Day 4- Little Lady Loc Lover journey...head scarf drama 12/31/14

Not much going on with Lani Loves' locs.

She's still loving her style, just a little less styled at this point...Lol...she's a little rough on a hair-do, but loves to be cute?!!! Sounds like a oxymoron too me! Lol!!!

So...I'm thinking about how many other little Lady Loc Lovers struggle with this? You know...not wanting to tie up your locs at night, not sleeping on a satin pillow case, getting all type of lint in locs, not moisturizing locs daily, the list goes on & on with annoyances associated with locs. So, let's talk about the #1 concern of ours. #1- tying up Lani loves locs every night!!! And keeping the scarf on!!!

Of course, little lady doesn't realize how important just simply tying up her locs can cut back on the amount of lint that gets trapped in her locs & also maintain moisture through out the night. I try to stay on her to tie her hair up at night by herself, but in the morning, I see it just wasn't as important to her. So, I just give her the 411 of the importance of tying her hair up for the millionth time. Lol. I know I sound like a recorder to her because she already knows this information. I'm determined to drill it in! Any suggestions on how to better handle this task? She is almost 10 & me doing it for her every night is not always possible because of my work schedule.

S.O.S.momma in distress!!! Lol!!!

Day 1- "Little Lady Loc Lover- LLLL" wash day 12/28/14

Here's to day 1...yay!!! We had fun & we know it's more where that came from. This is only the beginning! Lani 💜 was awesome as usual, as she got all dolled up. She really loves her locs & gets excited when she notices that she gained length. Check out the process. Click on link now for video.

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Little Lady Loc Lover loc butter in the making...ingredients: mango butter, EVOO,honey, coconut oil, vegetable glycerin, apricot oil, wild root, lemongrass EO, Ylang Ylang EO, Sweet basil EO, rosemary EO.

Lani 💜 before wash process. Ready, set, go....

Step 1: rinse locs for at least 5 minutes with warm water to help lift embedded dirt & lint, then apply Aunt Jackies "Heads up" moisturizing and softening shampoo

Aunt Jackies "Heads up" moisturizing and softening shampoo smells great with a smooth, thick, rich creaminess.

Step 2: lather up... This shampoo lathers real well, not much is required. 

Step 3: Rinse, rinse , rinse...

Step 4: after washing with Aunt Jackies "Heads up" moisturizing and softening shampoo then conditioning with Jason's Restorative Biotin, towel blot hair.

Step 5: gather items needed to begin loc maintenance process... Small clips for holding loc roots while drying, big clamps for keeping excess hair out of the way, towel for wiping drips, Shea Moisture kids hibiscus & coconut extra- moisturing detangler, & our own "LLLL" loc butter

Step 6: spray Shea Moisture kids hibiscus & coconut extra- moisturing detangler to locs. This spray has great coverage and not a lot is needed to be sprayed. Great as leave in conditioner. Smells great too!

Step 7: gather hair up and out of way. Separate a small section to begin working with.

Step 8: take 1 loc at a time, smooth down stray hairs while applying the loc butter to root.

Step 9: Palm roll the loc after applying loc butter to root and use small clip to hold loc in place while drying.

Step 10: allow locs to dry with clips still in before manipulating them. Air drying or heat drying is appropriate. I chose air drying because I've never used heat on Lani💜 locs. I'm sure one day I'll invest in a hood dryer as an investment for days we don't have time for air drying. 💨💨

Step 11: after locs dry, take out clips, oil scalp, style &  pin into place.

Step 12: finger part locs so that twisting up to side looks uniform with same size parts & twist. 

 Finished look!!! Lani💜 did great & represented for Little Lady Loc Lover👑

Products & tools used:

Shea Moisture kids Hibiscus & Coconut Extra- Moisturing Detangler, Aunt Jackies Girls Heads up Moisturizing and Softening shampoo, "LLLL" loc butter, hair pins, hair clips, hair clamps, towels, & TLC.

