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- So it's officially been two and 1/2 years since
I started my locs,
and i figured it was time to update y'all on my regimen.
I've come full circle in regards to products.
I first started using Carol's Daughter's Black Vanilla,
Moisture and Shine,
back when it was around 20 dollars a bottle
at Sephora in 2008.
College me rejoices that it's widely available now,
at CVS, Walgreens, and Target for around 10 dollars.
Today y'all caught me doing a deep clean,
which I try to do once a month.
I use Neutrogena's Anti Residue Shampoo
for my first wash to help breakdown any buildup
that's been hiding in my locs,
usually in the form of sediment due to
the hard water.
It's an intense shampoo,
but it really does help keep everything in check,
and provide a nice reset for my locs.
Especially now that I'm running consistently again.
I always make sure to squeeze the shampoo through my roots,
all the way to the ends of my locs,
so I know it's working it's way all the way through my hair.
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The second shampoo I use the Carol's Daughter,
a moisturizing shampoo.
Because of the deep clean from the Neutrogena,
two pumps is more than enough to get an intense lather.
I love the way this shampoo smells.
It lingers on my hair in the best way.
I get compliments on the smell pretty regularly.
The vanilla mixes well with my natural odor.
One of y'all reached out to me on Instagram
asking my advise about being semi freeform,
and I want to remind you that being semi freeform
is not for everybody.
You should consider your hair type and density
before going freeform.
I have thick course hair,
that loves being locked.
So much so that even though I haven't done
a traditional retwist in over two years,
my new growth is only ever one or two inches long.
My hair is naturally growing into each loc.
Little to no maintenance is required by me.
Not everyone's hair does that.
If you're noticing your hair is thinning
after you've been freeform to semi freeform for awhile,
then it's probably best that you maintain your head
every month or two.
Even if it's just doing a quick touch up with water.
Something to help train and maintain your hair
to grow into the locs.
Unless you're on a completely freeform journey,
in which case it becomes less about achieving
a certain aesthetic and more about trying
to embrace your hair in it's completely unhindered state.
I follow up with
the same Carol's Daughter Leave-In Conditioner.
Again, mostly for its water solubility and the smell.
Then I add a light oil.
Right now I'm using grapeseed.
I work all of this into my hair with a brush
to make sure the products get evenly distributed
from roots to tips.
There's no wrong way to have locs.
Some people have locs that are very maintained,
whether it be of their own design,
or going to a locktician,
and then there's people like me,
who started them and just maintained them when
it feels like it's time.
It's a process that consists of trial and error,
so if something isn't working for you,
that's okay, just shift.
In the comments below,
let me know what you're trying to work through
with your locs,
and I'll see you when I see you.