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I’m 61, I started my loc’s at age of 51. Being a paraplegic, it was hard to find someone to start them. I decided to do it myself. I felt excited about starting them. I took a year learning what goes into maintaining them. The learning was nothing compared to starting them and how my family responded to me having loc’s. I wouldn’t trade this journey I’m on for anything.
This is such a beautiful profound video ❤ I just started my locs 2 weeks ago. Before I did I was getting frustrated and bored with my natural hair ,it begin to shed like crazy and I was addicted to heat. So it was ugly and to top it off I don't do wigs nor weaves. My husband one day said to me "Bae you would lock good with locs". I was like "Bet!". I then went on a loc binge for a week and decided to loc it. I'm at a stage in my life where I'm 31 married for 8.5 years with 4 kids , getting closer to Christ, starting a new business and career . I don't want to keep stressing over my hair anymore. I already have 4 other heads to keep up on 😆 Best decision ❤ I love it all . The starter stage for me is different from others. I have coils and I thought my hair would be extremely short but luckily I have some hang time lol 😂(she didn't comb all the way thru). They look beautiful and I get more compliments from everyone especially my husband ❤️and strangers 😂❤ Sorry for the long winded story. #Newsubbie
I started my hair at age 56 (2yrs ago) with 2 strand twists. I was excited because it was something I had wanted since my 20's. And after seeing so many die from COVID I was like stop trying to please others and please yourself.
66 years young, two strand twists, 8 months in. My hair was ready before I was. When I decided back in April to do freeform, it started to loc immediately. I'm Brenda ❤
I started my loc journey a little bit over 3 months ago at age 55 and i have 55 locs. I payed a loctician $150 to start my locs and we went to South Africa for 2 weeks with my hair twisted. While there, i kept getting this feeling that the way i started the process by having someone else do it was not the right way for me. I took down the twists and restarted the process my self. I was a loose natural for 10 years and my husband has been my biggest supporter and encourager. When I decided to start my locs, he supported me 100%. I re-started them on his birthday as a reminder of how lucky i am to have a life partner like him. We just celebrated our 31st wedding anniversary on the 5th and he supports me in everything I decide to do. I've had so many losses in my adult life including my father; my youngest sister and my mom this past January, 3 days after my birthday. My loc journey is a way of re-learning about patience; hope; faith; self confidence and to look to the future. I can't wait to see where this journey of self discovery takes me.
I want to thank u for all you do. I have been following your journey for a long time. Congrats on all of your success. When I had my loc a I didn't get a lot of support and there was not a lot of people who had love. It's more accepting know.
I'm 54, and I started my Locs at 49. I combed them out in May and started a new set on October 8, 2023. Best decision I ever made. I always wanted to have Locs in my twenties but never did it. I simply love Locs.💜
I was 55 yrs old when I got my hair loc'd. I was excited when I made the decision. Once I saw my head after it was done, I was hesitant about how I felt about it. I was told I could comb them out if I didn't like it. My boyfriend was the one who loved it and encouraged me. He was actually surprised that I really did it. It was very hard for me to let my locs do their thing without wanting them retwisted weekly. I now enjoy the look and am excited to see new growth. The best experience of my loc journey thus far is seeing my hair and scalp healthy! I am almost 2 yrs loc'd now.
I was in my 30’s I chose sisterlocs because of my hair texture and I loved and embraced each and every stage! Prior to that a loose natural very Afrocentric very pro black because that’s who I was am and always will be. As far as what others thought I never cared about unapologetically I always was a trendsetter then and now and never second guessed anything I did with my hair unless I just didn’t like it!
I’m 48 and I started mine 4 years ago in March. I was initially on the fence about the commitment but I was already natural and had been for several years. I’ve had men say I like a natural woman but when they would see my hair straightened from Silk press that I would get once a year they would ask when was I gonna do it again. It’s a journey as any thing in life. I have ups and downs but mostly I love them. The one thing I’m certain of is I will never go back to a relaxer.
