Let me paint a picture for you. You have just decided to start your loc journey. You are excited, you are motivated, and you are ready. Then someone tells you that you need to find a loctician before you do…
How to Keep Locs Moisturized in Dry or Cold Weather
If you have ever stepped into harmattan season or walked through a cold winter morning and felt your locs turn into straw by the end of the day, you already know exactly what this post is about. Dry and cold…
Why Your Locs Are Not Locking and What to Do About It
If you have been sitting with your locs for months and they still look like they are not doing anything, you are not alone. So many people start their loc journey full of excitement and hope. Then a few months…
How to Use a Crochet Needle to Maintain and Repair Your Locs
I had been locking hair for about two years. Then a client came in with a problem I had never quite seen before. She had a beautiful set of medium locs. They were mostly thriving and growing beautifully. However, one…
Everything You Need to Know About Getting Locs as a Man
Let me tell you about a client named Kelechi. He sat in my chair about three years ago looking slightly nervous and holding his phone with a collection of reference pictures. He had been thinking about getting locs for almost…
What Happens When You Stop Retwisting Your Locs
Let me tell you about a conversation I have at least once a month in my salon. A client sits down in my chair, looks at me very seriously, and says something like “I think I want to stop retwisting.”…
The Stages of Locs Explained: From Baby to Fully Mature
So you have decided to start your loc journey. Or maybe you are already on it and wondering what stage you are in right now. Either way, welcome you are in exactly the right place. I want to be honest…
How to Add Color to Locs Without Major Damage
Let me guess. You have been staring at your locs in the mirror lately, and something is telling you it is time for a change. Not a cut, not a new style just a little color. Maybe a few highlights….
7 things that cause loc thinning and how to stop them
Loc thinning is one of the most distressing things a loc wearer can experience. You have invested months, sometimes years, into growing and nurturing your locs. And then one day you notice it. A loc that looks thinner than it…
8 products to completely avoid putting on your locs
There is so much content out there about what to put on your locs. Which oils to use. Which shampoos work best. Which leave ins are loc friendly. And all of that information is genuinely useful. But there is an…
9 things to know before you get butterfly locs
Butterfly locs have taken the natural hair world by storm and honestly it is not hard to see why. They are soft, they are beautiful, and they have a romantic, bohemian quality that is unlike any other protective style out…
The Loc Maintenance Method That Changed Everything For My Clients
As a loc technician, I am always learning. You would think that after years of working with locs every single day, you reach a point where you know everything there is to know. But this journey has taught me that…