Sounds and looks good. The aloe is not verynecessary, because it is a conditioner. It will just make your locks slick and harder to knot. I'd recommend only using it if you have to for pictures or a special occasion. It's good for your hair, but does oil them up.
If there's a whole foods, the 365 brand is not bad at all. At least it was the last time I got it. I haven't been to the Fresh Market yet, so I can't say
7th generation is a good brand. Pretty big and well known too. They make all sorts of cleaners, paper products, soaps and detergents. Their laundry detergent is actually really good
it is french. Not sure how well they work though. They sound nice, but I'd still trust toilet paper. You can get some that is recycled so you're no using virgin wood. That's always better. And they've gotten much better with making it softer. It's not like the old stuff that was like wiping with sand paper
To say it bluntly: Screw family and friends if they will change their opinion of you if you lock your hair. If they care that much about how you look, then they weren't good friends to begin with. Family will always be concerned, but if you explain why you want them, then hopefully they'll understand, and though they might not like them, at least tolerate them because they love you.
As for a job, they should not affect it if you are good at interviews and able to show that you are more than qualified over the other applicants. People here will tell you that you can claim they are protected under the first amendment for religious reasons, and that you can argue your civil rights. It's true, but only if they really do have spiritual significance to you. It's become a trend for people to claim religion to save their locks even if they don't actually believe in anything. All I ask you is to be honest. If you are growing them for spiritual or religious reasons, feel free to boast it if an employer give you grief. But if you are just growing them because you think they are cool and always wanted them, please don't make any such claims. It ruins it for those of us who are.
How old are those 12? Cause, unfortunately, if you go neglect, especially, you will probably lose a lot of length. We've all been there. Any method loses length, but neglect can lose up to 1/2 before they start growing longer again. It's ok. We'll be here to support you and make sure you feel good about your progress. But just so you know, usually you'll lose anywhere from 1/3 to 1/2 the original length. Someone even lost 3/4 not too long ago. But when they start to grow again, man, be ready. 5 years ago, one of my shortest ones was 1.5 inches long. Now it's over 12. And my hair use to grow maybe 2-3 inches a year
They should be loose. DO you notice that when they dry, water seems to just run out of the tips? That's perfect. if you were to blunt them, water would get trapped there with no where to go. They would act like waterlogged soil. If water stays stuck in your locks for too long, they can get moldy. I've got some blunted tips that happened on their own, and it's a pain in the ass. It take me 8-10 hours to dry fully, and thats after I spend 5 minutes squeezing water out and 5-10 minutes under a blow dryer and then anouth 5-10 a few hours later.
Don't try to blunt them. It's not worth the hassle. If I could find a nice way to loosen my tips I would, but they did what they wanted to do. So I'm leaving them. but take it from someone with blunted tips, you don't want them
yeah, it's not for everyone. I saw a pic of a girl on etsy with ones that big, and i fell in love with the idea, but I know what I'm getting into
Tangly hair is what everyone wants when they start locks. It's perfect, but like I said in your other post, et ready for some shrinkage. We'll all be here to help you through it. Don't worry about what other people think of how you look. It took me a full year before mine even began to look like locks. It's very rewarding to just let go.
All you have to do is separate.
And how big are "big" sections? .5 to 1 inch is what most people look for. As they get bigger you get into more issues with drying and weight and how they pull on your head. I've got 14 total. So I kind of know what it's like to have some massive one growing in. It's what I want, but not for everyone. 2 inch sections could have the potential of growing a lock as wide as your wrist. If that's not your cup of tea, comb them out now and start over before you have to cut them as they mature.
Don't root flip. What root flipping does is twist hairs together instead of tangling them together. You are putting areas of tension on your locks that isunnecessary.
Check out the dreaducation page and see how much root fipping damages your locks
