Comments on: What Is The Best Way To Start Locs?

By: norris baldwin

norris baldwin — Wed, 26 May 2010 20:21:17 +0000

i have worn my hair using the twist method. my hair would not lock. i have used wax on my twist,they still wouldnot lock.

By: norris baldwin

norris baldwin — Wed, 26 May 2010 20:18:43 +0000

i have worn my hair using the two-strand method. My hair never would twist.Myhair is now cut to approx. 2 inches. I want to try this again,any suggestions? Thanx

By: Cherie

Cherie — Fri, 14 May 2010 21:01:53 +0000

Hi L,

Well, in MOST cases you do NOT have to wait until the hair is fully locked. If that were the case, then locks could not be started from interlocking…which they most certainly can.

Now if your hair is thick and straight it may or may not unravel, I can’t promise you for sure because I’ve never done locs on thick, straight hair textures when I was doing them. Is your hair like, BONE straight? Is there any kink, curl or wave to it whatsoever?

And when you say “relatively short”, can you tell me exactly how short in terms of inches?

By: L

Thu, 13 May 2010 13:59:37 +0000

I have a question…I have relatively short hair, and I have been getting it comb coiled since January. Because I have very thick and straight hair, the coils tend to unravel greatly in between the time of me gettin my hair retwisted. Recently, I visited the woman who twists my hair, and inquired about interlocking as a better option. She promptly told me “you hair must be LOCKED already to have it interlocked. I then explained to her that I’ve been researching locks and the maintainace of them online and I’ve read that you don’t. She then states “you can’t believe everything you see online”! So my question to you is does my hair already have to be locked to have it interlocked?

Thanks L

By: Cherie

Cherie — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:19:05 +0000

Hi Jessica and thanks for stopping by and for the comment!

If you decide to go with Bradelocz, be sure to get he ebook (if you don’t have it already) and print out the Sizing Chart so you can decide what size you want your locs to be and take it to your Loctician so s/he can size the sections properly for the size locs you want!

Cherie

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:23:32 +0000

Thanks for this article! I think I will start with 2 strand twists or braids (well I think this is what my locktician will use).

By: Cherie

Cherie — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:15:23 +0000

Thank you Gene!

Cherie

By: Gene

Gene — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:45:24 +0000

I am gratefull for sites that cater to us folks that love our natural african hair!

By: Cherie

Cherie — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:37:36 +0000

Hi Troy!

To be honest, it’s kind of difficult for me to really get the gist of your locs without being able to see them. Can you send me a picture of them to my email? cherie@bradelocz.com

From there, I can better advise you on what you can or should try.

Thanks,

Cherie

By: Troy

Troy — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:45:19 +0000

I’ve got questions, I hope you can give me some answers or at least some good advice. My hair has always been very thick and knotty. It the kind of hair thats shrinks when it dries but doesn’t curl much, it just gets knotty. When it’s short I need a haircut often because it grows quickly.I’ve been growing dreads for approximately 9 mos. I LOVE THEM, but I would like to make them look better. My hair was 6-10in long when I had it twisted by a family friend using a small tooth comb. It has grown and locked. Some are doing well others are not. Some have as much as 2in of untwisted hair from the roots. I can’t keep the roots twisted and many dreads are lumpy and fuzzy. A few even have small loops in them! I want them to be more uniform and have separation. What can I do to accomplish this? Is it possible to do this myself and finally should I consider cutting my hair and start over? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Sincerely
Troy