I'll do my check-in via photos.
Lez go...
I haven't seen this much loose hair on my head since BEFORE I loc'd.
And that's not a bad thing. In 2 days, it will make a good month of no retwisting. I've gone a month without retwisting before....hence why I wanted a challenge and opted for Track 2. But still, in the times when I didn't retwist in a whole month, I didn't wash the locs either. I've washed twice. Which has been such a treat for my locs.
I've had such a hard time getting the build-up out of those 3 locs. I'm leaving those to my loctician. I think I'm going to have her treat the locs to their first retwist after the challenge. Speaking of build-up, I'm thinking that my Organics Root Stimulator Loc & Twist gel may be contributing to it. Since I haven't been retwisting, I haven't been using it AND haven't gotten any build-up.
That means when I start retwisting again....I'm going to try it with just water. Or at the very least, just aloe vera gel. Nothing more. The biggest struggle I have with these freeform locs is separating them after a wash.
Some tend to bind together and I'm left having to snatch them apart. Which is painful and damaging to my locs and scalp. But uh...I know of no other way to separate them. And separating them is a must.
Overall, I'm loving the look of these locs. I love how they look. I love how they feel. It's a different look for me. So different that a friend whom I haven't seen in months saw me and said, "Wow B...really lettin' those locs go there, uh?" She didn't mean to be rude. But I get what she's saying. I look completely different with freeform locs and manicured locs. Not better. Just different.
And I dig that. Check-in, my sisters! If your name is in the table below, we'd love to get an update from you.
Other Summer Freeform Summer Challenge Posts:
The Official Post
Quick Freeform Style
