If you can prevent them from blunting but not cut or mess with them too much, do it. But most will not really blunt at this stage. Thy are still changing. I'd wait and see how they progress before you mess around with it.
It's completely normal. if they don't look like that at some point, it's not locking. Those lops and bumpsand weird angles means that the hair is catching onto other hairs and knotting them in place. In time, it'll get sucked down, and they'll look rounder and flatter. But this is the normal process
Freedom is change. And change is scary. Run with it. if you want to be free, you'll have to face your fear
My best advice is to completely forget the day you started. As much fun as it can be toannounceto others that your locks are a year old, it's just a day. I have no idea at all when I started. I know that I started them a little before I met my wife. That was over 5 years ago. So mine are somewhere between 5 and 6 years old. probably closer to 6, now. But your start date is nothing special.
Also, if you worry too much about the progress, your body reacts. Many people find that worrying actually makes their hair thin and fall out more often than when they are calm. So worrying can actually adversely affect your progress.
A few months to me is different than a few months to you. For me, it took about a year to see any real change. For Eagle, a few months may have only been 2-3. For you, it might be 4-5. Everyone'shair and process are slightly different. If you forget how old they are and just look at yourself as having locks now, instead of seeing yourself as "will have locks someday", The messy stage won't bother you as much.
That'sinteresting. I'll have to look into it more after this weekend. Because Alcohol evaporates much faster than water. I'd think that it would increase thevaporizationrate. I'll get back to you on this. Thanks for bringing it to my attention
Glycerin is a fat. Apparently, I didn't know this until now, It is used to make Glyerol, which is and alcohol. This is probably what is actually in products. It will break down, but like all alcohols, it'll dry out and damage your skin, and should probably be avoided.
Pure aloe comes from an aloe plant. Just buy a plant, and rip off a piece of a leaf now and then. but aloe also conditions your hair and slows down the locking process. Jojoba is an oil, whole foods has it, and it's not very expensive. It's the closest oil to the natural oil that your skin and scalp produces. So if you had to use any, you may as well try to match your natural oil.
Vegetable glycerin is fat. plants produce fat too, not just animals. Fat is a hydrocarbon. hydrocarbons do not react with water. That means that it will build up and leave tons of residue in your hair. It's something to stay clear of when looking for shampoos and soaps for your hair
Cinnamon does not break down in water. So if you were to use it, it would be a real pain to wash out. It'll just constantly keep burning and irritating your skin. It can be stuck in there for a long time, and constantly adding to it would just keep building it up til you had dusty hair and stunk like cinnamon.
I wouldn't touch the stuff with my hair.
honey is a bad call because it is sticky and gooey, and will attract bugs and bees, and wild animals whenever you go hiking or into the woods. It also builds up and makes a dirty ugly mess out of your locks. Some shampoos have it in very minor and diluted amounts. This isn't harmful, because you put it on and wash it out right away. But pure honey use as a gel will only ruin your hair.
Ok. Yeah, you've got to wash more often than that. 2-3 times a week is best for younger locks. When they are mature, you can go down to 1-2 times a week. But if you can help it, never wash less than once a week. Dirty hair does not lock. It gets oily and grease which makes it slick and prevents knotting.
I think he meant he washes 2-3 times a week. I thought about that too
