Reflection, Autumn Routines and Staple Products.

Musing


Having locks is an absolute JOY! All my people notice and love the thicker, healthier, fuller body. 
Most of all pampering myself by caring for them is a hobbie in itself.
Its not just locks/hair products that I PJ on, I have a skin care addiction too! 
I love variety, therefore I have a lot to choose from, I think hard about what my locks need at that moment on that day. 
I had a long chilled out hair cleansing this afternoon and chose to use Head Organics Hydrating Shampoo, Moisture Maniac and Let It Be cherry and Almond leave in conditioner. Mmm.  
As they are fully shoulder length and beyond, hair drying time now takes hours, I washed them at around 2-3pm they have just dried at 8.50 pm. I once used a hair drier but didnt like the results.
Last Saturday I went for a floatation treatment, A pod of epsom salt saturated water that allows a person to float, it was cool. I wondered what the effect would be on my hair, although I know that salt is used to help form locks. I had the choice of a hair drier or weather, and I chose weather. So I walked around Romford  with damp locks that dried leaving my locks feeling and smelling lovely.
Now thats what I call FREEDOM!


A List of my MUST have/use this Autumn ...


Head Organics does not seem to be available any longer, now thats a big shame because although I have a GIANT bottle, which could last me a looong time, I might like it! 


BIG is a GREAT Clarifier, I will love it forEVER! My locks feel so soft and CLEAN!


1. Moisture Maniac and Let it be cherry almond leave in conditioners.
2. Coconut oil. 
3. Rosewater and Glycerin.
4. Awapuhi Moisture Mist (Paul Mitchell) becoming rare, took me a week to get!


May need to include apple cider viniger rinses ...


Saturday Morning ReTi - Liz

Yes, this blog took 2 evenings to write. I woke up early and hit the road to have my ReTi, Liz's turn ... 
 ... this time was very interesting as the last ReTi I did, I managed to combine 6 locks  ... KMT!!  I forgot to tell you!  


In fact I combined more, but managed to undo a couple. The worst I have ever done. I was blessed to have Celeste who meticulously managed to undo each one of them for me, thank the LORD!  Liz was about to pull out the dreaded SCISSORS!


Sometimes I wonder if I should just go to Lizzies EVERY month cos this is getting silly! LOL!
On the matter of combining locks ... Cand had to join 2 very fine locks as they were no longer sustainable as they were ... 


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Half term is over, no more time on my hands, thank you to all of those who leave comments, your contributions and following is and are appreciated. Will try and keep up the blogging ... 
Nai... NJoi ... x

Sister 'dry' Locks 2, A Review of Efficient Products.

This blog is especially for Ofo! Your wish is my command! ;)

Hello all, if you have read my previous hairscapades, you will be aware of my dry lock spell,  well , I had to go on  PJ moisture/conditioner hunt ... it was BAD!!

These are my new finds. No they don't come cheap, but neither did my locks! 

Well I had mad hair days last Thursday and Friday. I did my co- wash, however, that Saturday pm, my hair still lacked that special something, I was impulsively drawn to the product shelves in TKMaxx, a MAJOR first for me. 

On display was a serious selection of salon styled products, on reduction, I picked up this shampoo because it is labelled hydrating and is free from EVERYTHING! £9.99! (half price I think). It does the job.

TIGI Bed Head Moisture Maniac

Ingredients
Water (Aqua), Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Cetrimonium Chloride, Glycerin, Acetamide MEA, Tetrasodium EDTA, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, DMDM Hydantoin, Cetrimonium Bromide, PPG-2 Myristyl Ether Propionate, Pentaerythrity.

This little gem above is my BABY! So aptly named. This little bottle of magic SORTED IT OUT! Yes I mean it deserves the name and lives up to its brand. One major problem? I think it is now discontinued. TKmaxx!! buy Buy BUY!!!! QUICK! again ... sulfate and silicone free. the best! Cost £5.99, 60% off retail price. More expensive on Amazon.

water, cetyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, amodimethicone, glycerine, aloe leaf juice, butylene glycol and anthemis nobilis flower extract, cofea arabica extract and vaccinium myrtillus fruit extract, roas roxburghii fruit extract, propylene glycol and rosemary leaf extract, olive fruit oil, avocado oil, sweet almond oil, hydrolyzed wheat protein, menthol, panthenol, behentrimonium methosulfate, BHT, Polysorbate 60, PEG 60 almond dimethylamine, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, citric acid, disodium EDTA, 1, 2-hexanediol and caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, sorbic acid, fragrance

I came across this little lovely when I was trying to find out about WEN by Chas Dean. 

Hair One is a Conditioning Cleanser, a generic brand ...? A similar chemical make up, at a fraction of the price, with no subscription necessary.

I viewed many a YouTube review. Impulsed again, I 'amazoned' me a bottle ( I'm a prime customer with no postage costs) I first tested it on my Sister in the Lord, on her BEAUTIFUL natural head of hair, great results! No oils or extra moisturising necessary, even the next day after she loosened her china bumps, She said her hair was in good condition and not in need of her usual regime.

Same night I tried and tested for myself. It does not lather, at all. In fact most sulfate free's do not lather.

I pumped a lot in, its hard getting used to, applied it twice. Then only slightly rinsed out the second application as it is recommended to use as a leave in conditioner. I find 'leave ins' a little awkward because I can never quite get it 'in' and I don't like the whitish residue look after a wash.

RESULT? 

I like, very much, it takes a bit of getting used to, but, I have body and softness which I desire in a Shampoo/Conditioner . 

