Loc talk: THE 5 LOC STAGES YOU SHOULD KNOW | COILS TO MATURE LOCS | *with a lot of examples 

5 STAGES 1. Coils 2. Pre loc 3. Sprouting 4. Growth 5. Maturation

This is the ONLY video on youtube that has left me feeling satisfied on knowing about locks. Now I understand a lot more. THANK YOU

Young lady, this is the best video about locs, I have ever seen in my 22 years of being locked. Excellent. Well done. Outstanding. I’m applauding, giving you a standing ovation, and bringing you flowers to the stage!!!!! I’m subscribing. How lucky was I to be scrolling??? God bless, sis. Where are you located?

I loved the budding stage! You can see it traveling the length of the loc until it's a little knot that detaches from the end, so cute! That was many many years ago. She's fully mature and probably a couple of feet long now. Watching each stage was such a joy to me. I was fully committed to the process of locing and was willing to go through it. You have to love your hair and what she's doing from start to end. Please quit yearning for length! It will come! Just keep her clean and healthy and moisturized and she will love you for the love you show her.

I love how detailed an informational you are a true loc technician indeed

I’m a white artist trying to draw a black character with locs. This video helped me a lot to understand how they work, thank you!

I went through every stage you referred to and learned on my own. I now have locs to my butt and going. Thank you for the story.

Patience is a virtue with this process. My stylist said a year or more with my texture. I’m still learning what works for me. I’m excited to try rose water 😊😎!

I started with two strand twist! Now I’m almost 4 years locd. Your channel is so inspirational. I started to film my loc journey as well! Love your videos! Keep them coming 🙌🏽

You explained the 5 stages so well. Your delivery was perfect. I'm 4 days into my loc journey thanks for the video keep them coming.

For some reason I just love to see a beautiful black sister with locs especially long ones

I am one of the ones that think my hair is supposed to be loc'd like now😫....but I've decided to comb them out and start again with 2 strands due to my fine hair texture...tha me for breaking down the phases and NOW I understand..3rd times the charm!

You know what you're doing and it shows. Your locks are absolutely beautiful!

I am going into my 4 week of starter Locs and I’m enjoying the process and progress. But I’m so happy this video showed up in my que to must watch. You explained what I can expect in weeks, months, and years ahead. Thank you for breaking all this down so well for me so I won’t freak out when I see these things start to happen. I love you and your family’s Locs. And I’ve just become a new subscriber to your channel.🤗

So glad I found this video. Started my loc journey 2 months ago. This really helped me appreciate the stage I'm in and just be patient in the moment.

I’d been natural for at least 3 yrs, then done the dreaded relax, then dyed two weeks later. That was feb 19, by May 19 I chopped it off & started to try to locs up, I just grabbed what I could initially & and left it in till 12 weeks, I saw some good growth so decided to contour my journey went all out got the hair gel and everything. This video has given me the best hair inspiration I’ve ever had. Thank you🙏🏾

Thank you for thoroughly explaining the loc process I just started my locs two months ago and the fizz and unraveling had me worried but now I understand it’s part of the process

I’m about to start the process after being natural for 7 years. This was very informative. My mom who started her own locs are starting mines and I’m ready to start.

Thanks for this vid!!! I remember going through all of those stages but I had no idea what was happening. I learned that texture matters so much. My husband's hair loc'd so much faster than mine. And I had way more frizz. But patience paid off and I loved them!!! I had them for over ten years, but had to cut them due to health reasons. Five years later, I'm ready to start them again. But, I'm not looking forward to that first year of looking "crazy"!!!

thanks, so helpful. I was about to get frustrated about my nearly 9 month locs. You give me hope!

Thank you!! This video helps a ton, no one has ever mentioned a pre loc stage. I’m at 4 months now, and was nervous bc I felt like my locs should be further along now. But you’ve explained everything so well! I feel like I’m in the pre loc stage.

I just want to say I'm excited about your new location announcement! Although I live up north I would make that trip. I've watched all your loc extensions video's. Your work is amazing. Many blessings and positive energy to you.

Wow!! Thank you for this. I started my locs with "the big chop" at the end of September and now I know where I am in my journey thanks to you 🖤. I am between stages 4 and 5. I love to play in them, they feel great 😃😄!! I use Carol's Daughter milk pudding and oils.

I think different parts of my hair is going through different phases.

Thank youuuuu so much. I kept hearing about ugly phase and it lightweight scared me, but now I can just use your five terms... I appreciate your chill flow of the video, very easing to my nervousness about starting my journey. I'm almost ready to begin. 😀

I had no idea that there were 5 stages to the locking process. I'm on day 3 of my loc journey and you have helped me tremendously.

