You are NOT Ready for Locs! : The TRUTH About Starting Your Loc Journey 

The hardest part of my locs is seeing pics of me with my curls before… I wish I could have both 😭😂

I restarted my locs twice from ages 19 to 29. Dealing with comments from friends and family and pregnancy hormones. The final time I was 3 kids in a realized that it was my hair, and I loved how locs made me feel more confident with myself. Once I stopped caring and owned my locs. It made me better in other areas of my life. 10 years later, I am just enjoying life and my loc journey. 😊

I talk about this all the time. The loc journey has nothing to do with vanity and this is where people mess up. It's spiritual

I’m 3 months in and it’s hard getting over how I feel ab my forehead and missing big hair to hide it but I wanna push through the way I did when I went natural 10 yrs ago and accept my beauty

I started my journey two days ago and I’m never going back. I literally tied the knot Friday 😂❤❤❤❤❤

I've had my locs for 3 years now. I've thought about combing them out a lot in the beginning but I kept telling myself its gonna pay off, how it is now is temporary and you're manifesting beautiful locs. Three years later i LOVE my locs and they're a little over bra strap length now. I love it here.

I made the decision to lock my hair earlier this year and I’ve always preferred thick locs (especially when I was considering what I want for myself because I like my hair to have volume), and let me tell you the least supportive people have been my family members. My mom especially because she’s a Caribbean person and we have no one with locs in our family. I’ve already been told multiple times that people don’t like them, that they look “scary”, that they’re shaped weird, that I looked better with loose hair. But me and my locs are thriving, they’ve grown and developed so much in such a short period of time and I’m so proud of them. I was considering doing Marley braids because I have a big move coming up and I wanted some more convenience since my locs are at a sort of mid-length now (they’re shoulder length, from ear length when I started) but honestly they’re sitting really nicely and maybe I’m just finally starting to have good hair days because they’ve really been having a blast up there doing what they want up till the past two-ish weeks (I’m 5 months in). I went into this just wanting to live a better lifestyle and center myself in my own life so I can find my authentic self, and I wasn’t prepared for how spiritual this journey has been. I watched a lot of videos before I decided to loc and almost all of them said that locking is a spiritual journey and a journey to self-love and acceptance, I really should’ve listened to them because when I tell you I’ve never been so face to face with my trauma and finally having the strength to jump some serious hurdles. Whatever I decide to do, I’m really glad I stumbled across this video because the loc community has been so supportive and I’ve honestly never felt more *me*. My locs really are an extension of myself, and I was never a person who felt attached to their hair. Here’s to 5 months and many more 💕

I'm on my starter locs..i remember trying to get locs like 3/4 yrs ago and telling my brother i wanted to loc my hair..he really discouraged me, telling me it was expensive and all that.. this year, i really made up my mind to loc my hair.. and i just started with twists.. Im not listening to anybody this time again and ive closed my ears.. moreover im not easily influenced.. all people do is talk.. their talk won't do anything..has no gravity..do you!

I’ve only had starter locs for 3 days and I’m cryin already 🤣🤣🤣😩

I have had locs for 4 years, I thought about combing them out because I missed my loose natural hair that I wore for 10 years. Then I remembered how much work it was and why I got locs in the 1st place. I'm so glad that I found your channel.

I’m on my 3rd set of locs. It was never a problem that caused me to cut them off. It was never a plan to have them forever, even now. I’ve had natural hair for 25 years. I’m committed to natural hair sometimes I want locs and other times I want it loose or shaved. I can’t imagine keeping the same style my entire life.

This video was very encouraging. I have my starter loc appt in a week Lord Willing. My decision was truly based off the fact that I no longer want to wear anybody else’s hair & the convenience of locs.

So much facts. Why I'm on my 3rd set now. I was natural for a decade but I'm the only one locd in my family and at my job and friends and family kept telling me they don't like locs and I shud just straighten it. 😮. Anyways. 1.5yrs in and u can't tell me nothing lol.

I'm LOCT for LIFE I absolutely love my LOCS❤❤ Best Decision I ever made

It took me until my late 40's. I know now many are taking them out. I have had every hairstyle known to man. I have even had an afro for a while, but even that was a chore for me. I love my locs. I love who I am still becoming. I really dont care what people think or how they look at me anymore. My hair is created for this style. We are not perfect, and we do not need to compare. I love this message. I'm subscribing! Thank you.

I started my loc journey on 6/30/24. Two strand twists and interlocked my roots. I’m in here sis! ❤🙌🏽🙏🏽

Thank you for posting this video. :) TLDR: I had locs when I was 8. My dads gf at the time cut my hair while I was asleep because she said it looks like spiders. Needless to say I had some hair trauma for 3 years. I hated having perms, braids and extensions in the form of braids or twists. My hair is super thick and dense so it was bothersome. I am 22 now and have been natural for 11 years. Did a big chop and now my hair is long again. I really want to get locs again. I have 4C and love my natural hair. I just need the right loc-tition in my area. I don’t just want anyone to loc my hair. Plus I’m in tech/corporate and university but I already stand out. I just want to wear my hair and not have to get extensions.

