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

[Guinan]

View attachment 383365 My loctitian posted my pics on her IG. Excuse the goofy grin.

I love the size of ur locs

 

[Platinum]

I love the size of ur locs

Thank you, @pelohello!

 

[BillsBackerz67]

@Platinum omg omg how beautiful! I love the length and thickness! You look gorg thank you for sharing

 

[BillsBackerz67]

I got my hair retwisted on New Year's Eve. I was able to go 29 days! That's a record. It used to be every 2-3 weeks.

The front is locing at snails pace due to the texture and the back is coming along nicely. Today marks Month 8.

I'm hoping at my 1.5-2 year mark that I'll be fully loc'd.

 

[Platinum]

@Platinum omg omg how beautiful! I love the length and thickness! You look gorg thank you for sharing

@BillsBackerz67 thank you! Your locs look amazing!

 

[bubbles12345]

Peeping in

 

[Oasis]

i've been seriously debating combing out my locs. i went on vacation over the holidays and got so much sand and junk in them and i hate the way they smell when they get wet. not to mention, i've been having severe scalp issues. super dry and itchy over the past few weeks.

BUT my hair is so dry and kinky and brittle. i can never go back to spending so much time on my hair and looking ugly until my hair dries for a style that will only last few a few hours. i can never go back to loose hair. never.

it's either locs or a baldie with a wig. but seriously, tho.

 

[bubbles12345]

BUT my hair is so dry and kinky and brittle. i can never go back to spending so much time on my hair and looking ugly until my hair dries for a style that will only last few a few hours. i can never go back to loose hair. never.

it's either locs or a baldie with a wig. but seriously, tho.

Is this bad that this is one of the reasons I'm thinking of locing?

 

[Oasis]

Is this bad that this is one of the reasons I'm thinking of locing?

not at all! i'd take my frizzy, in dire need of a retwist locs over my shruken celie braids or cornrows all day.

 

[Platinum]

i've been seriously debating combing out my locs. i went on vacation over the holidays and got so much sand and junk in them and i hate the way they smell when they get wet. not to mention, i've been having severe scalp issues. super dry and itchy over the past few weeks.

BUT my hair is so dry and kinky and brittle. i can never go back to spending so much time on my hair and looking ugly until my hair dries for a style that will only last few a few hours. i can never go back to loose hair. never.

it's either locs or a baldie with a wig. but seriously, tho.

@Oasis You should probably try a loc detox and a good deep conditioning to see if that helps.

 

[Oasis]

@Oasis You should probably try a loc detox and a good deep conditioning to see if that helps.

thanks! i did a detox yesterday. i don't know if im doing it right because the water is never dirty. at all. yay for clean locs but its kinda disappointing. my scalp feels a lot better tho. i think my shampoo (HE hello hydration) may be causing the issues.

 

[Platinum]

thanks! i did a detox yesterday. i don't know if im doing it right because the water is never dirty. at all. yay for clean locs but its kinda disappointing. my scalp feels a lot better tho. i think my shampoo (HE hello hydration) may be causing the issues.

You may need to find a good clarifying shampoo instead of HH. My loctitian raved about a shampoo that she uses but I don't remember the name of it. I found these online last night:

 

[Oasis]

yall

im visiting my family for the weekend and apparently all my little cousins have head lice (among other things). i dont want to get into how trifling and pathetic their mothers are but i was at their house sitting all on the couch, hamming it up and now im worried.

i had my mom check my head and she didn't see anything but every time i come home i leave with something.

if i have to cut my locs i will be devastated.

it's confirmed. i have head lice.

i'm so upset and angry and disappointed and disgusted.

i can't stop crying. i look cute with a baldie but i definitely didn't want to cut my hair under these circumstances.

 

[MrsMe]

it's confirmed. i have head lice.

i'm so upset and angry and disappointed and disgusted.

i can't stop crying. i look cute with a baldie but i definitely didn't want to cut my hair under these circumstances.

No! Do you absolutely have to cut them?!
Are there any lice specialists who could help you remove them?

 

[Platinum]

it's confirmed. i have head lice.

i'm so upset and angry and disappointed and disgusted.

i can't stop crying. i look cute with a baldie but i definitely didn't want to cut my hair under these circumstances.

Oh no!! I'm so sorry to hear that!! Are you sure that you have to cut your locs?

 

[Ivonnovi]

@Oasis I've heard of folks who got rid of the Lice but maintained their locks; it is time consuming though.

Mayo & Vinegar my 1st thought (read this through):

http://headlicecenter.com/head-lice-mayonnaise/http://headlicecenter.com/head-lice-mayonnaise/​

Recipes:

http://www.dreadheadhq.com/pages/if-i-get-lice-do-i-have-to-cut-my-dreadlocks​

I didn't watch this vide but it came up quickly during the search:

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[nothidden]

it's confirmed. i have head lice.

i'm so upset and angry and disappointed and disgusted.

i can't stop crying. i look cute with a baldie but i definitely didn't want to cut my hair under these circumstances.

