"How Many Locs Should I Start With?" | Starter Locs Tips 

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not me watching this 5 months in

This is the best video I've watched on this topic. Thhank youuuu!

I have 68 locs and I also started with 2 strand twists. I’m 5 months in and my locs are maturing nicely HOWEVER my hair texture is finer in the back and I’m noticing that on the bottom row of locs, I have 3 that are significantly thinner and longer compared to the rest. I might combine, but I also like the size disparity & curly ends so I might leave it alone. Adds a little razzle dazzle 😂

I am 10 months into my loc journey. I have 78 locks give or take one or two. I wanted to see what you look like because I keep seeing people with 100 to 120 locs and I’m wondering if mine were too big or if my hair was really thin because I do have fine thin hair. Other than the awkward length I’m very happy with my locks at this point. I got them because honestly I couldn’t afford to keep getting my hair done and this is a much cheaper alternative and looks good.

YESSSS GIRL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS THOROUGH EXPLANATION. I just got my loc establishment again and keep going back and forth about whether I chose the right size… my anxiety along with what I thought was my preference is eating at me. I have 73 count but thick hair and ultimately the primary reason I got locs is because I want little to no maintenance! To me that defeats the purpose of locs. To each their own but that’s the whole reason. I’m not a big hair person so it was either locs or chop it.

Hitting the 4min mark in the vid just gave me the biggest sigh of relief 😮‍💨

I have very low-density hair, 4c, and very fine. I started my locs (did them myself) with no parting, I freestyle just by using my hand to grab a piece of hair the size I wanted them. I started with 96 but had to either split four they were a little too large for my taste, so now I have 100. By the way, my hair (two-strand twist) will start to loc in a few days, no joke. I stopped two-strand twisting my hair and only braid it just because of that. One thing I have to say, my hair was to my waist when I started my locs, how did they shrink all the way to just my shoulders lol! It doesn't bother me and I am so enjoying my journey. I have not, retwist yet, but will do this weekend after five weeks starting and YES, there is a lot of new growth. I do palm roll and detangled my hair at least twice a week to keep it from joining together and because I want my ends to remain curly, I add moisturizing curl butter (to my ends ONLY) every other day. I have shampooed my hair (in braids) twice since starting my loc with no problem, a few in the back came undone and I just retwisted. Do you think 100 locs will be enough to cover my head once they mature? I cannot see my scalp with the new grow but I know I will when I retwist this weekend. Thanks for all the recommendations and sorry for the long post.

Informative as usual!!! Beautiful locs💖💖💖

My hair is medium density so I have around 85 locs 6 months in🤗

Well, i only have like 34 as a high top. Sometimes i regret it because my loctitians part patterns were crooked. 5 months in i just go with it now. Ive learned to do my own retwist.

I only have 30 Full Head thick ones

Thumb up❤ great info

I have 36/37

I need to learn how to put the shells on!

My hair is fine, and I think I have low density. I have 339 starter microlocs, and I have to convince myself that it's a good number. I wish I had more, but I don't think my hair would be healthy in the long run. At least now I have a good and solid foundation. When I look at my hair, I can't actually picture splitting the locs into two. They would be too tiny and probably unhealthy. Anyway, I just hope they fill in eventually.

So how many locks should you have if you have fine soft hairs and you only have hair on the top of your head? My sides are cut.

I want to start with two strands twist buts doesnt starting with two strand give you less locs when they actually loc, and ehen you do a retwist it will be even less. Correct me if im wrong!

Not me watching this , 9 months in

Starting mine Wednesday thanks for this because I thought 80 wasn’t enough 😭

Mines is only 68 . How can I show you a picture of how mines look

i want more locs i currently have 53 and it just doesnt look right and im a year into my journey and only way i can do it is to restart but i dont want to is there way i can add more dreads through the parts with space or just some of the dreads?

I have 44 full head but want to restart. I wanted 36 exactly (i had a particular reason) but noticed a week later the stylist not only didn’t install correct number she also didn’t do parts right. It is hard to find a stylist to do exactly what you want.

Is 60 enough for dreadlocks extensions cause my head kinda big

Me watching this 6 months in😭 with 82

Why is not having a lot of volume considered undesirable or bad in the loc community? That whole shout out seemed so backhanded 😭

I have 347 but I want them to be smaller so I'm going to split them

I have like 47 is that bad I’ve had them for a year

I rly rly need your help so i started my locs two weeks okay with short hair yk one strand 2 weeks later my retwist i tell my mum double i go on yt and see how bad it ends up what do i do?

I have 53 full head I think I want to restart 😵‍💫

How to get my locs thicker

i got 56 on a mid taper am i cooked

so i have 55-60 is that enough for a full head of them i have thick hair

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I like youre videos a lot but i originally subscribed because i thought u were really pretty