GETTING YOUR LOCS DONE TOO OFTEN IS #1 CAUSE OF TRACTION ALOPECIA 

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When she said once a week, my mouth dropped 😱! Her stylist was after 💲💲.

I speak to every hair follicle.... that they will grow and prosper in Jesus name amen 🙏🏾

Yannie has the prettiest hands! Is it just me?

What that "stylist" did to this poor woman is so irresponsible and greedy. She shouldn't be touching anyone's hair.

There is not even any new growth every week. That loctitian needs her licenses revoked forever. Yannie I love your vidoes, so informative. Blessing queen.

It’s saddening to know stylists care more about the money than the health and care of their clients’ hair. Thank you Yannie for being an honest and caring locologist.

True talk. What they do at the hairdressers, they loc the hair tight, add oil/cream, pin the locks down with metal pins then put you under the dryer until the hair dries. This is like cooking the hair and scalp. I took the smart way out and started doing my own hair and letting it dry naturally, becos my hair is not stew

I wished the stylist would be held accountable for scamming and hurting her. Stylists like her old stylist are going on with hurting & scamming people without facing any consequences - that's frustrating and infuriating at the same time. I hope her hair will come back.

hair loss sucks... it really fucks with people self esteem

Ok I’m 15 year old and I have a high top fade with dread locks usually ppl in my generation like to get retwist every week or so I try too tell them to relax cause your hair will end up like this I think ppl nowadays like the fresh looking dreads but the whole point of dreads is for the natural look so for ppl in my generation calm down !!

Yannie I think she may have scarring alopecia, CCCA. The symptoms are that characteristic central balding at the crown with burning and itching. I was diagnosed 2 years ago but with early diagnosis and treatment was able to save my hair. My crown at one time looked exactly like hers. She still may be able to get some hair growth in that area. The good thing is that she can put her hair up and cover the area. The supplements you mentioned I also use. No heat whatsoever on my hair. Low manipulation and I wash maybe every 3-4 weeks. I was like your client washing every week but had to stop because my scalp was so irritated and burning. I’m not loc’ed but loose natural.

This woman was taken advantage of in the worst way.

Poor lady, this “professional” ruined her hair. Makes me upset. I am glad she got a seat in your chair. I also decided to not get my hair done once a month. I am going for 3-4 months at a time.

This hit me extremely deep, the fact that someone from any cultural background can say "your hair is dirty, your hair is nappy, your hair has to have a certain look, etc..." OUR HAIR DEFINES US. Our hair is culture, our hair is being black, our hair is beauty! no matter how long or short, no matter how thin or thick, no matter how complete or incomplete. We shouldn't let anyone define us, I love my MY hair and love YOURS.

Every week...omg! That stylist should be shut down

I have tears in my eyes. How could her stylist do this to her!

That poor lady.. .Her hair will come back. Please keep us posted on the progress.

$400/month while having hair pulled bald for 10 years. We don't have to let evil people do evil to us. So glad she took control & finally got the help she so desperately needs.

The way the client described the start of her hair loss, it appears to be androgenetic alopecia. The progression of this condition tends to be very slow, spanning several years to decades. It can be caused by a variety of factors tied to the actions of hormones, including some ovarian cysts, taking high androgen index birth control pills, pregnancy, and menopause. The follicle itself shrivels up and is incapable of regrowing hair. Unfortunately there is no cure for it but to treat it early when you first notice the thinning in order to stop the hair loss and to keep the hair that you have. Regular use of minoxidil or finasteride (or a combination of the two) can mitigate the effects of baldness and stop hair loss.

This may be Central Centrifugal Scarring Alopecia and Androgenetic Alopecia... she needs a biopsy for confirmation. Btw, I am a Dermatologist.

Every week. What a wikkid stylist. She clearly just wanted her money. I hope her hair comes back

Wow Every week.... I Cant Believe a Stylist would even do this to her. I am so Sorry to See and hear this Especially with me Being a Loc Stylist. Thanks for Sharing.