So sorry to hear about this. I don't have locs yet, but I wouldn't cut mine off. There are a few home remedies out there, but you may have to do them repeatedly.

You should google for options but I came across http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20641598,00.html which outlines quite a few options. I use Neem oil weekly to nourish my scalp, and while it smells like skunk spray, it kills lice and a whole lot of other things.

Here's another site: http://articles.mercola.com/how-to-get-rid-of-lice.aspx

 

[nothidden]

@Oasis I didn't watch this vide but it came up quickly during the search

I saw this Amazon review per Delacet (which is used in the video) from someone who has locs
(Amazon product ASIN B004C6ZWOW):
5.0 out of 5 starsI had such a bad case of lice that I was literally picking bugs ... By Rose on September 28, 2016
I had such a bad case of lice that I was literally picking bugs out of my hair. I left this stuff in for 2 1/2 hours, shampooed and no more bugs. I should mention that I have dreads down to my butt, so you know this stuff works really well. I'm going to repeat the process this weekend, just to make sure.

 

[Guinan]

@Oasis , wishing you patience and resolution . I REALLY hope you don't have to cut your locs.

 

[Oasis]

thanks yall! sorry for being so dramatic.

after calming down i did some research and found some good tips. unfortunately or fortunately this is rare for black folks so there's not much advice for ppl with hair like ours.

apparently heat works very well so i took a blow dryer to each dread last night and was able to kill A LOT with that method (who knows how many more there are *shudders*) tonight im going to try some of the natural remedies like mayo and vinegar. my mom works at a youth home and said said this works well. im going to do each method every 3 days for a few weeks and see where that takes me.

so, i guess if you know someone who doesn't believe black folks can get head lice just point them in my direction.

 

[MileHighDiva]

@Oasis

 

[BillsBackerz67]

thanks yall! sorry for being so dramatic.

after calming down i did some research and found some good tips. unfortunately or fortunately this is rare for black folks so there's not much advice for ppl with hair like ours.

apparently heat works very well so i took a blow dryer to each dread last night and was able to kill A LOT with that method (who knows how many more there are *shudders*) tonight im going to try some of the natural remedies like mayo and vinegar. my mom works at a youth home and said said this works well. im going to do each method every 3 days for a few weeks and see where that takes me.

so, i guess if you know someone who doesn't believe black folks can get head lice just point them in my direction.

I don't know how often you visit OT but there was a whole thread on megalice last year and a lot of people were under the assumption that black folks don't get lice. I was thinking "y'all gon learn today" and posted my experience of having a black patient who was infested with lice...like you could see them visibly crawling on her head standing several feelt away. smh. I still get hives thinking about it. I'm glad you found a solution and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that you don't have to cut!

 

[mochalocks]

8 1/2 months locked. I can't believe they will be 1 soon!!

 

[joy2day]

Hi ladies, I thought I'd join you here. I've been loc'd since Mother's Day 2015, and I love my hair! I've been doing a lot of updos lately as a protective style. I just don't think I'll ever do loose hair again.

Congrats on the Loc journey!

 

[Platinum]

Hi ladies, I thought I'd join you here. I've been loc'd since Mother's Day 2015, and I love my hair! I've been doing a lot of updos lately as a protective style. I just don't think I'll ever do loose hair again.

Congrats on the Loc journey!

Welcome!

 

[MrsMe]

I'm dying to dye my hair. (Pun unintended).
My sisterlocks are 5 1/2 months old now and I'm seeing some nice growth but I'm already bored. I need a change.
I've been playing with them by doing twistouts and braidouts but I want some color dagnabbit!
Has anybody successfully dyed their locs on their own? Is it too soon for me to do it with sisterlocks?

 

[Platinum]

I'm dying to dye my hair. (Pun unintended).
My sisterlocks are 5 1/2 months old now and I'm seeing some nice growth but I'm already bored. I need a change.
I've been playing with them by doing twistouts and braidouts but I want some color dagnabbit!
Has anybody successfully dyed their locs on their own? Is it too soon for me to do it with sisterlocks?

I think @Foxglove uses Henna for her Sisterlocks. What color are you thinking about using?

 

[MrsMe]

I think @Foxglove uses Henna for her Sisterlocks. What color are you thinking about using?

I'm thinking of a plum brown/dark burgundy for now then maybe add highlights.

 

[Platinum]

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I'm thinking of a plum brown/dark burgundy for now then maybe add highlights.

Oh, that's pretty! I like it!

 

[Arian]

I wanted to post a length check pic... I got a little haircut on Sunday after my retwist. She cut off some of the fluff and stringy ends and it looked a million times better. I finally feel like I have locs now. I am 25 months in!