My Sisterlocks (TM) were installed September 25, 2011, in a record-making 9 hours. My loctician is Calla Johnson and let me tell you people, she is nothing short of gifted. My hair straight is probably about 9" to 10" long. From reading blogs of other sisters and conversing with friends I was expecting a locking session of two 8 hour days. I was amazed to go 6 hours on Sept. 25th and only 3 hours on Sept 26th.
I have 400+ Large and Medium Sized Sisterlocks (TM).
Locking was the best decision I've made in a really long time. I was so ecstatic with my locs, my 11-year-old daughter decided to join the sisterhood as well and got her locs installed two weeks later, on Oct. 6th.
...Little Girl in the Blue.
I didn't receive a starter kit with my Sisterlocks installation, after spending $1000 for two Sisterlock installations I should be entitled to it, but that's another blog post for another day. Since my installation on September 26, 2011, I've used 'Tingle Shampoo' by Rasta Locks every two weeks. I create a 1 part shampoo to 4 parts water mixture in a spray bottle, braid and band, saturate my hair with water and spray the shampoo and water mixture onto my hair. It suds up real nice, has a tingling sensation and leaves my scalp feeling clean. I find that it's fairly easy to rinse out. I haven't had an issue with any shampoo residue or any product left in my hair post rinsing. The price is reasonable compared to other advertised lock or natural hair shampoos. I purchased mine at the Natural Hair Show in Atlanta back in September for $3.00. I've seen it on sale in local beauty supply stores from $4 - $6. I also find that it makes my hair 'rough' in texture, which I've been told will help my hair lock faster. If you've tried Tingle Shampoo comment and let me know how you like it. 
