How To Check Yourself For Pubic Lice. Lice are usually pale gray, but they can darken in color after drinking your blood. The itching and irritation is caused by your body’s reaction to the crabs’ bites.
Lots of itching in your genital area. This is spread through sexual intercourse. Adult lice lay their eggs on the hair shaft, near the skin.
But use permethrin lotion or cream only when you are over 18 years of age.
The lice are most often found within the pubic hair but pubic lice can spread to other hairy parts of the body including armpit, beard, chest hair and thigh hair. If it truly is a nit it will not slip or fall off the hair shaft. Head lice like to stay where it is warm so checking behind your ears and the nape of your neck is a good place to look. Lice are usually pale gray, but they can darken in color after drinking your blood.