Simple Natural Hair Care started with the desire to find self. I, Crystal Lockett, grew up in the hood. My parents and relatives lived through the crack epidemic of the 80's and 90's (you know what comes with that). At some point my mom became a single parent. Eventually, I was left with the daunting task of SURVIVE.​

 At about the ages of 4-6 I took a liking to hair braiding. I'd watch my sister create these rows of braids and became enchanted by the final result. She'd also do my hair in these regal styles, and I loved looking my best beautiful self. So, between my 5 siblings, a host of cousins, and all the people I came across I learned to braid hair. And damn good too.  But, at some point, I realized, "I can't do this for fun." I have to take care of myself, as a female. There are items I absolutely need, along with the fact that I was abruptly moved back into the inner city where I was forced to finish high school. Needless to say, I had to survive. And survive I did. At one point I was known as the best braider in Boston. At least by the people who knew me. By whatever standard. 

As I evolved, I didn't want to be known for just braiding. Not by the neighborhood I grew up in and not by the family I was born in to. Braiding was tied to surviving, and surviving was tied to struggle. I'm not meant to struggle. Over time I had a child, got a car, moved up and down the east coast and back to Boston again. I still wasn't comfortable in who I was because I was chasing after what everyone saw me to be. Here I was, homeless with a little girl in my 20's and knowing I'm missing something, longing to fill a void, but having to be thee best role model for this little girl watching me. With social media in full swing and Youtube jumping off with their monetization, I decided my hair was the only thing I can change, control, and adjust as I come into my own. 2013 was my last perm and 2014 all the chemical remains of hair cut. I transitioned and welcomed my natural, true to life hair.

Out of all the things I've done, "following the crowd" and chopping off my hair was one of, if not the greatest decisions. I was still naive and unaware how defining that time was, but looking back I really did begin to fall in love with me. I had one major insecurity I was working with but you couldn't tell me I didn't look good when it came to my natural hair. 

Some years after that, I was still braiding hair making money, SURVIVING. I remember telling God like, " I don't want to be braiding hair forever." It takes me away from my child, I never have time to do anything else, and my back and body be HURTING. Be careful what you wish for...

2015, the 3rd or 4th car accident in about 5 years, totaled the car and almost ripped my arm out of its socket. I definitely wasn't braiding anymore. So again, I go to God, "How do I continue to help people with their hair, make them feel good about themselves, and get out of survival mode?" He knows I don't like to copy, I don't like to be copied and He had to remind me: There's nothing new under the sun. Yet I still struggled. Struggled to accept His plan, myself, confidence, ability, and also all the distractions that came with being on social media. God gave me this plan back in 2016. I learned and invested, I failed, I sought help from All the Wrong Places until I said NO MORE. Deactivated social media and said ok God "I Surrender."

Now, I present to you, By the grace and mercy of my Heavenly Father, Simple Natural Hair Care.