first time is not a charm

last week i got some fancy schmancy salon shampoo kit thing for thinning hair. i've tried this shampoo and conditioner before and didn't see a change, but cousin johan's bff's friend who works at hair club for men says that it's the spray stuff that comes with this kit that makes the difference. so i said i'd try it. what i don't like about fancy schmancy salon shampoo (aside from the price) is that i swear you have to use more than you do with regular shampoo (okay, so that is related to price). the thing i don't like about fancy schmancy conditioner is that i don't use conditioner because it makes my hair look greasy the next day, and the fact that i apparently don't know how to use it, because since it doesn't lather, it all just goes to wherever i put my hand first. but the point with all this fancy shmancy stuff is the spray, so i guess i'll try it all together like you're supposed to.
to use the spray, you towel dry your hair, then spray it onto your scalp and go on your merry way. towel drying your hair implies that it's still fairly wet. also, the bathroom is always steamy cuz i take hot hot baths and showers, so my face is fairly moist. that combination apparently leads to the spray stuff running down my hair onto my face. a face, which apparently is allergic to it. i felt tingling on my scalp, which is supposedly normal, but i guess that having the hair as a bit of a buffer leads to it being fine after a bit. it being on my face, instead leads to ah! burning, bright red skin.
also, since this is stuff that is supposed to promote hair growth and it ran down one cheek, a chance that i'll end up with one general burnside sideburn.