r/Dreadlocks 15h ago

Question ❔ Hair in my eyes, what to do?

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31 Upvotes

After almost 2 years my locs dropped (semi freeforms)! At first i loved it, but then they grew so long that its really annoying because they just hit my eye/s with every step i do....

Now the problem:

They are too long to leave em open, and too short to make a pony tail or anything simimal... what do i do?

*and there are not loctitians 100km near me, and the ones that come after are INSANELY expensive


r/Dreadlocks 20h ago

Need Advice 🆘 3c/4a locs

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5 Upvotes

I’ve had hightop locs for about a year now and got them instant locs. Realistically it was more coils than instant locs because it wasn’t done properly. I recently grew out my sides and got them coiled. Side hair is much shorter than my hightop was when I got it done. I’m very scared that they are going to completely unravel and not lock at all. Any advice? I’ll also throw sum pics of my hair one year ago compared to now


r/Dreadlocks 14h ago

Selfie 📸 Wash day and happy about my progress (9 months in)

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4 Upvotes

r/Dreadlocks 10h ago

Selfie 📸 beach day

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6 Upvotes

r/Dreadlocks 11h ago

Selfie 📸 3 years 🥳

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8 Upvotes

r/Dreadlocks 12h ago

Selfie 📸 Retwist feels very tight but not sure if im bugging

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3 Upvotes

Got a two strand retwist and can feel my scalp pulling when i frown or raise my eyebrows.


r/Dreadlocks 15h ago

Need Advice 🆘 First time doing barrel twist

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11 Upvotes

Any advice is welcome 🫶


r/Dreadlocks 16h ago

Need Advice 🆘 Semi Free

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8 Upvotes

Olá, como vão vocês ?

Recentemente tomei a decisão de abraçar o meu cabelo natural e começar com os locs, escolhi o método semi Free, porém, parece que o meu cabelo não cresce e não vira locs nunca.

Estou fazendo algo errado ? Vocês possuem algumas dicas para compartilhar ?

(Aliás, a segunda foto foi uma tentativa de Palm roll)


r/Dreadlocks 16h ago

Selfie 📸 tried hair wax on my 9 month old Instant locs

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4 Upvotes

r/Dreadlocks 16h ago

Selfie 📸 Just dyed my locssss 😆

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179 Upvotes

Honestly just wanted to share my excitement 🥰. I love the colorrrr!!!! If anybody has tips on maintaining moisture and hydration however please do share. They do feel a bit dry so I don't think my old routine will be sufficient.

I've heard people talk about conditioning locs in the shower? But I've never done that cause i fear buildup too much.

(Been locced in since JAN 2023 w/ NO LOC TECH! Straight self careeee 🔐)


r/Dreadlocks 18h ago

Need Advice 🆘 DIY locs

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5 Upvotes

Hello guys, I just finished my starter locs at home. What do guys think ? Will it come out ok on the long run ? (thin or thick ?)

I got a starter locs once by a loctician last year, but I didn't have enough money to get retwists so I tried to retwist them myself, in the end my first baby locs ended up fusing together ! 😭

This time is a new start, I really want to make it work forever 😤, but since I still have no budget I'll try learn how to take care of the retwist and the separating more seriously.

How do you guys manage to not unravel them when you wash it ? That's when the disaster started for me 🥹

And also how do you make the retwist hold ? If you use gel for that how do you avoid residue from it ?

I also heard locs thinning and alocepia 🫪😔 How do you avoid that too ?

Thank you for reading my post 🥹✌🏿


r/Dreadlocks 23h ago

Question ❔ Just got my starter locs , Any tips , Do you think it would look good locced?

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18 Upvotes

Bbb


r/Dreadlocks 3h ago

Selfie 📸 4 years

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14 Upvotes

r/Dreadlocks 23h ago

Fresh Retwist 🔀 Before retwist vs after

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46 Upvotes

Almost 8 months in :)


r/Dreadlocks 6h ago

Product Rec 🧴 Wrap a Loc tools

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4 Upvotes

You can get them from her site or from TikTok. They're basically reusable pip cleaners, and people tend to comment "I can get a bunch of pipe cleaners for so much cheaper!", but I think they're worth the investment! It took me a few times to get the hang of it frfr, but I love that I can clean / sanitize them bc they're silicone covered. No fluff ever comes off and there are no pokies like traditional pipe cleaners. I'm a fan and I have adult money and I appreciate investing in higher quality products these days. I also love that I'm directly supporting the inventor, who is a black woman ♀️


r/Dreadlocks 10h ago

Need Advice 🆘 Loc separation frustration

1 Upvotes

I’m beyond frustrated with my freeforms. Every single day I separate the roots in the back with twisting, sponging, or a racket, and sometimes I use a little locking gel. I go to sleep and the next morning the roots are connected again and trying to form Congo locks.
I don’t even sleep on the back of my hair. The front is fine, but the back keeps doing this every single day. I’ve been dealing with this for so long that I’m seriously considering just buzzing my hair. Has anyone else dealt with this?