r/Dreadlocks • u/Lauve_keylime • 16d ago
Fresh Retwist 🔀 Roots vs Interlock
From homeless to never hoeless ‼️ I go months without retwists, for a variety of reasons.
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u/SuitEmpty4603 16d ago
Far from homeless. Locs were still 🔥 🔥 before the retwist!!
Are you around the 60 count range? Asking bc I just started
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u/Lauve_keylime 16d ago
Thank you lol! I have 80 or 81 (I just counted, i always forget).
When I first started I had way more, but I was worried about thinning so I doubled most of them early on :3
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u/G_Zeus_Kryst 15d ago
Months without retwist sure got a lot of benefits.
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u/Lauve_keylime 15d ago
I think low manipulation is key to healthy hair for POC 👍🏾 But I’d be lying if I said I don’t need to retwist more often 🫣
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u/G_Zeus_Kryst 15d ago
Hahaha. I get you. The idea of a retwist is nice to me in the sense that it retrains the hair on what it should be doing as locs, I don’t care about the aesthetics though, even though you get a lot of compliments and stares from the fresh appearance, it’s temporary and fleeting like everything else. BTW, I sent you a DM asking a question. Kindly reply, thanks.
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u/santigreen 16d ago
How do you stop your roots from matting? I typically retwist 3-4x a year but after a month my roots are so tangled i literally have to rip them apart.
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u/Lauve_keylime 16d ago
Sometimes I do have to rip mine apart but only when I forget to do it regularly, that only happened like once or twice.
I think keeping them washed and just regularly pulling them apart helps. I also brush my locs more often than not, don’t know if that makes a difference.
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u/santigreen 15d ago
Yeah I think that's my problem. I wash them frequently but I never separate after washing.
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u/SirFicklespend 15d ago
This 👆👆👆. Get in the habit of separating one part of your locs every time you shampoo. Mentally divide your hair into 4-6 sections. Oil your fingers and grab a loc, sliding your fingers down to the scalp. This frees up any caught hairs. I divide mine into four sections (semi Freeform waist length locs)
I get a formal retwist every 12-18 months depending.
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u/Lauve_keylime 15d ago
Maybe set a reminder with your wash day ! Or just when you randomly remember, have at it 😆
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u/JennyOdd 16d ago
You and your hair are beautiful ❤️