Retight #8
Yesterday I had my 8th retight at Johadeni Nappi in St. Petersburg, FL (Address: 1638 9th St N, St Petersburg, FL 33704, Phone: (727) 823-9899). It seemed like this appointment would never arrive. Usually, I have my hair retightened every 6 weeks, but I think this appointment was scheduled out a little further than 6 weeks. I had so much new hair growth that my scalp felt very cluttered. This visit was unique in different ways. It was the first time since I’ve had my sisterlocks installed that I have noticed maturation and significant growth in my locks; I could really tell how far I had come. Also, this was my second to last visit at this beloved salon. I am moving out of Tampa Bay, FL in August so unfortunately I will have to find someone else to maintain my locks for me. To tell you the truth, I would like to learn how to do it myself (it’s definitely on my tasklist). During my visit, I inquired about my hair taking its time to lock up, and my loctician explained to me that it was due to my hair type (as I had thought). She said that I have two different hair types on my head: deep coil pattern in the middle & back (thus the spirals on my tips) and long curl pattern in the front (thus these locks tend to be more straight w/o spirals). To make a long story short, she said that coarse hair usually will lock up within ~6 months and I don’t have coarse hair (there is no “bad hair”/”good hair” in my vocabulary), so who knows when it’ll lock up. There is a process that locticians can due to “seal” the locks artificially, but I will not do that for two reasons: 1) I do not even want to know how much they would charge and 2) I want to enjoy seeing my hair evolve naturally.
Lesson Learned: Patience is a virtue.
September 5th, 2008 at 5:44 AM
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