I started a month ago and this video was definitely needed! Yah boy is going straight through it. Literally the only one at work and I feel like an alien but I'm here for the long run. Great content, Subscribed and liked!

I've been researching all evening and you touched on so many of my concerns. Thank you so much for sharing this fr

I wasn’t ready , my heart dropped at the thought oh no I’m about to do this … then seen your video so thank you queen ❤

Talk 👄 truth my sister, this is a good topic, I needed to hear this, even though I already know it in my heart ❤️.

This is the video I needed😊.

Amen Sis!! Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I agree with everything you said!🤩

Well said!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

I love this content! Almost 6 years in and can say honestly my locs are my best hair decision 🤎Thanks for giving the reality of locs, do it for you and no one else period✨

Thanks for sharing! This is a great video🤎

i get my first starter locs this saturday, and im ready to embrace this Journey , thanks for this video, u got a new suscriber. i will start doing videos of my journey

I really needed to hear this ❤❤

Ohhhh this!!! Im starting my journey in May and this was timely 😌 Thank you ❤

I do like locs Because I don't like chemicals in my hair, and I'm going to get locs on my birthday, and that's September first, And that's going to be my special day, and thank you for the information

I’ve had locs 3 times from the ages of 13 to 21. I cut them because I had a high top fade and I wanted a full head of loc. I just restarted but this time I’m ready to keep them long term

😭😭 omg watching the beginning had me looking with a side eye

I have grown locs 4 times ... I was also loc'd for 6 years at some point BUT i have hair ... like I genuinely love the fact that i have hair and i can regrow any time. I don't think we should have to wronged for starting over and over 😂 I come from a family and country (eSwatini) where locs are a thing so that is also a factor. There's a loc'tition every other corner Anyways. It's a beautiful journey, i thoroughly enjoyed ALL my locs. Combing out this current set next week because i want braids 😊 Will loc again next year. Your video is good ... and lovely locs ❤ (we call them dreads)

Beautiful video. Thank you

I’m sold! I’m getting them 🎉

Omg I really needed this. I’m going into my 4th month of my loc journey and my locs are budding so much and I’m not quite confident with my hair but this video really made me more confident.

👍 Thank you 👑

Thanks 💗🌸

I'm not fond of locs but yours looks ROYAL!

I l❤ve my locs 7 years of love

Most High Christ bless sister. It's family that discouraged me and friends. I want locs for spiritual reasons. I come from a family that does too much to look like dem folks.

I’m a guy and I follow the loc mentality

The stare got me to stay

I want locs, but im indecisive. Also, watching tons of videos and looking at pics is confusing. I need help, lol

just started my journey yesterday 😊😊😊😊

Lol I'm not on the journey but after my pregnancy 9 months ago I think my hair locking anyway 😂 so I've come to terms this is what I want

For me the hard part is getting used to the frizziness between reties. My hair when I do twist or braids get frizzy. So that’s my biggest eh. I like my hair super neat. My other thing is that I want really small locs. But I don’t love the look of super small boxes. So I’m just stuck

Love this video. So many points where i felt appreciative of ur advice, as I’ve already heard negative comments and it’s been 1 week 🙄 Also ur so pretty 😭

Me on set 4 thinking about combing them out. 😂

Really like your hairstyle. How did you achieve that bun, I want it! Lol

Locs dreadlocks i love em all

I’m a month in and feel ugly because of the shrinkage. I don’t have the face for short hair. 😭 however with a baby, taking hair of my natural hair, including dying, was too much and also it always stayed the same length and with locs im hoping to gain length over time. Let’s see if I’ll stick to them.

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The algorithm truly sent you my way…I was side-eyeing at first but points were made! Thank you for the encouragement 🫶🏾✨

Lol I was the only one locd in my family. My sister was the worse. She would frown her nose at me when she would see me. I’ve had friends tell me they didn’t like my hair. Baby I was in love with the real me and I hurt their feelings about their wigs and eyelashes lol. My husband gave me hard time because his mom didn’t like them. She said locs was a lazy woman hair duo and only gay women had locs of course he got a eat full . I even stop breaking bread with my beauty supply person about these locs. Needless to say I have changed family and friends and some have joined the loc community because of me lol hello.

Two years in, started two strand twist, I would like to separate some locs and make them smaller, any suggestions please thanks

I work in a salon and I'm the only one who has locs🙄go figure

Did you start your own locs?

Wonderful advice & content 🤍🤍🤍.

I like some other ppls locs if they're well-kept but I tried twice and combed them out each time. I prefer my natural loose curls. My locs made me look too masculine in the face. There's no way I'm ever going to feel comfortable looking like a man in the face so that's just that. Still comfortable in my own skin, just didn't personally like the look on myself. (This was MY personal experience I'm not saying other women look masculine with them).