Personal Story - Be very cautious of "Dry Shampoo"

Hey everyone,

I know I've been absent lately..... but I just wasn't prepared to share a personal story until after we were in the clear. Our daughter recently was in a horrible car fire -- that was triggered by a can of dry shampoo she had in the backseat of her car.

The can began to leak while she was driving....she heard it leaking and pulled into a retail plaza to park and try to figure out why it was leaking, etc. As she pulled into the parking lot, something caused it to ignite (they aren't sure if it was static electricity, a cell phone, etc ) and it proceeded to work like a blow torch within the car.

It burned her legs, arms, ankles, hands, and face.....all were 2nd degree except for her ankles and left hand which required skin grafts....she's had two surgeries so far, but they think that should be enough for her to heal properly. I am thankful that she survived. I do believe that some higher power was watching over her -- because as she jumped out of the moving car, while on fire.....a nurse happened to be shopping in the store, and came to help her.....they pulled her inside the store and moved her to the back to help her until EMTs arrived.

But, this story is going to have a happy ending. Because this girl is a fighter.....and she's the strongest person I know. And she's already ahead of schedule, and she's planning on beating this.

Please tell your loved ones, that this stuff is dangerous. There are many reports of the dangers of this product. And - the more we read, the more scared we are. If you have wives, daughters, girlfriends that use this -- please don't let them keep it in the car . If they buy it and aren't going home -- bring it inside with them......

Roll Tide all -- my little red haired "semi" Cajun Girl is gonna make it.....but she's going to have many months before life gets back to normal. But -- she's with us....and that's what's most important.

But, please warn those close to you....this stuff is dangerous

The more research we do into this -- the worse it looks. There have been cases where the stuff has just exploded while on the shelf....and at least 6 other reported cases I've found where it's exploded in cars....all others were without anyone in the car at the time.

She was unfortunate to have been driving when it happened this time.

I just don't know if people who haven't suffered or helped someone who has suffered with multiple body burns, etc - just how painful it is. When they wounds are cleaned, it's nothing short of torture. I still can't believe that she's been able to be so positive about her recovery --

Thanks all. The insurance agent said that it appears it may have been a faulty can. And that the leaking happened first and the can rolling on carpeted floor mats could have caused static that ignited it. A freak occurance. Crazy bad luck.

On the positive, the arms are now in pressure sleeves and no longer foam wrapped and bandaged. Big leap forward

And she was finally able to make a fist on grafted hand. The docs were amazed that she could this soon

Victories are sweet.

RTR

Bamabuzzard said:

Cajun, I'm not a "sue happy" person by any means. But are y'all going to contact the company and report this in hopes of having them cover the medical bills? I have no doubt the manufacturer has liability insurance for defective products that cause injury. They're required to. From what you described this was a very serious incident that caused physical harm to your daughter. I wouldn't want my insurance footing the bill for it.

Click to expand...

We have a friend of the family that's looking into this for us. He's an attorney. A little out of my area of expertise -- but he's considering the details and will get back to us. Thanks for the idea....I agree, not looking for a pay day, but if this was a faulty execution issue - then I agree, they should at least cover the medical/auto losses.

thanks all.....she's a fighter. Coach Saban would be pleased!

The fire inspector dropped a scary little nugget on us yesterday. He said that had she taken one more breath before leaving she would have died. That because it was a flash fire and it was rushing at her so fast that any additional breath would have resulted in her breathing in the fire and she would have suffocated almost instantly.

He was telling her that he was completely amazed at her ability to recognize the situation and react correctly without hesitation. He entered that into his report.

Ain't gonna lie. That one has messed with me a bit. The burns were hard enough. But he said that she was one breath away really bothers me.

Makes me angry. And I'm not sure why. She did nothing to deserve that A bit too close for me

Sorry for the ramble. There are lots of misplaced emotions right now.

She's wearing her 2015 Champs Sweats today with holes in spots so the donor site can stay exposed. But she's ready. RTR