Beyond Locs

Moving day

2009-11-02T03:19:12Z

Export tool or not, I am leaving Vox. The new blog can be found at beyondlocs.wordpress.com . Once I get more posts moved over, I will update the layout. UPDATE: The new blog is up and running. Beyond Locs

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Good Hair etc

2009-10-07T20:15:24Z

I promised myself that I wasn't going to post about this topic. But after all of the other conversations that has gone on as well as Chris Rock's media appearances, I feel compelled to say something. I'm not that interested in seeing Good Hair an...

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my and my african american hair

2009-09-13T02:06:27Z

African American hair has been all over the news lately. I don't know if it's because of Michelle Obama or Tyra, but people just can't stop talking about African American hair. Now, this is a blog devoted to care and keeping of MY African American...

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Ponytail!

2009-08-15T23:51:53Z

A little one, but still...

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2 years!

2009-08-02T01:30:58Z

Hard to believe, right! July 2007 Sept 2007 December 2007 February 2008 December 2008 January 2009 July 2009

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a brief aside

2009-07-30T23:41:48Z

I need to work on the anniversary post with length comparisions, etc but first.... I have been through many a microfiber towel. Some produced so much lint that the time spent removing the lint wasn't worth the time I saved drying my hair. Some h...

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summer time

2009-06-29T23:55:08Z

It has been blazing hot here so I have been looking for scarves and stepping up my hair protection. I am really looking forward to when my hair reaches a length where I can pull it up into a ponytail because having hair on my neck in this heat mak...

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long time no see - brain dump

2009-05-25T02:17:05Z

I didn't realize that it had been so long since my last post. Well, I stuck to the baking soda and clarifying shampoo routine and got rid of most of the buildup. The constant battle with lint continues. Pictures are to come - I am going to do a ...

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the fight against buildup

2009-03-17T03:47:00Z

I have been pretty lax with my hairwashing and maintenance practices lately due to a busy schedule. So I broke all of my rules and was rewarded with a ton of buildup and lint on the back of my head. Fortunately, the loc forum on nappturality.co...

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Adventures with hair dye

2009-02-20T07:50:05Z

Over the last month or so, I have noticed a change in my hair color. At first I thought that maybe my locs were getting duller due to buildup. But with regular baking soda washes and vinegar rinses, I ended up with squeaky clean, build up free lo...

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