I remember not too long ago (or it seems that way anyways...) that I said I would be happy when the top locs on my head reach a proper shoulder length...and now they have.
I usually tie my locs up so its a strange feeling to have them hanging down and banging my back, my longest locs that have never been touched before are now touching mid-back!
In speaking to many of my loc friends, I'm so sure that its true to say that at one point of the journey to locdom, there is shrinkage, then a huge pause while everthing seems to stay a certain lentgth...and then HUGE growth coming from the roots directly as the shrinkage no longer occurs!
This is definately my HUGE growth time.... and it doesn't seem to be stopping any time soon. I was shocked when I was looking at the comparison pics again of April to now.... it really has been a few extra inches to the length.
I love it!
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Friday, December 10, 2004
Thursday, December 09, 2004
Wednesday, December 08, 2004
LAURYN'S LOCS
...I LOVE THE DETAILS IN THESE PICS, just goes to show that you don't need to have really cultivated locs to look stunning!
Monday, December 06, 2004
AND HE WANTS TO TALK TO ME ABOUT SELF HARM!??! ...
People's comments really don't bug me anymore...I just get on with things.
Its my head, I should be allowed to do what I want with it.
Same goes for their head...
But if someone I don't know goes out of their way to say to me that I am self harming myself for locing...don't expect me to be calm.
And this guy had a horrific relaxer in his hair... I really don't get why guys do it now?!?
So, I went off on one....he wants to talk to me about Self harm and damage, standing there and telling me that he is a student doing Chemistry at uni....I'm like, 'you don't have to be doing a chemistry degree to figure out a few things....duh!'
Would you dream of going into a chemistry lab and putting the same chemicals on your arm, if you didn't know it was the same relaxer ingredients? Doubt it. And he wants to talk about self harm....
Some people are just crazy. He was looking for a fight, he got one.
I walked off with a grin.
Its my head, I should be allowed to do what I want with it.
Same goes for their head...
But if someone I don't know goes out of their way to say to me that I am self harming myself for locing...don't expect me to be calm.
And this guy had a horrific relaxer in his hair... I really don't get why guys do it now?!?
So, I went off on one....he wants to talk to me about Self harm and damage, standing there and telling me that he is a student doing Chemistry at uni....I'm like, 'you don't have to be doing a chemistry degree to figure out a few things....duh!'
Would you dream of going into a chemistry lab and putting the same chemicals on your arm, if you didn't know it was the same relaxer ingredients? Doubt it. And he wants to talk about self harm....
Some people are just crazy. He was looking for a fight, he got one.
I walked off with a grin.
Saturday, December 04, 2004
HEMP OIL, SHEA BUTTER AND OTHER SOAPS...
I bought a few soaps....I have this new addiction to buying natural soaps and searching all the options...
I still say that my traditional black soap always comes first though, it always lathers up and smells just right. As a second wash, I always finish with another natural soap that contain oils.
I'm looking forward to my hemp oil soap and I heard shea butter is good too!
I still say that my traditional black soap always comes first though, it always lathers up and smells just right. As a second wash, I always finish with another natural soap that contain oils.
I'm looking forward to my hemp oil soap and I heard shea butter is good too!
Thursday, December 02, 2004
3 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS...
I don't think the buzz of counting months will ever wear off until I get to the year 5 mark... Which is what my goal is.
After that, I'll probably get bored of counting each month lol, and maybe I'll suddenly realise that its been 10years already lol!
We'll see.
After that, I'll probably get bored of counting each month lol, and maybe I'll suddenly realise that its been 10years already lol!
We'll see.
Monday, November 29, 2004
HOW TO....LOOSE ENDS...
I'm still on a mission to get those curly ends...so I was given this info:
http://www.naani.com/how_do_you_remove_locks_.htm
The Technique
You'll need a pair of angled tweezers, metal nail file or any instrument with a smooth, yet knife-like edge. You want a utensil that will penetrate the dreadlock, but not rip it apart.
Shampoo your dreadlocks. Rinse thoroughly and towel dry. Doing this process on damp hair will minimize breakage.
Begin by snipping off a very small portion at the end of your dreadlocks. When I say small, I mean small. All you want to do is remove the rounded tip.
Take the tweezers. Using one of the prongs, insert the tweezer into a small section of the lock. Gently pull in a downward motion with the tweezers. If the prong does not work itself out easily, take the tweezer out, reinsert it and pull down again. After a bit of maneuvering, the hair should seperate.
If you began with braids, you will notices that the hair will begin to unravel like a braid normaly would. The same with two-strands. For those that started with palm-rolls, you will find that the hair will unravel just as easily as the dreadlock will always maintain it's internal structure.
