Day 54- 1st Official Retightening

I feel so "official" with the 1st "official" retightening! Its crazy how fast this hair grows. My consultant, Precious Stallworth (definitely need to get a picture of her up immediately) is the best. I was clearly banding my hair wrong when I was shampooing so the hairline was slipping. I had about 5 little babies that had come undone. No fear Precious rectified that problem and showed me how to band correctly. Another wonderful thing is that I am getting a new and full hairline. I have hair on my head where I haven't had hair in years. Woo! I was concerned about that dear hairline. You did see my earlier pictures so you too can see the difference and my concern! I was truly worried. Lol. Once again, no regrets. Only graciousness of the ultimate freedom!

OMG! The questions I get. Well here are my answers. :)

Everyday someone will ask, "what are those?" Ok, that's completely understandable. Most times people will ask, "What if you wanna take them out?" or "Didn't you want to try braids first?" or "Your hair is so pretty straight."or "How long are you going to have them?"  Indicating that this is not pretty. Lol. I have had Sisterlocks before and took them down. I was not patient and I would definitely say not mature enough at the time. I wanted the instant lock look and I was not getting that. Different curl patterns respond differently to the lock process. The looser the curl, the longer the lock process. The tighter the curl, the shorter the lock process. However, the various transformations that your hair experiences during the process is unique and beautiful.

The most common question asked is why did I choose Sisterlocks? The picture to the right is my natural hair straightened and freshly shampooed. Yes, I had what people think is the perfect hair but it was time consuming and a job. I chose Sisterlocks because I wanted FREEDOM! Freedom from nightly scarves, rain, sweat, beaches, and all other forms of precipitation (If you know what I mean). I also wanted to detox from being a product junkie. Oh my, what freedom that has been! I chucked all those products in a bag and gave them to a student. Good riddance. Also, I know longer have to schedule my life activities around my hair. My hair is always done! Now I can still rock my natural hair but without all the product and maintenance.

Sisterlocks do not require oils, gel, or any other product. If you want to set your hair for a twist or braid out, good ole fashioned water will do. I now have my locks retightened every 4 weeks. As time goes on I may go every 5 to 6 weeks but for now this allows her to troubleshoot any problems I may be having. My ultimate goal is to take the retightening class so that I can maintain my locks myself giving me the ultimate freedom. However, you must have them at least 6 months before you can do that and I need to see where my hair is at that point. I enjoy my retightening sessions though and will miss them one day. My consultant is great and knowledgeable and her shampoos are to die for!

I have only been locked since February 2 and have had no regrets. My only regret is that I didn't get them sooner.

My husband loves them and is happy to not hear me whining about my hair daily escapades. I would definitely say that he is my biggest fan. :)

Day 44- Hair Washing Results

So I was only able to go eight days before I felt like I was going to scratch the life out of my scalp. The one thing I have noticed is that my locks are taking on my natural curl pattern. Interesting. Of course you know Sisterlocks creates the foundation for the hair to lock. At this point of course my hair is not locked yet. That is a process all but itself. However its trying! I did braid, band, and let it air dry. Here are a few pics of the result of my wash. If nothing else, my scalp is clean.

The results of me washing my own locks. Day 41

So I washed my locks 6 days ago. I did not notice any slippage or unraveling. Then yesterday I found this one! It opened up about 3 inches from the scalp but the end is still together. My consultant told me to come in immediately. I do not know if I should brave that again. I am sure I will have to because 10 days is the longest I can go without washing my hair.

3/9/14- 1st wash on my own

So today I braved shampooing my locks (my hairstylist of 10 years always said "shampooing" not "washing" :) @omyhairstudio). My consultant shampooed my locks at my retightening (2/26/14) which was so convenient. However, I know I can not go 30 days without shampooing my hair. That is way too long for me! Ten days is my limit. So I braided, banded, and just squeezed water and shampoo through my locks. I also poured Seabreeze on my scalp during the process. My scalp is now alive! I just knew I was going to scratch the life out of my scalp. I am letting my hair air dry with it banded because I do not know what else to do with it. My styling at this point is super limited.  I will post a pic of the results tomorrow. Scary! :)

1 month Anniversary!

31 days of freedom! This is my freestyle! I have no clue what to do with it! It's perfect!