For about the last week I have had my hair in small two strand twists. This is how I will begin my locing process. But I have been doing my research for the last couple of days and I realize that I made some mistakes while twisting my hair.
So, I have solicited the assistance of my sister-cousin(my cousin who was raised by my parents so we may as well be sisters). She's going to do my twists for me, make sure the parts are nice and neat, the twists are all the same size and in clockwise rotation.
1) Since I twisted my hair myself, I didn't take the care to make sure the parts were straight and neat. Apparently this is a no no when trying to start locs
2) Also because I twisted myself, I'm not sure all of the twists are in a clockwise direction.
3)Again, because I was going solo, not all of the twists are exactly uniform in size.
So, I have solicited the assistance of my sister-cousin(my cousin who was raised by my parents so we may as well be sisters). She's going to do my twists for me, make sure the parts are nice and neat, the twists are all the same size and in clockwise rotation.
Since I want small locs and as locs mature they do get thicker, we are starting off with very small micro twists. This will take some time and patience so we've set aside two days to get it done.
Today is Saturday. I'm devoting to day to removing the twists I had. I'm almost done.
Tonight I will wash with carol's daughter shampoo. http://www.carolsdaughter.com/product/haircare/shampoo/khoret_amen_shampoo.do
condition with some regular general store bought cholesterol condition that i'll add honey to. Rinse and apply carol's daughter hair oil http://www.carolsdaughter.com/product/collections/khoret_amen/khoret_amen_hair_oil.do?search=basic&keyword=hair+oil&sortby=newArrivals&page=1
sleep with a plastic shower bag on.
Since I don't have to be at work tomorrow until 10am, I will blast my roots with the hair dryer in the morning and style with my fingers and head off to work. It will be my last day of having loose hair so I will take a little extra time to mess with it and make it look cool. Maybe stick a flower in it or something.
Sunday night starts the real work. I ran out of carol's daughter hair smoothie conditioner. Since I won't be using it anymore I didn't want to waste the money purchasing more. So, I'll probably just use whatever conditioner I have to help with combing out my hair.
One of the things I never liked about wearing two strand twists is that once you take them out, it's so hard to comb and detangle my hair. But doing it while it's wet and saturated with conditioner makes it a little easier. So Sunday night while watching the Lakers beat the Suns, I will be dedicated to getting all the kinks out of my hair with my denman brush, of course. I will leave the conditioner in, comb it out, put it in six or seven big twists. Hopefully I'll be done by the time The Boondocks come on.
Monday morning I will rinse the conditioner out, leaving in the big twists, while in the shower. Then it's just waiting for my sister-cousin to come get started on my twists.
All we need is
1)denman brush to come out larger sections of my hair
2)a few clips and ponytail holders to keep hair sectioned
3)rat tail comb for parting and combing out small sections before twisting
4)a spray bottle of water since it's recommended to twist hair while wet
5)carol's daughter loc butter and beeswax(used sparingly only on ends to help keep them from unraveling)
So, I'm gonna get back to untwisting my hair. I will take pics in the morning before I go to work to preserve the memory of my very last day of loose unlocced hair.
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