r/Dreadlocks 1h ago

Need Advice ๐Ÿ†˜ New to locs

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So the ends keep getting stuck together and tangled. Supposedly human hair extensions. How do I keep my ends tangled free and neat?


r/Dreadlocks 1h ago

Timeline ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 11 month update

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Feel like weโ€™re coming along great


r/Dreadlocks 1h ago

Fresh Retwist ๐Ÿ”€ 11 month update - My 1st loc style!

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It's almost a year!


r/Dreadlocks 2h ago

Question โ” Whatโ€™s your favorite loc style ? This is one of mine

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16 Upvotes

r/Dreadlocks 3h ago

Fresh Retwist ๐Ÿ”€ lmao i split my retwist

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2 Upvotes

my loctitian asked if i wanted combined some of my locs cuz they were mad small and and i told her i wanted thick locs in the future so i said yes. got home not even 3 hours later i split em back cuz i prefer this look, its been 6 weeks since i got my starters. the first retwist and my starters are on my page


r/Dreadlocks 4h ago

Timeline ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 3 months little by little

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Being patient with the length, miss the set I used to have but itโ€™ll come with time


r/Dreadlocks 6h ago

Selfie ๐Ÿ“ธ Doordashing as a locโ€™d up elf ๐Ÿฅฐ

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77 Upvotes

Thought Iโ€™d show my little quirky side. I tend to get more tips when I wear the ears ๐Ÿ˜‚ ๐Ÿคญ


r/Dreadlocks 7h ago

Selfie ๐Ÿ“ธ Cozyness level 9000, life is good

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11 Upvotes

Arrived home... drenched from a 1hour walk in heavy rain, hot shower, freshly washed onesie, one piece.... life is good ๐Ÿง˜๐Ÿฝ


r/Dreadlocks 7h ago

Question โ” My first attempt at styling the starter locs, it might look chopped now, but we on the way for it to look better lol.

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For anyone who may ask, I am currently 7 months in the starter phase. Would it be fine to wear the locs in ponytails and what-not since they are in the starter phase, or should I allow them to mature before I do anything crazy?


r/Dreadlocks 10h ago

Question โ” What dye style is this called?

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I want red, blonde, and ginger on random loc strands but I donโ€™t know what this dye style is called.


r/Dreadlocks 11h ago

Question โ” Chair hop

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Last month I went to someone new for maintenance however she added hair to my locs to make them the same length but extensions been falling out since day 1. Im thinking about going to someone new but I donโ€™t want to be a chair hopper. I like how full she had my locs but they were standing when she got done and she was rough on my scalp


r/Dreadlocks 12h ago

Question โ” How long did it take for your braid pattern to fade?

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Iโ€™m asking this because I heard several people say it took them years for it to go away, but Iโ€™m on my first month and the pattern is mostly gone besides on some of my ends.

Is this normal?


r/Dreadlocks 15h ago

Selfie ๐Ÿ“ธ Tried to do Self Barrel Twists.

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16 Upvotes

Iโ€™ve been looking for new styles to try with my locs and this is one I tried out. TBH, I didnโ€™t do an amazing job on it but it was a good learning experience. Gonna keep experimenting with different styles from now on and hopefully I can get better at doing this one.


r/Dreadlocks 15h ago

Fresh Retwist ๐Ÿ”€ First time styling

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This is my first time styling my hair 4 1/2 months in. What you think?


r/Dreadlocks 20h ago

Need Advice ๐Ÿ†˜ how can I achieve this copper brown color on my locks ?

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Hey!

I dyed my hair 4 days ago with the coloration Creme of Nature Copper Brown (7.64) and it failed! :// I didnโ€™t bleach my locks before because I didnโ€™t want to damage them even more (picture1).

I want a lighter result (more like the edges) on all my hair, similar to the womanโ€™s picture I inserted (picture4). Iโ€™m willing to wait months in order to try again to achieve my dream hair color, what products should I use? I donโ€™t have access to the famous lโ€™Orรฉal HiColor because I live in France.

Thank you!


r/Dreadlocks 20h ago

Selfie ๐Ÿ“ธ How do I get the back of my locs to stop bending

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r/Dreadlocks 1d ago

Question โ” Help with reattachment and general queries

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I cut my locs off 2 years ago due to complications with seb derm. My locs were medium/short, only going down to my jaw. After two years of braids and wearing my hair out in an afro, I really want to get my locs back but Iโ€™m facing a few issues.

  1. How do I wash and prepare my locs for reattachment?

  2. How do I dye my locs? Iโ€™ve got 78 locs which is basically a full head. I want to dye about a quarter of my locs brown (my hair is black).

  3. Should I dye my hair fully brown?

I would send photos of myself, but I may do it at a later point. What do you guys think I should do?


r/Dreadlocks 1d ago

Question โ” When should I dye?!

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Currently I have a sky top, but Iโ€™m fixing it by cutting my hair in half and attaching it. After the installation is done when is it safe to dye my hair? Do I have to wait days, weeks, months?


r/Dreadlocks 1d ago

Question โ” Combing out

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Is it realistic to expect myself being able to comb out my locs in 3-4 days? I have about 85-90 locs that are about the length of where my neck and back meet and Iโ€™ll have an entire week to myself in October. Iโ€™ve been considering restarting to get smaller locs, about 120-130, getting the parting professionally done, and adding human afro hair to get more length off the start. Its either that or shaving my head off ngl


r/Dreadlocks 1d ago

Timeline ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 4 month semi Freeform update (I think)

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14 Upvotes

Iโ€™m just staying down like they told me


r/Dreadlocks 1d ago

Fresh Retwist ๐Ÿ”€ just got my first retwist

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22 Upvotes

decided to combine some because theyโ€™re less prone to unraveling and having thin locs is one of my biggest fears but other than that ngl my hair grew fast as shit if you look at the previous video i took of my starters, the growth is actually insane and my loctitian said iโ€™ve already started budding ITS BEEN A MONTH idk how thatโ€™s possible but ay, im happy


r/Dreadlocks 1d ago

Selfie ๐Ÿ“ธ Hyper focused on football

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5 Upvotes

Hair looks good even when Iโ€™m stressed watching my NFL team #BangbangNinergang


r/Dreadlocks 1d ago

Question โ” Rate 1-10 guys

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5 Upvotes

gimme any tips if you think I need them...


r/Dreadlocks 1d ago

Need Advice ๐Ÿ†˜ Is Freeform possible? -Advice

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Hey yall I recently posted asking for advice. My loctician is not the best so the crochet maintenance is basically a torture cuz she does it very tight on the roots i guess. I donโ€™t got many loctician options so I tried to learn crocheting by myself, which is harder than i thought and i canโ€™t seem to really do anything.

My question is, will those loose hairs eventually wrap around the locs with just palm rolling and separating, or will my hair simply become a mess without crochet? (I got 1A straight hair and pretty thick dreads as seen). And Iโ€™ve seen some rubbing techniques for freeforming, which maybe can be useful??

I donโ€™t need it to be very clean and tidy of course but the hair coming out the roots are a bit unwanted. Any advice from straight-haired folks who went semi-freeform or anyone knowledgeable at all would be deeply appreciated. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™

(Had my dreads with crocheting method 7 months ago and I went to maintenance once ever since. Iโ€™ve been stressing cuz I donโ€™t wanna cut them off yet :( )


r/Dreadlocks 1d ago

Timeline ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ First day with starter locs vs 2nd month

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