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Hey Guys, in this video I share with you guys the answer to one of my most commonly asked questions. In this video I do my best to break down the why for you guys and show pictures and charts to help wit visual aid. I also share with you guys some of my most recent backlash from my last video.
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How Long it Takes to Lock starts @5:13 😅 Had to address all the spice from the last lock video! lol
Why not do two separate videos and get twice the views? Like, I know you said you don't drop just for views, but this feels like it should be two videos. Like, if you're delivering twice the substance go ahead and get twice the plunder.
I started mine an may had them for a month now can wait to see what they look like in july
And I am 12 going on to 13 in November 13 cant wait
Mine are short so they mit be locked when my birthday comes
Right
5:20 for him to start talking about the subject
Bro I hope your channel works out and things go well for you but DAMN. You really took your time answering the only question we were asking about
I Just Started My Locs On Yesterday
Thank you, you where very helpful ❤️
Started my love 2 days ago and my head itching like hell😂
3-5 months is blessed I don’t mind waiting that 😂
😮 Love the video very informative thanks ❤
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5:24....you’re welcome
Teamwork makes the dream work! 😂😂✊🏾
Idk I come here just to watch TP I don’t need all the info right away 😂
Here in 2022 in it actually took me 3 weeks
Very helpful
Always happy to help fam!
I was locking for 2 months than gave up and now im trying again this time i wont give up trust
I just use spray bottle I’m nearly 3 weeks In I got 4A hair
I need your help with my hair
Is it the same about going to swimmingpool?
Way more than 80 videos 💯😂
Just started my locks today💪🏾
Welcome to the loc family 🔥
Im a 3a-3b curly hair boy and I wanna get locs soon I’m pretty excited!
Thanks for helping us with this video but for all the people who just wanna get to the point 5:20
bout to be 9 months in ☺️💯
What size locs did you start off with?
This mf tb 3-5 months to Loc. I just lost all hope that’s too long.
What’s the rush? You acting like you get bishes!!! 😂😂😂😂
I’m playing bruh. 😂😂😂
Bro that is impossible you can’t wait 3-5 months before no wash !!! 😂 what my hair I don’t know how y’all’s hair is but I cannot go a week without washing my scalp cause my hair will dry up so fast and black ppls hair normally tends to dry up faster not unless you live in a warmer climate but I do not I live In Arizona so I need to wash my hair I think you should do another video about this giving an update
My 4c hair locked in a month
Should I put rubber bands in dreadlocks?
Tomorrow I will hve had starter locs for 4 months
And would not hve made it this far without ppl like TP do keep me strong thnk u so much
Thank you Onika, comments like these is why we even started this channel. So happy to be helping. You guys have kept me strong as well.
I hit 4 months in 2 weeks
Yes!!!!!!! Thats how I feel.
Is it locked yet?
You had em for 8 months now. How is it going?
It’s almost been 2 months with locs and they’ve been budding for about a week and I have 4a - 4b type hair. Washed my hair 2 days ago (using a durag) and almost nothing came out 😁💯
Also I have ultra short hair
YNG SMOKE that definitely helps!!!
starts - 05:50
I just got my done yesterday on July 9th and it's July 10th so I'm just getting started on my locs
Really wish I started my Locs sooner 😭
Sameeee.....its been a littlenover a month for me 😪
Ray Nelz Same bruh. Started in August.
Charles Davis dam im planning on starting in december
Same Dawg I should started at the beginning of the pandemic
Well it should be locked now
4 months in can’t wait to see how my locs look a year from now 😂😂😂😂
Almost
When I free form they lock quick
No matter how long it took to get to the point, this is the only video I could find where a UA-camr is straight forward about the title of the video. Thank you very much.
Took bro 5 mins to start the video 😅
Looks like it worked 🤷🏾♂️
I got locs yesterday and I have 4a hair. This is a out to take a long process 😭
It could be awhile. Lol Jk you got this!!
i have short dreads and 4c hair. Im also 2 months and 16 days in and im already budding up 🔥💪
Thank you for all you loc vidoes keep it up I know you are tired of saying the samethign over and over but watching your journey has really given me hope on my 3rd time loc journey so again thank you and God Bless
1 month in and some of them are budding already. It’s amazing watching my hair change before my eyes. Love the channel!!!
