How to Start Dreadlocks With Two Strand Twists 

you should be wetting and then putting on oil, water and oil don’t mix and using oil alone is locking in dryness not moisture

@@divamontoya5283 I shake the bottle up so it mixes enough to spray and it works for me I’ve noticed if I go without my hair tends to be dryer and I don’t like just putting oil in my hair I don’t like the feeling the water/oil mix distributes for me more easily and I don’t have to rub it in

Water is good enough but I recommend using aloe Vera water it keeps it moist longer

Nah they short forever

Bro tell me about it. I started with 2 strand twist and my hair juz shrinking up G. Plus I have either a type 4b hair or type 4 c either 2. But my hair already comes with it's own shrinkage so u could juz Imagine the shit I'm on right now 😂💀. But I just have a feeling it will be worth the wait

@@lmao9179 nigga huh

@@jazzy4949 bro dnt worry I have the same exact issue by year two ur gonna be good I promise u

@@lmao9179 lmfao no once they mature they move like regular locs

what did you do to maintain it beacuse i got a braid at the root too

Update???

@@MayaandAnimals free forms doing super well just need a re-twist

bro what

🤭

@@gojosatorusheadband4745Fraudjo in the mud rn ngl😹

Exactly shii looks hards

Just crochet them so u don't have to wait

@@J3GoKrazy Ts don’t look the same

@@Sleezk It does tho. if u get crochet locs profesionally it will be stiff for a couple days but wait it out or get a retwist and it will literally be the same. The only giveout is that ppl will know its crochet Bc u didnt go thru a process, u just got them.

@@hktech4644 regardless you ain’t gon have that same look when you do the journey it looks way better natural less stiff and less hard

@@Sleezk actually I have instant locs cause my hair is really curly and it looks really natural as long as you don’t crochet too much it won’t be stiff just leave a little room for it to lock up naturally and your good mine look super natural

take tiny rubber bands and put them on the roots, stay away from too much gel, and wash twice a month

No

The hair still have to naturally lock so even the braid will go through it’s own locking stage and shrinkage u risk having two different sized dreads

I’m in the same situation

2 strand twist and the size is prob medium. to loc up it takes between 4-6 months but it all depends on ur hair🤷🏾‍♂️

@@lkatanny i just started this method today . to get ur locs like the second picture in the thumbnail am i two strand twist and doing a twist out if so when do i take the twist out but keep the dreads in after two weeks? or do two strand twist and letting them stay in in to form locks

@@warrioreletedid u figure it out

@@warriorelete Update?

@@OnlyFanz-Jayy doing well so far two strand twist been in for 2 week. locs been locing for 3-4 months not fully locked yet. i skipped the shorts phase so i grew my hair out for 2 years before locing my hair

look at jemi got soul hers were 2 strand twist

@@Ty2xTv ight preciate it

Afri

afro fs bru

Depending on the hair u can separate them and let them loc

Ian gone lie I’m glad I read this 😂

@IShowSmelly I just went 2 strand tho

He thought he was gonna get recognition 🤭🤭😄

I got myself banned from the discord from the stupid “pay to be” mods he’s just given power to

Why would he do that? y'all all day the same thing so why would he do that.

​@@sbhopsyou the real Riley man but that's straight up facts

Don’t retwist to often or else your dreads will thin out maybe you could put them back in but make sure you don’t maintain them too often like every week maybe once a month you could put in two strand twist and maintain it again just make sure you don’t do retwist to often cause that can lead to traction alopecia

In my personal experience, I had two strand twists because I wanted to try the hairstyle but after I took them out neatly it was curly and stayed formed for a long time and would have dreaded. I just combed through it eventually. I have really curly hair

@@nekonii7148 did u put them back in two strand twist

@@nekonii7148 really thinking ab doing this method but i’ve never seen someone else do it so idk what the result will be

@@demaurionbrice7017 its really clean when u take them down to free form my hardest thing is keeping them sectioned and prevent congos when i take them out of their two strands

Yea can use two strand twist as a style for your locs

@@ChakraHun420 ok I was jw how that works because I started my locs from the 2 strand twists way wondered if I can basically 2 strand them again as a loc style since my hair is locked now

@@LilChop419 I'm not quite sure if you can still do the 2 strand twists loc style while your locs are still maturing. But a loctition should know all of that

@@LilChop419 oh is it fully locd now & you've been thru all the stages? If so yeah you can totally do it

Yes I do it all the time

If you leave the two strand twists in they will loc up in the twist and turn into dreads so I recommend let them stay in if you take them out they not gonna loc up

@@Jaytoofright they will loc up wym

@@exot1c_dark066how will it loc up if I untwist my starter locs? I want to try the method of untwisting my two strand starter locs but I’m not sure on how it’s done?

