Marblehead mom takes the ‘ick’ out of treating head lice

A new school year is underway. Kids are getting new notebooks and backpacks — and also sharing what no parent wants their child to come home with: head lice.

Joanna Shu, founder and CEO of Cartwheel, created Nit Happens, a natural, pesticide-free lice treatment designed to give families an alternative.

Shu graduated from Boston University in 2004 and earned an MBA in finance from BU’s Questrom School of Business in 2008. She later founded her own natural skin care brand, Refresh Skin Therapy. She said her products have been sold at Costco, Sam’s Club, Walmart and Rite Aid…

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