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Rules, Regulations and Consequences

#BeautyPSA I am not much of a follow the rules kind of girl.

Blame it on the bull in me but I rarely ever read instructions or manuals or follow step by step instructions for anything.

That goes for cooking, electronics, beauty products, you name it.

I have had the same digital camera for almost 9 years and still find out new things about it from time to time because I never read the manual.

For years I have colored my hair..I mean many a blue moon without incident..until now..

After dying my hair black last week, I experienced itching beyond belief and as a result scratched my scalp to hell and now have the scabs to prove it.

I won’t mention the brand because honestly I don’t think it’s necessary and mainly because it’s my fault for not following the clearly stated instruction to perform a pre test.

So the moral of the story: no matter how much of a rebel you deem yourself, read and follow the damn instructions..or potentially suffer the consequences.

OUCH!

UPDATE: I just wanted to add that the product that I used was one that I have used for over 15 years.

I am adding this lil tidbit to this PSA because as we know, companies are changing formulations all the time for all kinds of reasons. 

So, I wanted to dispel the notion that because it’s the same one that you have used all the time, that it will always be ok.

What I do know is that one of two things {or both} happened.

The ingredients in the product may have been changed or been enhanced in some way.

OR

Perhaps as I age, my skin is becoming more sensitive or something else was going on at the time.  It could have even been a reaction to other products that I used in my hair before, during or after.

I will never know, I just know that I will going forward be more conscious and take more precautions.

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