Many stylists are just plain evil. They know every week is overkill.

CHLORINE - avocados, bananas, beets, blackberries, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, celery, chlorella, coconuts, cucumbers, dandelion greens, dates, eggplant, figs, kale, kelp, lettuce, mushrooms, oats, onions, peaches, peas, pineapples, radishes, spinach, spirulina, sprouts (all), strawberries, sunflower seeds, sweet potatoes, swiss chard, tomatoes, watercress, watermelon, wheat, wheatgrass CHLOROPHYLL - chlorella, spirulina, wheatgrass CHROMIUM - apples, bananas, basil, beans (all), beets, black pepper, broccoli, cacao/chocolate (Genuine cacao/chocolate is naturally vegan. It's a bean.), carrots, chlorella, corn oil, garlic, grains (all), grapes, hemp (milk/oil/powder/seeds), mineral water, mushrooms, nutritional yeast, onions, oranges, raisins, seaweed (all), spirulina, tomatoes, walnuts, wheatgrass COBALT - alfalfa sprouts, apricots, broccoli, chlorella, garlic, green leafy vegetables, seaweed (all), spinach, spirulina, wheat, wheat germ, wheatgrass COENZYME Q10/UBIQUINONE - almonds, grains (all), spinach COPPER - açaí, alfalfa sprouts, apricots, avocados, beans (all), beets, broccoli, cacao/chocolate (Genuine cacao/chocolate is naturally vegan. It's a bean.), cauliflower, chlorella, garlic, grapes, green leafy vegetables, grains (all), lentils (all), mushrooms, nuts (all), parsley, peas, plums, pomegranates, prunes, raisins, seaweed (all), soy, spirulina, sunflower seeds, tomatoes CRYPTOXANTHIN - apples, apricots, corn, green peppers, lemons, oranges, papayas, paprika, persimmons, star fruit CURCUMIN - cumin seeds, turmeric CYSTEINE - brazil nuts, soy, whole wheat DOCOAHEXAENIC acid is a from as omega-3. The fat is the fat in flax seeds is around 65% omega-3, the fat in salmon is around 50% trans fats and cholesterol.3 oz of salmon having 60 mg of cholesterol. And 1,5 g of trans fats 150 calories of salmon will give you 2.3 g of omega-3 and 0.5 grams of Omega-6 150 kg calories from flax seeds will give you 0 cholesterol.6.5 of omega-3 and 0.4 g Omega-6 ELLAGIC ACID - apples, black currants, black walnuts, cherries, cranberries, grapes, pomegranates, raisins, raspberries, strawberries FIBER (found in plants only) - fruits (all), grains (all), legumes (all), nuts (all), seeds (all), vegetables (all) FLAVONOIDS - cacao/chocolate (Genuine cacao/chocolate is naturally vegan. It's a bean.), fruits (all), vegetables (all) FLUORINE (destroyed by heat) - alfalfa sprouts, avocados, beet greens, black tea, black-eyed peas, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, chlorella, dandelion greens, dates, endives, garlic, green tea, green leafy vegetables, mustard greens, nuts (all), oats, parsley, rye, seaweed (all), seeds (all), spinach, tomatoes, turnip greens, watercress, wheat, wheatgrass FRUCTO-OLIGOSACCHARIDES - artichokes, bananas, barley, garlic, onions, tomatoes GAMMA-CAROTENE - tomatoes GAMMA-LINOLENIC ACID - black currant seed oil, borage seed oil GERMANIUM - aloe vera, barley, chlorella, garlic, oats, shiitake mushrooms GLUTAMIC ACID - dates, shiitake mushrooms GLUTAMINE - oats, parsley, spinach GLUTATHIONE - apples, asparagus, avocados, broccoli, cantaloupe, carrots, cauliflower, garlic, onions, parsley, peaches, potatoes, spinach, sprouts (all), squash, strawberries, tomatoes, walnuts, watermelons GLYCINE - avocados, oats, wheat germ, whole wheat HESPERIDIN - berries (all), buckwheat, grapefruit, lemons, oranges HISTIDINE - apples, beans (all), nuts (all), papayas, pineapples, seeds (all), vegetables (all except celery, radishes and turnips) INDOLES - Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, mustard greens, radishes

Thank you for the education Yannie. You always do such an excellent job at educating the loc community with excellence. I pray for also that she accepts the inner work that needs to be done.

