Coconut oil is a HUGE no-no for me. I was doing the most with oils when I first went natural. Everybody was touting the benefit of it and that natural curls would thrive with it. I had no idea that I would have an allergic reaction to coconut oil. It made me itch like crazy especially at the nape. Someone on YouTube mentioned the itch and I had a WOW moment. The itch went away immediately after I stopped using it.
Yes I’m allergic to coconuts and tree nuts. I didn’t have a problem before, but all of a sudden I couldn’t eat, drink, or use anything. That stuff was causing me to lose my hair. I had scalp rashes and patches of hair loss. I also started developing rashes and hives all over my body, then when I would eat things, my throat started to feel weird. I gave so many products away.
Wow, that sucks. Glad you figured out what it was. They are putting coconut oil in everything. Maybe it’s a quantity thing and we’re just overloaded. They say we can develop allergies as we age. I guess it’s all a part of the process.
. So I accidentally cut a loc off. I'm going to save it and either have her reattach it or combine it with another loc. I have to wait until it grows in because I cut it down to the scalp. Its a little loc in the back and you can't tell that a loc is missing; in fact I had the hardest time finding the spot that I cut it from because I have so many locs.
That style was super cute and it sucks that you cut one of your locs. Good thing you have a lot of locs. Someone I know who has locs recommended that I get a style to avoid over manipulating my hair by washing and retwisting every 1-2 weeks. Your experience is exactly what I’m afraid of. I still think my hair is way too short to pull into a style without over tightening So I’m a loose-loc girl until I can do a loose pony.So I got my hair done yesterday with a style. It looked really good. Everyone loved it. However, it was REALLY tight. My loctician asked me if it was too tight. I said no because at the time it didn't feel too tight and she was half way done. When she was done and I went to turn it felt like my hair was being ripped from the scalp; especially the back row of locs. The skin on my necked was actually raised when I touched it.
Later on, I went out for my bday, had a couple of drinks and my scalp still felt tight. When I tried to go to sleep, all I felt was my head pounding. I took 3 Aleve and my head was still pounding. So I decided to take the style down. She used a rubber band to close the style. But she also mentioned string-my loctician std that the salon doesn't use bobby bins only string. So I felt around and what I thought was string was a loc
As soon as I took down the style, my head still hurt-probably from the alcohol-but the pounding was gone and I was able to go to sleep.
I will try the style again but def when my hair is longer.
I got a retwist on Tuesday. Haven't seen my scalp since late April (my last retwist) thanks to summer and frizzevery one is saying that my hair grew a lot and I can finally tell esp with how it hangs in the front. Most of my length was situated in the back.
I think I'm at the stage now where I will now see some length after every appointment. Excuse my face I was tired AF.
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Yay! I forgot we were so close. My hair is much shorter than yours but I’m just about a week older. I am having exactly the same experience as far as the shrinkage. I want to see pics of your retwist, I love hair...period.
I need tips on uploading pics. When I add them they go poof.
Here's a couple of pics. Feels like they just going to be frizzy forever lol. Again I'm strongly contemplating retwisting instead of interlocking. Everyone's hair looks so good!!
Lol! I colored it the beginning of the month. I wash my hair 1-2 a week, so the semi permanent doesn’t last. I just separate my locs after I rinse or wash. But to sit down and do an actual retwist is mentally exhausting to me! LolAlright!!!! I see you. You better come through with the golden frizzy locks! I like your tattoos, too. I didn't know you were tatted up!
Yes, self care is so important! But girl, what you talmbout???? I thought you just colored your hair and retwisted? Every other post you tell us you did a wash, retwist and colored. I'm so confused.
Alright!!!! I see you. You better come through with the golden frizzy locks! I like your tattoos, too. I didn't know you were tatted up!
Yes, self care is so important! But girl, what you talmbout???? I thought you just colored your hair and retwisted? Every other post you tell us you did a wash, retwist and colored. I'm so confused.
What brand of rinses do you use? Or does it change depending on what colors you want?
Yes!! I’m excited for you!
Girl this whole post has me dying!!!! Yes, it can be a huge pain when a product starts to become "trendy" because then it's harder to get or people start jacking up the prices. I need to re-up on rosewater but I can't even find the brand I used to buy from Walmart online...for some reason they don't carry it anymore. And I find it strange that it doesn't show up in the history of things I purchased, but everything else does. I don't even want to use the rest of mine until I can find some more.
