Lock It Up! Support Thread (Sisterlocs, Dreads, Freeform, Etc)
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Arian
Loc'ing Up!
Wow. Time is really flying by! I just realized that I'm 14 months loc'd as of July 27th.My locs are feeling somewhat dry today. I haven't used my Aloe Vera juice spritz in a while so I need to start back on that.
What is in this Aloe spritz? And is Aloe Juice considered a loc tightener?
Arian
Loc'ing Up!
Yes. I have read about them and was wondering if aloe juice was a natural option.
Foxglove
A drop of golden sun
I've heard sea salt can speed up the locking process. Let me see what I found in the past
Arian
Loc'ing Up!
Thanks! I read that too. I was wondering if sea salt would be too drying, though. Having it be detrimental to my budding locs would be punishment for lack of patience. Unfortunately, my hair is finer than I originally thought, and is locking...slowly. For 8 months in (today!), just seems like I would be making more progress than 1 or 2 loc'd ends. When my friends drop by later, I will have them take a few photos of my babies and post them here.
Foxglove
A drop of golden sun
I was worried about that too which is why I haven't done it but from the pics I saw it definitely works
Foxglove
A drop of golden sun
I don't think you should compare your progress to others. Your hair will lock when it's ready, just try not to use products that are softening
The sisterlocks starter shampoo is supposed to help speed up the locking process but I can't justify spending $11-$12 for shampoo
kulikuli
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i find that using a hydrosol like rosewater or orange blossom water helps. i'm sure plain old water would probably have the same effect. water makes hair shrink, shrinkage leads to tangled hair, tangled hair=awesome for the loc-ing process.
ItsMeLilLucky
NotLucky no mo' just blessed.
Hey ladies! * waves enthusiastically*
I'm doing my first re-tighten and I'm seriously dragging my ass. I'm interlocking (with my fingers, I can't get with using a latchhook or hair pin) because that seems to be the easiest way for me. Maybe I'll try the nappylocs tool in the future, but I think every other re-tighten I'll find some one to do it here in Chicago. Any suggestions ladies?
I'm doing my first re-tighten and I'm seriously dragging my ass. I'm interlocking (with my fingers, I can't get with using a latchhook or hair pin) because that seems to be the easiest way for me. Maybe I'll try the nappylocs tool in the future, but I think every other re-tighten I'll find some one to do it here in Chicago. Any suggestions ladies?
Foxglove
A drop of golden sun
I'm about to tackle this too. I got the nappyloc tools but they didn't come with any instructions so I have to watch vids on YT
I also took the SL retightening class yesterday and did 2 rows in the class. I'll have to take a few hours and see how it goes with both tools and figure out which ones work better for me
ItsMeLilLucky
NotLucky no mo' just blessed.
I used DynamicRunner's method of retightining, only I use my fingers instead of a tool because it was talk FOREVER to do and the blasted hook kept getting stuck in my hair.
ItsMeLilLucky
NotLucky no mo' just blessed.
I'm just slow as hell lmao and I really was being lazy. I'm burnt out on doing hair.
Arian
Loc'ing Up!
I haven't posted in this thread in a while, but I have some concerns. My left side edges appear to be thinning. :-(
But they were kind of thinning when I was a loose natural. My loctitian said she would check it out during my next visit.
I may have to mix a JBCO solution and start rubbing it on my edges daily. I plan to make the Shea Moisture JBCO poo my main poo...and when I am fully loc'd, I will use the conditioner.
But they were kind of thinning when I was a loose natural. My loctitian said she would check it out during my next visit.
I may have to mix a JBCO solution and start rubbing it on my edges daily. I plan to make the Shea Moisture JBCO poo my main poo...and when I am fully loc'd, I will use the conditioner.
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LavenderMint
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Your hair looks great!!
I combed my locs out this summer after 15 years with them. I've noticed that my formerly healthy edges are now broken and short, needing some babying.
WhAt is jbco?
I forgot to post I reached my 1 year mark
1 week later and I'm still retightening
It doesn't help that I've only been able to do 1-2 hours at a time after work. I am faster now than I was when I first started and I should be done today
My left side too. I just bought that temple fertilizing balm from ORS. It has good reviews! I like the scent too.
LavenderMint
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Thank you. And thankfully, I have that! lol
I cut about six inches off first and then combed them out. Overall, I think I lost maybe 2-3 more inches per loc to shed hair. It's weird & hard to tell because my hair is so curly.
My hairline was fine before locing and now I'm down to about 1/2 inch in the front. I don't know when that happened
Arian
Loc'ing Up!
Congrats!!!
What kind of scent is it? Does it smell good?
Foxglove
A drop of golden sun
I just switched to trader joe's and I like it so far
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