May her hair grow back rapidly!

100 a week, that's just robbery.

Empress Yannie - You are the only one out here bringing real awareness to the reality of loc care and maintenance. Thank you for your contribution to the community.

Just some advice-EDUCATE YOURSELF AND LEARN HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR OWN HAIR! God bless Yannie and this woman and may she have a victory over this!

Helped me, going to stop retwisting my hair every 4 weeks and do it every 3 months

Today marks my 3rd Year Loc Anniversary! Thanks to Yannie my locs are thriving... I found your channel during my 1st year. Thanks for your wealth of knowledge! 💓

Thank you, Yannie ...“Real” truths and information on how to develop a life-long healthy Loc life. Blessing to this client for sharing her story.

Watching this video in tears. It's like looking in a mirror and you talking to me. Same story. I didn't get my done that often. 😢😢😢. Thank for share. ...looking for hope

Realist Locologist ..thank you a bunch Sister Yannie for your genuine concern and wisdom concerning locs

This hurt my heart. Blessings on your hair and health, queen. I pray for restoration.

My girlfriend's hairline has been reseding for over 10 years. She had to wear fake bangs. She now has hair growing. She has been using the rice water everyday for over 3 months it looks amazing. My hairline had also started thinking so I got the recipe and used it everyday and after a month I had enough new growth to wear my hair up in a bun without bangs. I would encourage you to try it on this client it can't hurt its worth the risk. It's all natural protein.

Oh My God I want to cry $100 a week and she did this to her she need to haul her ass into court

As a hairdresser I have to say such brave clients, thank you, I have never seen some of the issues ever and would have normally have said sorry but I can’t do anything about any loc issues, great such an expert can show and tell thanks

Thank you for helping her I am so sorry that she was harmed by a unprofessional person

That's CCC alopecia, not traction and the scaring can be permanent. I pray pray pray she is able to regrow her hair.

This is very unfortunate for this poor lady; i hope there is something that can reverse the damage. One of the main purposes of haviing locs is to not manipulate your hair so much. Leave it alone and let it do what it do. I was retwisting every 4 months but after seeing this video, I'm considering every 6 months.

I have above average hair growth. 12 to 18 inches a year. Even with that I still don't touch my hair like that. With natural hair I realized the less I manipulated it and less heat and product I used, the healthier it became. I am 3 months into my loc journey and the shrinkage is REAL. even in the shower it is only 3 inches past my shoulders and when I started I cut my hair to my shoulders. But even still, I don't touch it a lot. I oil it, put a bonnet on, and wash it and retwist on special occasions. I am amazed that the stylist let her hair get that far gone. Treat ur clients hair like you'd treat your own. With care and attention.

Poor lady got scammed for 20 years :O I can't believe it. Wonder how much money she threw away.

When I started my locks almost seven years I was told come every two weeks after 6 weeks in I changed and found somebody else to reinstall my locks. Fast forward to now they're down my back I take care of my own hair thank God 💯🙏🙏 thank you for the education on how and what to do cuz it's not about your hair what the hell it's about the money 😡 for so-called stylist

I speak life into the dead bones in this ladies body I speak life into the dead follicles bother you show your self in a big and mighty way that when people see her say it only could’ve been Jesus that restored your hair back again

Wow, once a week!!! 😲 That stylist needs education, and if that's not the issue she should just be ashamed of herself. Jesus take the wheel. This is one of the reasons I've been caring for my locs myself for the last 8 yrs. I pray her scalp and follicles can repair with your help and education. Bless 🙏📿

