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…
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.”…
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…
6 Differences Between Retwisting and Interlocking You Need to Know
If you have been in the loc community for any amount of time, you have probably heard both of these terms thrown around. Retwisting. Interlocking. Two different maintenance methods. Two very different outcomes. And yet so many loc wearers go…
Can You Really Start Locs on Short Hair?
This is honestly one of the questions I get asked the most as a loc technician. People sit in my chair, run their hands over their short hair, and ask…is this even enough to work with? And I completely understand…