@@exot1c_dark066they would loc up but probably longer

Mine ddnt

goodluck gangy

How long is your hair?

@@christophercenoble4760 down to my mouth

@@jwproductions8572 lucky asl 😹 I'm finna be struggling in the beginning. Starting off with short hair but I'm still planning on locking up. Good luck on your loc journey bro!

need longer time to loc

I don’t think so

Try lock counting the more u have the smaller they will be the less u have the thicker I believe I have 54 dreads that’s about the thickness of a 200 pound man pinky finger add more they get smaller but just try to get even dreads that’s most important

Could u see a difference in 3 months Length wise?

@@Unknown-bc6qw i definitely did see a difference. I mostly tell my stylist to keep my parts thick. (which ever u prefer). And also I don't get retwists often(I get em everyone 6 months) so that thick foundation can build up and not look so "scalpy". Alot of ppl can handle that long 6 months thats just my thing.. just don't get a retwist every month type ish or you'll look bald and end up getting "barrel twist" all the time to give you that "thick" look. If you just have to have the fresh retwist look try to hold out at least 3 months. Also oils weigh your locs down which ="bald scalpy look" If you want volume, thick foundation... use natural plant water-based and don't go crazy with oils. Unless you just like the fresh retwist look. I use rose water(smells fire) every 2 days to keep them hydrated and growng so I don't have to mess with oils. Not everyone has this issue but oils made my head itch but it did help it grow fast ("black castor oil plant based" all natural). So I use the castor oil once a month bc its all plants n fruits so it does help but imagine the migos and imagine Bob Marley...which style fits you and rock out from there. Welcome to the community!

Yes

@@Esosa4Lwould I get them retwisted like normal

@@_1enkiyea

@@_1enkiya

If you aren’t trying to loc your hair up, then you can keep them in as long or as short as you want. The longer they stay in, the quicker your hair will loc up.

@@miad7953so if I just leave the 2 strands in and not touch they’ll eventually loc up? Do I need to get them retwisted as well?

@@_1enkif u leave them in they will eventually lock up but a retwist will help them

@@TP3ScrappWhat products do you recommend for maintaining them

alright...umm don’t untwist em just re twist them with the other twists to still keep the dreadlock in

@@andinkomo_ yeaaa

@@andinkomo_ how

@@evanndahiro9137 basically dont untwist the twist, retwist it like they were locs

@@andinkomo_so basically u just keep them in and wait 1- month or so. Re twisted and keep doing that same shit rt

4-6 weeks

Yes

@@chisomodimmegwa3479If I want my hair to loc up after two strand twist do I keep the two strand twist or do a twist out after some time?

@@PrescribedCodieneyo did u end up takin them down

Amen

Amen but you didn’t capitalize G in God your supposed to doesn’t matter where in the sentence his name is

​@@drew8267"God" isnt his real name

AMEN❤❤

Amen

so if i js decide to get 2 strand and i js leave em n let em lock will it just grown in length by just lettin them be???

@@sellinarcello1754 yeah that’s what I did I just retwist till I get my length Ben ima do two strands wit them

yoo hopefully you reply back, but I had my two strands in for about more than two months, should I get a retwist now or wait till they fully lock up? And if I do get a retwist now do I have to wash my two strands before getting then retwisted?

@@idkk_tj you can get a retwist every month just don’t take out the two strands if the person who does your hair provide hair washing service do that if not I think u could wash em before u get it done just dont use conditioner only use shampoo

Same to me I like em so fair I'm 1 month in!

It’s been over a year how’s it goin fam?

@@KingAce210 shid A1 fr fam still the same process just being patient and just letting it do it’s own thing. Funny part is my I just got a retwist last week. I went 5 months without doing it and that’s my second time doing that .

@@Los334_Did leaving the two strand in for 5 months locc up?

@@Unknown-bc6qw hell yeah they was fully loc then . My best advice is don’t pay attention to that shit I’m telling I’m almost at 2 years now in 2 months

How lol

This is a myth! "Dread" refers to caribbean warriors who were dreaded by their enemies