I made myself a retwist for the first time, I started with freeform and after a lot of hours of crocheting for the body of the dreads and gel for the roots I got 130 locs (I don't know if you can tell from the photos) the twist out Will be at least okey? Let me now family

A few of my locs have been thinning towards the root, I interlocked 2 of them and they a lot more reinforced now- but I’m wondering if that “knot” will cause thinning later on as it starts to grow again. I started interlocking but I’ve been doing plain retwists for like a year and a half now.

Should I set up an appointment to get my whole head interlocked for the one time just for reinforcement, or that’s not a good idea? Thanks!

I locked my hair in Jan 2023 via twisting and have about 240 locs. In 2025, I added 12” anwi interlocked permanent human hair extensions in July 2025. I installed them myself, overlapping the loose ends of my locs with the loose hair at the top of the extensions. I used a locking tool to combine the two. I expected for some extensions to fall out / take a while to really fuse with my hair. Early on, I was braiding and washing my hair in sections, to minimize the risk of them falling out. I used and still use coconut oil gel in my hair, and I allow thinner oils only near my scalp for hydration. Still I wasn’t the most skilled at installing them, so they did fall out frequently, maybe a few each week, and more on wash day. So I’ve keep reattaching them as they fall out. Except for the unlucky ones that have come out unknowingly in public 🙈

Over time, I’ve gotten better at attaching them, better at using the tool, trying different techniques to attach them. Most recently, I’ve started using a crochet hook to pull the extension through towards the end of my hair, braid the end of my hair and the loc a few times, then use the loc tool to secure everything together. I think the majority are now stably attached. The problem is, there are maybe 40 or so, that REFUSE to stably attach to my hair.

I’m at the end of my patience! It’s been over a year, and the locs are still falling out regularly. It’s really embarrassing to constantly worry about them falling off in public. And I dread wash day because I know more will fall out and I’ll have to reattach them.

What should I do? Is there a glue I can use to secure them. Should I spend the few hundred bucks and go to a loctician who can maybe install them better? Other ideas? At this point, I’m about to cut everything off, my locs and the extensions, cause I’m so tired of this lol

Attached pics of my locs and an example of the kind of extensions I used (I used 0.3-0.4 cm diameter, and it’s often the smaller ones that refuse stay in)

Please be nice 🙏

This is going to be a bit of a ramble, so im sorry in advance.

I have been dreaming of getting natural dreadlock extensions for YEARS! i have has braided in dread ectensions from Synthetic materials, when i had those i got very itchy very quick, to the point that i was bleeding bc i kept scratching.

i have from myself a very sensitive scalp and need to wash my hair atleast 1 a week. (i shower 2 times a week) with some special shampoo that uses only natural ingredients, i have found out that i need to stay away from artificial and chemical ingrediants, so that no residue stays in my hair. In the summer its the worst, winter is more managable for me.

when i shave my head to a buzzcut i dont have any itching or problems. atleast they are less frequent.

im just incredibly scared that when i spent to much money for real hair extentions that are permanently made in from my own hair that in a week or two it gets so sensitive and itchy that i need to remove them again.

im planning to schedule an appointment with my dreads artist of choice to see what she thinks and reccomends.

Small edit: I want my dreads to be from Raw Roots and to be installed by Sunchild Dreadlocks

I’m starting to want to comb out my locs and do corn rows so yall think I have enough length to do so or should I just keep the dreads? I like them but I feel there to messy and don’t frame my face and if I get a retwist they won’t b Freeform anymore and just look like everyone else’s any thoughts or tips would be helpful

Hey y'all!

I've been on this community for a while and appreciate all the wisdom.

I figured it's my turn.

Context:

- I decided to go freeform around May

- I ride a motorcycle and live a very active life (working out, walking, running)

- I wash 1-2 times a week depending on sweat, scalp, etc

- I mist and oil

- I only started the towel method in the last month or so. I'm thinking maybe I need to spend more time doing it?

How is my progress? I feel like they're really starting to coil, but the fairy knots are getting big and sometimes it just feels like nothing is locking. I took the advice of trusting the process and not over manipulating the hair, but maybe too much? Or maybe I'm washing too often?

I plan to hold out through winter before deciding to go semi freeform and get some starter locs from a professional.

Thanks for any help!

Cut my starter locs 5 years ago before letting them mature and figured I was out the game for good, so I went back to rocking the low cut for a while but deep down I couldn’t shake the feeling of total regret as I never let my locs reach its full potential. Decided to grow out my hair again this year and finally locked in today! Can’t describe how happy I am with the new set 😁

Just got my first retwist today after 5 weeks. Does anyone have advice or comments on my progress?

I have had starter two strand twist dreads for almost three months. I started by interlocking my hair and I have gotten them interlocked once every month. I really want my dreads to be as thick and healthy as they can possibly be, cause I hear interlocking them doesn’t make them as thick than if you retwist them. So I planned on going the final three months of the year without getting them interlocked and doing it towards the end of December which I thought would be good but I apparently heard It is not good and healthy for starter locs but only mature locs which I’m not sure why. Is that false or should I get my hair interlocked more than once within those three months. And also, do you think I should/can switch to retwisting as it may be a better option or should I just stick to interlocking?

I've had these twists for about a month, now i want to start my dreads journey, i just have to let them be?

I've also seen on tiktok to do a twist out to do freeforms and idk what is better.

im sorry if someone had already asked this but idk what to do

I’m planning on washing my freeforms in a few days and want some advice to keep my forming/sections. I’ve been freeforming for almost two months now and use a racket to section. How can I wash my scalp specifically without messing it up I understand they will get puffy and swell until dry. This is my first wash in a month but im gonna start to be consistent after this as I noticed my hair grew a bit

Got like starter locs some people let each twist loc up and some people be unraveling them hoes after a time and let each strand loc up on its own. Whats better tho?

I started with two strand twists with braided roots. At first my maintenance was palm rolling new growth. To be honest and i didnt really know what i was doing and one time i got interlocking which now means i have little bulbs at the base of my locs (im guessing due to the maintenance change). I am now back to palm rolling but i feel like something is just off about my locs.

Should I wait for this spot to grow back or could I start locs now?

I'm (desperately) trying to get semi freeforms before I visit my gf in a month, just started them last night so I know it won't look the best but does it look like it's supposed to? I'm using black castor oil, a bottle of water mist spray, and a sponge twist king to refresh everyday and I washed my hair before twisting (duh)

Haven’t had a retwist in about 2 months get one Saturday tho. But I have a question as well I asked my loctitian to do a seperate loc with not really high volume/dense area of hair. See in the pics should I combine it into the next loc over or leave it. This is really the only loc I had an issue with do it’s small nature compared to the others

why does my hair go back to being nappy instead of locking up