First Retightening Tomorrow (Slippage is a b***h!!)

Like the title says it is my first retightening tomorrow and bwoy do i need it. I'm not gonna say anymore than that....just check out the pictures below and you can definatley see what i'm talking about. SLIPPAGE IS A B&%$H!!!!

Pride

As i child growing up in the 80's and watching the Olympics i always used to ask my dad where were the Jamaican athletes. There were the Carl Lewis's, the Ben Jonson's, Linford Christie but where were we???

My dad always used to say 'One day there will be a Jamaican athlete who will run faster than anyone, he will be the fastest in the WORLD!!'

2008 twenty plus years later and here he is.....I am sooooooPROUD!!

It Wasn't Bad After All (the first wash)

Well, all that fuss over the SL shampoo and you know what ..... it actually agrees with my hair but i can still relate to what everyone else has been saying.

I was so apprehensive doing it though. I plaited it up into sections, banded the ends and poured over the water. One thing i did notice different from all the other blogs is that my TC told me to pat the shampoo into my head instead of rubbing it in a circular motions all in the same direction... maybe its because my hair is soft and silky (baby hair). Anyho that shampoo stripped my hair from all traces of oil and that is great (for me) as my hair oils up pretty well by itself and i've never suffered from dry scalp in fact, as i think of it, i don't think apart from when i was a child and my mum used to do my hair i've ever greased my scalp..... just my hair!, good thing, bad thing, i'm not to sure but it worked for me!

I'm not a trained hairdresser and i dont pretend to be but i do suggest that if you suffer from dry scalp, an irritable scalp or dry breakable hair that you might want to invest in a backup shampoo..... JUST IN CASE. However if your hair matches the same description as mine : soft, silky, no dry scalp (baby hair) then SL shampoo is all good.

So just to sumarise it up for all of you....if you want your hair to lock quickly use the SL shampoo or a shampoo that contains sea salt or anything that dehydrates the hair; if you want your hair to shine, look healthy, not feel like velcro and you have the patience of waiting for your hair to lock use an alternative.

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SLIPPAGE

WELL, I've had so much of it ... majority of the front, the sides at the front and 2 totally came out at the back, but not the back hairline (give thanks for small mercies) However my hair does look like i am transitioning as the roots are still SL'd but the ends APPEARS to be loose. Roll on August 23rd as that is the day of my first retightening and i've got a feeling that i will be there longer than 6 hours!!

Just as i finished writing that last sentence Shan flung my head forward and says

'Oh, you do know that a couple have come out'

'Yes babe i do'

'What by your neck piece'

'WHAT!!, WHERE??'

'Here' he says guiding my hand to the nape of my neck

'Oh s***!, well thats just friggin great innit. CHA!!'

What I Should Have Asked!!

I am such a typical impulsive Aries that there are questions that i should have asked my tc before, during or after the process of having these SL's installed.....maybe someone out there can give me some answers or suggestions

1. With all this spraying of water won't my hair start to smell damp?....
2. Or get mouldy?
3. How long do have to keep spraying H20 and isn't there an alternative?
4. Can i go swimming? will the chlorine damage the hair? or should i wait till they mature?
5. Can i be taught how to at least upkeep the front where most of slippage is?
6. How soon should i wash my hair noting the serious slippage?
7. I've heard bad reviews on the SL shampoo, what's an alternative?
8. Does anyone know where to get soft spikes or an alternative from in the UK?

1st Week Pics

1st Week

Its been a week since i've had my SL's put in. Have i noticed anything? Yep. My hair seems a bit thicker and it's itching like crazy. So i sprayed it with some nettle spray to tame the itch but I'm unsure whether to wash it or leave it for another week. Also i'm starting to doubt the Sisterlocks shampoo, I've read so many blogs about it and alot of them seems to be negative, maybe i should invest in a back up just in case. What do you recommend?? Anyway take a look at the pics and see if you notice any differences.