Free Form Locs and the case of "Handitis"

Ok so I have a few days into this so-called 'free form' loc journey and I can't seem to keep my hands out of my head! I'm constantly caressing my hair, feeling and touching it like its my first time ever seeing it! But I think it's because this time, with he free form method I'm doing, the 'no oil thing has allowed me to really feel what my hair is like.

I have never gone with out some time of moisturizer in my hair,. Even when I wore my sisterlocks I'd spray a little oil sheen on them for the shine effect. The fact that there are no parts in my hair, no 'grid pattern', no palm rolling..lawd this is going to be an exercise in patience for real. But yaay!, no PAIN! I can throw away everything product except for my shampoo and go about my business.

I guess I am lucky that I am a business owner and don't have to 'look' a certain way for the corporate world.. thinking.... Yep I am really grateful for that. So I am finding that I have to wash my hair everyday instead of the twice a week regimen I had planned to start (blame it on my yoga sweat!) And my hair is very dry and sponge-like but its so cool, lol So the plan is to update you all as I go through the changes, and definitely ever week... I can't wait till my locs look like some of my hair muses below.. Tootles :)

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Started My new Set of Locs today!

Well its been almost 3 years since I cut off my sisterlocks and I do miss them sooo much. I don't think I'd ever get them again though. I am in a different place in my life and I want my hair to represent non conformity in every way possible. Thats why I decided to do semi free form locs this time around. I have never done this for myself before so this will be interesting to see the transformation process.
Some of the things I don not plan on doing is a lot of styling. When I had sisterlocks I styled my hair to death, I colored my hair every month, did all kinds of tight updos on a weekly basis. They were fun but my hair paid a price for all those perfect coifs. Now Im ready for big hair, less neatness more rasta vibe I guess.

My twa back in june 2013

tried a little twist out in August

Yaay My Dredlock Journey Starts Today Nov 2013

so my plan is to keep going with this semi free form because I really want my locs to look as thick as possible, my hair is thin but I have a lot of it, and it tends to shrink up like crazy so i know it will be a while before I see any visible length. Here goes....