Halo-Therapy and Locs: Decoding That Groupon Special for your locks

​I love to relax. For special days of the year, I am a seeker-a seeker of SPA services! Give me a nice hot stone massage, give me a steam room, give me a hot yoga class and a detoxing cleanse, give me...salt therapy?!

Maybe. The picture looks like a big ole' sauna, why not!?

My son's birthday was a big deal to me this year, he turned 20 years old. Twenty years ago I was a very different person. To celebrate this occasion I treated myself to salt therapy. The moment the technician explained it to me my anxiety kicked in. A stream of salt for 45 minutes will fill the room. My anxiety went from 0 to 100 in 2 seconds, my locks! I started asking the technician who knew nothing about 'my type of hair' if there were shower caps around, towels any type of head covering. No. She tried to assure me that it was a fine stream of salt invisible to the naked eye. That's worse! She tried to tactfully say there had been others 'like me' there. I exclaimed-with locks?! She went blank, tried to reassure me. It was. not. working. I said no, I cannot even explain to you what the salt precipitate will do to locks. I've already been down this road with the ocean and my first set of locks. I was left with a sandbox embedded in my locks until I relented and gave them up. I finally came up with the idea of a grocery bag. She appeared with one and I settled down.



Z.Ghani is natural and covered!
After 15 minutes I started feeling pasty. I touched my book, there was  a film of 'invisible' salt on the book. I touched my pants, same. I touched the bag ontop of my head, a film of sediment. Man oh man was I glad I had that bag on my head! After I made sure there were no openings around the edges of the bag to permeate my hair I was restless and uncomfortable. When it was over, i had streaks of white sediment on my clothes-everything. I was a bit upset that they didn't provide an outside secure area for coats and bags-that sand is everywhere now! The trip was worth the Groupon special of $17. However, I hope I don't experience the aftermath of this visit, like I did with my Gulf Coast dipped locs. It was relaxing for the first 15min., but I won't be back.

So, warning, watch out for those salt therapy specials. If you go, go prepared, unlike me. Cover your hair with a plastic cap, then a cloth wrap ontop of that. Trust your instincts. I"m the same way with a massage. Cover your hair to avoid product build up from the back of the neck massage. But, self - care is essential to a healthy mind and a whole person. Find time to self care in between the stresses of being professional. Take the time; but be proactive and cover your locs to avoid residue and build up in your locs!

Enjoy, Then, relax.