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Flat ironing CAN kill nits and nymphs. Yes it can dry the hair out a bit but it also depends on the texture and integrity of the fair to start with. I'm a hair dresser and have been for 12 yrs. My.daughter has gotten lice 2 times. I'm not willing to put a pesticide chemical ridden lice shampoo on her head, so I first suffocate the live lice with mayo, shower cap her hair and let it sit for 2 hours. Shampoo 4x or so with a tea tree shampoo. i like bumble and bumbles tonic shampoo. I detangle with bumble and bumbles tonic leave in spray (which I just learned from a bumble rep with deter any re-infestations with daily use due to the tea tree oil). O lightly blowdry then with the hair still mostly wet I flat iron on the highest settibg. PLEASE BE CAREFUL as the steam can burn the scalp. My trick is to blow on the hair as im ironing close to the scalp. Nay sayers will say Omg you're damaging her hair...... but I'd rather live with slightly dry lice free fair that can easily be treated with a conditioning treatment then dry possibly not lice free hair which was treated with harsh chemicals and pesticides. This is a personal preference that worked for me. I back the flat iron 100%

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