Over the last year, I became increasingly interested in taking a more natural approach to my hair care and the benefits of incorporating more natural and ayurvedic herbs into my hair care practices. Aside from being it being easier on my wallet, I think there’s a huge benefit in controlling what goes on my hair... The post Benefits of Bhringraj and Burdock root for hair and Scalp appeared first on Just Grow Already ..read more

I’m still in awe that I’m actually locing my hair, never mind that it’s already been 5 months since my little starter locs were installed. This new loc journey is by far the easiest one yet when compared to learning to care for my relaxed hair and then my natural hair, but it is testing... The post Hello Month 5 & Retwist No. 5 appeared first on Just Grow Already ..read more

Can you believe it’s been 3 months, THREE, since I had my started locs put in on Feb. 6th?! THREE! I may be the only one flabbergasted by this but y’all have to understand that I’ve thought about locing my hair for years, and then 3 months just up and flies by! I totally missed... The post 3 Months Into My Loc Journey appeared first on Just Grow Already ..read more

I was trying to hold out until I’d hit week 5 at least to retwist my hair, but my hair had other ideas. My hair has been growing like a weed and started matting at the roots. I was completely over having to finger-combing my roots to keep my hair from matting so I decided... The post Retwist No. 3 appeared first on Just Grow Already ..read more

Since sharing on IG that I’ve started the process to loc my hair, this has been the most asked question. My motivation to loc my hair isn’t really all that deep. I’ve reached a point in my life where I crave and prefer simplicity. As much as I loved my loose natural hair, it felt like... The post Why I Decided To Loc My Hair appeared first on Just Grow Already ..read more

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“Mama I made it!” That’s how I felt after removing all the pins from my hair and seeing that I didn’t jack my little baby locs up. Disaster. Averted! Here’s a recap of the momentous occasion. I started off by shampooing with Dr. Locs Yasin Shampoo. Even after lathering my hair 3 times, this shampoo... The post First Self-Retwist appeared first on Just Grow Already ..read more

01. Long wash days When deciding whether or not to go through with my decision to loc my hair, thinking about how much shorter my wash days would become was definitely one of the factors that pushed me towards committing to the idea. My wash days weren’t marathons but they were longer than what I’d... The post 5 Things I Haven’t Missed Since Locing My Hair appeared first on Just Grow Already ..read more

Since locing my hair, I’ve been keeping my little starter locs moisturized by spraying my hair with rosewater (and rosewater + glycerin when the humidity in my area is high. Using rosewater has been great – it nourishes my hair with no build up – but I’ve wanted to mix up a moisturizing spray with... The post Hibiscus and Rosewater Moisturizing Spray for Locs appeared first on Just Grow Already ..read more

After many weeks and lots of hours, I FINLLY was able to restore the blog and posts all the way back to 2009. JGA has a new look and so does my hair! By now you’ve undoubtedly seen my updates on my Instagram account, and know that I’ve started locing my hair! I started this... The post I’m Locing My Hair! appeared first on Just Grow Already ..read more