Lock It Up! Support Thread (Sisterlocs, Dreads, Freeform, Etc)

shortycocoa said:
Yaaaaaassssss Queen, come through!!!! They got so full and the color is still very pretty and suits you well!
Click to expand...
Thanks! This was my second time retwisting. I don't twist tightly at all so I'm comfortable twisting once a month. I feel like retwisting is less stressful on my strands and scalp as well due to the texture of my hair. I'm loving how they look. Some of the ends around the front are still not loc'd and not sure they ever will. It doesn't bother me though the spirals are cute lol
 
I went ahead and retightened my locks since we were in the middle of Hurricane Dorian and the power was out. I started Thursday morning and finished this afternoon.

I will post pics but I will have to find out how to use imgur. I didn't realize photobucket has limited free plans to 25 mb, which is basically nothing. *Rolls eyes*. I ain't about to give them $6.99 a month for something I can do for free somewhere else. :lachen: :lachen: :lachen:

It's too bad, I had really come to like using it, once I figured it out.
 
I washed my hair with Essations shampoo and sprayed my leave-in. I sprayed some DE hydrience to help seal in the moisture. The weather is changing and I want to make sure I’m not walking around with dry dusty locs, so I had to wash my hair. My locs are sticking straight up, but whatever.. it’s part of the process. Gloss and earrings will get me through.
 
Last edited:
Transformer said:
Help. My edges are thinning. Do you think I’m getting the locks tighten too often or should I not tighten then to the roots?
Click to expand...

How often do you maintain them? I thought you had said before that your maintenance schedule is not that close together. You can try castor oil if your hair agrees with that or Jamaican black castor oil. I don't think my hair likes JBCO, so I just use regular castor oil.

I would also go with not retwisting too tight or fewer rotations, if you interlock.

And of course, the egg cocktail might help you out if you're about that life. But weren't you drinking that with us years ago??? I still drink it but I always get into these waves and patterns of not being very consistent with it. This is one of those times. :lachen:
 
shortycocoa said:
How often do you maintain them? I thought you had said before that your maintenance schedule is not that close together. You can try castor oil if your hair agrees with that or Jamaican black castor oil. I don't think my hair likes JBCO, so I just use regular castor oil.

I would also go with not retwisting too tight or fewer rotations, if you interlock.

And of course, the egg cocktail might help you out if you're about that life. But weren't you drinking that with us years ago??? I still drink it but I always get into these waves and patterns of not being very consistent with it. This is one of those times. :lachen:
Click to expand...

My schedule has actually been about every 5 weeks because I wanted to lessen the amount of time it takes. I never tried the egg cocktail.

I’m also wondering if it is pillowcase friction. I have never used a head scarf. I have sewn some silk pillowcases but don’t use them a lot.
 
Transformer said:
My schedule has actually been about every 5 weeks because I wanted to lessen the amount of time it takes. I never tried the egg cocktail.

I’m also wondering if it is pillowcase friction. I have never used a head scarf. I have sewn some silk pillowcases but don’t use them a lot.
Click to expand...

That could be the culprit, also. You should try sleeping on the silk pillowcases to see if that would help. Or satin/satin adjacent. :lachen:

Back when I had Sisterlocks I stopped tying my hair up and sleeping with a scarf on since my consultant said I didn't have to do that. I always sleep on a lot of pillows, like 2-3, but back then I made sure the top pillow had a smooth, non-cotton pillowcase on it to lay my head.
 
Evolving78 said:
That Essations shampoo is not a cleansing shampoo. It is strictly a moisturizing shampoo. I have to wash my hair again.
Click to expand...

Do you use a clarifying shampoo everytime you wash? That doesn't dry your hair out?

Evolving78 said:
I’m 4 months loc’ed today! Yay! I’m going to wash and maybe touch my color up with a rinse. I want to use an oil on my scalp, but I don’t want the build up either. I do need some fall color headbands.
Click to expand...

Congratulations! Maybe a lighter oil would work? But if you wash your hair as frequently as you do, issues with buildup might not be a problem.
 
shortycocoa said:
Do you use a clarifying shampoo everytime you wash? That doesn't dry your hair out?



Congratulations! Maybe a lighter oil would work? But if you wash your hair as frequently as you do, issues with buildup might not be a problem.
Click to expand...
I do use a 1st lather shampoo, then follow the second wash with a moisturizing shampoo usually. Sometimes I just use the 1st lather. I use a daily leave-in conditioner, so I don’t deal with dryness. I don’t oil my hair or scalp either. I would only use an oil because I feel like I need to be doing something to stimulate more growth, so I really don’t need an oil.

