Nits help!

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I've just found what I think are nits on my eldest however they seem completely different to last time is this possible? Been looking for days as she was itching.

Last time - grey not eggs and white lice

This time - neither of the above the odd white egg on strands of hair and a grey fly (defo not a flea)

Off to buy Hedrin but why so different??

White eggs are hatched cases (probably left overs from last time). Have you found any actual live lice?

Talk to the pharmacist. Also, do some serious fine tooth combing. Not a big problem

Lice are brownish creatures, tiny but you can see them moving. Unhatched eggs greyish, egg cases white.

No last time was about 3 years ago. Definitely some eggs on the shafts just can't see any live. So hard to spot on sandy coloured hair though I know the buggers are there.

I know exactly what you mean about being hard to see. I always put dh's headlamp on which illuminates the nuggets.

Buggers not nuggets

Have you covered the hair in conditioner and used the nit comb to check for lice?

How far down the hair shaft are the white eggs? The further down, the longer it has been since they were laid.

Maybe she has dandruff rather than head lice

loreal kids conditioner wont kill the lice but is excellent for removing eggs .When i did my daughters hair i first killed the lot off and combed a lot with the treatment shampoo.Then every few days i used the kids conditioner just to look for eggs

Get a nit comb and wipe down after each comb through onto damp kitchen paper.

£50 of Hedrin later it's definitely nits! Just not sure why they were so much harder to see this time. Now to do mine 😬😬😬