Week 4 Sisterlocked

Well, the weeks sure have flown by very quickly!! I must say, the maintenance on my hair was at an all time minimal. Even during week 4, the only thing I did was tie my hair down in the hopes to maintain my curly do...and it worked!! I did continue to use Sea Breeze on my scalp to alleviate the itchiness. I used a cool washcloth on my scalp just to remove some of the excess flakes due to an overly oily scalp and then I just kept it moving. Over the past 4 weeks, what I did not do was play in my hair. I did not become obsessed with my new do...I did my best to keep my hands out of my hair therefore I did not tug at any of my girls, I was not running my fingers thru it or just messing with them. Each morning, I simply untied my satin scarf and I fluffed my hair with my fingers and shaped my curly "afro" styled locks simply by mashing my locks into the shape/form I wanted to wear for the day. This step took all of no more than 1 minute if that lol...

Ok, so I get my retight done by one of the best Cynthia Jones. She gets in there and begins to band my hair in preparation to wash. She advised that since my hair has some length (approx. 3 or 4 inches) there was no need for me to braid my hair therefore all I needed to do was gather about 15 girls and bend the hair near the ends and then band them. She gently washed my hair and washed it enough times until there was a very good lather. Once you have a good lather as a general rule of thumb it usually means your hair/scalp is clean. She used the sisterlock products and suggested I follow the instructions on the bottle. When drying my hair, my consultant advised that I only need to gently squeeze my locks to remove any excess water. She advised it is best to let my hair air dry if time permits, if not the technique she used was a blow dryer held approx. 12 - 15 inches away from my hair. The next step was separating each of the locks to make sure they aren't bunching. There was several locks that my hair just creeped over and attached itself to other locks. This step took only about 5 minutes really. At least that's what it seemed like to me. Once my consultant completed that step, so began the retight. As my consultant performed the retight she let me know that my locks were doing very well. There was no slippage and she was able to see that the locks in the back were already well on their way as well as several other areas. The actual retightening took about 2 1/2 hours. I was surprised especially considering that I have more than 600 girls.

Here's a photo of me after I lightly wet and rolled my hair...

Just a couple of tips, I found that wearing my hair in a curled style gave me such a different look. It also helped me to keep my hands out of my hair. I found that by tying my hair up every night helped me maintain the curly look without having to manipulate my locks too much by wetting and rolling them often which can slow down the locking process. I was able to just let my locks just be!!! By leaving your locks alone you will find that they will be just fine. I did!

Here is the link of my Consultant Cynthia Jones' Salon with photos of her Sisterlocked clients. Take a look. The girl is awesome!!!     http://www.senojnaturalhaircare.com/