What are nits? How they look like? How to get rid of them?

Lice eggs are called as nits, are tiny oval shaped that look like white or yellowish-white specks. Know more here to get rid of them.

What does 'nit' looks Like?

Lice lay eggs to reproduce and form a colony on your head. Lice eggs, usually termed as 'nits' are like a small dot. They are often hard to see and pale yellow or yellowish-white in color. If you run your finger in the hair, you can feel hard shell of it. The are as tiny as grain of sand or tiny sesame seeds.

What to do you if spot a 'Lice Nit'?

When you see a lice egg, the first is to get rid of it. Lice eggs usually hatch after 6-8 days of being laid. The conditions in the hair towards the scalp are very much favourable for them to survive and hatch. The only thing to be done is get rid of nits, completely.

How to get rid of nits?

The first thing you can do is use a nit comb. Wet you hair and do a rough combing for nit removal. You can also apply neem oil for nits, as it chokes the tiny opening of lice eggs and destroy them. Lice-Nil is 100% natural lice treatment oil which effective removes lice and nits.

With this, you can destroy lice at the very first stage and keep under control the spreading of infestation.