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

I so agree with @BillsBackerz67 statement as well I’m not unhappy with my locs and my experience with SL hasn’t been terrible, but if I had to start over I probably would go a different just to see how my hair would turn out. I do feel like back then I was all about micro locs and the look of smallish locs but now I feel drawn to larger sized locs and have an appreciation for larger locs especially since they seem to be easier to manage for DIYers.

And yes you alls advice did help! I went to the Facebook group asking about consultants in the area as well as typed the city in the Facebook groups search bar. My consultation has been put on hold due to everything shutting down because of the Coronavirus so I will be glad when all of this clears up.

shortycocoa said:
You're welcome! As soon as I saw it was evident that she combined more locks I thought of you. I always thought her first set of locks were amazing and I was bummed that she combed them out. But hopefully this time around she will end up with something closer to what she was hoping for all along.

2010 is the year I started my Sisterlocks, and for me, I had been considering them for a few years prior as well. Just never made the decision until later. So I get it. I think we all at some point wonder what could have been... I think I still have moments like "wow, I wonder what my hair would have looked like now if I had kept my SLs all this time?" But ultimately I know I am much happier with this set of locks than I ever was with my SLs. I don't think I could fully see it then, or maybe I did but I just didn't want to acknowledge it completely. Looking back on pics from that time frame, I can really see it.

Even now, I wonder how my hair would look if I had started my locks differently in terms of method, size, parting, etc. although I am happy with them. I think it's only natural and I understand more where @BillsBackerz67 was coming from when she said she's not unhappy with hers but would be totally fine with starting over.

That's great news that you have finally found a consultant in the new city... so it looks like our advice worked? I hope your consultation with her goes well.

But a part of me is looking forward to this new journey of yours, should you decide to embark on it. Even your approach seems different than what is commonly done with combining Sisterlocks/microlocks. From what I have seen, most people interlock to combine as well as interlock to maintain. I noticed that Bindi twisted to combine and interlocks to maintain, and I have seen a couple others who started their own microlocks do that also.

I think it would be dope to see your approach with twisting to combine and retwisting to maintain. Which reminds me, I need to check on YouTuber YaGirlKesi because I think she started her microlocks with twists and retwists to maintain and I remembered really loving her hair in terms of neatness, size, etc. I believe I have posted her videos in this thread before if you wanted to check her out.

At any rate, I'm so excited for you!
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I’m getting annoyed with one of the loc groups I’m in there is an admin of the group that keeps scolding people in the group for being concerned about their retightens being cancelled due to statewide shutdowns as well as people saying they are considering doing their own retightens. She is removing posts and turning off comments on certain posts. I find it very weird that people think that others cant have the capacity to focus on more than one thing at a time.
We all get the seriousness of what is happening, but it’s weird to me that people are getting upset at people in a hair group for wanting to discuss their concerns about their hair. We are already bombarded enough with information about what is happening every 5 minutes without it having to be discussed in a hair group as well. I’m strongly considering leaving the group because I can not take the negativity.
 
mz.rae said:
I’m getting annoyed with one of the loc groups I’m in there is an admin of the group that keeps scolding people in the group for being concerned about their retightens being cancelled due to statewide shutdowns as well as people saying they are considering doing their own retightens. She is removing posts and turning off comments on certain posts. I find it very weird that people think that others cant have the capacity to focus on more than one thing at a time.
We all get the seriousness of what is happening, but it’s weird to me that people are getting upset at people in a hair group for wanting to discuss their concerns about their hair. We are already bombarded enough with information about what is happening every 5 minutes without it having to be discussed in a hair group as well. I’m strongly considering leaving the group because I can not take the negativity.
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I don't even bother going into the loc groups anymore. I got tired of the "Locs vs Dreads" arguments. :down:
 
mz.rae said:
I’m getting annoyed with one of the loc groups I’m in there is an admin of the group that keeps scolding people in the group for being concerned about their retightens being cancelled due to statewide shutdowns as well as people saying they are considering doing their own retightens. She is removing posts and turning off comments on certain posts. I find it very weird that people think that others cant have the capacity to focus on more than one thing at a time.
We all get the seriousness of what is happening, but it’s weird to me that people are getting upset at people in a hair group for wanting to discuss their concerns about their hair. We are already bombarded enough with information about what is happening every 5 minutes without it having to be discussed in a hair group as well. I’m strongly considering leaving the group because I can not take the negativity.
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I’m in this group. I think it’s weird too. I only lurk because some of the people are just mean for no reason.
 
I’m in that group too. ITA.

What gets me is that she has the time not only to scold but to go tit for tat back & forth ,responding to folks. Just being salty for no reason. People have a right to be concerned about their locks and retights and where else are they gonna discuss with people that are Sisterlocked and can relate.

She must have had a bad day. Maybe if enough of us leave the group she’ll get a wake up call. I doubt it though.
 
almond eyes said:
I am going to try in a week and a half and do my retie on my own for the first time. Bit by bit. And I will get back to all of you.