This technique will not work of course if you manipulate/maintain your dreadlocks with methods other than palm-rolling/finger-twisting. Interlocking for example is similar to creating a series of knots and it will be very difficult, if not impossible, to undo these types of dreadlocks.
Continue unwinding the dreadlocks using the tweezers or like utensil until you are about .5-1 inch up the dreadlock. If you're doing the process correctly, you shoudn't see very much hair loss. The hair that does come out should be that which has naturally shed over years of dreadlocking so there is no need for alarm.
After you have freed the hairs, you'll notice all types of build-up/lint that has naturally or UNnaturally accumulated over time. Some dreadlocks will have more than others. Build-up in dreadlocks is natural to a degree but in the case of excessive debris, you may want to reexamine your maintenance routine.
It's up to you as to how far you want to go up the dreadlock. The lady I met began by loosening 1 inch of hair. Over the years, she continued the process and added to the loosened portion. She said that it'd look too awkward to have only an inch of unlocked hair and 30 inches of dreadlocks.
IMPORTANT: After you've completed your entire head, be sure to shampoo again. You'll need to wash away the lint, dirt and product residue.
A Word of *CAUTION*
If you're apprehensive about the technique, try it on one of your dreadlocks in a not-so-visible area. Undo 1/2 to 1 inch of the dreadlock. If you like what you see, keep going. If you don't, two-strand twist the end and let it relock. In some cases, the unlock'd hair may resist relocking so you may have to eventually snip off the end for uniformity.
Be sure to initiate the process slowly and methodically. Don't force the hairs apart...encourage them with a little pressure but too much will result in breakage.
OK, so I'm going to do just a few to begin with and see how it goes.
http://www.naani.com/how_do_you_remove_locks_.htm
The Technique
You'll need a pair of angled tweezers, metal nail file or any instrument with a smooth, yet knife-like edge. You want a utensil that will penetrate the dreadlock, but not rip it apart.
Shampoo your dreadlocks. Rinse thoroughly and towel dry. Doing this process on damp hair will minimize breakage.
Begin by snipping off a very small portion at the end of your dreadlocks. When I say small, I mean small. All you want to do is remove the rounded tip.
Take the tweezers. Using one of the prongs, insert the tweezer into a small section of the lock. Gently pull in a downward motion with the tweezers. If the prong does not work itself out easily, take the tweezer out, reinsert it and pull down again. After a bit of maneuvering, the hair should seperate.
If you began with braids, you will notices that the hair will begin to unravel like a braid normaly would. The same with two-strands. For those that started with palm-rolls, you will find that the hair will unravel just as easily as the dreadlock will always maintain it's internal structure.
This technique will not work of course if you manipulate/maintain your dreadlocks with methods other than palm-rolling/finger-twisting. Interlocking for example is similar to creating a series of knots and it will be very difficult, if not impossible, to undo these types of dreadlocks.
Continue unwinding the dreadlocks using the tweezers or like utensil until you are about .5-1 inch up the dreadlock. If you're doing the process correctly, you shoudn't see very much hair loss. The hair that does come out should be that which has naturally shed over years of dreadlocking so there is no need for alarm.
After you have freed the hairs, you'll notice all types of build-up/lint that has naturally or UNnaturally accumulated over time. Some dreadlocks will have more than others. Build-up in dreadlocks is natural to a degree but in the case of excessive debris, you may want to reexamine your maintenance routine.
It's up to you as to how far you want to go up the dreadlock. The lady I met began by loosening 1 inch of hair. Over the years, she continued the process and added to the loosened portion. She said that it'd look too awkward to have only an inch of unlocked hair and 30 inches of dreadlocks.
IMPORTANT: After you've completed your entire head, be sure to shampoo again. You'll need to wash away the lint, dirt and product residue.
A Word of *CAUTION*
If you're apprehensive about the technique, try it on one of your dreadlocks in a not-so-visible area. Undo 1/2 to 1 inch of the dreadlock. If you like what you see, keep going. If you don't, two-strand twist the end and let it relock. In some cases, the unlock'd hair may resist relocking so you may have to eventually snip off the end for uniformity.
Be sure to initiate the process slowly and methodically. Don't force the hairs apart...encourage them with a little pressure but too much will result in breakage.
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OK, so I'm going to do just a few to begin with and see how it goes.
Saturday, November 27, 2004
TEMPTING PRODUCTS....
