What do active nits look like?
What do active nits look like? Nits, or lice eggs. They're very tiny -- about half the size of a pinhead. They're hard to see. The oval-shaped eggs often look yellow or white but may be the same color as your hair. They are found on the first 1-2 inches of hair shaft closest to the scalp (not the end) and are hard to remove. What does pediculosis capitis look like? In this scalp infested with head lice, there are 2 scabs from scratching and a few white nits on the hair shaft (which look like flakes of dandruff but...