Originally Posted by Sugashorti

Hi Matt

What practices are you talking about? I wear locks but it is not because of any cultural stereotype. Since I was a small child my scalp suffered, I hated to have my hair combed. In my teens this soreness did not go away and I had migraine to deal with. Eventually ten years ago, I'd had enough, stopped perming my hair and have not looked back. It's a pleasure to wash my hair and go, no concerns about getting chemically straightened hair wet.

I make my own hair conditioners, and rinses and oils, growing the herbs in the garden. I tend to keep my hair shoulder length, trimming the ends. It took me the better part of ten years to look in the mirror and finally see "me", pretty much a spiritual state of being.