A reader sent me this a few weeks ago:
“I hope this isn’t too personal. But on your GLP-1 journey, how are you combating hair loss or thinning, especially with locs? I’m starting the Wegovy pill and I can’t help but be nervous about my hair thinning...”
It’s not too personal, doll. Your GLP1 prep talk rarely covers this, so let’s discuss.
Life in transition is hard enough and the little things you do to cultivate your confidence are important for the journey. For me, hair has become been one of those things.
There was a whole era of just... winging it, hoping for the best, treating my hair like an afterthought instead of something that needed consistent care. Now I have a solid hair routine. And it shows too, just the other way this time!
I couldn’t control every hormonal shift or nutritional change that came with my GLP1 journey. What I could control was showing up for a part of myself I wasn’t willing to let slide again.
Moisture is layered… a conditioner does one job, a mask does another, an oil seals it in, this leave-in holds it through the week. I use this wide-tooth comb made specifically for locs to distribute all of it gently, because what’s the point of moisture if the application is damaging the hair.
My Sisterlocks get set in flexi rods, which does two things at once: it defines the curl, and it means I’m not manipulating my hair daily just for styling sake. Less daily manipulation is the whole game when it comes to length retention — every twist, tug, and re-style is a small withdrawal from an account I’d rather keep full.
I also switched from pipe cleaners to flexi rods a while back. In my experience, pipe cleaners tend to draw moisture out of the hair as they set, and moisture is the one thing I’m not willing to bargain away right now. Flexi rods give me the same curl definition without asking my hair to sacrifice hydration to get it.
And somewhere in the last year, this bonnet attachment for my handheld blow dryer became one of my favorite discoveries, it dries and sets my locs so quickly, it doesn’t take up much space and it’s turned wash and set day from a 24 hour production into something I can handle in an evening.
I move my body more now than ever, which means more sweat, more buildup, more reasons my scalp needs a little attention between washes. I swear by a quick refresh of (3%) Salicylic Acid drops or dry shampoo for dark hair to keep things clean at the root, even on the days I’m not doing a full wash.
If I’m honest, I don’t know exactly how much of my hair’s health right now comes from the products, the nutrition, the protein intake, genetics, or just sheer consistency. Probably all of it, in proportions I’ll never be able to isolate. And that’s genuinely okay.
The point was to build something future me would be grateful for — a system, repeated often enough, that gives my hair a fair shot no matter what my body is figuring out on any given week.
It’s much easier to show you than to explain it. So today’s edit includes a full hair care video, where you can actually watch the routine unfold and observe my techniques.
Every product on my bathroom shelf right now… shampoo, masks, tools, the bonnet attachment, all of it, is collected in one place, so you’re not hunting for individual links.
Lots of love (and hair flips),
CeCe xx
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