McGriff's Original Lockgroomer: Would you use heat to maintain your locs?

A ton of love to my sis Sabrina who left this on the Loc Rocker facebook page.







I'm not gonna lie...that's a pretty groovy tool for those who are desirous of manicured locs. And while I'm no heat snob (I sho 'nuff sit under a dryer when using perm rods and pipe cleaners), I think that's a little TOO much heat for my liking. And he lost me at "waxy oil". While some loc rockers can use wax on their locs, I can NOT. So no, I'm not a candidate to this type of maintenance, but I think it's a great addition for those who love super groomed locs.

As much as they used to bother me, I can't imagine totally eliminating the fuzzies. And the Lockgroomer looks like it does just that.

What do y'all think?

I combed out a loc!

Yes, I did and I don't feel guilty about it either.

In fact, it was a bit liberating. Don't get it twisted, I'm not thinking of combing out ALL of my locs. In fact, the title is misleading because I only combed out a good 2 inches of a loc. And the only reason I did this was because I was combining 2 locs and needed to 2-strand twist alllll the way down. I've got enough split locs and am trying to avoid forming any more.


So I picked and I combed and before I knew it, I had combed out this much hair...

Awww! I felt all nostalgic rubbing the fro hair between my fingers. I kinda missed it. I say "kinda" because those who remember me during my huge fro days know that I never really liked doing my hair. It just took too much time.

Look at hair I lost just from combing out that little bit.

Yikes. And look at all of that lint. I was amazed, to be honest. Seeing that made me appreciate my locs even more. The fact that they don't shed and can trap lint in them is kinda cool. I mean, the lint itself isn't "cool" but...y'all know what I'm sayin' right?

I had my fun and 2-strand twisted two locs together.

I'm not diggin' this combining/marrying process. My hair seems to be fuzzier than ever. I shouldn't complain about it but ugh... The good news is, washing the hair makes the married locs form together even better. So even though I washed not too long ago, maybe I'll wash again. Hmm....

Day 15 Updates

It's a week later!! I actually had intentions to update a few days ago but with the holidays going on and traveling I just got a little behind. I hope that you all had a very happy holiday season!

The comb coils are...still a mess if you ask me. LOL, I realize that I was perhaps a little over-dramatic with the last update. I guess it's because I keep forgetting that growing locs is a progress...and they won't necessarily be "perfectly neat" ALL the time.

I get it now....thanks yall for your encouraging words.

Here's what I'm looking like now:






I've learned to get over the fuzziness. I really can't do any thing about it. My plan is to do some re-twisting before I head to Atlanta in a few days. I will also cleanse my scalp with Sea Breeze because my scalp has been itching like crazy! And I won't even talk about the dandruff. I would love a GOOD wash but I know if I do that, the comb coils will drop.

I have finally figured out how to keep the sweat off of my face when I work-out!


Duh! I don't know why I didn't think of this earlier. My sweatband has been instrumental in helping keep my hair drier when I work-out. Which is extremely important because before my coils would literally be soaking. Glad I eliminated that frustration because I was feeling just AWFUL about it.

So my plan for the upcoming week:

Cleanse scalp with Seabreeze
I will use Q-tips soaked in Seabreeze and
gently massage the scalp

Massage scalp with hair serum
I am still using my Tangy Grape hair oil!
I can't get enough of it.

Re-twist coils that are un-coiling
I will use 100% aloe vera gel to do this.

Bottom line: I need to do a better job at taking care of my hair. This has always been a struggle for me. I loooove my hair but I have never spent a lot of time maintaining it--even when I had a perm. I vow to spend more time on my hair and caring for it more. I can't expect to have beautifully healthy locs if I don't DO anything to promote that.

So....Imma do better. :)

Peace and loc've.


P.S.
Someone asked what Sisterlocks were.....check out this site. Beautiful, uh? It's a way to loc loose hair with a tool. They can take hours to do but are amazingly versatile. I would have liked to start locing this way but I'm learning to love my comb coils more and more every day.

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4-Day Check In..

I just realized....

I won't be updating this blog THAT often. I mean how much activity can my hair go through? Locing is a process that doesn't happen over night so don't expect daily updates, people. :) 2-3 posts a week at the most. But if you are so desirous of hearing me ramble you know there's always Clumps of Mascara and Rantings of a Rebella!

I don't intend to only talk about my locing process in this blog though. I'll be ranting on other topics like:

-Why I hate the word dreadlocs.
-Why I love my natural hair.
-Why I could care less if you have a perm or not (do you!).
-Why I get sick of people saying that natural hair is unprofessional.
-Why I've never worn a weave/wig.
-Why I think natural hair is a repellent for a lot of Black men.
-Why hair is such a issue for Black women, in general.
-The excuses Black women make about why they won't go natural.

...all kinds of ramblings. And while most will focus on "natural hair and its beauty", I have to say....I am not against perms. I, personally, will never put one in my head again but that's just me. Brown ladies are beautiful regardless how our hair looks.

So yeah....that's that. I thought I'd do a quick 4-Day Check In....


Why is my hair so bare here? Yikes! I'm not diggin' this. And that coil with the gold tip is the one that is usually soaked AFTER a strenuous work-out. That baby coil has survived thus far but it will only be a matter of time....

And then here's the back...


Look at those crazy fine hairs. I know they will cause me some trouble as I get deeper into the locin' process. And look at the one coil unraveling!


Yikes! I've since re-twisted it but I am going to hate having to do this after every work-out.

And..bring on the fuzzies!



I've been warned about the attack of the fuzzies (thanks Kia) but didn't know that they would arrive so early. I didn't even pull out the WELCOME mat. LOL. My loctician has said "Leave your hair alone"...but I can't help it. I just--have to--re-twist some of these.

And as for as moisturizing....the gloss/oil is working perfectly. No itchies or anything!

Has it been 2 months yet?

Until next time...

Peace and loc've.