Lice Charmers Lice Clinic: Open Seven Days a Week

Lice Charmers Lice Clinic keeps deliberately wide hours, 7am to 8pm every day of the year, including weekends and holidays. The reason is simple: lice problems rarely strike at convenient times, and a Friday-afternoon school call should not turn into a Monday-morning crisis. This page covers the clinic's schedule, locations, and how to access same-day appointments when an active infestation is involved.

When OTC Products Don't Work

A school exposure notice is a common reason Portland-area families end up at Lice Charmers Lice Clinic. Drugstore products often fail because head lice have developed resistance to the pesticides those treatments rely on, a problem that has steadily worsened over the past two decades. Many of the families who book at the clinic have already tried two or three rounds of over-the-counter treatment and watched the problem return each time before deciding that a different approach was needed.

Why Families Return

Over 200 five-star reviews from Portland-area families point to the same pattern: families arrive stressed and leave with the problem resolved in one appointment. Reviewers consistently mention the calm, non-judgmental tone of the staff, the speed of the treatment, and the practical guidance they take home. The free head check service also gets mentioned often, as it lets parents confirm whether there is actually a problem before committing to a full appointment, particularly after a school exposure notice.

Takeaways for Parents

Beyond the treatment itself, Lice Charmers Lice Clinic technicians take time to explain how lice actually spread. The realistic transmission route is closer to direct hair-to-hair contact than to shared inanimate objects, which means the aggressive cleaning routines many parents imagine, bagging stuffed animals for weeks and washing every fabric in the house, are largely unnecessary. Technicians explain what cleaning is genuinely needed at home (much less than most parents assume) and how to monitor for any sign of reinfestation over the days that follow.

A Chemical-Free Approach

The Lice Charmers Lice Clinic approach uses no pesticides or chemical shampoos at any stage. Just heated air and a thorough comb-out, a particular relief for parents wary of applying repeated chemical treatments to their child's head. Many of the parents who book at the clinic have already tried two or three rounds of drugstore product without success, and arrive specifically looking for a non-chemical option. The chemical-free path also avoids the resistance issue that has steadily eroded the effectiveness of over-the-counter lice treatments.

Before Committing to Treatment

If a Portland-area parent is unsure whether there is actually a lice problem, Lice Charmers Lice Clinic provides free head checks, a quick professional inspection that can save a family from unnecessary worry or unnecessary treatment. The check takes about five minutes per person and is performed by the same trained technicians who handle full appointments. If the result is positive, the family can roll directly into a treatment appointment if scheduling allows. If negative, the family goes home with confirmation and no charge.

Comfort and Privacy

Head lice carry a social stigma that often outweighs their actual medical significance. Lice Charmers Lice Clinic technicians are trained to normalize the experience, to treat clients with the dignity the situation deserves, and to defuse the panic that often surrounds an infestation. Many families arrive feeling embarrassed about the situation, and the calm tone of the clinic is something reviewers mention regularly. The goal is to handle the appointment with the same neutral professionalism a family would expect at any routine medical visit.

Home-Based Treatment

For Portland-area families who prefer to stay home, Lice Charmers Lice Clinic also offers mobile in-home appointments. The technician arrives with the AirAllé device and provides the same professional treatment in the family's living room. Families with multiple children often choose mobile because everyone can be treated in one block of time without the logistics of getting several kids to a clinic. The single-visit promise holds for mobile appointments just as it does at the clinics.

Inside the Treatment

At the heart of every Lice Charmers Lice Clinic appointment is the AirAllé device. This FDA-cleared tool delivers carefully controlled heated air that dehydrates head lice and their nits in a single 90-minute session, with no follow-up shampoo schedule required. The technician then completes a thorough comb-out to remove the dead lice and the remaining nit casings. The whole appointment is designed to resolve the infestation in one visit, which is the central reason families choose the clinic over multi-week drugstore approaches.

Where the Clinics Are

Lice Charmers Lice Clinic operates two brick-and-mortar locations in the Portland area, a Portland clinic on SE Gladstone Street and a Beaverton clinic serving the west side of the metro area. Both clinics keep the same hours: 7am to 8pm, every day of the year, including weekends and holidays. The wide hours exist intentionally, because lice problems rarely strike at convenient times. A school nurse calls on a Friday afternoon, or a parent finds lice the night before a family vacation, and the clinic needs to be reachable.

Cost Breakdown

Full-treatment pricing at Lice Charmers Lice Clinic falls in the $189 to $260 range depending on hair length and other factors. The clinic provides itemized receipts for FSA, HSA, and most insurance reimbursement claims. Many families end up filing the cost as a medical expense and recovering a portion through their plan. Free head checks are available for parents who want to confirm an infestation before paying for full treatment, which is a useful option after a school exposure notice.

Family-Owned Since 2017

Family ownership matters to the founders of Lice Charmers Lice Clinic, Alexis Charriere and Conor Duggan, who started the clinic in June 2017 and still run the operation today. The clinic grew from a single Portland location into a two-clinic operation, supplemented by a mobile service that covers the broader Portland metro area. Through every stage of that growth, the original commitment to single-visit, chemical-free treatment has remained consistent, as has the founders' direct involvement in the day-to-day work.