Discover what it means to have nits in the hair, but no lice! This video tutorial explains the 3 reasons you can find lice eggs but no lice bugs.

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I get asked this question a lot, "I found nits in my hair, but no lice. What does this mean?" I also get asked, "Is it possible to have lice eggs but no lice?"

Can you have nits, but never have lice? Well, it goes back to that time old question: “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?”

In the case of head lice, LICE bugs always come first. To have lice eggs in the hair there had to have been a female bug in the hair laying them. Lice eggs cannot just “fall” into hair, because they are glued to the hair strand by female lice when they are laid. The only way to have lice eggs in the hair is for a lice bug to have been in your hair at one time.

There are 3 Reasons you can find lice and no nits:
#1- Nits vs Pseudonits (DEC Plugs)

DEC Plugs are a form of dandruff that wrap around the hair and “stick” on one strand, but unlike nits, these move smoothly up and down the hair strand. DEC Plugs are commonly confused with lice eggs because they also seem to “stick” on the hair strand. The difference between DEC Plugs and nits, however, is that DEC Plugs easily move up and down the strand of hair, but lice eggs do not move smoothly on the hair strand. Here’s a video of a DEC plug moving up and down the hair strand easily.

Hair casts are very similar except they are longer and cylindrical and wrap all the way around the hair shaft.

#2- They are Tiny and Invisible
Although adult head lice are about the size of a sesame seed, baby lice (nymphs) are teeny tiny, about the size of the period at the end of this sentence. These newly hatch lice are almost invisible to the naked eye, even if you have great vision.

To make matters worse, when lice are first born they are translucent and blend in with the hair. If you just do a look through the hair the chances of you seeing one is extremely rare. Can you spot the bug in this picture?

Lice are experts at blending in so you usually don’t find them until after you’ve killed them. If you’ve used a lice treatment (be sure you’re using a super lice treatment, because most lice today don’t die with a regular lice treatment).

#3- Lice Came and Left
It is possible that a female louse came onto the head, laid a few eggs and then left. Or, that she came, laid a few eggs and then died. This isn’t typical, but it can happen.

Do Nits Always Hatch?
No, nits do not always hatch. Some eggs are never fertilized and other’s may have genetic or environmental reasons not to hatch. One study examined the question closely and tested children that had only nits and no lice to see how likely it was that the nits would hatch. The study showed that about 20% of the kids with just nits converted into having full blown lice. I am not willing to take the risk on it. For me, finding nits in the hair means lice and the chance of those nits hatching is too high to not do anything about it.

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