~What is a nitty gritty comb?~ A nitty gritty comb is a variation on traditional lice detection combs specifically designed to help parents and guardians detect and remove head lice. ~What is the difference between this and other lice combs~ Traditional lice detection combs are metal or plastic, with 1cm long teeth and about 0.2mm teeth and gaps, reducing the chances of missing lice and/or eggs (nits or casings) during wet combing. A Nitty gritty comb has 3cm long teeth which are laser etched spirally. Used during wet combing this comb can remove both lice AND eggs quite effectively without use of chemicals. However if used dry (no water ...  Read the complete review

I've never been as impressed with a product as much as I've been impressed with this comb. For years my daughter has been plagued with headlice. While killing the lice has been routine, the number of nits in her hair constantly increased until it was truely awful. I thought I was going to have to cut her beutiful long hair off to get rid of them and she hated me for it. Then I saw this comb in the chemist. It looked expensive but by this point I was willing to try anything. I bought it and some louse killer and after using the treatment followed the instructions that came with the comb. You must use it on wet hair smothered in conditioner. I was amazed at how it stripped  Read the complete review

Both my kids on a number of occasions have brought home headlice from school as an extra little treat for me to contend with. I can't help but scratch my head just thinking about them. My son was easy to deal with. I got a good pair of clippers and chopped off his locks. Brutal but effective. Now my daughter wasn't so keen on this treatment and to be fair, I took her point. Having trained as a pharmacy counter assistant I was well aware of the myriad of products available to treat the lice. Most of the pharmacists assured me that the majority of products may well kill the lice but you'd need to retreat in a week or so to be sure as they don't ...  Read the complete review

My daughter first became infested with the dreaded headlice when she was just two and started attending nursery. Over the years I have probably used every lotion, potion and comb on the market to keep the bugs at bay with varying degrees of success. The problem is that I manage to get her clear but she gets reinfested at school again. One day I went to my local chemist and asked for some advice and the assistant advised me to buy the nitty gritty comb. I nearly passed out when she told me that it cost £9.99 but luckily in my area of Scotland pharmacists are available to prescribe for minor ailments so I got the comb free. Head lice are a major problem in ...  Read the complete review

Nitty Gritty Comb About a year and a half ago I spotted the Nitty Gritty comb in my local pharmacy. The design of the comb immediately caught my attention because of its long metal teeth and the spiralled grooves which ran down the length of each tooth on the comb. Having three children in the house who have each had their fair share of nits in the past I decided to buy it incise we had another outbreak. The comb is a lot more expensive than your usual nit comb; but from my own experience this comb is definitely worth paying extra for because it is the best nit comb I have ever used. The Nitty Gritty comb costs £9.99; I know it sounds expensive but I worked it ...  Read the complete review