What do Head Lice look like?
Head lice are grayish in color and can be tricky to spot in someone’s hair because of their small size. The average size of an adult louse is between 2 to 4 mm. (think sesame seed). While their size makes it difficult to find them, it is also their quick speed that makes it difficult to catch them and comb them out. They can scamper across your child’s head very rapidly with their six legs. Usually to the untrained eye by the time you think you see something its run to hide in another part of the head.
Head lice are grayish in color and can be tricky to spot in someone’s hair because of their small size. The average size of an adult louse is between 2 to 4 mm. (think sesame seed). While their size makes it difficult to find them, it is also their quick speed that makes it difficult to catch them and comb them out. They can scamper across your child’s head very rapidly with their six legs. Usually to the untrained eye by the time you think you see something its run to hide in another part of the head.