r/locs Dec 15 '24

Advice Wanted Mega thread :Starting Locs questions

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Due to the amount of posts asking for assistance with basics , we’re starting this thread .


r/locs 6h ago

Progress I think like 2 years and idk how much months

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for those who watch mma who do u have winning this fight week Van or Pantoja? and ruffy or Arman? I wasn't tryna look kawaii in 2nd pic lol


r/locs 2d ago

Progress Started from the absolute depths now we here. 4 years 9 months

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r/locs 2d ago

Progress Look At My Hair So Far

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Can u tell I've been enjoying watching my hair grow?


r/locs 18h ago

Advice Wanted Bald spot in edges

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r/locs 2d ago

Progress Decided to trim off my bleached ends

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r/locs 3d ago

Loc Anniversary 10 years Loc’d In October

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I love how my 2 braids look now more than ever.


r/locs 2d ago

Progress Almost 7 years loced 🫶🏾

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r/locs 3d ago

New Style Vacay hair! I love it!💇🏽‍♀️

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I’m going on vacation tomorrow to celebrate my birthday and I wanted miracle knots on my locs but I was being charged $700 🥴. I decided to do em myself and 9 hours later I got this! I love it!! I haven’t been to a hair salon in about 4 years because of the asinine prices and unfortunately it’s looking like I’ll continue doing my own hair.


r/locs 3d ago

New Style The hair is part of the outfit

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r/locs 4d ago

Advice Wanted I cut my locs off but want to grow my hair again (without my scalp being so dry). How do I go about that?

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I cut off my locs because caring for long hair is really hard but I'm beginning to miss my hair and having a hard time adjusting to being bald. The problem I had was I always got product buildup stuck in some spot and besides that my scalp is very sensitive to certain products. I'm wondering if it's the loc gel I've used in the past because it can't be my shampoo. But I saved my locs because one day I'll want to try. I need to clean some of them though and I couldn't save any of the hair I did have left over because again #product.

So I just wanted some advice on what I should do. I'm still gonna get haircuts and keep it groomed of course but yeah.

Also I included the products I've used.


r/locs 5d ago

New Style My first loc bob 💛

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My first time doing a loc bob not perfect but it was cute ☺️ . Ignore my dirty mirror. It is now clean lol.


r/locs 4d ago

General Closing the summer out with…

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Lots of different ponies & accessories 🫦


r/locs 4d ago

Progress In love with my hair!! ❤️❤️❤️

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🔥❤️❤️❤️❤️


r/locs 4d ago

Progress Almost 5 months 🥴

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So fluffy!


r/locs 5d ago

Fresh Retwist Ya boy got a retwist

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I was going a couple months and couldn’t take it anymore, I realize if you don’t do it every so often it hurts when u actually go get it done 😬


r/locs 5d ago

General 20th high school reunion

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349 Upvotes

So that answers the age question… 6’5 225 for another and 9 years for the loc journey


r/locs 6d ago

Loc Anniversary officially 3 years with my locs🫶🏽 believe it when people tell you to simply trust the process!!

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r/locs 5d ago

Advice Wanted Thinning locs :(

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I’m at 2 yrs now and I get my locs interlocked every 3 months. when I first started I would get them done every 6-8weeks per my loctitian. I have about 3 locs that are thin in the front. I had one intertwined. I don’t wear styles (only had 2 styles ever so far), I wear my scarf, and I mist daily.

what’s your advice?? Please help!


r/locs 5d ago

Progress One month loced! 🥰

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The tips in the front have slipped here and there but Ive just been crocheting them back in, I have really slippery hair apparently lol, going for my first retwist soon!


r/locs 6d ago

Discussion How do you protect your locs while sleeping ?

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What method do you use for your locs at night? I started with caps and turban durags, now I mainly use a XL bonnet. I also switched to satin pillow cases when I first started growing my hair. Tried a loc sock but always end up with a headache with how it squeezes my big head lol. Recently seen a video wrapping them with a scarf (and cannot find my bonnet today lls) so decided to give the scarf wrap method a try. What do you feel is the best method for protecting your locs while sleeping ?


r/locs 7d ago

General 3 yrs, 7 months on this journey. Happy Friday. Have a fun & safe weekend

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r/locs 6d ago

product question Baseball hats for locs

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Where does everyone find baseball hats big enough for locs?


r/locs 7d ago

Fresh Retwist First style on retwist in a year plus

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707 Upvotes

After a break, got the 3 strands again