I was wandering through some hair blogs again and came across some advice for boys (finally!) at Happy Girl Hair. Although I haven’t decide that I want to go with locs yet, I love the look of twists so I decided to give it a try. She offers links to two sites for more information-Notty Boy and Cool Men’s Hair. Neither of the links worked so I tried to google Notty Boys but ended up at a scary site about two knotty boys and the women they tie up (some really beautiful looking knots but ewww! so not what I was looking for).
I explored a few You Tube videos and gave it a try. I wet and conditioned his hair, combed it out and twisted groups of hair, added shea butter to the tips. It was fun to do and I love the look. It took quite a while and was challenging considering Nigel was never still. He was a trouper because I let him play with the water in the sink the whole time. By the end we were soaked but it was worth it.
Happy Girl Hair also has a post about Nadia Sleep Caps which seem like a good idea to keep his hair in order when he sleeps. The hair on the sides and back of his head is much shorter than the hair on top so when he sleeps it usually knots up or frizzes from moving around in the bed. What can I do to keep all his twists in order until I get a sleep cap in the mail? The sleep caps are made from swim suit material…
When the Damn Husband comes home he noticed Nigel’s new ‘do’ right away, which is unusually observant for him.
DH: Wow, His hair looks awesome. Did Gete (my Ethiopian friend) come over and do his hair?
Me: (trying not to sound indignant) No. I did his hair.
DH: Really?
Me: Yes. Really.
DH: It looks really cool.
Me: It took a long time and I really want to have it stay in. They recommend using a sleep cap which they describe as a cap made from swim suit material. I thought we could improvise until I order one. There is a bathing suit bottom on the changing table that was Mikaela’s when she was a toddler. Put that on him before you put him to bed. (I was going out with a girlfriend– highly unusual for me)
DH: Put that on him?
Me: Yes, on his head.
DH starts to laugh.
Me: Michael, you can’t laugh when you put it on him. Try to be subtle and put it on him casually after you turn out the lights.
More laughter.
Me: Michael.
DH: Okay. Where is it? What does it look like.
Mikaela: Daddy,I know where it is; I’ll show you. It is pink polka dots.
More laughter. DH squishes up his eyes and his shoulders are shaking.
Me: No one is going to see him in it.
DH: How do I put it on him?
Me: You put the waistband over his head and the leg holes just sort of stick up in the air, but that won’t matter.
The conversation ends there because he is laughing so hard he is crying.
I wasn’t surprised to find the pseudo-cap at the bottom of the bed when I got home. I had more twisting practice this morning.