I started my coils 7/27 & just when I thought I was educated RU-vid suggested this & I didn’t skip a second. Thank you 🙏🏾

Your voice is so soothing it just puts me right to sleep and I mean that in a good way

I'm so excited for the location announcement. I dont know why though it's not like you're coming northeast. Great video as always!

I love this video. You really have a way of explaining the stages and supporting it with videos that I understand. I’m at the budding stage which made me so confused about the process

Thank you so much I started my Loc's on July 18th I am so happy for my journey.

I'm 3 months in my loc journey an parts of my hair is starting to bud I finally got some hang time 😂

The best explanation I've heard since researching locs. Thank you for sharing. Very informative

Thank you for the insight. FINALLY, a video that makes sense. The frizzy stage is annoying, but now I understand why I need to let it be. Thank you

Girl I'm trill about the way you've took your time and patience to talk it through stage by stage with us, I really appreciate you effort. God bless you and I wish you all the best. Regards beautiful Jamaican queen I want to be going to start my locks tomorrow 👌

Thank you for breaking it down in phases including pictures and going into detail I'm trying to begin this journey and discovering not a lot of people are breaking it down into segments as you are

I like this video and how you explained everything. When I started I had medium long hair. When I used the two strand method, my hair shrunk! I felt bald headed, moving forward around my 5th month of my process, I began to notice my length. As of right now I’m almost locked for a year and I noticed that I have not seen any new growth unless I put my hair up into a ponytail. But regardless of all that I’m glad I locked my hair and I wish I did it sooner but the important thing is I’ve done it.

Just started my journey on Wednesday. This video has been most enlightening and informative

Am on first stage started with combcoils, looking forward to the locs journey 😍 3weeks old today

I'm glad I watched this video. This is my second set in which I started myself, and I was worried that I'd done something wrong. But this video has reassured me that I need to trust the process, and my hair is somehow remembering because my hair is progressing faster than my first set.

5 weeks in, budding and loving it. 3rd set of locs. Looking forward to this journey again.

This video really made me understand the process and now I understand and know more of what to expect and what to look forward too .. day 3 of my comb twist journey

I could get used to this. A video every day from one of my faves! 💕

I love this thank you so much. The shrinkage is so hard to deal with lol! I assume it's going to be long then nope!

Thank you for this! I washed and did a retwist last night and i was discouraged by all the frizz! However i love it! My hair is at different stages lol

Yes please...please make a video about instant locs!! Thanks for the great info.

I started my locs four different times because each time I was never satisfied with the coil pattern. I'm a perfectionist but came to realize my locs won't be perfect so leaving good enough alone I finally started them for the fourth & final time

Getting hair done soon and your channel has helped tremendously 🙌🏾 thank you

One of the best videos I have watched with information about locs. Very well explained. Love the pictures. Thank you so much!

I've been worried about my hair but this reassured me, I can tough it out!

Hands up to you!!! This is the most informative video I have watched 💕💕

This tutorial set me straight. I thought I was going hit to a slope, but you help reassure me. Thanks!

This is soooo helpful i want to start Loc’s and i didn’t know what to expect but you are super informative

Thank you for sharing my locs are 3 weeks old . After your video I’m kind of scare but also confident at the same time. I don’t know how my locks going to turn... it’s a journey we’ll see🤓🤓🤓 and am glad to see you representing Haïti 🇭🇹 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

I just started my journey on Tuesday with the coil method. I'm excited for my journey! I started with a fro so I'm really in the baby phase!

THANK YOU!! I cut my dreads off to start over but I love your video!! I just enjoyed watching so much. Thank you and girl your family is beautiful!

I love your videos, they're so informative and I love to watch you work ❤️

Thank you for this very informational video. I am deployed and I rewisted my hair for the first time. It was so hard to palm roll it and do the back of my head. It took me 5 hours. It didn't come out to bad. Then yesterday I thinking to comb it our and go back to my curls. Then I really didn't want to do that because this is my third time trying the locs. This time I want to stick with it and this has helped me tremendously.

Hubby has amazing length for 3 years! Informative vid as always 💙

Thank you for a great & informative video! I plan to get locs soon & this video demonstrates just what I needed to get to see the loc journey before the actual experience.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽great job👌🏾

Yesssssssssssssss finally someone who understood it and knows it.

i started with 2 strand twists 1/1/19 & i already have a lot of budding in the back & in the middle of my head. i think my bang area will like last, because it is a different texture. i'm so excited, it was the best decision that i have ever made. that shrinkage was a beast, my hair was 12 inches when i started & it shrunk up to about 8 inches. the friz doesn't bother me at all

I'm thinking of locing but I've been somewhat confused on what to do. This video has enlightened me on what to do. I'm definitely locing.

Yes! Please do a video about instant locs!!

