14 DAY TRIAL // If there was one type of app we never thought we’d see in the app store, it’s one that deals with lice, and lice only.
Fairy Tales Hair Care claims to have released the Facts of Lice application in order to support “the fight against lice”.
Although they tend to make it sound as if the these wingless insects are taking over the planet or something, the people at Fairly Tales Hair Care are the first to launch an dedicated lice-app that delivers real time alerts of lice outbreaks at the local level.
You know what they say: better safe than sorry.
And since many parents are oblivious to the fact that the majority of the 12 million head lice cases seen annually occur in preschool and elementary school-aged children, perhaps the Facts of Lice app should be welcomed by everyone owning an iPhone and raising child.
"With 85% of school districts reporting head lice, busy parents need to be informed about outbreaks in their own communities as quickly as possible," said Risa Barash, Founder of Fairy Tales Hair Care.
Barash added: "The Facts of Lice app allows parents to track lice outbreaks in their own neighborhood so they'll know when it's time to increase prevention efforts at home."
The app provides parents with a centralized database for outbreak notifications, as well as means to prevent, combat and report outbreaks.
The Removal tab should prove particularly handy, as it features instructions on how to remove nits and lice if an outbreak has already occurred in your home.
Basically, you can download Facts of Lice even if your head is already itching and you still get a lot of value out of this completely free application.
What eludes us is why Apple lists this piece of software in the App Store's Business section.