Dear Erica, Seven months gone already? Feels like it was yesterday. I had taken off my scarf at the gym, you had asked if my locs were real and I was so happy to tell you that's what I do :). Little did I know you had been considering getting locs yourself and all you were looking for was a sign. If I had know I would have been coming to our training sessions scarf-less. Haha!!! Lest I forget, your afro used to be banging. I actually admired them but after not combing my hair for about 13 years and loving it. All I have for afros is admiration and not a desire. The rest is history, I'm glad you liked what you saw on Locitude's Instagram page and decided to choose us to be part of your loc journey. The months have flown by so fast and your hair is now officially loc'd. However, your scalp still gets flaky between salon appointments. Sometimes much worse than other times. Getting to the root cause of the issue is usually how I approach solving the hair and scalp issues m
Dear Erick, First, I'd like to apologize that this is coming late. I was going to write to you on Sunday but got last minute bookings and decided to take them. I am happy that I finally got to it as this maybe the first of many letters that I'll write to my friends who also happen to be my clients. I am so happy that we got to experiment with a style for your locs at your last appointment and I look forward to knowing how long it will last and the compliments/attention you are probably getting considering styling is all new to your person. As promised, here are my concise recommendations on how to care for your locs in the 4 -5 weeks between your hair appointments and beyond. Recommendation 1: Don't fuss! Your mere existence is enough to help your hair thrive. If you do absolutely nothing to your hair, it will loc. I know this sounds counter intuitive, but trust me, doing nothing is so much better than doing too much when it comes to locs. So please keep this in mind when