How can you tell the difference between nits and dandruff?

Name: How can you tell the difference between nits and dandruff?
Uploaded: 2018-08-24T09:09:54.000Z
Description: Dr Sarah Jarvis MBE Head lice look like tiny little ants, and the eggs look like white spots clinging to hair strands. Nits look a lot like dandruff; in fact it's more or less impossible to tell the difference. For more information on head lice and nits, go to [https://patient.info/health/head-lice-and-nits](https://patient.info/health/head-lice-and-nits)

By Dr Sarah JarvisPublished 24 Aug 201836 sec watch

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Dr Sarah Jarvis MBE

Head lice look like tiny little ants, and the eggs look like white spots clinging to hair strands. Nits look a lot like dandruff; in fact it's more or less impossible to tell the difference.

For more information on head lice and nits, go to https://patient.info/health/head-lice-and-nits

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How can you tell the difference between nits and dandruff?

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