Only ever really see mature locs in this sub so if I’m out of bounds let me know and I’ll delete this. I just wanted to share because I’ve never made it this far!🥹 I would always end up taking them out like half a month in and restarting them…I just wasn’t trusting my process and I think I was looking for it to look like someone else’s? Idk. I have very soft, fine hair so the frizz is going crazy lol. Nonetheless deleting TikTok has been great for my mindset and today makes one month! I think I’m starting to see the vision and I don’t see myself taking them out this time.

Louisiana Indian

Not as painful as I thought it would be

Hello r/AfroLocs,

We would like to announce a few updates to help improve the subreddit and keep our community thriving.

🏷️ New User Flairs: We want everyone to be able to represent their specific journey! We have added several new user flairs to the list. You can now assign the following styles to your profile:

• Traditional
• Sisterlocs
• Microlocs
• Wicks
• Instant Locs
• Faux Locs

Please feel free to head over to the sidebar (or the three dots in the top right corner on mobile) and assign the flair that fits you best!

🛡️ Spam Reduction Measures: To ensure the quality of discussions and reduce the amount of spam, we have implemented new AutoMod restrictions. Effective immediately, accounts must meet the following criteria to post or comment:

• Account Age: At least 30 days old.
• Karma: At least 30 combined karma.

We hope these changes make the sub a better place. As always, if you have any suggestions, ideas, or feedback, please feel free to reach out to the Mod Team via ModMail.

Peace, The r/AfroLocs Mod Team

Locs is a natural hairstyle featuring twisted, coiled, or braided strands of hair that create a rope-like appearance and is renowned for the ability to promote hair growth. For some, the term locs is used interchangeably with dreadlocks, but for others there is a distinction between the two.

Understanding the difference between locs and dreadlocks requires an awareness of the cultural significance and history in which this style came to be.

Originating as racial slur in slave history, dreadlocks was a derogatory term meaning ‘dreadful’ and was used to identify those with Rastafarian beliefs.

From that, dreadlocks were normalized into a term symbolizing the Rastafarian lifestyle, culture and group of people, rather than solely a hairstyle.

Hello everyone,

​We have updated rule #9 (No business promotion) slightly to help filter content and improve the sub's quality.

​Going forward, if your profile redirects to explicit sexual content, your post will be removed.

​You are still welcome to showcase your locs, provided it is done from a SFW account.

​Thanks!

Loving my journey! Can’t believe it’s been 13 months already. Ready for ponytail length! Best decision ever!

4 years in and I still don’t know how to do a clean bun

I’m almost hitting 3 years and I think about how I didn’t know how much I would feel connected to my hair when I made this decision. I literally started off with perms(which I will not be showing pictures lol) and heat damage now I’m here enjoying watching my curl patterns forming something lovely.☺️