Alright ladies so I'm joining you all.
I just had my appt on Wednesday. I had been thinking about doing locs for a while but I wasn't ready to commit to it. Now I am.
My most recent BC was in January. I measured my air before the appt and it was roughly 5 inches. Now it's roughly half that length, maybe even little less than that. I feel the link is somewhat ackward and the locs don't really frame my face in a very flattering way right now. Yesterday, I pinned one side up and today I have a stretchy headband on. I purchased several of those and couple beanies to help me through this.
I started with comb coils. Since my hair is not very dense, I had the loctition do them on the small side. I figured I can combine them later, if necessary.
At this moment, I plan on washing my hair weekly. I heard water helps with the process and with my texture I figure I'll need to help it a long as much a possible. I'm not sure if I'll have to retwist each time I wash or if I can get away with retwisting with every other wash or 3rd wash, because I'd like to avoid over-twisting as much as possible. Guess I'll find that out next week.
I really enjoyed my appt. The lady combed my hair with conditioner in while I was at the sink (which I don't think I've ever experienced) and overall was just really gentle with it. I hope it is just as gentle when I go back to her for retwist. I imagine it might be as gentle if she has to go in an reestablish parts I may mess up while washing and twisting my hair on my own.
I forgot to ask her what she twisted my hair with. Whatever it was, my hair felt light and not crunchy afterwards. I think she put caster oil on my scalp. She also suggested I use that or coconut oil at home.
Been watching and rewatching YT videos like crazy. I'll probably be in search of some more today.