I'll be 53 in a couple of weeks and am 3 months into my 1st journey. I've wanted locs for YEARS. I think a benefit of starting older is that the older you get (at lease for me) the LESS you CARE what other people think about your decisions. Family, friends, potential partners approvals, outside validation don't matter to me at ALLL. If you don't like it, keep it pushin cause I love it and it's all about me! If I'm confident in my choices, especially when they don't affect anyone else, that's all that matters. There's something so liberating about that mindset and what is so attractive to me about locs in general, they scream I dont need to fit in, I dont CARE what you think.
I was loose natural for 11 years, and I decided to loc my hair this year when I was 50 going on 51. My reasons are a little different. My hair in its loose state was shedding more due to age, and believe it or not- I felt God's leading in this. I was spending too much money and time maintaining my loose natural and now that I'm 5 mos in- I have more time to pour into my husband and my 4 children and I also have more time to do things that are more meaningful in the long run.. At first, I thought about quitting several times, but I am learning to keep my hair in a semi-neat protective style that works for me while my locs mature. At 50+ years, I just don't have the energy or time to care what people think.. 🎉
58 and on my 3rd loc journey. Had traditional and sister locks for 15 years. Cut the sister locks 13 years ago. Loved them but felt they were too small for me at the time. Just started micro locs 3 months ago and so happy to be back on tnis journey. Locs mean FREEDOM for me! When i have locs i also feel like I am my authentic self. Excited about what is to come❤
(F) I am 63 Y.O. And I started my locks 8 months ago they are maturing slowly. Started with comb coils and most of the frozen is gone. I live in a mostly white rural town and there is no locticians except for what’s on RU-vid.
55 yrs always wanted to loc from my late teens everyone said NO...your hairs to pretty for that I stopped talking about it ... had every hair style going expect for weaves and wigs was natural for 20yrs..sometimes short sometime I grew it long worn it in a afro most of the time turning 55 was a turning point for me and i really didnt care what anyone had to say i didnt want to suit everyone else. So I just had it done on my birthday and it was a present to myself i am so comfortable with it wish i had done so much earlier. Iv loved every stage on the 24th December i will be 1 yr in. Very few people in my family or friends comment on it but it doesn't bother me. I feel amazing in myself
Started my locs at 55. I always wanted locs, but working on the “corporate world” held me back. I wish I started earlier, but happy to be now 2 + years loced now.
When I started my journey I was excited about what I could see be the end product. Then having to see so much of my scalp and being reminded of having what has been described as thin soft hair. I became a little discouraged but quickly I said I'm fearfully and wonderfully made. You better not say the wrong thing about my hair especially if I didn't ask you.
I'm 56 and I started my locs at 52 I have microlocs, I wanted locs for a while but was scared. My hair started falling away at 50. So I started my locs to save myself from going bald.. I'm shoulder locs. I also have thinning sides. I'm worried now cause I'm getting bored.
I am 63 yrs. I wanted to ask why my locs are not growing any more. I have had them for 1 year. And the have not grown since last summer. They are at the same length since last summer.
I had I ocs for 9 years I cut them off when I turned 50. I will be 53 on the 21st. I am thinking about starting them again. I have thick hair. And when I had my lo c s it was getting heavy.
33. however I started at 23 and restarted at 33. 11 months in. I cut them cos of child bearing and now I’m done. I restarted. I had no negative thoughts cos I hated locs and got them out of convenience, I knew I was done with extensions and all. Never felt comfortable. Got remarks like I looked like a pretty boy & if I was broke but it neverrrrrrrr bothered me. I was too focused. 😅 Locs taught me patience and commitment. I don’t really like my new set cos I just separated my hair and started. Freeform kinda but I’m not taking it out cos it’s locs, they’ll end up looking great. 😂
I started mine almost 9 years ago, at 55! I was practically ignored by mom when mine sprouted, while sis was always saying I should’ve gone curly. 🤦🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️😂😂 Now down to my butt!
