Nuvo lotion for head lice

November 2004

Parents are hearing about Nuvo lotion for head lice.

This is due to a new study in Pediatrics that shows high cure rates...WITHOUT nit removal or extensive environmental cleaning.

Nuvo lotion is applied to the hair, then blow-dried. It kind of "shrink-wraps" and suffocates the lice.

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