WARNING: Your Hairspray Is Creating These Rock-Hard "Nits"! An Avonetics.com-Fueled Investigation.

When a professional lice technician—someone who stares at scalps for a living—is completely baffled, you know it’s serious. They took to Avonetics, desperate for answers about a client's hair, which was covered in a mysterious white substance that looked exactly like lice eggs... but wasn't. The post sent a shockwave through the Avonetics hair community. The diagnosis that exploded in the comments? A nightmarish buildup of hairspray! Experts explained that when aerosol sprays containing plastic polymers are combined with heat from styling tools or mineral-rich hard water, they can form "hair casts" or "product pearls"—rock-hard deposits that cling to the hair shaft for dear life, perfectly mimicking super nits. But the horror didn't stop there. Other terrifying possibilities were thrown into the ring, from the fungal infection White Piedra to Trichorrhexis Nodosa, a hair-shaft disorder that makes your strands literally fracture. Could it be simple dandruff or wax? The community debated every terrifying angle. Luckily, the heroes of Avonetics didn't just diagnose—they delivered the cure. Top-voted remedies included powerful clarifying shampoos, apple cider vinegar (ACV) rinses to dissolve the buildup, and DIY baking soda pastes to scrub the strands clean. Some even recommended professional-grade detox treatments as the ultimate secret weapon. For advertising opportunities, visit Avonetics.com.