Traction alopecia isn’t the only reason why someone’s hair can look like this. male pattern baldness looks like that too. I only go every 3-4 months for retwists and my hair is thinning in the same spots. Not bald yet, but it’s probably gonna happen eventually...it runs in my family on both sides

I retwist my own hair them salons gonna be the end of y’all 😂😂😂

That hairstylist showed negligent when coming to this woman, 20 years is a long time to just let go your locs. Im glad I came across this video I just started I’m going every 6 weeks but now I’m definitely gonna open the window up.

Oh my God! The person who did this to her needs to be sued!!! I feel so bad for her! Some people suck!

Oh her Loctician was trying to keep that residual money coming in as often as she could!! That’s so scary!! Yannie I’m so very grateful that you are forthcoming about how we should take care of our locs!!

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I’ll be starting my locs soon and I’m happy I ran into this channel before so I don’t make the same mistakes.

Thank you Yannie, and your clients, for educating us. This is important information.

Her stylist knew every week was to soon simply because our hair grows half inch per month she hardly had any new growth she was taking advantage of this poor lady definitely MONEY HUNGRY!!!

Please keep these coming. I do my locs on own and your videos have helped educate me so much and keep my locs healthy 🖤🖤🖤🖤 Never understand why peeps go out of their way to spread hate

Oh my God. $100 /per week for locs and to get them snatched out ?!?!?!! 😱😣 evil

Thank you so much for posting this video. I used to get my hair done monthly, but recently noticed the hair on my crown was thinning. I wasn't sure what to do. I know now what I need to do! Thank you!!

You gotta just let your locs do they thang. Forget them styles💯

She is brave for telling her story she will be helping a lot of people.

When I had my dreads, I didn’t go to retwist them often because it was very expensive. But when I started twisting them myself, I did it once every 1-2 months. Thanks for sharing this info!

It's so sad to see both dishonest and uneducated people do this to people! Thank you for spreading truth about locks!

I haven’t gotten my locs retwisted since November 2019. Its now May 2020. After seeing this, I don’t plan on getting my locs retwisted anytime soon. Hell, I might not get them mfs retwisted until November 2020. I personally like the rugged look a little more tbh.

I’ve done enough research to be able to do my own hair 99% of the time. I went to a woman that twisted my hair really tight. The tightness, and a couple other reasons, stopped me from going to her. I feel fortunate to still have all my hair 17 years after starting my locks. I feel for this lady.

Oh, my gosh -this is heartbreaking. People are something else! How irresponsible of the so-called stylist to take advantage of a client and actually cause this much DAMAGE to her scalp like that. Ignorantly or willfully, that is just unprofessional. I sure hope this dear lady’s follicles resurrect and become patent again. 🙏🏽

When I had braids I never did my hair that often. Weekly is crazy! Now that I have locs, I definitely don't do it often. Who gets locs to do your hair more often than you would when you have braids? I'm so glad you addressed the dryer too though. So many people shade me for not using a dryer on my locs but I don't put heat in my hair ever. I don't see how putting heat in my hair will help at all nope. People say if you don't use a dryer your hair will rot because of bacteria but I don't use a dryer ever ever and my hair is long and thick and happy. Lol

I interlock my hair twice a year and palm roll every 3 months. I've seen my hair grow and get thicker since adopting this method.

Just sad ! I had someone do my locs and they were like u can come back in two weeks … I said two weeks for what ?”you know I do touch ups “… byeeeeeeeeeeee

I had a lady tell me I had to come back every 4 weeks to get my locks retwisted. I told her that I probably wasn’t going to do that, she would see me in about 3 months. It’s been past 3 months and I still don’t feel like I need a retwist. I have a lot of lose hair and 4 inches of regrowth. But! I love my hair in my natural state (slightly wavy) and it looks good in my opinion. I’m sorry this has happened to her. Maybe in the future she can get laser treatments to stimulate the follicles for new hair growth.