Me watching this video 3yr after it’s posted and still getting value 🫶🏾
Thank you I just had my braided locs put it in today, I am happy with this, when it locs I am not worried about that. Please know that you will always have the negative. Stay focus. I enjoy your channel.
have 4a hair grew for 2 years before starting locking process, so far 8 months in and i still got a ways to go😭 just gotta enjoy the process
My hair locked within a month. 4c hair. Love your vids bruh.
@@JusticeRackard the first 6 most. I used a try shampoo every day. I only washed the day of retwist which was once a month. After 6 mos. I could wash and go but the shrinkage is real lol
I meant a *dry shampoo.
I started with two strand twist and after 3 and a half months some of them started to split? Like the ends of fhe teo strand started to unravel somehow and its like the ends of the locs are like two in one if that makes any sense. And some of the you can stock yoyr finger through the middle. Some unravelled entirely so i had to do my besy to twist them back together and them some others appear to have almost fully locked up already. I dont know whats going on and I've looked everywhere and asked everyone I can and nobody seems to know what this is
I've had my free form dreads for 2 years they still not locked
appreciate the video
Took 6 hours for mine to lock up
That’s a lie
I can never understand the not using water I locked up yrs.ago the best advice came from a Rasta he said water was key n shower or under sink just water water n it truly worked my hair locked up n no time it knotted up real fast thanks to water every one I told to try it were amazed how water really wks.n locking up hair fast
I think it’s all a matter of the aesthetic. The Rasta way of life doesn’t put any emphasis on manicured, styled Locs. I find people outside that belief tend to want to find ways to preserve that “clean” look so the guidance typically lends itself towards straying from water. I think it’s cultural honestly but you’re absolutely right.
For me I use “water” such as rose water , and salt water
@@tspopstar512 💖
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Water for sure
i wish i woulda locced at the beginning of quarantine..i wouldnt have to worry abt “ugly stages” bc i’ve been in the house..i would’ve had mature and long dreads by now
I say the same damn thing
I’m almost on my three months now from starting my locs
love your videos brother powerful dreadlocs knowledge you are apart of my dread journey.
Restarted mine October 28th got my first retwist December 8th they are locking up now
we love you man. dont care what people think keep doing you and keep informing us about what you have learned about this type of hair and culture
Gee my hair 4c is so thick this is in my hair over 2 years now . Root arent lock
That itch is no joke “oooui”😂😂😂
I washed right after the video haha
I'm constantly worried I have lice. Not a fun feeling
The itch is real😂😂
I’m still on week one and my head is on fire 🔥
Mannn going thru it rn
Give them Spicy T.P. i believe in you cos you are here to educate not entertain.
You are right T.P cos I am exactly one month on my Loc journey, hv washed twice now and the finger coils starter style i used didnt unravel. My hair is lik a 4z 😂
She said 4z 😂😂😂
I just began my loc journey, so l’m here for all the tips l can find
Damn I’m fucked lol my hair long 😞 tired of the small strands of hair getting in my eyes
Yea that can be a lot fam! That’s why I keep mine tied or in a bonnet lol
@@TPlocks lol I do it at work plus summer hitting soon. Just can’t wait for the locks to be solid.
im growing out my curls until junior year and then ima shave my head and freeform or sponge
Why shave it off ? Why not juss start rn bro
@G H O S T. to do semi freeform. longer hair takes longer to lock up. shorter hair locks up quicker. i could also donate my hair.
@@Dfrmsoutheast i fw the curls rn. i also wanna donate my hair eventually. and i want a full freeform process
@@treyko_ I respect dat fr bro💕
4c
My hair is 4c and is only like an inch and a half long. I got my dreads started yesterday.
GOD bless🙏🏾❤️❤️
Love your videos
Thanks Brandon!! ✊🏾
Quick question. My hair is going through its proper phases but I have experienced more shrinkage than growth. I moisturize my hair daily and wash my hair weekly. Could u provide me with sum info on why this is happening?
The shrinkage is apart of that hair compacting and locking. When the hair is twisted the hair is more of an elongated curl. As it locks and tangles, shrinking becomes that vital part to the loc hardening and maturing. I still deal with it myself. It’s also part of what our hair does when it gets wet and drys! Those curls tighten up!
3 months in tomorrow
Congrats! That’s a whole 90 days fam!
Okay I actually understand watchu said bout my hair might take a lil longer to lock, cause of the length it all makes sense now !! I literally grew my hair out for a year before I started my loc journey now I know why thank you TP LOCS
I’ve got 4c hair and I started my hightop locs a month ago when it was roughly 10inches long (stretched)
I should’ve started wayy earlier 🤦🏾♂️
I've had my hair locked for almost 3 months now and, to be very honest, I didn't have the best start. 😅 My hair was relatively short so my hands were always in my hair. I was washing it every week in warm water, constantly trying to make it look neat, I was always checking to see if it'd "started locking" yet.😂 I was super impatient.
