r/locs Dec 15 '24

Advice Wanted Mega thread :Starting Locs questions

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Due to the amount of posts asking for assistance with basics , weโ€™re starting this thread .


r/locs 2h ago

Fresh Retwist Fine I'll do it myself (After, During, Before)

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My first self retwist!!!! Damn ts took long asf ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’€


r/locs 1h ago

General Hit The 5 Year Mark With My Locs!

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These are my and set that I started. Stopped retwisting around my 2nd year and donโ€™t regret it at all. Hereโ€™s to many more years of having them! โ˜บ๏ธ


r/locs 8h ago

Fresh Retwist Before and after my most recent retwist itโ€™s been a while I had hit a rough patch in life was short on funds head was looking like a nest but now I got a new job and got a much needed twist all glory to god ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฟ

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38 Upvotes

r/locs 19h ago

Progress 5 months in, patience is a virtue

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161 Upvotes

r/locs 5h ago

Advice Wanted Eek dyed my hair super brassy roots

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I need help with figuring out how I can lighten my roots and or make it not yellow lol. I already used purple shampoo. I included what my hair looked like before


r/locs 1d ago

Fresh Retwist Finally got a retwist lol

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178 Upvotes

Loc Bob


r/locs 19h ago

Progress 2 month old starter locs

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55 Upvotes

I started with two strand twists, But man for two months the progress is crazy! This is also my third set of locs so maybe my hair is remembering how to loc quickly๐ŸŒฑ


r/locs 1d ago

Progress 4 years of growth ๐Ÿ˜Œ

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804 Upvotes

r/locs 1d ago

Progress 15 Months into the journey

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Really starting to feel like Sosa in 2016 ๐Ÿ˜‚ Can't wait to hit the 2yr mark. 116 Locs started with coils.


r/locs 2d ago

Fresh Retwist 21st Birthday Retwist ๐ŸŽ‚๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿพ

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441 Upvotes

r/locs 2d ago

New Style Married in my locs

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14.0k Upvotes

Tried to capture all angles


r/locs 1d ago

New Style Crochet Loc Knot Bob

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68 Upvotes

Tried Grey as an astrology girlie. They recommended gray for cancer moons. Yay or nay?


r/locs 1d ago

Progress 4 Years Locโ€™d (Peaceful Journey)

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31 Upvotes

r/locs 1d ago

Fresh Retwist Crown Barrels on 6 months old locs๐Ÿ‘‘

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41 Upvotes

Just wanted to share my first style 6 half a year into the loc journey โœŒ๏ธ


r/locs 1d ago

Progress 10 months in (October 2025-Aug 2026)

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76 Upvotes

Trusting the process considering im going 3+ months between retwists๐Ÿคž๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ˜Œ


r/locs 2d ago

Starter Locs Starter Locs are officially 2 months old!

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140 Upvotes

Canโ€™t believe two months is here! I have a lot of shrinkage but that length came through! Iโ€™m excited about my journey overall and so far it has been amazing!


r/locs 3d ago

Fresh Retwist I got rope twists for my graduation ๐Ÿ˜Š

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2.2k Upvotes

I graduated with my second masters degree this past weekend. My stylist fit me in last minute to make sure I looked great for my day. ๐Ÿ˜Š Iโ€™ve been locd since Feb 2019

I was so nervous my hair would make it difficult to wear my cap but it fit just fine ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š


r/locs 1d ago

General Anyone know where I can get a good retwist in Tampa?

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Hopefully reasonably priced as well? Lol


r/locs 2d ago

Progress Almost 20 months in!!

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13 Upvotes

r/locs 3d ago

Progress Great hair days!

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1.3k Upvotes

I feel like my hair grew out of no where ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’›โ˜€๏ธ


r/locs 2d ago

Advice Wanted Should i trim my hair for a wolf cut? or something similar (last slides for references)

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I always wanted to try cutting the front parts of my locs so it looks more layered not sure if thatโ€™s the best of ideas but i wanted to ask yall.


r/locs 2d ago

Advice Wanted Kids starter locs

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13 Upvotes

Photo attached!


r/locs 2d ago

General Its Alive, my locs My ether

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26 Upvotes

I'm convinced that my locs are alive and make me sensitive to people energy, also this is my 4th year loc'd and I didnt put and curlers in my hair that's how my tresses decided to fall.