Contest: Win 1 of My Custom Hair Tie for Natural Hair

Below is a custom made hair tie I made, and I'm giving it away to my CURRENT followers. This is not the norm I assure you! Normally, you have to sign up, and you be automatically enter. This contest is about loyalty, which I value more than having tons of followers. Currently my blog has 152 followers and those are the followers that can enter this contest. If you happen to following me afterward, I will be doing another contest later on this year. Below are my two requirements.

1. You first must be a current follower (part of my 152 followers) of my blog.
2. You must comment on my post with either your email address or your twitter account. I can send you a direct message via twitter if need be.

This contest will end June 30, 2012 so good luck! Please note: Winner will require a complete address to be emailed to my email address or twitter account. Winners will be selected at random.

Prize - Shaded Shell

Sample of How it look on Hair (My Daughter Doll)

How it will Arrive

Bantu Knot-Out & Color Rinse Update at 34 Months

Last week I applied my second bottle of adore black rinse and received again a natural black color (using my dryer now). I also decided to do a Bantu Knots instead of the Loc Knots on Friday. I really prefer the Loc Knots vs. Bantu Knots because of the longer lasting curl definition. They do take longer to apply, but they are worth it, since the curls & the crinkle last about a week.

Sisterlocks Retighten Being Painful

I have received tons of concerns and questions about pain and retightening. The maintenance of Sisterlocks should not be PAINFUL!!! If anything, it should be a slight discomfort, much like when you getting your hair braided.

Now I use to have my hair braided all the time, and I remembered one instance where a stylist had what I call "rough" hands, and braided my hair so tight which resulted in me having headaches for days (also lost most of my side hairs). I never went back to her again, and I suggest if you already told your consultant about your retighten being painful, and nothing has been done to ease the pain, then you need find another Consultant. Below are tips on how to make your retighten experience as pain free as possible.

Tip for tender heads
- Retighten hair on WET hair.
- Have a spray bottle of water on hand to maintain your wet hair throughout the retighten process.
- Ask your Consultant not to do the last rotation. Your scalp won't be as tender or painful to touch.
- Get the Sisterlocks Moisture Treatment and have your Consultant apply it to your root while she is retightening your hair, that should help with the pain/discomfort and alleviate the soreness.

Final note: If you still having pain after all the above tips, find another Consultant, because Sisterlocks retighten should NOT be painful!!! Another solution is to learn how to retighten your own hair, then you don't have to deal with "rough" hands again.

I'm glad to say that that the residue and film left by the got2b Guardian Angel Heat Protect N' Flatten was successful removed by my clarifier shampoo. To read more about what I'm referring to click here. I'm extremely relieved that it wasn't an issue to remove the residue from my locks. I guess the ingredient in that product can be easily washed away. I don't know if I can still recommend this product to lock wearer.  Below are the comparisons of the issues I had.

Example of the Residue

Example of Clean Free Residue Locks

Example of the Residue

Example of Clean Free Residue Locks

Example of the Residue Side & Back

Example of Clean Free Residue Locks

My sisterlocks are nice and clean which makes me a happy camper. Right now they are in much need of some moisturizer, because they are a little harsh to touch, but I will fix that with my moisturize spray in the morning. I could not go to bed with my sisterlocks looking like that UGH. I usually wait and review my blog post for days for correction etc. but I just had to share this, so excuse me as I no doubt have errors on this post.

Residue VS. Build Up on Sisterlocks

Last week I flat ironed my sisterlocks, and I had used a heat protecting spray on my locks. Usually got2b Guardian Angel Heat Protect doesn't leave much of residue when washed out, but something happen differently this time. Today I went swimming with my daughter and when I came out, I had residue and a thick film (barely seen) on my sisterlocks.

I'm not really concern about this residue, because if I have to, I will do my BSW & ACV rinse to get this residue out. I'm more concern if this doesn’t wash out after my usual clarify wash. As I'm looking at the pictures right now, I can't honestly recommend got2b Guardian Angel Heat Protect as a heat protector for locks.

If this residue DOES wash out, I may have stumble upon something interesting about this protector. So far my sisterlocks are soft right now, and not as rough as it usually is after a swim in chlorinated water, I may have found an accidental protector for my hair while I swim? I will give you an update about this issue on a future post.

As I look at these pictures, I'm not willing to give got2b Guardian Angel Heat Protect a good review due to this residue alone. I will go back to my review after I thoroughly evaluate my hair after my clarifying wash.