I am having a hard time knowing what nits look like. And, how would I know if nits are alive, dead or hatched?
Nits are laid on the hair and glued to one side of the hair shaft. They are usually laid on single strands of hair, close to the scalp, but not on it. Nits are not round, but oval. They are light-colored when first laid (yellowish or gray), but darken to a tan or coffee color as the embryo develops. Once the egg hatches, the spent shell remains attached to the hair shaft, but it is white. As the hair grows, the nit grows with it and is farther from the scalp.