Time:

3 hrs from start to finish.

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Loc Maintenace & Up-do

Soooo... "The #1 Loc-star" is back. :)   She really likes this style, even though during the beginning stage of explaining, she was skeptical. I'm glad it turned out really cute or I would've had to deal with "Lil miss-prissy"  here. Hope you enjoy, too!

WASH, CONDITIONED, HOT OIL TREAT. & RINSE :

Step 1. Wash with TJ's Nourish Spa Balanced Moisturizing Shampoo. Smooth each loc from root to end until hair is fully coated/ saturated. Massage scalp. 

Step 2. Lightly rinse shampoo from locs with cool/warm water. Give locs a gentle squeeze to relapse access water.

Step 3. Apply about a half-dollar size amount of Oyin HandMade Honey Hair Hemp Moisturizing Conditioner to the ends of locs.

Step 4: Add hot oil mix (EVOO, grapeseed oil) to ends of locs, on top of the Honey Hair Hemp Conditioner.

Step 5: Cover all locs with plastic cap & allow mixture to sit on locs for 20 minutes.

Step 6: After 20 minutes, rinse locs thoroughly with warm water.

Step 7: Microfiber towel blot hair or t-shirt blot hair  ( I don't use regular bath towels because they over dry the hair and can leave little lint balls on her locs)

 STYLING AIDS & STYLING

Step 1. Begin sectioning hair to get set for this style. Start by making a part that extends from ear to ear. Section top portion off for later.

Step 3. Begin with hair in bottom portion at nape of neck. Part each individual loc with hair clip & smooth hair down from root before applying product.

Step 4. Apply a small dab of Alleluia Butter by Natural Glory to the root. 

Step 5. Retwist loc, then palm roll loc from root to end.

Step 6. Clip down loc at root with hair clip. Repeat. Complete bottom portion.

Step 7. Time to retwist front sectioned off portion.  From right ear up across to the left ear, retwist each loc, applying a squirt of water& olive oil for dampening if needed).

Step 8. Continue to apply a dab of Alleluia Loc Butter to root, twist, & clip down loc. 

Step 9. Allow hair to dry mostly. (Airdry or dryer)

Step 10. Remove hair clips

Step 11. Time to style. Start with gathering locs at nape first. Pull individual locs toward middle of head. Loosely wrap a small black rubber band around locs 1x to hold in place. 

Step 12. Repeat the gathering process up the middle of the head 5x's, until u have 5 rubber banded sections. 

Step 13: Pin each of the 4 sections into pinwheel type balls. The front, 5th section, pin into a pompadour (optional).

Step 14: Apply Joie Naturals-My Gel to edges to assist with laying down the fine hairs.

Step 15: Add cute, dainty hair accessories

TOOLS & PRODUCTS USED

Hair clips, EVOlive oil, grape-seed oil, Oyin Handmade Honey Hair Hemp Conditioner, Alleluia Butter by Natural Glory, Joie Naturals-My gel, Hair clips, TJ's Nourish Spa Balanced Moisturizing Shampoo, bobby pins, a whole lot of TLC!!! Xoxoxo!!!

Love, joy, & Peace

JB

Gel twist/ comb twist (M.W.)

Est. Time: 40 minutes

These 2nd time around Gel-twist were a bit of a job on this 2 1/2 year old little boy a.k.a my son. (Lol)

The finished product is good.  I need to continue doing the twist on him until he's used to getting his natural hair styled/ twisted. The barbershop has been his "stylist" since he's turned 2, but were trying to let it grow out to see the difference in texture & health. Stay tuned- More to come in the near future!!!

CO-WASH & CONDITION:

Step 1. Before washing, pre-apply TJ's (Trader Joe's) Moisture Balance Conditioner to hair and scalp.

Step 2. Smooth the conditioner on hair until hair is fully coated/ saturated.

