Got Me a Nappyloc(TM) Tool!

Hey all!

I am excited because I got my NappyLocs Tool in the mail the other day. I used it to retighten a couple of my braids in the back--yes, already some have grown out; some others in the back have just come completely loose (just 2 or 3), probably because I haven't been tying my head up like I should. I ordered the smallest size tool. It is pretty easy to use once you get the hang of it. My only challenge is that my hair is so curly on the ends that it was hard to feed the end of my braids into the opening. Once it was in there, though, it stayed in and I was able to do a couple rotations (just using the simple 9-6-3-12 pattern that came with the tool) pretty quickly.

Shout out to my cousin Leecy--she is in the contemplation phase. I have encouraged her to go to the Locked Hair Blog Exchange to get more info and inspiration. If you are reading this and you haven't been there yet, follow the link on the left or click on the text in this post!

My Beginning (again)

Last weekend, I braided my hair. Yes, it took me all weekend and yes, I did it myself. I have about 400 microbraids. These are some pics of them. They aren't all the same size, the parts aren't perfectly straight--I did do all of this myself after all; it is really difficult to get the back of your head together, even with three mirrors! My ends are really curly. That gives you an idea of the texture of my hair. I have also added some pictures to a previous post so that you can see what my hair looked like when I had my dreads before.

I ordered a Nappylocs tool last night. I have a friend who has Sisterlocks and she recommended it. I have also been doing a lot of investigating into the different methods of maintaining dreads with a tool (just do a Google search with that phrase and you will get some good hits). I really want to avoid twisting this time, which is how I maintained my locks before. I don't want to have to worry about my hair getting wet between washings, and messing up my twists. And I was always avoiding swimming, unless it was close to time for me to re-twist!

Peace, Dr. Locs II