Month 1

Day One



One Month Later



It's amazing what can happen in only a month.  My locks are coming along nicely.  There's a lot of shrinkage and frizz.  There are several locks that are very condensed and I therefore can't stretch them.  My guess is they'll be completely locked within 4-6 months. 

I retightened the front sections at week 3 and plan to retighten the back this week.  It only took me about an hour to do the entire front section, much faster than I expected.  I'm very proud to say that I did not interlock any locks.  I use the small nappy lock tool.

I started using Dr. Bronners Castile soap and it works great for locks.   I'm still using water spritzes once a day.  I haven't used any oil since day one and my hair is still very soft and moisturized even though it's cold outside.  I still can't believe that pure water can keep the hair soft. 

My braidlocks have brought me so much freedom.  I no longer have to "figure out" what I'm going to do with my hair every morning.  My hair ALWAYS looks good no matter what, even when I wake up in the morning.  All I do is spritz my hair with water, fluff, and go.  This is my 30 seconds morning regimen.  I'll join other lock rockers and say, "I should have done this years ago!"