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

imaginary said:
I finally got around to bleaching my hair. Hoo boy this henna said it wasn't gonna ever leave my side. And I thought I'd love this contrast, but the more I look at it, the less I like it I think. I do love that some parts managed to get to the blonde I like though. But until I can go back and have her lighten the dark parts, I think I may put a brown rinse on it.

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I do love that she managed to do this with any apparent immediate damage. My curls at the end look the same and the locs also feel the same. When I head back to my loctician next week I'll be sure for certain though.
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:heart: LOVE THIS!!!!!!!
 
I cut my sisterlocks off. I was not a fan of the way my loctitian did my grid. It was sloppy. I also think I had too much of my ends left out. I kept them in for 12 months trying to make myself be ok with it.

Anyway, I plan to lock it up again in the spring/summer. Don't know if I'll do sisterlocks again or just go with microlocks.
 
hairsothick said:
I cut my sisterlocks off. I was not a fan of the way my loctitian did my grid. It was sloppy. I also think I had too much of my ends left out. I kept them in for 12 months trying to make myself be ok with it.

Anyway, I plan to lock it up again in the spring/summer. Don't know if I'll do sisterlocks again or just go with microlocks.
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Your locs were on my vision board.
 
Platinum said:
I need to find a good moisturizer for my locs and a good oil for my scalp. I used a little Sulfur 8 grease on my scalp the other day and it really helped with the itching but I want something “minty”.
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My mom has locs and whatever the lady that does her hair uses, I know it has lemongrass in it.
 
I lost my first loc :cry3:. Right in my weak spot and it wasn't even bleached. It might be the stress of the past few months are catching up to me tbh, but I wasn't exactly surprised. The locs in that area (edges/temple) don't usually stay and we've only managed to get a few to actually stay and not unravel before the next retightening.

I need to up my nutrition though. I have not been taking care of my insides.
 
I feel like I may be joining you guys really soon. I'm tired of doing my hair and I'm tired of these stylists with 50-11 stipulations. There's just a small matter of the rest of my relaxed hair lol. I just need a break lol. I want something I can reasonably take care of by myself, and I'm torn between loc extensions and no fake hair, plus these people doing locs are kinda outrageous with their prices too, or I'm just really cheap lol.
 
i think I want microlocs. They’re gorgeous... but then i look over at all my hair products and feel like they would be going to waste if I locked. I’m so torn I wish microlocs had been on my radar 2 years ago cause all I’ve done since Covid started was stay home or wear a scrub cap at work. I’ve barely worn my hair out in those 2 years so it would’ve been the perfect time for my hair to mature and lock
 
Any ladies have any styling ideas I can put my locs in before I go into labor next month/early April with my son?

they’re 5 1/2 years old.
 
ItsMeLilLucky said:
I feel like I may be joining you guys really soon. I'm tired of doing my hair and I'm tired of these stylists with 50-11 stipulations. There's just a small matter of the rest of my relaxed hair lol. I just need a break lol. I want something I can reasonably take care of by myself, and I'm torn between loc extensions and no fake hair, plus these people doing locs are kinda outrageous with their prices too, or I'm just really cheap lol.
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Oooh! That sounds like an adventure. I love the look of loc extensions but I always wonder at the hair matching when it grows out. There was an amazing poster in here that made instant locs with her textlaxed hair so that could be an option for the ends.

mochalocks said:
Any ladies have any styling ideas I can put my locs in before I go into labor next month/early April with my son?

they’re 5 1/2 years old.
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Crown braid? I always think those look regal no matter how loose/messy they get.
 
mochalocks said:
Nah. No two strand. I always get it that styled. Lol.
I think I may let her do two French braids.
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I like the idea of two French braids. Maybe some type of set for the twist-out or updo will work.

If all else fails you can always do a bun and dress it up or down or make it messy. For some reason those are usually my favorite.

Bantu knots may also be an option, but can get cumbersome based on length, thickness etc. And then you would have some great curls from that as well with minimal effort/no other tools or supplies to buy, such as rods.

Spiritlovesbeauty on IG just took hers down and her hair looked good. She had another style the other day I tried to replicate but I can never pull it off so then I get frustrated.

I've been wanting to do something different with my hair lately just because, so I am paying more attention to IG and TikTok mostly for ideas, so don't forget about social media.
 
imaginary said:
Oooh! That sounds like an adventure. I love the look of loc extensions but I always wonder at the hair matching when it grows out. There was an amazing poster in here that made instant locs with her textlaxed hair so that could be an option for the ends.


Crown braid? I always think those look regal no matter how loose/messy they get.
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True.
I forgot about the crown braid. I did that style once.
 
shortycocoa said:
I like the idea of two French braids. Maybe some type of set for the twist-out or updo will work.

If all else fails you can always do a bun and dress it up or down or make it messy. For some reason those are usually my favorite.

Bantu knots may also be an option, but can get cumbersome based on length, thickness etc. And then you would have some great curls from that as well with minimal effort/no other tools or supplies to buy, such as rods.

Spiritlovesbeauty on IG just took hers down and her hair looked good. She had another style the other day I tried to replicate but I can never pull it off so then I get frustrated.

I've been wanting to do something different with my hair lately just because, so I am paying more attention to IG and TikTok mostly for ideas, so don't forget about social media.
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I’ll look her up.
Thank you.
 
shortycocoa said:
What is Free the Root? What do they sell?
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They sell natural soap bars and mists for locs, and loose hair. It's safe for the skin too according to them. Here's a link: https://www.freetheroots.com/

They have an Instagram as well
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If the instagram link doesn't work, scroll to the bottom of their homepage and they have a link there.
 
Hey y’all. I haven’t posted in a while because I let my subscription expire. I couldn’t see all the pics and I still love hair porn so I had to re-up. Love looking at loc picks and progress so I’m going to have to go back a couple of months just to see all of the luscious loc pics I’ve been missing.
 
I got my Free the Roots stuff today. I wish y'all could smell them. The soaps smell fye, however they do smell a bit earthy so if you're not into that, probably just stick to the unscented soap lol. The cinnamon bar soap smells like the Red Hot candy, the lemon spray smells like lemongrass, the snozberries smell like snozberries. I think I'm only going to stick to lemon spray and probably get all of the soaps. I'm not big fan of rose, but the rose definitely smells like roses.
 
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