Step 3. Comb/ finger comb hair to evenly distribute.

Step 4. Rinse hair lightly with cool water. Leaving a little bit of conditioner on ends of hair.

Step 5, Microfiber towel blot hair or t-shirt blot hair  ( I don't use regular bath towels because they over dry the hair and can leave little lint balls

 STYLING AIDS & STYLING:

Step 1. Apply a dime size amount of Trader Joes (tj) Moisture Balance Conditioner (as a leave-in) to each section of hair, smoothing all over.

Step 2. Apply a quarter size amount of Bee Mine Luscious Moisturizing Cream to hair

Step 3. Starting at side/ sideburn area of hair begin by parting small 1/2 inch triangular sections of hair. 

Step 4. Apply a small amount of Joie Naturals- My Gel  at the base of parted hair. 

Step 5. Use tip of teeth of the rat tail comb to grab the 1/2 inch section of hair & begin rotating wrist & comb in a circular motion, creating a twist. 

Step 6. Repeat process for steps 2, 3, &4 on the rest of head.

Step 7. Once style is complete, put a stocking cap or wrap on head to lay down any twist that are being a little unruly.

PRODUCTS USED:

 TJ's (Trader Joe's) Moisture Balance Conditioner, Bee Mine Luscious Moisturizing Cream, rat tail comb, micro-fiber towel, Joie Naturals- My Gel, stocking cap, A whole lot of TLC!!! Xoxoxo!!!

Peace, love, & joy

JB

Two-strand flat twist up-do (L.H.)

This young, talented, two-strand twisted, beauty displays a love for God that is unchanging!!! To be so young & so strong in the Lord is so empowering. This young ladies empowerment is what "Beinspirationkids" represents. its about standing strong in your beliefs, so that your actions & beliefs in God line up. You go girl! Continue to empower others thru your gifts!!! 

DETANGLE & CO-WASHED:

Step 1.Part dry hair into 4 big sections. Finger detangle.

step 2. section off 1 of the 4 big sections at a time, parting into smaller 1/2 inch sections.  Spray ends with EVOO, conditioner & water mix. 

Step 3. Use Denman brush to detangle, starting at the ends of hair. 

Step 4. Start finger applying conditioner to each 1/2 inch section at a time. (Like applying relaxer for those that remember. Lol) This helps to keep hair smoothed.

Step 5. Smooth Deep Conditioner into each section of hair until hair is fully coated/ saturated.

Step 6. Rinse hair by 1 section at a time if possible. This keeps hair detangled and easy to manage.

Step 7. Rinse lightly with cool water. Leaving a little bit of conditioner on ends of hair.

Step 8. Microfiber towel blot hair or t-shirt blot hair  ( I don't use regular bath towels because they over dry the hair and can leave little lint balls

 STYLING AIDS & STYLING

Step 1. Apply a dime size amount of Trader Joes (tj) Moisture Balance Conditioner (as a leave-in) to each section of hair, smoothing all over.

Step 2. Begin reparting hair to get set for this style. Start by making a triangle part that extends about 2 inches up and away from each temple and point meets at the top/ middle portion of head. Section this off for later.

Step 3. Part remaining hair into two sections. Drag comb straight down middle of head to nape, starting from the point of the triangle in your previously parted, now section off hair.

Step 4. Section off hair on left side for later.

Step 5. Begin with hair on the right side of head. Using the part from the front sectioned off hair as a guide, begin to make small 2cm(optional depending on desired size of flat two strand twist) parts that extend back to top/middle part of head. Complete this process of twisting toward the middle until whole right side is complete. I applied a little Deeply Rooted Alleluia Butter to hair & Mygel by Joie to the hair down to the ends. ( for a hold that looks smooth & shiny.  No flakes or fly aways).

Step 6. Repeat process for step 5 on left side of head.

Step 7. Remember the front sectioned off hair? Now is the time we use it.

