Lice infestation is a condition that happens to human beings all over the globe.
This is a condition is known as pediculosis.
Since the nineteen sixties this parasitic insect has been spread across the globe at an exponential rate.
It is most common among children that are between the ages of three and ten.
Most commonly lice infest the hair on a person's head but can also infest the body hair on the legs and other areas.
Lice that infest pubic hair, known as crabs, are a totally different species.
The eggs left behind by lice are called nits and may appear to be similar to dandruff.
It has sometimes been called 'lice dandruff'.
Lice live on our hair because they feed on human blood.
Lice have a long straw like mouth that they use to bite through the skin and suck out blood.
This is very similar to the way mosquitoes feed.
Lice even leave behind red bumps that can itch and hurt that are very similar to mosquito bites except they are almost always found in the neck and scalp.
Lice dandruff may come off while scratching at the scalp, which will can be extremely itchy because of the bumps left behind by the lice's feeding.
Most of the time however the lice eggs will be considerably harder to remove than the dead skin cells that come off in dandruff.
This is because lice use a substance in their saliva that glues the nits, egg sacks, to the hair or scalp.
There are a few ways that can be used to get nits to unattached from the scalp.
Some people suggest using vinegar.
The theory is that the acids in the vinegar will dissolve the substance holding the nits onto your scalp but this has never proven to be effective on all people.
It is usually considered a better method to get a commercial shampoo, this doesn't necessarily have to contain dangerous chemicals like pesticides, that is created specifically for this purpose.
On top of that you can use a delousing comb to remove the nits as well as the living lice.