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

ProductJunkie · Oct 8, 2015

Had my consultation... getting my install starting Friday night!!!!!!!

Arian · Oct 8, 2015

Just wanted to pop in and say, I love locs! I had a down period where I was hating my hair but my loc curls have renewed my love... just like any journey in life, it has its ups and downs, but I'm here to stay!

kulikuli · Oct 8, 2015

naija24 said:
hey!! i didn't know where else to ask.

i grew up being told that if you don't undo braids after a few months, your hair will loc up and you'll have to cut them off. well, i know now that you can take down locs no matter how old!! that's pretty groundbreaking. so, i have twists in my hair right now with marley hair. i'd like to keep them in until december...maybe longer. is it possible to keep them in until march maybe? and if so, if it does loc a bit, how damaging can this be or better yet, how difficult or easy would it be to undo?

thanks!

IMO, it's not worth it, if you're trying to retain length or keep it as a protective style because of the amount of hair you'll lose when you're taking the braids down. I took down my first set of locs and my hair was so damaged that I ended up cutting it off anyway; not everyone ends up cutting their hair but they do have to trim significantly because of the damage.

Foxglove · Oct 8, 2015

naija24 said:
hey!! i didn't know where else to ask.

i grew up being told that if you don't undo braids after a few months, your hair will loc up and you'll have to cut them off. well, i know now that you can take down locs no matter how old!! that's pretty groundbreaking. so, i have twists in my hair right now with marley hair. i'd like to keep them in until december...maybe longer. is it possible to keep them in until march maybe? and if so, if it does loc a bit, how damaging can this be or better yet, how difficult or easy would it be to undo?

thanks!

Depends how much hair you lose and how much breakage you get while detangling. The longest I left braids/twists in was 4 months and detangling was a beast. I think going longer would cause more breakage than retention

Arian · Oct 8, 2015

ProductJunkie said:
Had my consultation... getting my install starting Friday night!!!!!!!

Are you doing sisterlocs or traditional? Congrats either way!

ProductJunkie · Oct 9, 2015

Arian said:
Are you doing sisterlocs or traditional? Congrats either way!

Sisterlocks!!!!

Thank you!!!

ProductJunkie · Oct 10, 2015

Had my first few hours of installation.... Looking forward to the progress!!

dicapr · Oct 14, 2015

I had my second retightening yesterday. I was kind of disappointed that I hadn't made that much progress. Even though I am interlocking my braidlocs I am still having a lot of slippage and unraveling at 12 weeks out. She said some of my hair was in the beginning stages of locing but my hair is soft and curly so it might take a while. I know it is a journey so I'm going to make friends with the frizzy baby locs on my head because they are going to be like this for a while.

Platinum · Oct 28, 2015

17 months loc'd!! :yahoo:

Platinum · Nov 3, 2015

I haven't done a retwist since July. I think I'm going to wait until New Years until I do it again.

Foxglove · Nov 5, 2015

My babies aren't babies anymore. I'm a few days away from 15 months loced

With flash

Without

Platinum · Nov 6, 2015

Looking good, @Foxglove! Congratulations!

Foxglove · Nov 7, 2015

Thanks @Platinum!

I started my third reti. I think I'm getting the hang of it. I accidentally married two of my locs at the root during my first reti attempt so I had to take them out and redo them. Sectioning is going better now and I haven't had any issues since then. I don't think my grid is perfect anymore but I'm sick of chasing after consultants so I'll probably be a DIYer for the next forseeable future

Length shot

Platinum · Nov 7, 2015

@Foxglove great job! I think it looks more natural when the grid isn't perfect. :yep:

BrandNew · Nov 7, 2015

Love it @Foxglove

dicapr · Nov 17, 2015

I'm still hanging in there. My hair is too short to do anything with except pin up the sides. It is looking special these days so most of the time I'm wearing a hat. But this is what I look at a few days before my 4 month date.

BrandNew · Nov 25, 2015

Bumping to add pics later

ETA: Pics were taken last month.

BrandNew · Nov 25, 2015

I can't figure out why the pics are sideways when they aren't saved that way but I give up on trying to fix it :lol:

Platinum · Nov 27, 2015

1 1/2 years Loc'd! :woohoo: I haven't retwisted in almost 5 months, trying to hold out for another month. I've had some tangling at the roots lately so I separate them after shampooing then I oil with coconut oil. I need to get back to my Aloe Vera spritz because I was seeing some serious growth when I used it.