I located an online stockist, that have successfully delivered the items next day at the hefty price of £6.50 or thereabouts. Its a good thing I ordered more than one item, as that extortionate price was the only 'option' available! 

Beware though, I have read some poor reviews on this online store,  call first, I did, to ensure stock availability. JinnysMall £5.50 Amazon £8.49 

Oh about 'Leave Ins" - another TIGI brand Love Peace Planet, Let it Be Cherry Almond,

Ingredients

Shea Butter - excellent moisturizing and conditioning benefits, rich with natural fatty acids and other nutrients
Sweet Almond Oil - strong emollient with natural fatty acids which adds moisture for soft, supple hair and a conditioned scalp
Wheat & Rice Amino Acids - penetrate hair to help to increase moisture retention, strengthens and promotes a glossy finish
Hibiscus - anti-inflammatory, astringent and anti free radical properties work to restore hair's natural barrier
Chamomile - soothing aromatherapy fragrance, offers anti-irritant benefits for a healthy scalp

the scent doesn't last long but it goes IN and again crap free (LOL) you understand? :) It does THE Job. Will review in more detail soon, tired!! LOL!

OFO! I likes it, but I need to practice more on application :))))

Distilled water, seaweed complex, herbal complex, natural oils, herbal extract complex, preservatives, fragrance

Hmmm somewhat VAGUE! hmmm ... 

I picked this up a few months ago and disliked the scent initially and the consistency and how it felt when applied, however, when the seasons changed, so does my maintenace requirements and while in summer less means more, in Autumn / Winter less equals DRY so MORE is needed!!! 

Sister 'dry' Locks!

I have a problem. In fact, I am just not happy! A week ago I purchased Sisterlocks products for the first

time. Yay ... I thought!

Frown. 

Unfortunately, I have found that, personally, they do not live up to my expectations, especially in respect of the information we have regarding maintenance of SisterLocks.

In fact I am speechless at the results. 

I was excited at the prospect of using them, then I read the ingredients.  Eyebrows raised I forged ahead.

The result was just plain bad.

SisterLocks Shampoo.

1. I wash my hair whenever I want to. 

2. The weather has changed slightly and the temperature has dropped, yet our terrible cold misery weather has not yet set in. And I live in a hard water area. I admit that my moisturising/conditioning has levelled off to once or twice a week. At least during this summer.

I washed my hair for the first time last week Sunday, using the shampoo and the moisture treatment to follow, I noticed a strange difference, but ignored it.  I washed it again near the end of the week and the next day I had a head full of straw, in fact, straw is too generous a description. It didn't just feel dry it looked  awful. I was at work when I felt my head itch more than the norm, then I felt it. I actually can not describe how horrid it felt. 

I ran home, wracking my brain for what I could use to restore my previously lush locks. I decided to pull out the big guns (Nexus Humectress Moisturising Conditioner and American Cream Condish by Lush.) I showered, wet my head and pumped and saturated my head with them.

I rinsed, saturated again, then put on a shower cap and sat with it on for a minimum of 2 hours! KMT!!

During this weekend ...

For the last 48 hours I melted at least 4 ounces of Pure Coconut Oil and applied it from root to tip, especially the ends! I think/hope my locks are finally on route to restoration. .. but I dislike the smell  and I want to wash that out! KMT!

Desperately back on the moisture hunt again, I am a member of Lock It Up and have a backlog of unread emails, the most recent I have caught up on refer to WEN hair products by Chas Dean. I liked the sound of it but was not prepared to pay over the odds. So I checked out Amazon and discovered a 'generic' brand/ version called Hair One, for a fraction of the price. 

Conditioner.

On Saturday I came across TIGI Bedhead Moisture Maniac. I grabbed a bottle, but resisted the temptation to wash my locks again ... 

I waited ... until today, I also bought a bottle of shampoo by Head Organics (formerly unheared of) a sulfate free Hydrating Shampoo (giant bottle for 9.99). 

Head Organics is good, and great value for money.

Tigi Bed Head Moist Maniac? AMAZING!!!

Locks were still dying for moisture so went for it. OMG the IMMEDIATE SLIP, so I thought let me check what type of silicone it was full of ... only to find that it is actually SILICONE FREE!

Moisture Maniac!!!! THANK YOU!!

2yrs 5 months, Mature Sisterlocks?

This Locked Life.


Hey Lock Lovers everywhere,
Summer has officially ended here in the UK, and another year is almost over.

My locs are progressing nicely. I love locs mainly because they do their own thing and do not need me to be obssesive about weather conditions. 

Yesterday on my way home ... I got caught in a shower of rain, the bigfatgetwetfast type of rain! No exaggeration! I could feel the cold drops of water saturate my locks to the scalp ... and it didn't bother me! ... I got home, my locs dried quickly without my help ... no fuss no problem.  DREAM hair!

My styling choice of late has been regular braidouts.  The only thing is I have to braid every night, I use Paul Mitchell Awapuhi moisture mist to dampen the hair.

I am not sure when locs move from teenage to mature stage, I have noticed recently though, that some of my ends are loose, the buds have gone. So I have a few curly ends. Not a problem for me though, I liked them from the early days.

The weather change in the last week has left my locs a little dry, So, I contacted GEORGE!!
That was for Ofo's sake ( ; o ) ) YES Ofo ... Sisterlocks Products ... here I comeeee! 

George is the only UK SisterLocks Products Distributor that I KNOW of. He is friendly and very knowledgeable about Sisterlocks, and provides an excellent service, with one day delivery where possible. Give him a try! His number is 07886488035.

Images: SisterLocks DIY, Reti and Wash 28 months