I guess I’m not joining y’all ladies not just yet, cause I relaxed my hair
I’m keeping my tools just in case I randomly decide to lock my hair.
I’m no expert and I’m so new to this that I don’t really have an opinion but I’ve always heard you should pick a method and stick to it or you may have inconsistent results which sounds like your description of what your locs are doing. Good luck.
I would go with retwisting and if you can go a little longer between maintenance. Are you comfortable with new growth?
Hey there just to correct I do not have fine hair. It’s just really fuzzy/frizzy and doesn’t hold styles well. It behaves as if it is fine though!
Yes, fine strands not very dense.
Thanks! Yeah, the thickening up is the previously comb coiled parts. The interlocked parts don't seem to be doing much in terms of the thickening.
I totally love the color of your hair! My hair is fine and fuzzy like yours but I’m palm-rolling to maintain.Yes, fine strands not very dense.
Sitting here getting interlocked as I type lol. At this time I think continuing w interlocs is the best choice because I like to wet/wash frequently and plan on working out more now that the weather is nicer.
How close together are your retightenings? I think that you should space them further apart and then that might help you get the thickness you want. The next thing to consider is do you know what interlocking pattern your loctician is doing? She might be using a 4 pt. rotation and if you want your locks to be thicker she should be using a 2 pt. rotation. Since I know you like neat hair, you will probably be happier with a 3 pt. rotation.
I think your hair looks good, you just have to stay patient and let it do its thing. But I will also say that you can probably achieve the ideal thickness you want if you combined waiting longer in between retightenings with a 2 or 3 pt. rotation interlocking pattern.
If all else fails, you can combine all of your locks...but the way your patience is set up, I already know you ain't about that life.
, cut it as short as it could be (twice), etc. At this point, being natural isn’t as exciting and that’s ok! I hate detangling but I still love my twistouts and braidouts, so sisterlocs will still allow me to do that. I’m watching as many videos as I can because I don’t wanna pay anyone to do my retightenings.
So I had my sisterloc consultation today. I’m getting them installed on Saturday!
I’ve done everything I’ve wanted to do as a loose natural. Grew my hair to just above my waist, dyed it a lot
Can't wait to see pics! How will you be prepping your hair for next week's appt? For my loc install, I washed and DC my hair a couple of days before the appt and put my hair in twists. And then on the day of the appt, I took the twists out.
YAY!!!
. I’ll try to remember to post before and after pics!
. I decided to book an early morning appt, since the salon seems to get busy in the later hrs. I'll be almost 8mths loc! I decided to try a style. These are the ones that I've narrowed down to. I just hope my hair is long enough for the style. I think I'm going to go with style 1.
That’s so pretty.I scheduled my next hair appt for next month
I need these in my life.Has anyone tried bondi bands? It's workout headbands that help absorb sweat. I've seen really good reviews on youtube from people w/ locs-that workout.
I'm ordering these colors.
It’s been 8 years almost? But my body chemistry has changed and I have developed some allergies. The oil was a mixture, but all light oils, but it might have had something in the tree nut family? I used an applicator bottle and made sure not to go overboard. I just added a couple of drops to the front, back, and sides. I got all of the oil put now. I’ll just stick to that rose water spray I have been using. That seems safe and hasn’t caused me any issues. That what I get for getting to caught up in loc YouTube videos! Lol
