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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/cockparasite on 2025-06-16 13:18:32+00:00.
So last night I was getting ready for a date and noticed this small tube of what I thought was hair serum on the bathroom counter. Rubbed it into my scalp, figured my sister left it there and it smelled... intense, but whatever.
Halfway through dinner I start feeling super itchy. Like, can't sit still itchy. I go to the bathroom, look in the mirror- my scalp is bright red.
Get home, ask my sister what that stuff was.
“It’s for the cat,” she says. “Flea treatment.”
The worst part is i actually complimented the smell at dinner. Said something like, “Yeah, trying this new product, kind of earthy.” She nodded politely, probably wondering why I smelled like a vet’s office. Honestly surprised she didn’t call animal control on me.
So yeah. I may be parasite free now, but I’m not getting a second date.
TL;DR: Used my cat’s flea treatment as hair serum. Set my scalp on fire mid-date. Didn’t die, but my chances with her might have.