Sister locks Anniversary: 5 years 6 Months

My Sisterlocks are 5 years and 6 months old this month!

With the ten degree winter weather, my locs required extra moisture. If you felt that bite on your face, then your hair felt it too!  Locked or loose hair -- check for hydration at the hair ends. A hydration spray at night may be enough to prepare the hair for the outdoor temperatures for the following day.

My locs when wet show my full length without shrinkage. 

( And no tattoos for me)

Faux client: January Snow 2018

Wig styling by Benita Blocker.

Wigs are definitely a game changer.  You don't even have to be human anymore to have great looking hair.  This snow-woman is proof.  I think the wigs are cool because of the impulsive society that we live in and the unpredictable weather.

Blow-dry tip: L. O. C. It!!!!

Blow dry service by Benita Blocker

So you have heard of the  L.O.C. Method for loose natural hair before?  Liquid, Oil, Cream is the hydration order for shingling "wash and go" hair.  In recent months, I started applying the same theory for blow-drying hair in order to lock in moisture.  The key is to use products designed for blow drying hair.

Natural hair Blow dry and electric curling iron service by Benita Blocker

Products like (liquid) KMS Blow-dry spray, (oil) Paul Mitchell Treatment oil, and (cream) Colorproof Blow dry Cream are geared toward blow-dry services and are lightweight.  Coarser hair can substitute for heavier oils as well as "milk leave-in sprays" for the "liquid" component of the L.O.C. method.

Natural hair blow-dry and electric curling iron service by Benita Blocker.

It's 2018.  Continue to L.O.C. IT!!!!

Sisterlocks 5 years 5 months and one million page views

It's another Sisterlocks Anniversary for me - Five years 5 months.  I am hearing some chatter on the grapevine.  Apparently, people are really trying to distinguish their Sisterlocks as an elite status.  So the Sisterlocks pricing in my area is skyrocketing in order to exclude people.  People always want to feel like they are in a hierarchy.  I have raised my loc maintenance pricing for 2018 to make it worth my time.  I have enough loc clients that have been with me for years, and  their locs have matured beautifully.  So I feel more confident that my new pricing is still lower than some of the other competitors.  However, everyone is not going to like my personality, and I am not going to like everyone who inquires about services.  It has to be a partnership.

Now, regarding my one million pageviews milestone, I am thrilled and devastasted at the same time.  I love reaching my one million milestone, but I also realized that my purpose for this blog was to educate people on hair.  I am devastasted to say that my goal seems now impossible because of the number of different textures, curl behaviors, and coarseness.  In 2017, almost everyone knows that there is not a universal answer to hair questions unless it is a compatibility issue with chemicals.  So I will keep this in mind as I return to blogwriting more often.  

Thanks so much for helping me reach my pageview milestone.  Thanks for following my loc journey. Happy New Year! Please continue following me for new direction in 2018!

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Sisterlocks Anniversary: 5 years 4 months

Dry set with setting lotion on soiled hair.

Pipe cleaner set on freshly shampooed hair.

Pipe cleaner set untwisted on freshly shampooed hair.

A quick dry set on soiled hair.