THESE PRODUCTS ARE REALLY TEMPTING ME!!!
http://oyinhandmade.com/oyin/index.php?p=23
AND THESE NATURAL SOAPS:
http://www.cioccolatina.co.uk/SOAP.html
If anyone has tried any of them, please write in and let me know ASAP!
http://oyinhandmade.com/oyin/index.php?p=23
AND THESE NATURAL SOAPS:
http://www.cioccolatina.co.uk/SOAP.html
If anyone has tried any of them, please write in and let me know ASAP!
Friday, November 26, 2004
MORE PICS TO CHECK OUT!!!...
A few more pics of inspirational natural and loced hair:
NATURAL HAIR PHOTOS
LOC INSPIRATIONS
...be sure to check out pages 2 and 3 in each section...
NATURAL HAIR PHOTOS
LOC INSPIRATIONS
...be sure to check out pages 2 and 3 in each section...
Thursday, November 25, 2004
MISSING MY CURLY-Q'S....
TAKE A LOOK AT THESE GORGEOUS LOCS:
((click on the title of this entry to go to website)) and this:
http://www.naani.com/tubby_s_locks_3_years__5_months.htm
..Isn't she just gorgeous!!!
I have been following her journey since....oh so long ago!
And what she did was she undid the bottom of her locs so that there would be this beautiful curly end look...
To think, I had waited so patiently at the beginning to have finished rounded ends...and now I'm seriously contemplating undoing the ends, like half an inch of it and letting it turning into little ringlets or waves, like it used to...
I'm going to give it a try to just one loc to start with and see if I like it for a while...
((click on the title of this entry to go to website)) and this:
http://www.naani.com/tubby_s_locks_3_years__5_months.htm
..Isn't she just gorgeous!!!
I have been following her journey since....oh so long ago!
And what she did was she undid the bottom of her locs so that there would be this beautiful curly end look...
To think, I had waited so patiently at the beginning to have finished rounded ends...and now I'm seriously contemplating undoing the ends, like half an inch of it and letting it turning into little ringlets or waves, like it used to...
I'm going to give it a try to just one loc to start with and see if I like it for a while...
NOT MUCH TO REPORT...
Things have gone into a Winter mode routine...Not much else is happening.
I did stop taking MSM for a while and started it up about 3 weeks ago ~~and YES, it does make a huge difference to my new growth. So I'm going to try to keep going with the intake.
My roots are mad lol! I like the feel of loose natural hair, that crinkle wave effect as I run my fingers through my scalp...Do you remeber those crimping irons (did I spell that right?!?)... its exactly the same texture.
A bit of both worlds now.
I did stop taking MSM for a while and started it up about 3 weeks ago ~~and YES, it does make a huge difference to my new growth. So I'm going to try to keep going with the intake.
My roots are mad lol! I like the feel of loose natural hair, that crinkle wave effect as I run my fingers through my scalp...Do you remeber those crimping irons (did I spell that right?!?)... its exactly the same texture.
A bit of both worlds now.
Friday, November 05, 2004
I CAN'T SEE ANY BEAUTY IN IT....
I know this might sound very negative --but these are just MY thoughts... I'm entitled to that.
The more I see relaxed and straight wigs, I feel really annoyed.
I really hate them! I just think to my Self, why would anyone want to do that to their Self?
Then I remember, I too used to think that having straight hair was a dream come true... And the false ideas that I could get style my hair better if it was straight --it would be easier. Then my hair just 'died' on me with the chemicals. And it did more harm than good.
One extreme to another now?
Everyone has the right to do what they want to their Self, the only thing that really gets to me is picking up a 'black hair' mag that is meant to be for natural hair and finding that they are all styled on wigs with a curl!
I admit, things are changing, I see many naturals in London...
But there is still a LONG way to go on this trip.....
The more I see relaxed and straight wigs, I feel really annoyed.
I really hate them! I just think to my Self, why would anyone want to do that to their Self?
Then I remember, I too used to think that having straight hair was a dream come true... And the false ideas that I could get style my hair better if it was straight --it would be easier. Then my hair just 'died' on me with the chemicals. And it did more harm than good.
One extreme to another now?
Everyone has the right to do what they want to their Self, the only thing that really gets to me is picking up a 'black hair' mag that is meant to be for natural hair and finding that they are all styled on wigs with a curl!
I admit, things are changing, I see many naturals in London...
But there is still a LONG way to go on this trip.....
Monday, November 01, 2004
YEAR 3 AND 3 MONTHS...
Another month gone....
And then before I know it, I'll be on to year 4 and beyond...
The cold is starting to really get my locs feeling brittle.
I haven't really started covering them up yet --but I will now.
And then before I know it, I'll be on to year 4 and beyond...
The cold is starting to really get my locs feeling brittle.
I haven't really started covering them up yet --but I will now.
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