Why is it common for children to have lice but rare for adults to have lice?

Question

Why is it common for children to have lice but rare for adults to have lice?

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Answer 1

I was always told that for older men its rare because we tend to have a certain pheromones that lice dislike, not sure how true this is though. I still got lice because my 10 year old nephew used my pillow, I was competely infested even had to shave my beard sadly.