I really appreciate you doing this video, I Know what to expect now. Thank you.🌹

I’m so happy I ran across this video.. I’m getting mines sooon

Awesome video!!! I’m currently almost a week into my 2nd & finally set of locs. I want to really embrace the stages this time around & this video was such a blessing in helping me understand what will happen. Thank you!!

Great vid. I think I’m sorta in between the 1st, 2nd and 3rd phase. I started a week ago but she used a hook tool to do a knot at the root for some areas, the rest of the strand is interlocked, like sisterlocks but bigger. I have traditional locs. I started with a nice length of hair, maybe a little past shoulders. Some places are already producing little bulbs, so it’s doing its thing I guess 😂. It’s definitely a process!! Looking forward to it and the final result. My hair needs a lot of moisture so I am constantly hitting with water and various oils until I can go full steam with some heavier products 😂. I’m glad she used a hook tool, I can be a little more handsy 😂. I also use a dry cleanser until I can really wash it like I want. I wouldn’t wait months to wash hair, that’s not necessary 😂 for blacks to do. You can use a stocking cap and wash if you’d like. Drinking a lot of water is important and I’d recommend taking some fish oil as well and of course eating as balanced as you can. One thing is for sure you will get to know you hair!!

Thanks for explaining the stages or help me a lot. I am in my 1st year on Dec 21,2018. It is a journey.....

This RU-vid channel is the lock bible I tell you🤩👏🏽🙌🏽

I had to turn on my notifications. I am waiting with baited breath for January and the New Location video 👀

Thank you so much for this video. I was starting to worry about my hair not locking, shrinking like crazy and mad frizzy ! I have a lot of thin hair and my texture is 4a/4b. I started my journey 4 months ago

This is the best video on fully understanding the locking process. Or just the entire journey. Thank you lol Noone else can explain what budding is the way you did haha

Gona do locs can’t deal with weaves n the money buying hair or products let alone i dnt I neglect my hair I hide my hair under weave for years n my scalp is sensitive so I’m gona do locs

I recently got a loc install and I didn't know about this process thank you so much

shes so pretty😍

First time watching your videos and I subscribed immediately because I just started my loc journey. 😍😍😍

This was DEFINITELY needed. Thank you 👌

I understand both starting locs with long and short hair as I am locking my long hair and my undercut at the same time. And the shrinkage is REAL. I’m my short undercut there’s not much but with my longer hair it almost matches the length of my short hair.

Thank you kindly for this video my fwen, very informative, this is my second time watching this video. I have started my locs thanks to you. And looking forward to this longgg journey

Hey girl Hey!!! Thank u so much for this info. Now a interlocking video next maybe??? Blessings to u and yours

Awesome! Thank you so much for breaking down the steps!

Yes the shrinkage is REAL! I have APL hair and just started my semi freeforms and they are only a little past my shoulders to start🤦🏾‍♀️

Dope video!! Thank u for the very detailed informative info! Just started my locs 3 days ago and I’m so excited for the journey. New subscriber here!

i was feeling kinda down because of my 2 weeks locs looking like they look right now.. and i didnt understand why.. now i know.. THANK YOU!.

Whoa an actual step by step , love your precision

Thank you for this defiantly needed to watch this . I'm 3 months Loc and i defiantly didn't understand what my hair was doing .

I love this video. This is really a what to expect when expecting locs.

i started my 2 strand twist locs a little over 11 months ago but i cant wait for that year mark

Thank you for educating me through step by step and demonstrated by showing illustrations help me to visualize each stage.

I'll b 2yrs in Dec 27 i might start interlock N luv all stages of growth 💜💜✌✌♾loc'D

Great video sis! Very informative. Thank you. I've learned alot from your channel. Blessings

She is the best.. I also love ❤️ her work.. she blessed my hair this past November..So, make sure you make an appointment.. She is amazing 😉 P.s Thanks again, wish I could come to you all the time😔

I just want to thank you so much I always thought my hair wasn't growing right

Would luv to know more about insta locs. I just started mine about a month ago. Definitely want to know about stages and caring for them

Glad to know the frizz is normal, I’m about 5 months in I started with a pretty big fro and when I get retwisted they get pretty frizzy about a week later 😅

I haven't been doing my hair and its been locking on its own. This happened twice during quarantine, making it harder and harder to detangle...sooo I'm trying to determine if I wanted two strand or finger/comb coiled. I stopped using relaxers 10 years ago. I guess its time for a new hair phase watching all kinds of videos new and old 💜

Thank you so much for this video. My sons hair locked naturally and I didn’t understand it at all.

Thank You DXLYN locs! I love you so much!!..... My colors are also black and gray😁

This video made me understand a lot better of the process due to me being so inpatient