Lol that’s why I’m not a product junkie anymore. Just buying and doing stuff because I felt I needed to with no real justified reason.
 
Does anyone have a recipe for a good acv loc rinse ? I have an appt at a salon that doesn’t wash hair so I want it to be super clean. Thanks in advance !!
 
I'm almost two full weeks in and I'm still loving it! The only small issue I'm having is some unraveling at the roots after I work out. I feel like my locs already look a little fuller, but that can also be because they're all slightly unraveling and they're not as tightly coiled as when I first got them.
 
cravoecanela said:
Does anyone have a recipe for a good acv loc rinse ? I have an appt at a salon that doesn’t wash hair so I want it to be super clean. Thanks in advance !!
Click to expand...
No. Can you just use a clarifying shampoo and shampoo twice with that? Then follow up with a moisturizing shampoo? Your locs are mature right? You can deep condition, or do a hot oil treatment for moisture if you need it.
 
shyekiera said:
I really wantvto wash my hair... is it necessary to wait until my hair locs? I just need to scrub my scalp.
Click to expand...
I didn’t wait. I washed after a week or so. My hair is way shorter than yours. Even if your hair unravels a bit, the thing is to not comb or brush. Your hair will loc. Just think of how it tangles easily as a loose natural. Just wash gently, focus on the scalp, and smooth the shampoo down the locs with hands. Clean hair and water helps hair loc faster.
 
Evolving78 said:
I didn’t wait. I washed after a week or so. My hair is way shorter than yours. Even if your hair unravels a bit, the thing is to not comb or brush. Your hair will loc. Just think of how it tangles easily as a loose natural. Just wash gently, focus on the scalp, and smooth the shampoo down the locs with hands. Clean hair and water helps hair loc faster.
Click to expand...

Thanks!
 
Hey Ladies!! Next week I'll be 10mths loced. I'm still maintaining my own hair and it's been getting easier the more I do it myself. I've been washing and retwisting every 2wks. However, this week I'm going to skip which will put me at 3wks. I had did a 2-strand twistout which helped prolong my retwist. I kept the twists in for a week and then the next week I took them out (pics below). Washing and retwisting every 2wks has helped me so much w/ the tangling of my loose hairs, the matting, and the merging of locs. I wash my hair 3x's w/ Dr. Bronners soap, I then use aphogee direct leave-in (will be switching to infusion 23), oil scalp w/ Mane Choice growth oil (the oil is AMAZING!), & then retwist w/ Aunt Jackie elongate gel.

I hope everyone else's journey is going well.
 

Attachments

  • rps20190917_195651.jpg
    rps20190917_195651.jpg
    41.8 KB · Views: 32
  • rps20190917_195621.jpg
    rps20190917_195621.jpg
    40.1 KB · Views: 32
  • rps20190909_220313.jpg
    rps20190909_220313.jpg
    67.7 KB · Views: 32
  • rps20190917_195917.jpg
    rps20190917_195917.jpg
    35.6 KB · Views: 30
  • rps20190917_201559.jpg
    rps20190917_201559.jpg
    54.3 KB · Views: 32
Guinan said:
Hey Ladies!! Next week I'll be 10mths loced. I'm still maintaining my own hair and it's been getting easier the more I do it myself. I've been washing and retwisting every 2wks. However, this week I'm going to skip which will put me at 3wks. I had did a 2-strand twistout which helped prolong my retwist. I kept the twists in for a week and then the next week I took them out (pics below). Washing and retwisting every 2wks has helped me so much w/ the tangling of my loose hairs, the matting, and the merging of locs. I wash my hair 3x's w/ Dr. Bronners soap, I then use aphogee direct leave-in (will be switching to infusion 23), oil scalp w/ Mane Choice growth oil (the oil is AMAZING!), & then retwist w/ Aunt Jackie elongate gel.

I hope everyone else's journey is going well.
Click to expand...
You’re doing an awesome job on your retwists. Your hair is locing nicely.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

RockCreak
Healthy Loc Support Thread 2012
5 6 7
Replies
189
Views
43K
Alta Angel
Alta Angel
lusciousladie07
Naturals: Finding your lane!
Replies
9
Views
2K
darlingdiva
darlingdiva
goldielocs
!!!Healthly Loc'ed Roots Challenge -- Starting Jan 2010!!!
2
Replies
39
Views
6K
Ivonnovi
Ivonnovi
faithVA
Low Porosity Support Thread
44 45 46
Replies
1K
Views
255K
faithVA
faithVA
davisbr88
Hair Donators' Support Thread
Replies
8
Views
2K
davisbr88
davisbr88
Back
Top