Recap of Installation

I was very excited about my SL install.  I could hardly sleep the night before.  I arrived prepared to spend the day getting my SLs.  Grace, my consultant, told me during my consultation that it would take between 6-8 hours since another consultant, Tayo, would be assisting her. I was surprised since I had read online about installations taking in excess of 35+ hours for some people.  One of the reasons I chose Grace was because of her experience and longevity in doing SLs.  She explained to me my curl pattern (I have a loose pattern) and because the climate is so dry in Colorado she advised me that the small to medium sized SL would be installed. I had also been told by other ladies who have various types of locks that if the locks are too small they will definitely break off in our very dry climate. I had also read of people who have 300, 400, 500+ locks.  I have less than 300 locks.  I think my head must be smaller than those ladies and my hair is not as thick as theirs.  Grace advised me not to put ANYTHING in my hair over the next three weeks.  That included water. I could spritz my scalp with water if I had a problem with itching.  I am three days away from my 3 week anniversary and have strictly followed her instructions.  I haven't had any problems with my hair.  I'm loving it and I actually like the loose ends fly away look.  I have gotten soooo many compliments.  I am so glad that I did the research prior to getting locks and I am thankful for all the blogs that have helped and continue to help me on this "rite of passage". Thanks so much to "BlaqKofi". The information contained in your blog is priceless, as are you!