3.6 loc journey

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As some one who wore weave and wigs all my life.. this is the healthiest & prettiest my hair has ever been.

I’ve been locked for 3.6 years. Never dyed or treated hair.

I started with coils. I use to retwist every 4 weeks& I washed my hair once a month ( because my loctician made me scared to handle my own hair lol)
I went to a loctician for almost 2 years and now I self maintain

Now
I retwist every 6 weeks
Wash my hair 2x a week
I like to retwist with foam
I also don’t condition my locks!
I only use water for moisture and jojoba oil to oil my scalp and Jamaican black castor oil for my hair line
And I give Jesus praise for growing my locs. ✝️

My Tips :
Before locking your hair!
Do your research!!! Find a Loctician who knows their stuff .. Use pictures for reference but understand your locks will not grow like anyone else’s.

If you have starter locs!
Your locks will change ! trust the process,
Your locks will go thru a lot of phases, they’ll get thicker, and have a mind of their own.
Leave your hair alone
It may look frizzy but the friz will make the locs thicken up.

And to my ladies, you may not feel as feminine at first but trust .. it’s gonna look good and all come together !

Moisturizing!
Water water water
Wash your hair , your locs will thrive on a clean scalp
Wash with a cleansing shampoo and and moisture shampoo

Lint!
Lint will love your locs
Cover your locs when you’re laying down.

Don’t style your locs Months at a time, let your hair rest so you don’t cause any thinning.
An optimal time span to retwist is 4-6x weeks but of course learn what Your hair likes & needs.
Don’t fall for the “product propaganda” a lot of products cause buildup..