Happy New Year!
Happy New Year everyone. I wish you all the best for 2013 and continued growth.
My search continues for a
hair routine for my locs. As I stated in my previous posts my aim is to grow
healthy locs. I have finally decided that I do not like shea butter on my locs.
I have heard that some people say that you shouldn’t use it on locs and others
have said that it is possible to use it. I used raw pure shea butter and I
always blended it with other ingredients (e.g. coconut oil, castor oil, evoo - extra virgin olive oil);
however, I never liked the feel of it on my locs. I thought it could have been
the shea butter that I used so I tried a different one, I even tried different
blends; all I can say is that from my experimentation I will not be using shea
butter on my locs at all. It is lovely on my skin though.
If you will recall from my
previous posts I had noticed that some of ends were unravelling. This should
not be happening as my locs are matured and I was confused as to what was
causing it. I do not know if it was the colouring. I have only dyed my locs
twice but I do not know if that has contributed to it. I do wonder if it is
split ends and I have considered trimming my locs. I have not yet decided if I
would do this myself or go to the hairdressers. I do know that if I do cut my
locs I will get some unravelling until it re-seals. My consultant had
previously stated that maybe I was over conditioning my locs. I do not what I
think about this as my hair feels dry and not over-soft. I do wonder if my hair
needs my protein and not moisture. I attempted to do the strand test (sorry I cannot
find the link at the moment but I will post when I find it) but I think that it
is hard to do properly with locs. So I think I will ease back on the deep
conditioning and may be do it once every 2 months or so (not certain as yet). I
may do some pre-pooing to counteract the potential dryness of the shampoo. I
did go through a phase of co-washing but it does not work with the frequency
that I wash my hair; I need a proper cleanse with I don’t get with co-washing. So
all in all I am confused about my locs unravelling. I will try less
conditioning and see how my locs are and I may trim them.
At the moment I am trying
to be really simple with my routine. I went to a hair show and in the goody bag
I got some JBCO (Jamaican Black Castor Oil) woohoo.
It was only a small sample
but I am currently using that on my roots after I wash. A friend of a friend
makes and sells her own products and she invited us to a new product launch. At
this party I got a free sample of honey comb and myrrh, which I currently use
on the length of my locs after I wash.
When these samples are finished I will
probably use castor oil on my roots and evoo/coconut oil on the length. I
currently spritz my locs with distilled water and JML cactus oil.
I got the oil during my first year of locking but I never really used it, but i thought waste not want not. When that is
finished I will probably use evoo. I did not particularly like the aloe vera
juice mix that I mentioned in my last post. I have decided to try using baby
shampoo to wash my hair as they tend to be gentler being designed for babies.
At the moment I am using Johnson’s baby shampoo; I may switch to a more natural
on. I haven’t totally given up on making
my own products so I may make shampoo in the future; but currently for me
buying products is the best.
Actually after I had
written this post I cam across this article about telling the difference
between hair that feels dry and hair that is dry. After reading this I think my
hair feels dry rather than actually being dry. I do moisturise it and it does
feel soft and supple. It could just be my hair texture. My consultant or her niece
(who currently re-tightens my hair) has never told me my hair is dry, so maybe it feels dry rather than actually being dry. I will monitor it and see.
Happily locked up
Khandee :)
