Head Lice Pictures Help to Identify

Head Lice Picture

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Head lice pictures are creepy – but you should know!

I didn’t especially want to post these creepy head lice pictures  . . . but if you have kids, you need to know how to identify these critters sooner than later!!

It is that time of year again – the spreading of head lice occurs. If you have young children in school or daycare, you probably have received a letter from the school about head lice. Each year as soon as the weather starts to change and through the winter months, the cases of head lice start to appear. I have found it to be more common when children start to wear hats for the winter.

Once  the first case of head lice is reported at school, it can spread like wildfire if it is not nipped in the bud right away. There are many over-the-counter products for head lice that work quite effectively, as long as the directions are followed.

“Head Lice Pictures”As a hair designer, I would never recommend a specific brand of product, but I would tell them to ask the pharmacist. I would not want to be held accountable if their child has an adverse reaction to the head lice product being used. I definitely would guide them on the process to follow to eliminate the little creatures.

About head lice, it is the active head lice walking around and hosting on the scalp that creates the itching. Often, it starts in the warmer places, behind the ears and the nape area. The active head lice lay eggs that are called nits. The nits attach themselves to the individual hair strands that hatch in 7 to 10 days, producing more active head lice.

The nits are protected by a hardened shell around them, meaning head lice products will not penetrate the shell. When a specific product is used, the active head lice will die and the nits will need to be physically removed with a fine tooth comb. It is a tedious process, especially if the hair is thick. The nits are hard to spot, especially on light hair. They have a light pearly look and can often appear to look like dandruff in both light and dark hair.

Now, if the eggs hatch in 7 to 10 days, the whole process must be repeated to ensure all the nits are gone and there are no longer active head lice. That is the biggest mistake parents often make – not repeating the process and thinking they are all taken care of. BIG MISTAKE!

And parents, please don’t worry that you did something wrong that resulted in head lice on your child! Head lice do not distinguish between rich or poor, clean or not – it does not matter to them – they just want a host! (And I hope these head lice pictures didn’t creep you out too much!)

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