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

[Evolving78]

Yay! I think I’m mature. Now when do I get to that growth phase? My locs are solid and the tips are fully loced. I still have hairs that get loose and are stupid straight but I think I’m there. Can’t wait to see what year 2 brings.

Oh the growth.. you can make a ponytail! Lol I can’t even shake yet.. I don’t think my hair has the ability to shake either.. like it’s just not light enough. I need a great amount of hang time to do that!
Your hair has evolved a lot, so I know you will see more hang time soon.

 

[Cattypus1]

Oh the growth.. you can make a ponytail! Lol I can’t even shake yet.. I don’t think my hair has the ability to shake either.. like it’s just not light enough. I need a great amount of hang time to do that!
Your hair has evolved a lot, so I know you will see more hang time soon.

Lol...ponytail is relative. I can pull it back into a kind of ponytail but lawd knows I wouldn’t leave the house like that!

 

[shortycocoa]

I washed my hair and DS 1's hair today. I separated some of his locks but not all of them. He wouldn't sit still long enough for me to get all of it done. I just separated what I could, towel rubbed his whole head and put oil on his locks.

I plan on retightening my hair this week starting tomorrow. It should be dry by then. DS 2 has some crazy new growth. He needs a retightening also but I plan to wait a few more weeks before doing his.

 

[fifi134]

I survived 2 weeks without a retwist, so I think next time I’ll go for 3. I got my hair professionally retwisted though, just bc I felt like it. I’ll go back to her for December for a wedding I’m in.

 

[Cattypus1]

I survived 2 weeks without a retwist, so I think next time I’ll go for 3. I got my hair professionally retwisted though, just bc I felt like it. I’ll go back to her for December for a wedding I’m in.

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Beautiful! What city?

 

[simplycee]

20 months locked. Also 2 weeks post retightening and my grid has disappeared. I’d love to think it’s new growth but I believe it’s frizz.

 

[fifi134]

Beautiful! What city?

Thank you! It’s in Boston and conveniently 15 minutes from my house.

 

[Evolving78]

@fifi134
Your style is so pretty!

@simplycee
You have a lot of hair! It’s so full! How long does it take to retighten?

 

[Evolving78]

I washed my hair and DS 1's hair today. I separated some of his locks but not all of them. He wouldn't sit still long enough for me to get all of it done. I just separated what I could, towel rubbed his whole head and put oil on his locks.

I plan on retightening my hair this week starting tomorrow. It should be dry by then. DS 2 has some crazy new growth. He needs a retightening also but I plan to wait a few more weeks before doing his.

There is this guy on YT that started his locs with the towel/sponge method, and his locs are gorgeous! They are longer now, so he has to retwist them by hand. The towel method gives you a lot of locs too! I didn’t even think to start that way...

I know I say this every time, but you are a trooper for dealing with those boys! Lol meanwhile, I just bought a hair cutting cape for mine. I got tired of clipping a towel around their necks and getting the towel full of hair.

 

[KimPossibli]

I haven't paid attention to my roots in weeks... just washing and rolling on with life...

the pain that is gonna come when I have to separate these roots tomorrow....

As it turns out I didnt do anything to my hair until yesterday...

I did it while soaking wet with a hot oil treatment in it....
it wasnt terrible...

but I wouldnt recommend going that long with out at least periodically separating roots..

also...

I realised yesterday that I'm about 2 .5 years since I started locing....

 

[Evolving78]

As it turns out I didnt do anything to my hair until yesterday...

I did it while soaking wet with a hot oil treatment in it....
it wasnt terrible...

but I wouldnt recommend going that long with out at least periodically separating roots..

also...

I realised yesterday that I'm about 2 .5 years since I started locing....

My roots are not about the single life! They stay wanting to get married! Lol

Do you think the hot oil treatment helped with popping/separating them? Did you use a detangling spray?

Wow you are 2.5 years in the game! That’s what’s up! I hope to ride this thing out this time. I have loc’ed my hair several times and can’t make it past 1.5 years.

 

[Evolving78]

Anyone wear loc jewelry?

