How can you tell the difference between nits and dandruff?

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.

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