Best,
Almond Eyes
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I’m doing my own retight . I started yesterday and only got a small section done. I messed up 1 lock by putting a knot in it. I’m not sweating it too much hoping my consultant will be able to do something with it when we get back together. I took the retight class probably close to 2 years ago but have not really done a full retight because I’m not patient. I’d rather pay my consultant to do it but I know I don’t want to pay someone else forever because barring unforeseen occurrence I plan on having my locks until the end. So I guess this will be practice .

Its daunting though. I don’t get how people that have over 500 locks do their own.

@almond eyes...lets us know how it turns out.
 
ITA! I’m just like come on now! There are people throwing kickbacks, going to parks in mass numbers playing basketball, and completely ignoring social distancing/lockdown rules but she wants to be scolding people in a hair group for discussing hair. If anything it would be more helpful to discuss tips, hairstyles, etc to people who are concerned about their hair.
msdeevee said:
I’m in that group too. ITA.

What gets me is that she has the time not only to scold but to go tit for tat back & forth ,responding to folks. Just being salty for no reason. People have a right to be concerned about their locks and retights and where else are they gonna discuss with people that are Sisterlocked and can relate.

She must have had a bad day. Maybe if enough of us leave the group she’ll get a wake up call. I doubt it though.
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msdeevee said:
I’m doing my own retight . I started yesterday and only got a small section done. I messed up 1 lock by putting a knot in it. I’m not sweating it too much hoping my consultant will be able to do something with it when we get back together. I took the retight class probably close to 2 years ago but have not really done a full retight because I’m not patient. I’d rather pay my consultant to do it but I know I don’t want to pay someone else forever because barring unforeseen occurrence I plan on having my locks until the end. So I guess this will be practice .

Its daunting though. I don’t get how people that have over 500 locks do their own.

@almond eyes...lets us know how it turns out.
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I am going to take it by quadrants throughout four days. Won't go beyond four weeks due to my hair type. My consultant said to me the first time I met her in 2018, you had better learn how to get your locs done or find an alternative person, to do your hair. You never know what might happen in life like something big she said. In November 2019, I took the retie class. Glad I did. YouTube can really mislead a person on the clock and the technique. At the same time the sisterlock retie tool doesn't work for my hair type. So I had to buy the easy loc tool.

Best,
Almond Eyes
 
prettywhitty said:
Let us know how you come out and what you used.
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My hair was super soft immediately after rinsing. My scalp felt really good and my hair felt clean. I used 1/4 c of Rhassoul and Bentonite each, 1/8 c of Kaolin, 1/2 c AVJ and 1/2 c distilled water on damp hair. I covered with a plastic cap for 30 minutes.
It didn’t take any longer to rinse than rinsing conditioner. I didn’t wash or condition after. My hair now retwisted and dried feels softer than it has with previous wash and DC sessions. I love it! I will add this to my regi!
 
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Just finished my retight. I think it’s the best one I ever done. I found a few YouTube channels with a loc size similar to mine.

This technique of interlocking the roots and doing a small palmroll to the ends I think will really give me the look I’m going for as my locks mature. im also going to see if I can stretch my retight to 8-10 weeks. I watched a Yannie the locologist vid about doing reti’s too frequently because it would give you that scalpy look.
and I also found this video intersting:

I like the idea of positive thinking and affirmations to my hair, especially with these wild times we are living in.
I hope everyone is doing well and is staying healthy.
 
I've been slacking with posting pictures and updates...I've been locked for 7 months now.

The other day, I was thinking that my hair has barely gotten any longer compared to when I first loc'ed my hair in September, but I looked at some older pictures today and I see that my hair actually has changed a lot. A lot of my curly ends that were in the back are gone and buds have formed at most of my ends. The hair towards the back of my head is catching up with the front, so my hair doesn't really look like a bob anymore. These pictures are from 3 weeks ago when I did my last retwist.

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Damaris.Elle said:
I've been slacking with posting pictures and updates...I've been locked for 7 months now.

The other day, I was thinking that my hair has barely gotten any longer compared to when I first loc'ed my hair in September, but I looked at some older pictures today and I see that my hair actually has changed a lot. A lot of my curly ends that were in the back are gone and buds have formed at most of my ends. The hair towards the back of my head is catching up with the front, so my hair doesn't really look like a bob anymore. These pictures are from 3 weeks ago when I did my last retwist.

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I see you! Looking good!!!!
 
One thing I'm kind of concerned about is flat locs...I noticed that several of my locks are flat toward the roots. I don't mind if some of them are a little flat, but I don't want them all to be flat. Has anyone else noticed that their locs have a tendency to be flat instead of cylindrical?
 
Damaris.Elle said:
One thing I'm kind of concerned about is flat locs...I noticed that several of my locks are flat toward the roots. I don't mind if some of them are a little flat, but I don't want them all to be flat. Has anyone else noticed that their locs have a tendency to be flat instead of cylindrical?
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How do you maintain/reti them?
 
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