When I had almost hit my 2 month mark I decided to leave my hair be. I would wash every two weeks and coming to the end of the two months, I used a crochet needle to "fix" it. It turned out great! My 3 month mark is in a few days and I'm super excited to see how much it's grown. @TP locks, you were my inspiration for this journey and your videos were/are super helpful! Thank you man. 😁
Hi, I’m currently almost at month 3 just like you were a year ago. Seeing it’s been a year later, May I ask how your journey has been with the locs?
My hair is 3b and bleached . I did one dread as a trial and it locked wash n go level in 2 months . But I did swim in the sea 6 times during that time the hair is waist length and am 5'11 .
I hope this helps ppl. I didn't use any locking gels but the salt water 🌊 helped for sure .
Wish I started my locs a lot earlier
Probably the best explanation Iv heard on locking , not too complex either
Thanks for the comment! I try to keep it mix in information with entertainment. Learning everyday
I have more than one hair type my sides n back are one way and my top n edges are another. The hair n my front has been the hardest to keep locked but more I retwist the better the hold.
I have freeform dread I don’t thing I am in the ugly stage I like how my dread look like
Just started my dread journey today
Me with 3b 3c shoulder length hair 😭
Have any tips? I'm just starting with the same
My hair is super coarse. Its like 7C; cause mine loc in a week. I can't comb through it after 1 week. My hair got a natural Elmer's glue effect going on in my cylindricals.
I don't agree because I have a cousin and he has curly hair within three months top he hair lock no cap
Love your videos! Another factor in locs is also how you start them. I started in September on mid back, natural, 4a, b, c mix hair and did 2 strand twists instead of coils. With me working in management, I needed to have a way to wear a hairstyle (cause I was NOT about to wear a wig, weave, etc over my developing locs) while my locs formed. I knew coils would unravel easily, especially with how long my hair was. By time we finished twisting it, those bad boys shrunk to my ears. But the funny thing is my hair loc'd SUPER quick. It's hard to even find a loc that you can really see the 2 strand twist pattern. I had about 3 twists that kept unraveling in the middle at the beginning that my loctician eventually just did a quick crochet on, and they look just like the rest of my locs. Wish I had done this sooner and can't wait to see my hair when it reaches a year 3 months from now!
Thanks for the insight on this! I completely failed to include the way locking plays a role! You got me wanting to get some crochet work done. I got a few I want to repair!!! Thanks for sharing!
How is it now
I think I'm also going to start mine as dreadlocks that was a good idea
Damn bruh lol I thought the Top 5 Reason Not To video was fire. Then again, I watched the whole video. Go figure😏I’m currently growing my hair out to start my FOURTH set of locs. Your content gets me hype to undertake this journey again. Never mind the haters. Keep doing your thing king. Bless✌🏽
Watching it all definitely helps! 😅 Thanks family!
The amount of times I’ve started locs but didn’t go over a month pains my heart. I wish I just kept my first attempt from 2017
That’s okay. It just wasn’t the time yet.
Man
My hair never itches 🤔 is this bad thing
Nah it’s a blessed thing!
I hear what you are saying bruh, but I started my locs with over six inches of hair, and it took less time to loc. I noticed this with other people I know that started with long hair as well. Damien Walter broke this down a few years back, and it made perfect sense. Longer hair does not take longer to lock up. Stay blessed bruh.
Oliver Young that’s really interesting 🤔 May I ask what method you started with? Interlock or two strand twist?
Oliver Young always open to new information just seems to be opposite of some of my anecdotes but I’m absolutely welcome to being wrong about this!! 😅
I started with comb coils, and I would just manipulate a cylindrical shape by just twisting and twirling with my fingers every now and then. I would say it took me maybe two months to loc; if that. I heavily researched everything about locs, and I consulted with some rastas that I know on a wholistic approach without all the products. I have this mesh cap that I used within my first few months, and I would shower with it to get my hair wet and wash my locs, then I would just lightly twist and twirl with my fingers.
Oliver Young that’s fascinating! Anytime I’ve seen comb coils on longer hair it’s always taken longer to loc/mature than shorter Locs.. Mainly based on lockers I follow and my own experience with my two journeys. It’s never as quick a locking process as shorter hair. That’s the only reason for the questions because I’m wondering if it’s a matter of products, methods, hair type or something specific? 🤔 either way I appreciate being checked on this! I gotta do more research!
