Woman to Open Lice Removal Salon

Many people have a passion in their lives but few are able to turn that passion into a career -- even fewer have a passion for lice removal.

This is where Ivette Muñoz fits in. Muñoz, 31, from Redwood City, who has been a cosmetologist since 2007, was plagued with lice on a number of occasions while she was a child and is now championing a way for children to get rid of their lice is a hasty fashion.

Muñoz said her mother told her, "If there is something that you can find to help them, do it."

"I was very passionate about that," Muñoz said.

Muñoz is set to open Nixties Head Lice Treatment Salon on Wednesday at 650 El Camino Real in Redwood City.

The treatment she uses, developed by Dr. Dale Clayton at the University of Utah, is chemical free and dehydrates the lice and nits, killing the bugs, Munoz said.

It is a one-time, 30-minute procedure that has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration for nearly three years, according to Muñoz.

"It's safe," Muñoz said. "It's fast so it saves people time."

Muñoz has been making house calls for lice removal for over a year and said it started slow but picked up, mainly through word of mouth from her customers.

"It started kind of slow but now it's almost every day I get a call," Muñoz said.

When Muñoz had the idea for the salon and told customers, it was met with some trepidation but as time wore on it gained steam over the house calls.

"Most people said (they preferred) the salon just because it was convenient," she said. Muñoz, who is the salon's only employee, will be offering free lice checks by appointment only throughout the month of June.

--Bay City News

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