I'm trini n trust me yannie info about locs is on point it's no lie

Yes~ she can definitely grow hair back just change of diet , herbs and apply natural growing oils .

Knowledge brings growth.. Thank you for sharing your Wisdom

I am very grateful for your channel Yannie! I discovered your channel right around when I got locd which was in the beginning of July this year and have only been getting retwists every other month and only use Rosewater w/glycerin and Jamaican Black Castor oil that has rosemary. My locs seems to be healthy but now that I’m approaching month 5, I’ll wait until mid February. I do not wash my hair in between retwists either. So far so good imo.

So much we do in ignorance. I think the root of it is Lack of self acceptance 😔 Much Respect Sis'🙌 You're doing the Good work 💖

That person that was doing her hair once a week knew better I felt bad for her...yes 3_4 mths!! This video is soooo 💣

She had them for 20 years shoulda now better

This could also be from aging, diet, health..I feel like it’s more than just traction alopecia. That’s so sad.

poor queen.... I certainly hope she can grow it all back :(

Poor lady. I bet she has a bit of depression bc older women have the mentality "my hair is my crown and glory". I know her hair will grow back she just has to leave it alone.

Going to get locs touched up every week it’s like telling someone to get their braids re touched every week it’s just not needed 🤦🏽‍♀️

I hope her hair grows back and dam her old stylist.

Wow. I didn't know a hooded hairdryer burns the hair follicles.

Great job Yannie!! I know you can help this lady's hair to grow back. It's so sad to see this......I've locked my hair and grooms it every 3/4 months. Thanks for all the info, and watching for the update on her new growth.

There is a difference between a hair stylist and a hair care provider. I was fortunate enough to find a hair care provider here in Brooklyn. I do my hair usually every 3-4 months sometimes more if i had nothing to do, and she only twists with natural oils or butter. No gels, no waxes. It's sad these stylists don't care about the actual health of your hair it's all about the money. And Yes Yannie, you right in Trinidad we didnt know anything about neat or "fashion" locs.

And this is why I free form

This is cicatricial alopecia. Sitting under a dryer and a steamer too much makes it worse! The stylist should’ve nipped it in the bud once she saw the balding starting to happen. A lot of people don’t even know they are balding until someone tells them. I had a client that she had a small bald spot and I told her, she had no idea and I made sure she used oil to massage the area to stop it then. Ayurveda treatments would help in the early stages of balding.

How unfortunate and totally avoidable . I pray she’s able to resolve this .

Wow! The girl that does my locs told me once a month and only charged $55. After it loced, she said not to come monthly any more. I go like ever other month. Someone even told me 6 months

I literally want to cry this is so sad that this happened to this beautiful lady

What false dichotomy of intellect did this person have to tell you to get your hair done every week

Woah, it's literally shiny. Like it's no life of any follicles in that spot. Personally I only get retwisted every 2-4 months

Every week? That’s crazy she should’ve knew better

She's really saving ppl out here who has dreads.

I get mine done every four months sometimes even longer I think I just got my hair retwisted 3 times this year and probably won't do it again till February people that don't have locs don't understand you aren't supposed to get them retwisted that often Everytime I get mine retwisted here go people at my job you should get it done more often I like neat locs better I hate when people don't take care of there locs first of all just because I don't retwist often doesn't mean I'm not taking care of them

you're dope for the way you filter out negative comments

I love Yannie!!!! Very informative and she keeps it real!!!!

My scalp used to be so itchy until the moment I stopped using dryers. It was healed

Once a week 😮 I get my hair done about every 3 months. Sometimes longer. I only get it done if necessary.

Thanks a lot Yannie i learnt a lot from you

Thank you for this upload. I am 15 weeks into my loc journey and have decided to not retwist it at least every 4 months. I just wanna let my hair be free and enjoy the journey!!Thank you for this educative video. Lots of love and light from the UK. X