HOW TO: GODDESS LOCS USING INDIVIDUAL CROCHET METHOD

MOISTURE FOR DAYS || THE LCO METHOD

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I am very sorrrrry… I know I have been absent for a while. I started a YouTube channel (it is a little difficult to divide my attention to both places… I promise to try my best though).

I hope our hair is still alive and healthy.:)

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I am guilty of forgetting to moisturize my hair daily. I had heard about the LOC method to help retain moisture. The LOC method stands for Liquid-Oil-Cream. I know people who can swear by it that it helps retain moisture. I started to find out more about and saw many (I mean MANY!) blogs comparing LOC and LCO. I am now for LCO, though most will argue that the other does not matter because there will be some amount of mixing up.

LCO stands for Liquid-Cream-Oil. This method is to help retain moisture in your hair. I was never a fan of this method, because I hate oil in my palms (it’s just uncomfortable for me).

I fell in love with this method May 2016 (yes I remember). I was in twists for quite a while and it just kept drying up. 

HOW DO I DO THIS?

The whole idea of the initial LOC method was to apply water or water-based product (leave-in), the an oil and finally sealing with a cream or gel (shea butter is a good sealant). This method did not retain as much moisture for me compared to LCO. Remember everyone's hair is different, what may work for you might not work me.

 

Some people would probably dampen their hair a little before applying cream, it can be a hair lotion or a leave-in conditioner, then seal it with an oil ( I use coconut or castor oil).

I prefer to mix up the cream and water in one spray bottle (easier and faster way). I decides not to add the oil to the mixture because I need it to be on its own in order to seal it even better. When I tried mixing the oil in one bottle, moisture was not retained as much as applying it separately.

When I do this, my hair is moisturized for 48 hours and more. I always try my best to repeat this after 2 days (I really try).

FAQS

• Can I do it while in braids (or any protective style)? Yes, you can. Weaves might be difficult but not impossible.

• Can I use any oil? I would stick to heavier oils/sealing oils. Coconut oil and castor oil are easy to find though.

This method is just amazing. I would recommend it to anyone, anytime.

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ApHogee Hair Treatment. Harsh Protein Treatments!

Hello my healthy hair beauties,

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NB:

·         TREATMENTS ARE DELICATE, THEREFORE EVERY INSTRUCTION IS IMPORTANT AND MUST BE FOLLOWED.

Ok so my twin sister got this treatment set, I honestly did not know what the fuss was about till I tried it. This is a harsh protein treatment, therefore if you are protein sensitive please research more.

This is a two-step strengthening treatment from ApHogee (Serious care and protection).

It is best used by a professional who knows what he/she is about. In Ghana though most of our “wayside” established salons have their hairstylists claiming they know how to do it already. The other salons we can actually trust also charge too much so I end up doing most things myself.

This treatment includes;

• Two-Step Protein Treatment
•  Balancing Moisturizer

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Two- Step Protein Treatment

I wish I could talk about the ingredients, but honestly I do not know the purpose of all. It has the smell of egg. On the bottle, it has written on it benefits such as;

• Stops hair breakage on even badly damaged hair
• Rebuilds hair structure for six weeks

WHEN USED AS DIRECTED!

After you shampoo your hair, towel blot your hair. Apply enough of the treatment to saturate your hair. You could use a WIDE TOOTHED COMB for even distribution. Now let it dry up. LEAVE HAIR UNCOVERED! You would need a hooded dryer, but if that is not available a blow dryer could be used. When using the blow dryer, the hair should not be agitated while drying. DO NOT COMB OR BRUSH OR PUT ANY TOOL IN THE HAIR DURING THE DRYING PROCESS, THE HAIR BECOMES EXTREMELY HARD.

For Naturals, I suggest not to twist the hair into sections. This is to allow every part to dry well.

Once dried, wet your hair one again, to loosen up the stiffness. Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Proceed to the next step.

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Balancing Moisturizer

A protein treatment should be followed with a moisturizing treatment.

ApHogee provided a balancing moisturizer to follow up the protein treatment. This helps restore moisture and also masks the egg smell from the protein treatment. Apply to hair and scalp after the treatment has been washed out. Leave on for two (2) minutes and rinse thoroughly.

During the protein treatment my hair became super stiff, after the balancing moisturizer my hair felt super soft.

I went to the salon the next day for cornrows, the hairdresser was surprised no hair was found in the comb after combing.

I give this product a 4.5/5. My hair loved it.

HER HAIR IS AMAZING!

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Q: Everyone would like to know, who is Rita?

A:Rita Odoom-Amoako is my name. Old student of Swedru school

Of business. Second of four girls. Love music, cooking and reading.

Q: How long have you been natural?

A:3years 

Q: Do you have support from the people around?

A:yes I do. Especially Akuorkuor(my sister) she encouraged me to keep it after school.

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Q: Why Natural?

A:I love the way the afro makes my head big, since I have a small face...lol

Q: Natural for life or just for a while?

A: For life, fingers crossed

Q: Your long term and Short term goals

A: I have no specific length goal but all i want is healthy natural hair and also learn to rock it beautifully and marry as a natural hair bride.

Q: How did you start this journey?

A:After SHS I just decided not to perm. I used no product when starting my journey.

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Q: Any bad hair moments

A: Nope, nothing comes to mind.

Q: What is your Regimen?

A: I do not have a strict regimen, but i believe if you Love your hair and treat it well, it would grow. I don't keep braids for a very long time also.

 

Q: Do you have any favorite products? And why

A:I don't own any personal product currently but might try one soon. When i go to salon they use their products on me, i don't use any other product in my hair till my next visit.

Q: Tell us about your current journey

A:My current  journey is going on well. For now i am rocking my natural hair but will install crochet braids or loose braids hopefully soon.

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Q: Any Role Model?

A:Victoria Michaels the model.

Q: Advice to Naturalistas out there

A: My fellow naturalistas please let's love our hair and treat it well,

Be proud of your hair no matter how small it is.

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PROTEIN TREATMENTS ???

NB: I AM NO HAIR-PROFESSIONAL. THIS IS MY OPINION. I AM OPEN TO LEARN NEW THINGS FROM YOU.

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Most of the time, when I want to understand something hair related I link it to a tree.

Recently I found out that as soon as hair escapes from your scalp it is actually dead. I have my told myself I will not believe that so I am sticking to my tree theory.

Anyway since the hair is already “dead” but we still want to keep it alive, we need to need to care for it like it still has a thousand years to go.  One of these cares is the protein treatment.

Honestly when I started my hair journey it was strange for me, but as time went I realized the importance. 

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In Science we termed Protein foods as body-building foods and they helped with the repairing aspect too. It is not so different from the hair. It strengthens the hair hence reducing breakage from weak, brittle hair.

I usually used protein treatments before and after long-term protective styles. PROTEIN TREATMENTS MUST BE FOLLOWED WITH MOISTURIZING TREATMENTS.

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Protein treatments can be home-made or bought. The most common homemade protein treatments egg treatments. I have tried this a couple of times. I was very much shocked to find out egg treatments did not do as much as we think since they are not super absorbed by the hair.

Protein treatments are very much different in composition, so I agree some would be harsh than others. I personally want to group protein treatments into 3(three) – I don’t know how many groups people give to it. Based on my experiences I would group them under mild, mid-harsh and harsh.

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Guest blogger Susana Tulasi is covering egg treatments which under my category falls under mild. Later post I will review mid-harsh and harsh protein treatments.

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