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

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I hope some budding happens next month. I will rinse my hair next week. I have semi permanent hair color, and I refuse to rinse in cold water, so I gotta lay off of it, until I’m ready to wash and retwist again, or I will be wearing head wraps to hide my color fading.

I’m at pretty much at the two week mark, but my hold head was not completed until that following Monday, but I’ll stick with Friday, since I can wash and retwist on the weekends.
 
Evolving78 said:
I hope some budding happens next month. I will rinse my hair next week. I have semi permanent hair color, and I refuse to rinse in cold water, so I gotta lay off of it, until I’m ready to wash and retwist again, or I will be wearing head wraps to hide my color fading.

I’m at pretty much at the two week mark, but my hold head was not completed until that following Monday, but I’ll stick with Friday, since I can wash and retwist on the weekends.
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Ooh, what color do you have?
 
Evolving78 said:
I decided I couldn’t wait to shampoo my hair any longer, so I used a mesh cap. I used DE Oat & Protein for the first wash, and Honey Creme for the second for moisture. I didn’t use any conditioner. My starters stayed in place and there was no buildup.
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I totally love both of those shampoos. I use the Oat one more because I love the scent but I also condition with each wash. Glad your starters stayed intact and your first wash was a success. Yay!
 
As far as telling people outside the forum that I’m allowing my hair to lock, I’ve been pretty mum and I’ve allowed pictures to tell the story. I also don’t want any negativity. I must be making progress because my sister texted me freaking out that I’m letting my hair lock.
She was all like but why would you do that?
I was like why not? She did this same thing when I went natural 11 years ago. And now who’s natural? So let’s see if I can get her to join the loc club in a few years.
 
prettywhitty said:
As far as telling people outside the forum that I’m allowing my hair to lock, I’ve been pretty mum and I’ve allowed pictures to tell the story. I also don’t want any negativity. I must be making progress because my sister texted me freaking out that I’m letting my hair lock.
She was all like but why would you do that?
I was like why not? She did this same thing when I went natural 11 years ago. And now who’s natural? So let’s see if I can get her to join the loc club in a few years.
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I totally wish I had started my loc journey as soon as I BCed. I would be 4 years in by now.
 
Evolving78 said:
@shortycocoa
Can you go from twisting to interlocking? Since my locs are going to be small, I’m considering using the interlock method, but I need a little more hair growth in the nape area and my hairline behind my ears to interlock.
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I think you can, as long as you don't constantly switch back and forth between the two. You could probably still interlock though. If the hair is shorter than an inch in those areas, I see your concern.

You could use a plastic yarn needle to retighten those short areas. I have several locks that keep coming out or are super short that I use mine on.

You just have to cut the length of the needle and then use a nail file to file the tip down so it's rounded and smooth. Then widen the hole so your locks fit through the eye.

I use a flathead screwdriver or a pair of scissors to do that. But you have to be gentle and go slow or it will break. Ask me how I know. :lachen:

I'm not sure if I posted a pic of my needles, but I'll go ahead and do it now so you can see the different sizes I use.

Hope that helps!









The blue needle is regular size out of the package. I didn't cut it. I always use one that I don't alter. That one I use mostly for the long locks and the locks that are not fat on the ends.
 
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shortycocoa said:
I think you can, as long as you don't constantly switch back and forth between the two. You could probably still interlock though. If the hair is shorter than an inch in those areas, I see your concern.

You could use a plastic yarn needle to retighten those short areas. I have several locks that keep coming out or are super short that I use mine on.

You just have to cut the length of the needle and then use a nail file to file the top down so it's rounded and smooth. Then widen the hole so your locks fit through the eye.

I use a flathead screwdriver or a pair of scissors to do that. But you have to be gentle and go slow or it will break. Ask me how I know. :lachen:

I'm not sure if I posted a pic of my needles, but I'll go ahead and do it now so you can see the different sizes I use.

Hope that helps!









The blue needle is regular size out of the package. I didn't cut it. I always use one that I don't alter. That one I use mostly for the long locks and the locks that are not fat on the ends.
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I have several yarn needles, so I’ll try this out! Thank you!
 
prettywhitty said:
As far as telling people outside the forum that I’m allowing my hair to lock, I’ve been pretty mum and I’ve allowed pictures to tell the story. I also don’t want any negativity.
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I didn’t tell anyone besides my husband and mom before I started my loc journey. I had a few people ask why I did that to all my beautiful hair. :rolleyes: :mad: I would immediately tell them; that was rude! Or, I didn’t ask you why your hair looks like that or why you wear a wig. I had a few looks at work but I just kept it moving. Now no one looks twice.

Your hair, your decision. Tell everyone else to kick rocks.
 
simplycee said:
I didn’t tell anyone besides my husband and mom before I started my loc journey. I had a few people ask why I did that to all my beautiful hair. :rolleyes: :mad: I would immediately tell them; that was rude! Or, I didn’t ask you why your hair looks like that or why you wear a wig. I had a few looks at work but I just kept it moving. Now no one looks twice.

Your hair, your decision. Tell everyone else to kick rocks.
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I totally agree with all of this! I didn't really tell anyone either time I started locks with the exception of my ex-husband and some of my classmates. He came with me to my consultation. Not sure why. :lachen:

I told a select few after the fact. I don't think I had to deal with negative comments.

simplycee said:
This is my only loc regret...not doing it sooner.
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Mine too. Especially this new set cause these locks are straight fire!!!!
 
prettywhitty said:
As far as telling people outside the forum that I’m allowing my hair to lock, I’ve been pretty mum and I’ve allowed pictures to tell the story. I also don’t want any negativity. I must be making progress because my sister texted me freaking out that I’m letting my hair lock.
She was all like but why would you do that?
I was like why not? She did this same thing when I went natural 11 years ago. And now who’s natural? So let’s see if I can get her to join the loc club in a few years.
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Speaking of this, my mom was the same way when I first went natural in 2005. Very negative reaction to my big chop. But I didn't give a :censored:. Everyone else was nothing but positivity and love. She apologized later, but I didn't care.

I told her I didn't need her permission and I was an adult. When I cut all my SLs off and had a Caesar I think her reaction was a little more tame but I think she still fstow. Again, I didn't give a..... I was doing me. Everyone else kept telling me how good it looked and how beautiful I was. You couldn't tell me nothing. :lachen:

Eventually she ended up going natural herself and had her hair cut short the same way I did but I didn't see it then. She kept saying how much she liked it and she looked like a boy. But had all this negativity when I basically did the same thing twice. *eyes rolling*

Then when I got a texturizer she really fstow.... talking about "why did you do that?" "You betrayed me". My response? BECAUSE. I. WANTED. TO.

Just continue moving in silence and validate yourself. At the end of the day, only your opinion and the opinion of people who truly love and support you matters. And you know we are always going to love and support you!
 
I only purposefully told two people outside of my family. Everyone else just saw my hair as it happened. I totally have cut-a-bisch face so no matter how crazy my hair looked, they weren’t about to make me lose my religion. :drunk: I didn’t even know I had that look until this clear man that I used to work with told me that. :lachen:I didn’t know how to feel about it at the time but I think the look has served me well. I like to look cute just like the next person but if I don’t look good to me, that’s a problem. Like @simplycee said, everyone else can take their opinions and kick rocks!
 
I emailed the owner of the Nappyloc tool to see who she uses for Express shipping.


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But she never answered who she uses for express shipping :lachen:I feel like I probably confused the poor woman. She does offer express shipping though.
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I’m sure glad I learned how to make my own tools.
 
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