HOW TO INSTALL FAUX LOCS

If you are looking for a new protective style to change-up your look or just to protect your hair for a moment, faux locs might be the style for you.

Many girls have a love/ hate relationship with faux locs. Some have said that they have been damaging to their hair, and it doesn’t help that the process typically takes about 6-12 hours to do. I personally have had faux locs in the past and I have NO MAJOR complaints about it. I LOVED this style. I didn’t have any damage to my hair like some other people experienced. (Major Key: Ladies know when to take your hairstyles OUT, everything has an expiration date!)

There many different ways to install this style, and I think crochet braids are the easiest way to get them done under 6 hours. Crochet braids require minimal effort to install and they are less damaging to your hair than other protective styles.

You can wash faux locs just as you would you own hair. Also, be sure to moisturize and oil your scalp weekly to protect your hair for the duration of your faux loc protective style.

First things first your going to need your packaged hair, a crochet needle, and a comb.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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February 19, 2016February 20, 2016 by live.travel.explore.faith Categories: Beauty, college, HairTags: black hair, college, collegestudents, crochet braids, crochetbraids, faux locs, fauxlocs, natural hair care, naturalhair, protectivestyling Leave a comment

Lord Please Bless Me

Can the Lord just bless me with this amazing looking Afro. I am on my way to achieving my ultimate hair goal. 

Until then I will continue with my daily regimen of deep conditioning, eating healthy, taking vitamins, and protective styling. I also need to find a really good moisturizer. My hair is so DRYYYY AND ROUGH. Let me know what kinds of moisturizers you guys are using and what you would recommend for 4c hair. 

I just bought some Jamaican Black castor oil  which I’ve heard great things about it. I decided to stop being cheap and just buy it. I am hoping that it will help me grow out the damage I have in the front of my hair.  ** Special tip for those who wear weaves and leave hair out in the front try to not use excessive heat.  You will damage your hair. You don’t want to have your hair break off. (trust me I learned the hard way)

 Right now I have faux locs In my hair and I love it.

They took a long time to do and people charge and arm and a leg for them but i defiantly want to get them again. Other people have had bad  experiences with them but so far

Mine has been good overall. Except for the fact that when you burn the ends of the hair they stick together which is a nightmare to deal with.  This is a great style for all seasons and is great trend for college students.

For now lets us pray that the lord will bless my hair and allow me to achieve the fro of my dreams and make others envy me–Amen lol

October 20, 2015October 26, 2015 by live.travel.explore.faith Categories: Beauty, college, HairTags: 2015, 4chair, blackhair, collegestudents, fauxlocs, jamaicancastoroil, marketing, naturalhair, naturalhairdaily, naturalhairjourney, naturalhairmovement, newyork, protectivestyling, sheamoisture, sunycortland Leave a comment

Tips for hair growth

• Are you struggling with growing your hair out? Has it been the same length for years? It’s important to keep a healthy regimen that you are consistent with to see progress. Over manipulation, stress, and tension, will stunt hair growth and increase breakage.

• Over the years I’ve learned that eating healthy and drinking lots of water is the first step you should take. (Drink at least 3 bottles of water a day)

• Make sure your hair is getting the plenty of protein in your diet. It’s recommended that you eat lots of salmon, oysters, eggs, sweet potatoes, avocados, and almonds. Try adding in a green smoothie or a protein shake to your diet as well.

• Excessive styling, and heat can also hurt your hair. I chose to wear protective styles especially when I am away at school. (Braids, Twists, Weaves, Wigs,etc )But the trick is to never neglect your own hair. Always make sure your hair is moisturized underneath and never wear your extensions past it’s expiration date.

• After protective styling I wash my hair once a week with a nourishing cleansing gel shampoo, and deep condition my hair with a treatment masque. ALWAYS DEEP CONDITION YOUR HAIR. (My favorite is the silicon mix.)
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• Your choice of shampoo can actually make a difference in the overall health of your hair. Many common shampoos contain harsh sulfates that can strip your hair. Try using a sulfate free shampoo

• I don’t towel dry my hair I use a t-shirt or a microfiber hair towel and scrunch it and then apply lots of Coconut oil, Wild Growth oil, Jojoba oil, and Shea’s Moisture coconut & hibiscus curling cream and two strand twist my hair. ( These are my staple products that I use daily. Coconut and Jojoba oil are very light weight oils that are great for your hair.)

• Every month you should clip your ends to get rid of the dead ends and chemically processed hair. Using olive oil as a hot oil treatment will bring life back to your parched strands. Coat your hair with warm/hot olive oil and leave it on for 30 minutes, rinsing thoroughly.

• You can also take Vitamin E, Biotin, Omega -3, Iron pills. Hairfinity Pills, TheManeChoice Manetabolism or, Nature’s Bounty Hair Skin & Nails, are also very popular for hair growth.

• Other helpful tips, are to use olive oil and castor oil as a moisturizer, also Jamaican castor oil should also be applied to your scalp daily.
• Tie your hair up at night with a silk bonnet and sleep with a silk pillow case.

• Once a month rinse your hair in Apple Cider Vinegar, or Black Tea. This helps to make your hair shinier, healthier and stronger, and reduce excessive shedding.

 

Always remain positive! You wont see growth overnight but if you use these tips you will start to see some progression over time.

Good Luck on your journey!

August 26, 2015January 5, 2016 by live.travel.explore.faith Categories: Beauty, HairTags: atlanta, blackgirlsrock, blackwomen, braids, castor, coconutoil, fauxlocs, gsu, hairfinity, hairgrowth, hairstyling, Jamaican Castor Oil, journey, kinkycurly, manechoice, manetabolism, naturalhair, naturalhairdaily, naturalhairjourney, naturalhairmovement, newpaltz, nyc, oliveoil, pardonmyfro, protectivestyling, sunycortland, themanechoice, weaves, womenempowerment, womenofcolor Leave a comment