Celebrating

October is my b-day month and my locversary.  I considered doing 30 styles in 30 days, but I decided against it.  What I will do is share more about my loc journey for the entire month.  I haven't talked about my product usage in awhile.  Below is a picture of the products that I have been using lately.  Most of them are definite keepers.



Immediately After Coloring

Naturtint-I used this haircolor in August to permanently get rid of my brassy ends.  Well, the color came out too dark so I got the bright idea of shampooing with V05 to lighten it a little.  It worked.  I liked the color but it continues to fade.  (The V05 was too drying, I've been using it as a body wash instead).  Naturtint was 20% off when I purchased it, still ran me $14.  I will give it another try probably this month.  The color I used was Natural Chestnut.  I didn't color my whole head because I don't want to cover my silver.  It's mine and I plan to keep it, at least for now.  One box of color barely covered my ends.

Trader Joe's Tea Tree Tingle Shampoo-This shampoo makes my scalp tingle, it cleans w/o drying my hair and it is sulfate-free.  I usually used it before applying temp color.  It is a keeper.

Nature's Gate Shampoo-This shampoo is also sulfate-free.  I purchased it several months ago to use for the weeks following my temp color because, it has color protection.  It smells like pears, it worked fine, I wasn't crazy about the scent.  Not sure if I will buy it again.

Sisterlocks Moisture Treatment-I like this product.  I use it as a leave-in conditioner after shampooing.  It softens my hair just enough.  I liked the scent but noticed that when I purchased it earlier this month, the scent was clearly different.  It doesn't smell bad, its just not what I was used to.  It is a keeper.  I called SL customer service to ask about the scent; I'm still waiting for a call back.

Extra Virgin Coconut Oil-I ditched all of the other oils for this one.  I have been using it for months.  I like to apply it along with the SL Moisture Treatment after shampooing.  It is not oily.  It absorbs quickly into my hair and skin.  It rinses away easily.  I know this because I wasted some on my sink.  It cleaned up so much easier than other oils.  Keeper!

Sisterlocks Green Tea Shampoo-I purchased this shampoo for the first time, recently.  I've only used it once but I think I like it. 



Three weeks after coloring