just
one family member," says CEO, Maria Botham. “Also, there are a lot of
misconceptions regarding head lice. We help clear those up and help parents
through a very stressful time”.
Hair Fairies currently has a head lice
removal salon in Beverly Hills, CA and since 1999 has successfully rid over
2,000 families of these pesky parasites. They also sell their products via the
internet for frantic parents who cannot make it to their salons. Besides having
a full-service head lice removal salon in Manhattan, Hair Fairies also offers
the following services:
1. In-home lice
removal
2. School
screenings
3. Information seminars
Head lice
are a very common problem among school-aged children. Based on national
statistics, around 12 million people contract head lice annually; thousands of
cases are expected in New York in 2005. Though head lice are not dangerous, they
are annoying, as most schools have a no nit policy, meaning children cannot come
to school with "nits" or lice eggs.
“Thank goodness Hair Fairies came to
New York”, says a thankful parent. “I did not know what I was going to do when I
found out my daughter had head lice”. There are still stigmas associated with
having lice, which is why most parents don't want to give their names. Hair
Fairies tries to help eliminate those stigmas through education, letting parents
and children know that head lice are very common and that having head lice is
not associated with a lack of cleanliness. In fact, just the opposite is true,
as head lice prefer clean hair.
Hair Fairies has been a trusted name in
the head lice removal business since 1999. They have been featured in
publications such as PEOPLE MAGAZINE, Los Angeles Magazine, and the Washington
Times. Physicians write prescriptions for salon services almost daily and many
insurance carriers accept Hair Fairies services as a treatment method for head
lice. For more information visit www.hairfairies.com.
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