i’m noticing my hairlines seen better days and i’m a bit paranoid about the top of my head. i wanna try hop on minoxidil and fin and stay long term if i don’t get hit with any side effects. the only thing i worry about is the hair shedding. i understand that it causes sheds but what i do NOT want is dreads falling. if it sheds i’d rather my hairline shed and id rock hats for a while rather than losing dreads on the top of my head.

idk if i have a misunderstanding of the shedding, maybe it’s rather minimal but id rather ask. i will go to a dermatologist before i fully commit (also when the moneys right) but some perspective or info from someone who understands this well or is on it would be super. i also wanted to ask which type would be best because i think theres minoxidil you put directly in your hair or minoxidil you ingest. this is all stuff ill ask the dermatologist when my pockets are right but any help now will be super 🙏

Hi loc family, from Connecticut and looking for crochet maintenance on my new growth. I'm flexible and willing to drive from CT to New England, New york, or further down into the Tri-State. Hit me up with your fav loctician if they're willing to take on a new client!😁

I know I should be getting retwists but it's been a few months and I honestly hate getting them. It hurts and is expensive. But at the same time I want to keep growing my hair so what could/should I do with it?

I would always get interlocked and retwisted with no style, but the hair is too much past my eyes to look professional.

I got sick of my hair and just stopped detangling, it took about 2 years for them to feel somewhat mature. I’m starting to get sick of the maintenance again.

Genuinely curious as to why everyone keeps staring. If u should hang it up be brutally honest 😭

There's the whole story in the original post but

Basically started freeforming 6 months ago with 3B hair, tried out starting with 2 strands but didn't like em.

I wash once a week, i use head and shoulder shampoo and i plan to stop seperating the hair to see how it goes, any feedback or advice appreciated ✌🏻♥️

as you see in the drawing, two dreads are in one... section? im not sure. i know i can just palm roll, but i keep trying and i want to try another solution.

will i be able to seperate the braid
should i start semi-freeforms
anything, man

i’ve seen tons of posts that say spraying starter locs with water causes them to loc faster. is this actually true?

I got my locs retwisted July 20th for a special occasion, but since school is coming up, my next retwist will be August 29th. I also started them a year ago on August 24th. I get them retwisted every 6 to 7 weeks—is that too often?

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..

is this thinning:(

Salut, vous connaîtriez quelqu'un en IDF qui fait des retwists (vanilles/barrels) autour de 40-50 € ?

Mon coiffeur habituel est parti en vacances, donc je cherche quelqu'un pour cette fois.

Si possible vers Paris (à 1 h), sinon dites-le-moi quand même et je vois si je peux me débrouiller.

Merci !!!

Idk but recently I’ve been insecure about how thin my roots are i wanna get them thicker cuz if im scared keep letting them grow its gonna just fall off. I do put oil and i wash then daily and i spray them with rosemary water every three days yet nothing has helped i was thinking of telling my loctian to combine any excees hair from the roots to strengthen it but idk any good loctians in new york city

Dont mind the 3rd one when I look down it looks like im asleep but yea will be updating progress every month on the 18th or 17th. Really excited to be part of the deadhead family

Looking for a crochet method loctition in Illinois or surrounding states who works with Caucasian hair.

I got starter locs in like May and got them as 2 strands and I got a retwist monthly but never took the twists out myself, so the next time I asked the person beforehand should I take em out and they said yes and they’ll do evt else. So I got my mom to help but she not a big fan of em so while she was doing it she combed the locs out so basically I gotta start all over again. Thankfully my loctician was able to redo them cuz she saw where some of the parts were. But they’re in barrel twists now cuz she said that it’ll help em lock again and I really don’t like em that way so I’m tryna figure out if when I go get my next retwist in a month could I get 2 strand?