how to check the value of localScale.x? [2D]

so I'm creating a 2d Enemy for my game and I'm trying to change the localScale based on if the localScale is already a certain value but I can't figure out how to check the current localScale.x in an if statement.

     void flipEnemy()
     {
         if(player.transform.position.x < transform.position.x && player.transform.localScale.x == 1)
         {
             transform.localScale = new Vector2(transform.localScale.x * -1, transform.localScale.y);
         }
         if(player.transform.position.x > transform.position.x)
         {
             if(transform.localScale.x < transform.localScale.x * -1)
             {
             transform.localScale = new Vector2(transform.localScale.x * 1, transform.localScale.y);
             }
         }
     }