ABOUT ME

Hello, my name is Pamela, though many affectionately call me Pammie. I am a home-based independent Natural Haircare Specialist, Loctician, Loc Specialist, and Educator. My journey began with caring for my own hair and evolved into a deep passion for helping others embrace, understand, and nurture their natural crowns through proper haircare and education.

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Experience:

My love for haircare started at home at a very young age. My mother, a cosmetologist, taught my sisters and me the foundations of natural haircare. I learned early on how to braid, trim ends, perform press and curls with hot combs and marcels, and much more.  In high school, I was given the opportunity to attend a vocational cosmetology program in the evenings. Upon completion, I earned certification and a state license, which laid the foundation for the work I do today.

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Beauty Standard Transformation:

Over the years, I learned both the positive and harmful lessons society teaches about hair. Societal beauty standards led me to believe that “beautiful” hair meant straight, silky, and long — while hair considered kinky or nappy was viewed as unkempt or unattractive.  At just ten years old, I begged my mother to relax my hair so it could be “beautiful.” After much pleading, she finally agreed — and for the next 19 years, I faithfully relaxed my hair to maintain that straight look. I became so accustomed to the process that I could mix and apply relaxers myself, always careful to avoid over-processing or chemical burns.

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Going Natural:

I'd like to say, going back to my natural roots began in 2004, but in actuality, it started in 2003 when I learned I was pregnant with my second child. Afterall, I never did process my hair with anything chemical during pregnancy. One month after he was born, I chopped off all my previously processed hair, and it was a LOT of hair to chop, 13 inches of thick full hair in fact. Going natural for me, was a process that came in several stages. Let me assure you, a big chop is not all it takes to go natural. It took quite a bit of an adjustment to transition from having permanently straightened hair and returning back to having a more time-consuming head of coily curly hair to manage. My 3B/C curls looked pretty, but it was a real challenge to achieve after so many years of not having to detangle and work on my curly hair.  I became so frustrated with the time-consuming task of maintaining my natural hair, I eventually surrendered to using a texturizer to loosen my curls some, making maintenance easier for me. I knew then, I would need a mental makeover to achieve this transition back to being fully natural. For ME, natural meant making no changes to my texture with heat or harsh chemicals such as relaxers or texturizers, it meant maintaining my hair in its fully natural state as it is when it grows out of my scalp. Throughout the process of this transition, I learned a great deal about myself, I had forgotten ME; but now, the veil had been lifted and the true journey had begun.

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Locs, the final stage:

Fast forward to 2015, after years of growth and learning. I decided it was time to take my natural journey to its final stage—locking my hair. On March 5, 2015, I started my Loc Journey, and soon after, my eldest son joined me. Within 18 months, my entire family was loc’d!  Through trial and error, I learned that my existing knowledge of natural haircare wasn’t enough to maintain our locs properly. I wanted to do things right, so I enrolled in a Loc Certification Course, where I expanded my education and earned my certification as a Loctician and Loc Educator.

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The Birth of Pammie Locs with Love:

While completing the apprenticeship portion of certification, I started building my hair family maintaining hair part-time at home with a small group of clients, I started with my original 6 clients.  I planned and saved for investment, and to leave my full-time job by the end of 2020 and pursue my dream to do hair full-time, but then tragedy struck the world, and I left my job sooner than planned. My family needed me I knew I would not have survived if I kept working, especially with the stress of knowing my husband and I were both essential workers. Prior to the lockdown, I had accumulated up to 10 clients, and they couldn't come to see me for maintenance; so, I set up a zoom account and used it to educate my small group of clients to help them maintain their own Locs, so that they'd look presentable on their work calls that required them to have their cameras on. Word got out and I started to virtually educate others via zoom for the same reason; they later became my clients as well. What I am most proud of is, I took a risk of possibly losing clients if I taught them how to do their own hair, but I did not lose any clients, in fact I gain more clients as a result. It was the experience they got the most out of our visits. That is when Pammie Locs with Love was born. The love and care I put into educating each person, helped me to develop the kind of experience I wanted to provide for my clients. 

 

I now have 40+ years of experience with Natural Haircare and over 10 years as a Loc Specialist and Educator. I love what I do and am grateful for the knowledge and the community of beautiful natural and loc'd individuals I have come to know and love. We are a growing community.  Here's to Loc Love.

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