Monday my day went pretty much as usual. I worked from 9-6 and I was especially excited to come home to our company,Barb and Lloyd from Sekiu. I was foiling along on my 2 0'clock appointment,about 95% done,when I spotted a bug in my client's hair. At first I thought it was a flea and passed it off but 1/4 inch more through her head and I saw every hair dressser's worst fear-LICE!
At that point I had been working on her long,thick hair for about an hour so I figured I might as well finish the last 3 foils. I felt horrible for her,she was 17,quiet and sweet behind a lot of black eyeliner and an attepted "attitude" to her doting Grandmother .The news was heartbreaking and she began to cry. I did all I could to comfort her as I secretly twitched and itched from head to toe. The policy is that I have to finish quickly if I can, or stop immediately. When her color was done processing I shampooed and rinsed her hair and broke the news that a cut and blow dry were out of the question. I promised to pamper her if she came back after a few lice treatments.I sanitized everything and went about my day trying not to itch and freak out...but it didn't work...
SOOOO....FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY 14 YEAR CAREER AS A HAIR DRESSER..........
I bought a RID lice treatment kit on my way home. $25!! Highway robbery!! Isn't a lice scare bad enough?! Damn RID people...they get you when you are vulnerable.....;P
I was paranoid more than ever and couldn't risk giving lice to Vern and our friend's! I immediately applied the shampoo to my hair and sprayed down my clothes with the spray before putting them in a hot water wash. The shampoo says to wait 10 minutes and no more.15 minutes later I showered and shampooed like crazy! Eghck! The shampoo wasn't too bad,it stunk a little but it was well worth the peace of mind :)
After a good laugh and a clean pair of clothes I was ready to enjoy our friends and the amazing lasagna I had blogged about a few days ago.It was so delicious!Thankfully Barb and Lloyd are great friends and were very sympathetic (they both work in a prison so not much phases them). I will repeat the shampoo again in a week like the box says,just in case. In the meanwhile I am going to have my head THOROUGHLY checked at work just to be double sure. Ick.
