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Does straightening your hair kill lice as well?
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See below: If the lice are caught in the straightener - yes, but more likely they will be near the scalp along with the eggs and the devise will likely not get that close (although the adjacent heat might work). Still i would say - not guaranteed.
Answered 3/27/2017
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