I added synthetic hair to the ends of all her twist including each individual two strand twist for length and thickness in this section.

Step 8. Starting from the top/middle portion, drag comb across making blocks of hair that are about 4cmx4cm. Continue this individual brick pattern until the whole front section is done in this manner. Ending up with about 9-12 individual two strand twist.

Step 9. Time to style twist. I did a criss cross pattern by overlapping twist from right to left, starting from nape and pinning in place once I reach the top of head. I took the ends of the criss crossed section and wrapped it around my hand in a loop and placed & pinned them off to the right side of head in a swirled ball pattern.

Step 10. Take most of individual twist from front section (leaving about 3-4 out) and make 1 big flat twist drooping across forehead going back to meet the 1st pinned up Swirled bun. Pin those ends into a swirled bun next to it. Then take the remaining front twist and droop down on forehead, pinning the ends into a loose side bun

Step 11. All together there should b 2 swirled buns & 1loose bun, going to the side of head.

Step 12. See pics. Enjoy Fam!

Tools & products used:

Rat tail comb, bobby pins, hair pins, Denman Brush, kanekalon synthetic braiding hair(1pk), micro fiber towel, Trader Joe's (Tjs) Moisture Balance Conditioner, Alleluia Butter by Deeply Rooted, Joie Mygel, EVOO, conditioner, & water mix. A whole lot of TLC!!! Xoxoxo!!!

Peace, Joy, Love

JB

Loc Maintenace & style

My little girl is a "loc- princess", as you can see. We have fun conditioning, pampering, & styling her locs. She's definetly a inspiration to all her friends because she enjoys pushing the envelope a little. She stands out among them & don't mind at all. I actually think, she likes the attention. Lol(smiles).

DEEP CONDITIONED & RINSE :

Step 1. Deep condition with Aubrey's Organics White Camellia Ultra Smoothing Conditioner. Smooth each loc from root to end until hair is fully coated/ saturated. Cover hair with plastic cap. Leave on for 15 minutes.

Step 2. Lightly rinse conditioner from locs with cool/warm water.

Step 3. Microfiber towel blot hair or t-shirt blot hair  ( I don't use regular bath towels because they over dry the hair and can leave little lint balls.

 STYLING AIDS & STYLING

Step 1. Spray hair with a few pumps of water & extra virgin olive oil mix & Shea Moisture Define and Shine on hair, smoothing all over.

Step 2. Begin sectioning hair to get set for this style. Start by making a part that extends from ear to ear in a hill shape with peak at middle of head.  Section top portion off for later.

Step 3. Take bottom section & split into 2 sections with part down middle.

Step 4. Section off hair on bottom left side for later.

Step 5. Begin with hair on the bottom right side of head. Part each individual loc with hair clip & smooth hair down from root before applying product.

Step 6. Apply a small dab of Mygel by Joie naturals to the root. 

Step 7. Retwist loc, then palm roll loc from root to end.

Step 8. Clip down loc at root with hair clip. Repeat. Complete left back side.

Step 9. Repeat steps 6-7, retwisting, palm rolling on left side of head. 

Step 10. Time to retwist front sectioned off portion.  From right ear up across to the left ear, retwist each loc, applying a squirt of water& olive oil for dampening. 

Step 11. Continue to apply a dab of Mygel to root, twist, & clip down loc. 

Step 12. Allow hair to dry mostly. (Airdry or dryer)

Step 13. Remove hair clips

Step 14. Time to style. Twist bottom left & right up into 2 rolls meeting at the middle of head.

Step 15. Twist front section to the left side, stopping midway. Allow rest of hair to hang down on the left side.

TOOLS & PRODUCTS USED

Hair clips, Olive oil, water, Mygel by Joie Naturals, Aubrey's Organics White Camellia Ultra Smoothing Conditioner, a whole lot of TLC!!! Xoxoxo!!!

Love, joy, & Peace

JB