Westchester runs on schedules. It sits next to the airport, a large share of the neighborhood works shifts that are not nine to five, and a lot of households here are juggling two working parents and school pickup. Finding lice on a Wednesday night is not something anyone has room in the calendar for.

We schedule into the evenings and across the weekend for that reason, and we come to your house rather than asking you to come to us.

The neighborhood

We cover Westchester across Kentwood, Loyola Village and the streets running toward Sepulveda and Manchester. Playa del Rey is over the hill to the west and Playa Vista sits north, both of which we work constantly, so appointments here fit into a normal route.

One visit, everyone in the house

We check every head rather than only the child who has been scratching. This is the single most important thing to get right. Lice moves between siblings within days, and adults commonly carry it for a couple of weeks with no symptoms worth noticing. A household that treats one child and stops usually sees the problem return.

Charging by the hour instead of per person is what makes checking everyone sensible. A clear head takes a few minutes and adds very little to the total. What actually lengthens a visit is hair volume and how long the infestation has been established before anyone spotted it.

We check the whole household in one visit and bill by the hour, not per person, see how pricing works. If you're not sure what to expect, our services page walks through the visit.

Method

Treatment is manual combing. We take the hair in sections and work through it with a comb designed to strip eggs from the shaft, using an oil to loosen them first. No pesticide shampoo is involved. If you have already tried a drugstore kit without success you are in the majority, and it is not a reflection of how carefully you used it. The lice now common in California survive most of those products.

Every treatment carries a fourteen day guarantee. The Hair Whisperers has been treating families since 2006.

Client Testimonial

"We first had Bianca from Hair Whisperers come to our home after discovering lice in my daughter's hair on a Friday at 4pm. Scheduling with her boss Amy was easy and she was transparent about her pricing. Bianca checked us all and cleaned out my 7-year-old's hair. Two years later, we requested Bianca back to treat all four of us after more bugs were discovered. My hair is very thick and curly, but she is a pro. My girls loved her, and she gave each a prize when they were done. She is efficient and gentle. She educated us too, on how to prevent future lice and clean our home post-lice." - M.B., Southern California

Send us a message

Tell us what you have found and how many people are in the house, and we will explain what a visit involves and how long to plan for.