Ok...so I've mentioned SEVERAL times that I have to shampoo often. I began to experiment with some things, like Dr. Bronner's soap (a lot of loc'd heads rave about this) and an ACV rinse. I ended up with crispy locs that just made my scalp mad. I have also used John Masters "Organics" (quotations mine) but I REALLY want to get away from using such chemical laden products on my hair and skin. I mean, I DO eat fast food from time to time, I'm obviously exposed the the elements of society, and who knows what one will come into contact with even with the BEST efforts, so I want to limit the excess chemicals wherever I can. Needless to say, my locs suffered for a time. This was the end result before I finally got my retightening done:
Very fuzzy, RIGHT?! I was a little bit frustrated with my hair at this point, because I was only a couple of days from the one month mark and my hair was TRULY looking a MESS! Here's what I ended up with after the retightening...
MUCH BETTER! I really enjoy my hair these days! I can't wait to see the changes over the next few months and even years. This process is teaching me patience, because I REALLY want that front part to gain some LENGTH so that I can have bangs for the first time in years, LOL! A girl's gotta have goals...
