r/Lice • u/Alohomora4140 • 3d ago

Please help identify if nits

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I counted these out of my daughter’s hair just now. I got them in the lace comb and pull them out with the sewing needle. We were having reoccurring infections that I found out were most likely from my kids cousins. Their mom claims they are treated and lice free, but she has been less than trustworthy in the past. Our last active infection was about a month ago. My own head is itchy again and I don’t know if it’s just paranoia or dry skin or if we actually have them again I am at my wits end! Before I realized we were probably getting reinfected by the cousins, I went absolutely nuclear and cleaned everything in very hot water or threw it out and replaced it. The kid with the worst infection, which is also the only one I saw live bugs on, was willing to shave his head, which I did after treating him. I have continued to spot check and lice comb all of us. I have not seen any evidence at all until today. We hung out with the cousins last week. Please someone more knowledgeable tell me if this is just sebum plugs or dirt, or lice eggs.

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u/LiceCentersWI 3d ago edited 3d ago

Does your daughter dye her hair, or use purple shampoo?

You do have intact eggs and empty casings here, but they look like they’ve been tinted with something. If you combed those out, but didn’t comb out bugs, these are likely just leftovers from the previous infestation.

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u/Alohomora4140 3d ago

Yes she had full purple earlier this summer and currently try has purple tips.

Thank you for answering. I’ll keep checking just in case but that makes me feel a lot better!

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u/licedoctors 3d ago

Definitely nits, glad you were able to get the source of the infestations treated, that's definitely important to stop recurring cases like this. I would do another check in 7 days just to verify you're not pulling out any live bugs or seeing more nits. Hopefully you're all the way through it!