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. 2011 Oct 27;110(5):1695–1699. doi: 10.1007/s00436-011-2687-7

Table 2.

Percentage efficacy of four head lice products at either 2, 4 or 8 h post-treatment application

Treatment Percentage preventative efficacy post-application
2 h 4 h 8 h
MOOV Head Lice Defence Spray 91.3* 88.9* 88.9*
Wild Child Quit Nits Head Lice Defence Spray 52.9** 27.6** 48.5**
100% Natural Head Lice Beater 0.0*, ** 0.0** 0.0**
Lysout Natural Anti-Lice Spray 0.0** 64.9 48.5**
Water control 48.5 0.0 0.0

n = 5 replicates using 10 body lice per replicate, to give a total of 50 body lice per test product

*p < 0.01 vs water control; **p < 0.05 vs MOOV Head Lice Defence Spray