 

[Cattypus1]

Thank you! It’s in Boston and conveniently 15 minutes from my house.

I was born in Boston! I live in Louisville now and there is definitely a void for locticians and natural hair stylists period. I do love that style. I was considering finding a professional for my 1-year but I’ve been lazy about finding the right one and I don’t have time for the foolishness you have to put up with here with them being so few and far between.

 

[fifi134]

@fifi134
Your style is so pretty!

@simplycee
You have a lot of hair! It’s so full! How long does it take to retighten?

Thank you!

 

[Evolving78]

Lessons I learned with this

I was born in Boston! I live in Louisville now and there is definitely a void for locticians and natural hair stylists period. I do love that style. I was considering finding a professional for my 1-year but I’ve been lazy about finding the right one and I don’t have time for the foolishness you have to put up with here with them being so few and far between.

I see a connection happening here! Lol you got family in Boston? Maybe you could visit next year and hook up with a loctician there?

 

[KimPossibli]

My roots are not about the single life! They stay wanting to get married! Lol

Do you think the hot oil treatment helped with popping/separating them? Did you use a detangling spray?

Wow you are 2.5 years in the game! That’s what’s up! I hope to ride this thing out this time. I have loc’ed my hair several times and can’t make it past 1.5 years.

I think being dripping wet plus the hot oil treatment definitely helped

what they look like today

 

[simplycee]

@simplycee
You have a lot of hair! It’s so full! How long does it take to retighten?

I do have a lot of hair = a lot of locks. Usually it takes about 3.5/4 hours to wash and retighten at 6-7 weeks.

 

[Evolving78]

I do have a lot of hair = a lot of locks. Usually it takes about 3.5/4 hours to wash and retighten at 6-7 weeks.

Oh that’s not bad at all.

 

[RoundEyedGirl504]

Anyone wear loc jewelry?

I want some! But I don’t really have a enough hair that I think would make it pop.

 

[shyekiera]

I bought dry shampoo.
I don't like it.

 

[Cattypus1]

Lessons I learned with this

I see a connection happening here! Lol you got family in Boston? Maybe you could visit next year and hook up with a loctician there?

I haven’t been in touch with the little bit of family I have there in years. I’d be on my own there, I haven’t been back there since my daughter was a toddler and I won’t say how old she is, let’s just say she’s not a toddler anymore. ​

 

[Loc’dDream]

Lol...ponytail is relative. I can pull it back into a kind of ponytail but lawd knows I wouldn’t leave the house like that!

Me too lol!!

 

[Loc’dDream]

I survived 2 weeks without a retwist, so I think next time I’ll go for 3. I got my hair professionally retwisted though, just bc I felt like it. I’ll go back to her for December for a wedding I’m in.



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Very pretty

 

[Loc’dDream]

I got my hair retightened on Saturday I’m happy with it. It’s been 6 weeks since my last retightening and I have some new growth so it’s cool.

 

[shortycocoa]

I survived 2 weeks without a retwist, so I think next time I’ll go for 3. I got my hair professionally retwisted though, just bc I felt like it. I’ll go back to her for December for a wedding I’m in.

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That style is so elegant and beautiful!!!!

 

[shortycocoa]

View attachment 452853 I got my hair retightened on Saturday I’m happy with it. It’s been 6 weeks since my last retightening and I have some new growth so it’s cool.

Your hair looks so good!

 

[Cattypus1]

View attachment 452853 I got my hair retightened on Saturday I’m happy with it. It’s been 6 weeks since my last retightening and I have some new growth so it’s cool.

Love it! I’m still toying with the idea of a professional retwist but I just don’t like shops!

 

[RoundEyedGirl504]

I think being dripping wet plus the hot oil treatment definitely helped

what they look like today

Ohhh I love the size of your locs, so thick and pretty!

 

[Evolving78]

I want some! But I don’t really have a enough hair that I think would make it pop.

When I hit a year, i’m going to try a couple of cuffs.

 

[Evolving78]

@KimPossibli
That’s a dope pic! My mobile carrier wouldn’t let me be great last night, so I’m finally seeing it!
Like I think you should frame it, seriously!