Wild and free....

Doing Well

I am glad to report that my hair has taken a turn for the better. The improvement can be attributed to my new consultant ( and the retigtenings that are more "gentle) and also my henna treatments that my hair seems to love. There has been a growth spurt in the last few months...I am so glad and grateful.

Henna is a win!

I had been dreaming of color for a while and was thrown off track by my temporary situation with the falling locks. Well, I am glad to report that there is major growth occuring and I am very happy. Thank You God! I decided to apply henna after reading all the benefits it brings like shine, strength and of course natural color without damaging your hair. I had used henna many years ago in my teen years and the results were good. I decided to take the plunge and was not turned off by the long process and the smell of the henna which can be overwhelming if you can't handle smells. Anyway, I applied the henna and I am so glad to report that it appears to have "revived" my hair. It shinny, bouncy and I am trying to stop touching it. I plan to apply once a month ( its a great conditioner/strengthener) and I am looking to thicken and help accelerate the growth in the back of my head. My hair always grew slower in the back even as a child . It will eventually catch up to the front but it needs more love and tenderness.

Looking Up

Hi Everyone! Things are looking up and my hair appears to be recovering/healing nicely. There is a huge improvement from how my hair looked and felt prior to changing consultants and now. The dryness is still there but its less severe and my hair is no where as brittle as it was.  I started a 90 day trial of using Wild Hair Growth Oil in June. My hair appears to love it and the parts where my hair had broken off is growing back well. I am praying to achieve more moisture, length and thickness.

New Beginnings

Since my last entry, I decided to visit another consultant for an opinion and possible insight on what is going on with my hair. I was prompted to do this based on my then consultant's seemingly nonchalance to the fact that I was losing locks. I can't blame her for the loss but I looked to her for guidance and her expertise and she lacked in both areas. Anyway, I moved on I found someone who appears to take her business more seriously and is focused on more than making a quick $$. I got my re-tightening done yesterday evening from 6-10pm. It took a little longer as she had to do some reconstruction and attempt to salvage some locks by combining. She did a great job and remained focus all through the process. What a blessing!!! So for now, I am on 4 week re-tightenings until we get my base strong. I will keep you posted.

Still In Progress

I have had some challenges with thinning locks and lost a few ( approximately 10) and the loss of each one has been painful. I am praying that the worst is behind me as I have beefed up my stress relief methods, diet and vitamins. I finally decided to consult with another consultant as my consultant appeared to be a little nonchalant about the loss. My requests to combine locs to save them fell on deaf ears and at my last appointment in addition to telling me that she has another client experiencing the same problem, she basically said,"its growing back" and that was it. I really do not think she meant me any harm , I just think that she did not know what to do. Anyway, I made a decision to do something as it does not make sense for me to pay for re-tis every 4 weeks and my hair is falling out.....crrraaaazzzyyy! The new consultant looked at my scalp at 4 weeks and told me that she did not think there was enough growth to retighten my hair. My previous consultant would have retightened it without any consideration....ummmm.  Anyway, its time to move forward and I am setting my intentions for a healthy head of hair and correcting this hair drama! Here are some pics I took today.

Hair Rehab

Okay so the locks have been going through some changes!!!! In my last post, I talked about losing locks and thinning locks. Well, it poured as I lost about 3-4 more locks and noticed that there are still at least 4 hanging on for dear life. ahhhhhhhh....talk about frustrating. I am taking biotin and getting back on my hair vitamins and healthy nutrition.

During my last re-tightening, my consultant had said the loss was probably due to stress and also said that she had another client who has the same problem. Personally, I think it was stress, poor diet and extreme dryness. I know that my hair was extremely dry and nothing I was initially doing was helping.

Well, I have been using the Tiivia hair oil for almost a month and also love the green tea moisturizer( Its great for waking my hair up in the a.m and its water based. My locks simply love it! The hair oil is definitely helping with the dryness I previously experienced and I am also helping things along with my hair vitamins and plenty of water! At one point, I was so frustrated with the thinning locks, that I wanted to cut the locks off, count my losses and look for a new option. I realize that there is a lesson for me in this experience, and running away from it is definitely not the answer. I love having my locks but like all relationships, I am experiencing a valley at the moment. Somehow, I believe better days are just around the corner. Until then....Keep Hope Alive!

The Good, Bad and Ugly.

So I am at the 14 month mark and I see the good...a great deal of growth. Just before I got my re-tightening, I even got "jiggy" with my styling and received lots of compliments. I enjoyed rocking the new hairstyle with the aid of bobby pins and started really loving my locs again. I forgot to mention that I was a little bored with my hair/ look and was just not in a great place with it. Its a relationship .....it goes through its ups and downs...lol. The bad was that I decided that I would try a 6 week re-tightening schedule and I really think that this may have contributed to the "ugly" for me. The re-growth was out of control and during this time, I noticed that I had some locks that seemed to be hanging on for dear life. there were at least 4 in the back portion of my head. I was not happy but I knew that losing locks is a reality of sisterlocs. After all, we lose hair in whatever form or shape its in...its a natural occurrence. This realization prepared me for the day that I lost my first Lock. I looked at it, held it, even took a picture and then decided it was okay..after all its only hair. I had a re-tightening on Friday (yesterday) and was told by my consultant that I am not allowed to go 6 weeks ever again. I did not argue and was grateful that she was able to clean me up and save my "at risk" locks. She also said that she noticed that my hair was very dry/brittle and suggested that I try a hair oil. I must say that I have been under a tad bit of stress at work in the past couple of months. That coupled with getting married and moving has wreaked havoc on my immune system. Anyhow..I am back on my Biotin supplements and will let you know how things go.

One Year and Counting

Woww...a year came and went by quite quickly. My locs turned one on December 5th, 2011. Its been a great year and I totally love the freedom and versitility of my sisterlocs. I just wish they would grow faster...longer..and thicker. My hair is about 70% locked with a few areas still working their way to it. My consultant and I discussed color during my last reti and decided we would wait till spring/summer to re-visit the topic. My hair is typically dry and I do not want to dry it out any further in the winter so I have opted to wait. Here are some pics...enjoy!!