{"id":13029,"date":"2016-12-13T06:45:14","date_gmt":"2016-12-13T11:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/verastic.com\/?p=13029"},"modified":"2016-12-13T00:38:18","modified_gmt":"2016-12-13T05:38:18","slug":"first-ill-kind-scalp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/fb\/first-ill-kind-scalp.html","title":{"rendered":"But First, I&#8217;ll Be Kind To My Scalp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This post is sponsored by Head &amp; Shoulders, but all thoughts and opinions are 100% mine.I know, I know, I can&#8217;t seem to make up my mind. Let me explain. Remember the other day when I came on here and talked about<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I know, I know, I can&#8217;t seem to make up my mind. Let me explain. Remember the other day when I came on here and talked about <a href=\"https:\/\/tracking.tapinfluence.com\/trk\/3nmHw\/CKfMK\/c?p=lLV4J&#038;i=xvOj1&#038;r=9KLC7uxgGDpEKCzVK1CwfSM%2BrKIbCDdHa1IQai3yFGBVqnqheHSyDK00OnQ1OCUfo8grXR2C1e%2BUaSj%2F36ekHw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>wanting to just chop all my hair off<\/strong><\/a>? Well, I still want to chop it off, but I also want to give it some love. I was all ready to chop it off, but Sweet Potato, Ememobong got into my head and had me thinking &#8230;. maybe I should take my time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But first, I&#8217;m going to show my hair some love. A lot of love. And I will start by loving my scalp first. Every time &#8211; and I mean every single time &#8211; I braid my hair, I get dandruff. I don&#8217;t know why, but it always happens. When my hair isn&#8217;t braided, my scalp is perfectly fine and free of dandruff, but as soon as the braids go up, dandruff magically appears. And yes, I do moisturize my hair daily while braided. Okay, fine, I moisturize daily most times. Or at least once a week. Look, don&#8217;t judge me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"head-shoulders-verastic-2\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13087\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Head-Shoulders-Verastic-2.jpg\" width=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Head-Shoulders-Verastic-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Head-Shoulders-Verastic-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"head-shoulders-verastic\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13088\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Head-Shoulders-Verastic.jpg\" width=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Head-Shoulders-Verastic.jpg 750w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Head-Shoulders-Verastic-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I&#8217;ll be starting my scalp-love commitment by using <a href=\"https:\/\/tracking.tapinfluence.com\/trk\/3nmHw\/06nwb\/c?p=lLV4J&#038;i=xvOj1&#038;r=McTkJHagULWjlLj9V%2BtUYRUT1SPEsdbkQRWCVC60YBc%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Head &amp; Shoulders<\/strong><\/a> to annihilate the dandruff. This disrespect has got to stop! Can you guess the first thing I checked with the Head &amp; Shoulders? That&#8217;s right &#8230; the smell. I have the Head &amp; Shoulders Green Apple Shampoo, and it smells edible. This <a href=\"https:\/\/tracking.tapinfluence.com\/trk\/3nmHw\/06nwb\/c?p=lLV4J&#038;i=xvOj1&#038;r=McTkJHagULWjlLj9V%2BtUYRUT1SPEsdbkQRWCVC60YBc%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Head &amp; Shoulders Green Apple Shampoo<\/strong><\/a> is pH balanced and gentle enough for all hair types. It also removes up to 94% of dandruff irritants (works for me!) and helps keep your scalp and hair healthy and flake-free.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At one point in my life, I used to avoid dandruff shampoo because I had heard that it dries your scalp and hair out, but apparently, that&#8217;s just a myth. It does not dry your hair out; it does not damage your hair, and it does not fade your color treatment. What it does do really well though is smell yummy. Did I mention that already?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So, yes, while I still want to cut my hair all off and feel the force of the water coming from my shower head to my head, I&#8217;m going to first take some time to show my scalp some love. Check out the full line of Head &amp; Shoulders on <a href=\"https:\/\/tracking.tapinfluence.com\/trk\/3nmHw\/06nwb\/c?p=lLV4J&#038;i=xvOj1&#038;r=McTkJHagULWjlLj9V%2BtUYRUT1SPEsdbkQRWCVC60YBc%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Amazon<\/strong><\/a> and be kind to your scalp too.<\/p>\n<p>This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Head &#038; Shoulders.  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