5 Months Loc'd, take two.
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So it's officially been five months since I started locking my hair.
Actually quite a few things have changed from last month to this
month. In the previous month I talked about build up, and how I was
struggling with that, and how I was going to try start investing
in a few things to help minimize build up. Because build up is
something that I have struggled with even when I was a loose natural
to now being a loc'd natural. I read a lot of your comments. All
of you had the same idea, water filter, water filter, water filter.
Y'all kept pushing that, and so I did start looking into them, and I
purchased one off of Amazon Prime. I purchased the Aqua Bliss SF220,
and it's a High Output Shower Filter. Really love this water filter
a lot. I'm really happy that I made the plunge, and purchased it.
I will probably put some filler-graphics about the filter in the
atmosphere for you, and
also I'll put a link in the description box of where to purchase
it if you want one for yourself. But seriously night, and day a
difference in not only my hair, but my skin. The other thing is
I went ahead, and switched shampoos. I don't really know why, I
just kinda wanted to. I was like, I kinda just want to try something
new. And it's not really new because I've used it before to wash
my hair, but I went ahead and switched over to Dr. Bronner's magic
soap. I bought the Hemp Rose version just cuz I like the smell
of roses, and things like that. So yeah. I'm starting to use that
now to wash my hair. I still wash my hair two times a week, so twice
a week. I will use that, and I like using that soap because it lathers
really well. My hair is so dense that having a good lather actually
really helps to just make sure it gets down into your scalp all
the way to your scalp, and like gets there. And then I've been following
up with their Organic Hair Rinse
And to me the Organic Hair Rinse, it reminds me a lot actually of
the Terressentials mud wash. It's just like a really light mud wash.
That's kind of how I feel. I don't wanna give how I necessarily
feel about this product just yet, just because I haven't really
used it long enough to really know how I feel about it yet. I've
only used it for maybe a week so give me sometime. From month six
I'll let you know how I actually feel about this. For now I'm letting
you know, I'm using it. And so those are like the major product
changes that I guess that have happened in the last month. As far
as my hair itself, I still haven't actually touched it up this month
so the closeups you're seeing are pre-touch up. I have noticed
again that more so the top is already, it's like time
to lock it again, like it needs a touch up. And the back now that
its been about two months almost, coming up on two months, it's
finally starting. I'm having about an inch of new growth
back here and honestly I could go longer. I could still not lock
this for another month, and it'd be fine. Just because the locks
are just matured, and formed, and they're nice, and separated, but
I'm gonna go ahead, and interlock it, and you know get my whole head
on the same footing. I'll go back, and look at month four but to
me this month it feels like it's started to compact a lot more,
and shrink down. So it doesn't seem to me, it doesn't seem like it's as long as it was,
and I'm sure that's because you know washing, and drying, washing,
and drying, shrinks. It expands, contracts, expands, contracts. Oh, I'm also
experimenting with rosemary oil, and like making a little concoctions
of rosemary oil just to help in between washes. I don't really
feel confident enough to let you know how that's going yet, probably
by month six I can let y'all know how that's going. Yeah, I think
that's pretty much it. That's all the major stuff that I feel is
different with my hair. Using new products,
water filter is amazing, cannot recommend that enough, and hair
is compacting. Hair is beginning to compact, and really take shape.
You know the locs are really starting to just like be there.
So yeah, in the comments below let me know if y'all have any other
build up remedies/ scalp remedies. I'm always interested
in hearing what people do, and I will see you when I see you. Don't
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