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

I have not finished my hair.. I’ll Try to do a little each day. I’m just so busy right now..
does anyone ever get busy and not able to retwist or retighten their hair? Times like this is when I do something drastic like cut it all off.

decided I didn’t have time to interlock, so I washed and doing a retwist with no gel. I’m going to see how this retwist will hold up. I’m going to try to stretch my next wash day.
 
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I finished my hair this morning.. lol
Hey I have been working hard on other things!
I didn’t use any gel. Just some rose water to retwist with. Hope my hair holds up. I sprayed my hair with my oil from DE. I’m going to try to wash my hair every 2 weeks.
I will not be putting any product on my hair or scalp. I will just use that rose water spray and add a little of peppermint oil to it and spray my hair as needed.
 
Evolving78 said:
I finished my hair this morning.. lol
Hey I have been working hard on other things!
I didn’t use any gel. Just some rose water to retwist with. Hope my hair holds up. I sprayed my hair with my oil from DE. I’m going to try to wash my hair every 2 weeks.
I will not be putting any product on my hair or scalp. I will just use that rose water spray and add a little of peppermint oil to it and spray my hair as needed.
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Do you retwist every time you wash your hair? If you don't, do you do anything to make it neater?
I want to start doing more swimming in the ocean water and make it a weekly thing but I'll need to wash my hair every time afterwards. I know it's not a good idea to retwist every week, but I'm wondering if it'll work if I wash my locs and then just do a two-strand twist or braids to make them look a little neater.
 
simplycee said:
How long is it taking you with that tool?
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I've never used the nappyloc tool for my whole head but I used it yesterday on two locs that I missed and it is a lot faster than the sisterlocks tool. You just thread the end of the loc like thread through a needle and retie. No need to clip and no snags. I'll use it for my whole head next time. Having a newborn and toddler I just don't have time to spend all day so I'm having to do sessions during naps
 
Damaris.Elle said:
Do you retwist every time you wash your hair? If you don't, do you do anything to make it neater?
I want to start doing more swimming in the ocean water and make it a weekly thing but I'll need to wash my hair every time afterwards. I know it's not a good idea to retwist every week, but I'm wondering if it'll work if I wash my locs and then just do a two-strand twist or braids to make them look a little neater.
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I only retwist once a month. By the 2nd-3rd wash, I’m looking like fuzzy wuzzy! Lol I still wrap hairs around the locs and separate. You maybe able to get away with it more because your locs are larger than mine. I may start washing and retwisting every 2 weeks but it will be a light twist with no clips.

two strand twists or braiding frequently may cause tension and possible thinning/breakage too, so I would suggest retwist every 3-4 weeks. You can put your hair in a loose bun, use soft headbands and scarfs, or hair pins to style and make your hair neater.
 
Evolving78 said:
I only retwist once a month. By the 2nd-3rd wash, I’m looking like fuzzy wuzzy! Lol I still wrap hairs around the locs and separate. You maybe able to get away with it more because your locs are larger than mine. I may start washing and retwisting every 2 weeks but it will be a light twist with no clips.

two strand twists or braiding frequently may cause tension and possible thinning/breakage too, so I would suggest retwist every 3-4 weeks. You can put your hair in a loose bun, use soft headbands and scarfs, or hair pins to style and make your hair neater.
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Thanks for your input!
 
Finally finished combing out my Sisterlocks. Took about 3 months, but I went weeks and months between working on them. I used a push pin and oil which made it manageable. All of my color broke off during the process. I definitely had to trim (twice since finishing) as my ends were horrendous. If able to, I’m hoping to get traditional locs in December or next year.
 
nothidden said:
Finally finished combing out my Sisterlocks. Took about 3 months, but I went weeks and months between working on them. I used a push pin and oil which made it manageable. All of my color broke off during the process. I definitely had to trim (twice since finishing) as my ends were horrendous. If able to, I’m hoping to get traditional locs in December or next year.
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Oh wow!!! How long were your Sister locks? A lot of people end up using a push pin to take them down. How will you start your traditional locks? Have you decided on how you plan to maintain them? I look forward to seeing your starter locks later on down the line.
 
Foxglove said:
That’s ridiculous I would start looking for somebody new now. The fact that she would price gouge at this time, in this economy when a lot of people are worried about jobs etc
My consultant raised her prices by $30 after a few years but it was bc she moved from her living room to her shop and we also live in a high COL area so I would expect rent to go up at some point
$90 in 4 months she is out of her mind
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I agree.... @simplycee you should contact the home office and report her. She shouldn't be allowed to do that.

simplycee said:
Loc Journey: 2 years + 4 months
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Your hair looks great, though!
 
I don’t know if I can wait several more days to wash my hair... I think I will just go ahead and wash.. I will wait to retwist. Probably another 2 weeks and just stick with retwisting every 4 weeks.
 
I washed my hair. I noticed I need to be careful with the rose water peppermint spray I’ve been using. That is not something for daily use. My ends still felt oily after I washed my hair, so I had to go back in one more time. I will just stick to my leave-in spray and use the rose water with essential oil occasionally.
 
Did my first ACV loc detox yesterday. I used ACV and baking soda in super warm water. That water was a nasty looking brown when I finished. My hair felt clean but not so soft. I finished with a DE shampoo and deep conditioner. I retwisted with DE setting lotion. Today my locs feel less dense, less hard and less scratchy. They look pretty good and I am gaining length. Happy hair.
 
I feel busted looking regarding my hair.. I thought about curling my hair with some rods. I kind of don’t have time for that. I have papers to write and exams to study for.. maybe by the end of the year with more length, I will feel better about my hair. This is usually the time I get tired of my hair and take my locs down.
 
Cattypus1 said:
You’ve got this. I know you’re taking pictures, right? Take a look back at how far you’ve come. It works wonders.
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Imma hang in there. I’ll just use these clips and hand bands to get me through.
I used a silk scarf last night to wrap my hair up for bed and my hair is dry.. so I will go back to my satin scarves.
Yeah you know I document my progress. I take pictures every month. I don’t like how my hair looks when interlock. It looks spacey and I look like a chicken that’s been in a fight.
 
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I trimmed my ends a few days ago. I will trim my ends in a heartbeat if I don’t like how the form at the ends.
You know I did not care about my hair this much when I was loc’ed before. I would just get bored and comb them out. Now I’m worried about the size and how to maintain them. I guess my locs are on the micro side.
With interlocking I guess I need to do it with a part on the side, or my hair going back. The part in the middle makes my hair look spacey.

I’m in the ugly stage.
 
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Evolving78 said:
Imma hang in there. I’ll just use these clips and hand bands to get me through.
I used a silk scarf last night to wrap my hair up for bed and my hair is dry.. so I will go back to my satin scarves.
Yeah you know I document my progress. I take pictures every month. I don’t like how my hair looks when interlock. It looks spacey and I look like a chicken that’s been in a fight.
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Not a chicken in a fight! :lachen:I’ve never used silk, I would think it would be too porous. I’ve yet to find my favorite among my bonnets and scarves. My favorite is too small. The large bonnet gets on my nerves and bothers my ears. I need a loc soc like my favorite bonnet.
 
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Wash day
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Cattypus1 said:
Not a chicken in a fight! :lachen:I’ve never used silk, I would think it would be too porous. I’ve yet to find my favorite among my bonnets and scarves. My favorite is too small. The large bonnet gets on my nerves and bothers my ears. I need a loc soc like my favorite bonnet.
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Let me know when you get a loc soc. I have two different ones (from the BSS) and my locs aren’t long enough in the back to get smashed. Have you tried any styles yet?
 
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