Are hair nits the same thing as lice?

Answer by  bubbyboy (9929)

Nits are the eggs of lice. If you have lice you can't help but have nits. Your scalp will itch with no relief and sometimes you feel them crawling.

Answer by  Princess33 (84)

Nits are actually the immature, larvae stage of lice, but the two words are often used interchangeably. A lice comb will remove both lice and nits. You can get one at any drug store.

Answer by  Darci (75)

Nits are lice eggs. They hatch in about 10 days. Can spot them in the nape of your neck hair. Look like water droplets that are hard to scrape off.

Answer by  kjgoulet (460)

Hair nits are the eggs of head lice. Head lice usually prefer to lay their eggs near the back of the neck, someone will have to look for you.