I think people mean ‘compact’ or ‘constricted’ not ‘thinning’ when they say interlocking makes locks thin. As in interlocked locs will be skinnier than retwisted locs.
I heard another sister say something about itching post interlocking.i cant remember her solution tho. Some people put nothing on their scalp or do scalp scrubs. Not sure if thathelps.peppermint?tea trea diluted? Acv and baking soda. Lemon? Aloe?
Ty for sharing. I started my own locs. I haven't done the interloc method yet, but I'm going to try it. I have about 80 locs. I did mine smaller. I love your thick locs and messy parts.
You’re welcome, though I actually don’t have random “messy”parts. They’re all in a brick lay pattern (this was intentional), but since I started each locs section thicker than average, to the untrained eye you couldn’t tell. Also, they’re locs, so as they’re maturing, I’m not very concerned with keeping every part super straight, I’ll save that for the sister/micro loc girlies.
Thank you so much for explaining this! I have a mixture of 3c/4a hair and struggle with it locing due to the retwist method. I will definitely be interlocing moving forward. I have about the same loc count you have, so im excited for the journey!
i made an appointment for my industrial in a few days...i'm really excited but also super nervous. any advice? on both during the actual process of getting it and also the healing process
So I do my gfs hair and she has smaller parts. So before I did her hair, her mom would. And well you could tell the difference like mine starts thin and tight but her moms are thick. it’s not an obvious difference but more down to her roots it’s tight and more towards her ends it’s loose to a point that it’s spongy. basically the ends of her hair are as thick as yours so I’m asking like towards your roots are they thin and tight and then they just like get thicker or is there like a technique to it that I’m not doing she really likes the thick part and I don’t wanna deprive her of that, but we don’t have money to take her to loctictan.
Well mine are thicker and bumpier towards the ends because I started with two strand twists. And as far as my interlocked roots, yes, they are slightly slimmer than the rest of the locs due to condensing/compacting (the nature of interlocking), but overall interlocking hasn’t affected the size of my locs much, they’re still pretty thick.
This is what I do I love the frizz. I want to keep my frizz forever. I'm a year and 4 months locked. My babies are frizzy and thick. Mz. Juicy (my locs) is thriving.
I'm about to do mine. I have a Monroe right now. Question....what size is you bar? I'm curious because as a black woman my lips are thick so I worry about the standard size being too small. I've done my ears, nose, top lip and belly button myself and yes the piercing taper is a God send!! Nevermind.....I wasn't done watching your video when I asked my question. I bought a 12 mm bar cuz that little 10 mm is tiny. I had a lot of swelling on my top lip and I pierced with a 10 mm.
Yeah, I bought a pack with multiple sized barbells specifically for when the swelling goes down. I also initially thought a 10mm would suffice but ran into the same issue of it being a little too short, so the 12mm was perfect for my lip size and the initial swelling.
😃You did an excellent job & it really suits you too😉. When you where driving in the car, l could see your lip looks really swollen.. 🙂when l did my own Medusa Piercing, as soon as l put the needle in my lip instantly started swelling & it was extremely painful ( even with the numbing cream ) it hurt like a b**ch. Especially for the 1st two weeks. It’s only now it’s starting to settle down. Due to already having health problems - I have a lot of very strong pain killers such as morphine on fentanyl patch. It has helped a lot with piercing pain. But my Medusa Piercing is actually the very last piercing. Mainly because body’s not coping with the extra pain. I love piercings. There’s so many l would love to try out. But l my current medical health can effect me..I body is struggling to cope with the piercing pain. I have alot the main piercings wanted - ear lobes, Helix, conch, both Nostrils, Medusa & navel piercing. So happy with those. I don’t regret any of them.
Your locs are so beautiful! I’m definitely considering interlocking. I workout a lot and sweat in my scalp so washes are often and it goes without saying; retwists don’t last. I self maintain and am only heading into my 3rd month locd. Thanks for the info.
Same! I sweat a LOT when physically active and never wanted to be restricted to when I can or can’t wash my hair simply trying to preserve a retwist, so interlocking was the easily the best choice for me.
Hey queen... Please I've just started my journey and i have a few questions please. What's your maintenance routine? Retwist or interlock or a mixture? How often please? How many locs have you got and what point rotation so you use if it's interlock? Please I'll really appreciate a response please
I have 57 locs that I solely interlock to maintain every 4-6 weeks using a two point rotation. Note: Though keep in mind, loc thickness is the result of different factors; such as a persons hair density, overall health and health of hair, genetics etc. So what causes one persons hair to thrive may or may not work for the next.
@@MargauxChanel thanks a million. I now need to learn how to do a 2 point rotation. I have 60 . Can you do a video on how you use the 2 point rotation or do you have one already please?
Sure, watch this video here as I show exactly how I interlock my hair. Hope that helps! How I INTERLOCK my THICK LOCS *updated* ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7plG__vDgkQ.html
I just used a plastic duck bill clip to temporarily clip it away for the sake of the video. But if you wanted to clip it more securely to actually wear it out, you can just use bobby pins!
I can relate. I've been battling whether or not to get and medusa and/or vertical lip labret but I already have a nostril and septum and stretched ears, green locs and I work a corporate job. I'm deciding whether getting more facial piercings will get me fired 😂 I'm amazed I've gotten away with what I have
Omg, are we not living the same lives, lol 😂 because that is literally me right now, 1” stretched ears (and I usually just wear my tunnels; I don’t really bother concealing them), along with everything else going on in my ears and my face, piercing wise, corporate job, and more tattoos (in visible places) coming. Idk…The Universe has been on our sides🤷🏾♀️, I guess, lol. P.S. Random: But you’re gonna live a long time, because you’re username completely randomly popped into my head the other day (don’t ask, a bit of an odd one I am🫠) and then you commented! Idk…anyway…hope you’re doing well!😃🤗
Every 2 to 3 months is good for interlocking for me I don’t have hair growing away from the locs the beauty of tight 4c hair she is correct interlocking doesn’t thin out the locs if done correctly 4 years loc’d
