Friday, June 1, 2012

Loc Inspiration


I must be doing something right.

My current P/T gig is delivering telephone books. Several of my stops were businesses where loc’ed folks frequent. I saw all types: long, short, thin, chunky and they were in a myriad of colors. I was in love (did I mention all but one of them was male?) I noticed something about them: they looked dull. I know some people’s hair texture, even when healthy, doesn’t shine except with outside aid. Anyway, several people were staring at my babies and the lone young lady questioned me about them. Now, her thick, manicured bra-strap length dreads were tipped reddish purple. They looked healthy. When I told her what I used and how often, she asked what product gave my dreads their shininess because she wanted hers to shine like mine.
I told her there’s no one thing. I wash every two weeks, use an ACV rinse & baking soda rinse once a month, spritz my hair daily with oil/water, etc. I use Jamaican Mango & Lime products. I increased fruit and vegetables in my diet. Water intake I have to monitor closely, but I’ve been replacing sweetened beverages with water. She thanked me for the information and went about her business. The fellas started asking about my dreads and I told them the same thing; I also had to add that I don’t start dreads and I don’t maintain anyone else’s (yeah, total agony saying that to some of them.)

The point of this entry – people can see when you take good care of your dreads and want to know your “secret.” If there’s any “secret,” maybe it is your love for your hair. And, it’s always nice to have a veteran loc’er ask about your dreads when you’re only a year & some change into your journey. **WINKS**


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