Examination of the cross-sections has shown that in the earlier phase he used exclusively cobalt blue, available from 1802, his habitual choice during the 1870's and early 1880's, but in finishing and revising the composition he used only artificial ultramarine which came in use in the 1870s.
A common misconception with this is that nits and lice are the same thing. In fact this is not the case, the truth is: Lice are the tiny grey or brown insects that are found in the hair. The lice are about the size of a small seed (i.e. Sesame seed) and cling to the hair staying close to the scalp which they live off.
Females are usually larger than males and can lay up to 8 nits per day. Adult lice can live up to 30 days on a personâs head. To live, adult lice need to feed on blood several times daily. Without blood meals, the louse will die within 1 to 2 days off the host.Life cycle image and information courtesy of DPDx.ggs: Nits are head lice eggs. They are hard to see and are often confused for dandruff or hair spray droplets. Nits are laid by the adult female and are cemented at the base of the hair shaft nearest the scalp.