Week Two

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It's hard to believe it's only been 2 weeks. It seems like a month already since my last loc was set in place.  I guess that stems from me bein used to havin my hair braided so often that it jus seems like jus another style, if that makes any sense.  So, I tried usin the spray bottle with the water and jasmine oil to help with the itchies I was havin and I'm pleased to say that it actually helped.  Added side benefit: moisture and a great smell (lol).  The jasmine is nowhere near as oily as other oils I've used, but I have to admit that I do miss my good old coconut oil.  My mane really loved her some coconut.  

So, I separated the big spirals in the front of my mane and was cute and curly for a few days.  Then I took out the flat twists that I had for my b-day hairdo and left my hair out and down for a few days. I experimented with wrappin it up since I have quite a bit of scarves and such.  I kept sayin it was because I needed to wash my hair but honestly, I was a little nervous about this initial wash.  It sounded so easy when my loctitian explained what I was supposed to do.  But then when I tried to remember how to put my fuzzies into their little bundles and whatnot, my mind completely fizzled out on me.  All I could remember really was bein told not to scratch with my fingers and to put my hair into sections.  'Not exactly helpful' 
Thank GOD for you tube.

After a bit of searching on various washin styles and methods, I stumbled on the most helpful one for me.  A young lady, who is currently on her 2nd sisterlocs journey, had the best video I saw after spendin most of my day lookin.  Okay, okay I wasn't only researchin how to wash my fuzzies so shush.  Her locs were shorter than mine are but her parts are still clearly defined and visible.  What she suggested made complete sense to me.  Once I figure out how to share her video with you, I'll be sure to include it next time.  But anywho, she basically suggested takin a spray bottle with about a cap-full of your starter shampoo, mixin it with water and then usin said spray bottle to spray directly into your parts.  

GENIUS!

Not only does this help with keepin your locs separated, but you can be sure to get directly down to your scalp and roots and make sure that they get super squeaky clean.  So I decided I would try this.  

Now, it took me about 3 days before I actually gave it a whirl.  Hey, I'm a busy lady; by the time I get home from work, it's too dark and I'm not sure how long it would take for my fuzzies to be fully dry.  So I said I would do it on my day off but then I went to zumba with my sister, volunteered in the soup kitchen at church, then went with my mom to visit and friend under the weather. Needless to say, Saturday was out.  So finally on Sunday after work, I recruited my baby sister to "help" (read do it for me lol).  

At first, there wasn't enough shampoo for the bottle I got.  It was much bigger than I originally intended to get so I had to add more than the cap-full suggested.  After doin that, my scalp did lather more, but not as much as I like.  So I had my "assistant" spray my scalp, then dabbed a few drops of shampoo directly.  That worked so much better.  She did this to each and every part/section of my fuzzies so my scalp was nice and sudsy.  Then we rinsed and I like to use an old t-shirt to dry my hair to avoid frizziness.  From start to finish, about 30 minutes, then about 2 1/2 hours to dryness.  Not bad at all.  

So here it is, Wednesday.  There's no more dry spots and my scalp hasn't been itchin quite so much, but then again I was advised to wash every 2 weeks, unlike most who will be washin every week so we'll see.  An added bonus for me is that I can always go to the beach and soak my head in the water.  As far as stylin so far, I jus sorta wet my hands to add the dampness to my hair and the ends.  I've been wearin a side pony since Sunday and it's super cute, if I do say so myself.  All in all, I was a little daunted when I thought about how I would manage with gettin my roots clean.  Now that I have my little trick, I think I'll be jus fine . . .