I have no regrets about locking my hair except that I wish I had done this years ago. :yep:

Arian · Nov 30, 2015

Looks like I haven't popped in since early October, but I'm still hanging in there. My next re-twist will be December 6. December 2 will make a year of progress towards locs. They are starting to bud more and look a little questionable (lol), so I may start shooting for more updos (although I'd rather wear them down).

I'm going to have to do some research on some hairstyles that will help camouflage some of the buds that I have...

mallysmommy · Dec 4, 2015

im still here. i love my hair. it is finally starting to be apart instead of just a hairstyle. i look at hair in a spiritual way. almost as a documented history or expression of my life. February will mark two years for me. Yesterday i dipped my hair three times in an baking soda peppermint oil and water mixture. my hair was that dirty. i re twist the front locs.

i have a question are you guys consistently tying up your hair at night? i haven't been and think that i should start doing so.
also where can i find unique and pretty loc jewelry and shells?

posting pics soon

Arian · Dec 4, 2015

Today, one of my friends did a photo shoot for me to commemorate my 1yr lockiversary...

One of the photos focused on my hair and man...it is doing some things...buds, skinny parts, fuzz, scraggly ends, closed ends, lint, bunching twists...so much happening...but I suppose this is my hair's character.

This time next year, I will be 100% loc'd--I hope...and my hair will be more into its own..

Platinum · Dec 6, 2015

mallysmommy said:
im still here. i love my hair. it is finally starting to be apart instead of just a hairstyle. i look at hair in a spiritual way. almost as a documented history or expression of my life. February will mark two years for me. Yesterday i dipped my hair three times in an baking soda peppermint oil and water mixture. my hair was that dirty. i re twist the front locs.

i have a question are you guys consistently tying up your hair at night? i haven't been and think that i should start doing so.
also where can i find unique and pretty loc jewelry and shells?

posting pics soon

I'm glad you're loving your loc'd journey. :yep:

I haven't been tying my hair up on a consistent basis. :spank:

I've seen some beautiful loc jewelry at locaccessories.com and on etsy.com. I can't remember the names of some of the other sites that I've seen them. I've seen cowrie shells at the BSS but they're usually just the plastic ones.:/

Platinum · Dec 21, 2015

Ok so, I was trying to wait a few weeks until I decide to retwist. I'm thinking that I'll probably end up doing it this week (I'm trying the palm roll method again).

ChasingBliss · Dec 21, 2015

Hey y'all

I'm still in love with my locs and stay impressed with how fast they have grown...especially when folks point it out. It makes sense tho. With locs, you keep EVERTYING. Any shedding just gets eaten up by the loc.

Renovating · Dec 22, 2015

Hi locked ladies. I've been natural for 7.5 a years and I am ready for a change.

So after a substantial amount of research and five consults, I've officially decided to have sisterlocks installed. I love the versatility of this low maintenance style. Since I am not a diyer, I will have my consultant maintain them.

I will post pictures after my install on 1/23-1/24/16.

Soooo excited :drunk:

Platinum · Dec 23, 2015

Renovating said:
Hi locked ladies. I've been natural for 7.5 a years and I am ready for a change.

So after a substantial amount of research and five consults, I've officially decided to have sisterlocks installed. I love the versatility of this low maintenance style. Since I am not a diyer, I will have my consultant maintain them.

I will post pictures after my install on 1/23-1/24/16.

Soooo excited

I'm happy for you!

Foxglove · Dec 27, 2015

I can do a baby pony/bun with a bit of manipulation

dicapr · Dec 27, 2015

Foxglove said:
I can do a baby pony/bun with a bit of manipulation

I can't wait until I can do that! Congrats

Platinum · Dec 27, 2015

I retwisted my Locs a few days ago with a homemade gel. I used Aloe Vera Gel from the leaf, JBCO, Coconut oil, Wild Growth Hair Oil. I like the mix but I will probably use a little more Aloe next time.

I'm still in love with my hair but I'll be happy when I'm able to put my Locs into a full ponytail. My Locs in the front and on the sides keep hitting me in the face. :lol:

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