TP locks fasho bruh, I believe my hair texture plays the biggest part. I have 3c, and about all the hair types of type 4. My hair texture is extremely soft and curly. Besides that, I was very consistent my first year. It takes nothing for my hair to tangle up when I was loose natural (de tangling was a nightmare all the time). I just stuck to a healthy routine that worked for me, and I never let up ever since. It’s definitely a debatable topic though, and every person is different.
My hair is very course and I did two strand and it took 5 months to loc. I love the that I can wash and go. In love!!!!!!
I washed my hair today at my 3 week mark. I was told not to but I did cause I chose hair health over lock progress. But it didnt unravel at all. When u have starter locs first thing ppl notice is your scalp. Healthy hair looks nice in any stage or hair style imo. Thanks ur really helping me on this journey tp locks
Washing helps it locs tho
@@marmarbuckz5243 yeah that's what I heard but some locticians are still telling ppl not to wash they hair for months in 2020.
I think it’s a cultural thing tbh the minimum wash approach seems to be catered towards preserving the manicured look in between retwists. Most Locticians subscribe to that ideology. I find most rastas and individuals closely connected to those teachings have a completely different less restrictive approach! I try to understand them both!
That being said I completely agree. Washing definitely helps. Did a video on ways to lock hair faster not too long ago as well!
@@jaywhy1773 they told me that 2
duuuuuuuuudddddeeee I clicked on your video *hoping* to find an answer and for the first 4 or 5 minutes I was getting *The Last Supper* I ....I get it, you had to explain yourself etc... but my man I was just about to do what you *suggest* I don't and that's click off. ...To be continued....
Im 5 weeks in I gave you a shout out on my last video, your channel is great!!
Let me go check that out!! I’m behind on your videos!! Thanks so much for the shoutout and all the support! 🙏🏾
I have a 4b/4c and it took me 8 months😬
AntiSocialEd that’s that good hair! 😅
Took me 8 months to loc
mans went through anything and had learned it the hard way but still his dreads are ON POINT
New to the channel,,, very informative, doing research on starting my locs, products, what to expect( first 3 months🥴). Thanks
Happy to be helpful! You will get through this! Check out my 3 year video to see where I started with full commentary on each phase! 😁 If I can do it you can too! ✊🏾
I fore one like ur videos keep it up
Thanks for the estimate! I started almost a month ago on very very short hair so now I have something to look forward to.
Dude talked do much about his channel that I lost interest and changed the video
You left a comment tho. It’s a win. 😂😂😂
Iv had twists for 4 weeks and no locking idk wut to doo😥
Use the rubber bands. I use it too since May. It's a great method. Trust me they'll will lock up very fast. I'm now doing it for 6 months. I have other six months to go.
Look, don't even worry about the haters. Everything comes with pros and cons, from food to technology, to even different styles of hair. They just can't handle the "con" side of locs, which seems to be a personal problem. I watched the video and left a comment, I thought it was very informative and yet I still took this journey. People aren't always going to agree with you, that's just how it is on social media, unfortunately. Just keep doing what you doing and don't stop posting!
Thanks for the advice. No lie I just got caught off guard haha. Never again though! I’m starting to peep game. It’s gone come with the territory! Appreciate you helping me get my head right! 💯
Good vid
Also the hate will come with growth but dont let it discourage you
I appreciate that. I was definitely not ready! But I am now! 😤
Starting my locs Sunday hope you can continue making good content
I'm on it!! Imma keep em coming!
Thanks😊😊
My hair is 3C and it’s been about a month and I’m seeing no budding or anything at all, I often have to retwist it as well at the roots because it just unravels when I sleep
You can always try going to a loctician and allowing them to lock your hair with a crochet needle. :)
I don’t even gotta answer now!!! 🙏🏾 lol
I’ll just be patient but thanks man
Same thing happens to me this is the start of my 3rd week and first retwist. I did not wash nor was it washed but my scalp was cleaned really good because of the fineness of my hair. I do not have a lot of hair strands I have thinner hair. But the loctechian said its looking good because she thought my hair was gonna give her a hard time. So hang in there because I am.
I have 3b hair an on my 6th week I washed my hair & it didn’t come out
You have tips?
What about starting with two strand twist method
I have medium coarse hair
So a 4a/4b?