Your curls are poppin!!! Also I look forward to seeing the wash day video for baby locs. That's a really good idea and since I have baby locs I appreciate it 💚💚💚
Such an amazing video filled with information for us newbies in the loc game.. I’m two months in and feeling super excited about getting to your status
Let me tell you I rarely comment on any UA-cam videos but I had to on yours I really appreciate these tips you provided. I recently chopped my Sisterlocks off because I made some of those same mistakes & I was not told right until later in my journey which was too late by that time. But I will be starting over with much needed knowledge information. Thank you!
😁 I agree with you on the hot water vs cold. My first consultant recommended room temperature water to wash my 3a-3b locs... 1 wash per month is what I did, also she recommended that I didn’t wash my hair in the shower.. it’s totally different with my current consultant.
😃 great tips Nia and lots to consider, thanks. I always dilute my shampoo with very warm water (never hot) in a big jug, and tip my head upside down over my bath, then soak my locs with the mixture and massage it in. I do this and usually by the 3rd time I get a decent lather - and then rinse until the water runs clear always using tepid water. My final rinse is always with cold water. I've been dying my crown regularly for years so I'm all about adding and sealing in moisture in to my strands. This method works for me because I found that I needed to use a lot of shampoo straight from the bottle just to work up a decent lather all over my head (because I have very thick hair) but in doing so, my strands were becoming extremely dry and crunchy. But this method means I'm still getting my crown nice and clean all over, but without wasting product. Win-win!
☺️ I like the themes! Literally just got some new products in the mail because I had a reality check with tip #2. This shampoo worked really well for me before, but I think I got a bad batch. At first I thought it was due to the hard water because I go to a university in an area with that, but even when I came back home and tried the shampoo, I could literally feel the shampoo add buildup to my scalp with each wash! Trashed it after that. Love the brand, but as a college student, I can’t be spending that much money on that one product only to have it messed up because it was a bad batch or even if it was the hard water that messed it up. Sad parting ways 🥲 Both times I noticed the buildup I had to reach for someone else’s sulfate shampoo lol. Even though I feel some time of way about sulfates because of their source, shoot, it got the job done and done in one wash. Now I’m in experimenting mode and got some more affordable sulfate-free stuff (and just in time for Black Friday sales so my feelings won’t be hurt if they don’t work 😜). If I find no luck with sulfate-free stuff, I guess I’ll be going back to ol’ reliable sulfates 😭 And oh my goodness! I was debating getting Alikay Naturals for Black Friday, so it’s such a relief that I didn’t. Dr. Locs be having that good information, I enjoy their blog too!
I remember being on that undergrad budget! I was relaxed when I started college, and thought going natural would be cheaper LOL! Lies! I will say it's nothing like a sulfate clean lol! It gets everything squeaky clean lol!
Hey Nia, On point 3, conditioning - I agree that locs need something. My daughters locs are totally different texture to mine and hers get very dry. I tried deep conditioning, which was okay but I was so worried about buildup that I moved to hot oil treatments, I took Yannie’s advice on this and found that it worked - I like steaming her locs when I do it and only need to do so every 2/3 months. That works really well for her, my locs seem to need much less.
@@Niaimani92 oh I have a shower cap and then I sit under the heat cap that I bought on Amazon - it’s a plug in that heats up. If not, I’d go under a proper steamer like the hairdressers.
I use Giovanni Tea Tree shampoo. Love it b/c it's on the natural side, not heavily fragranced, very refreshing, great for an itchy scalp, gently clarifies. I get a 1 liter/32 oz pump bottle from TJ Maxx for $13. They also have a body wash version that I find for $6 sometimes. The ingredients are similar. I use it as a face wash and to wash my reusable cotton rounds. For leave in conditioner, I water down the Curls Blueberry Bliss into a spray bottle ( 8 oz water to about 2 quarter sized amounts of leave in) and a bottle lasts about a year. I realized real quick that the liquid leave in conditioners were going to be too expensive to buy. I like to spray a lot.
My best investment yet was my hooded dryer. Best 450$ ever it is better than the salon dryer. I never ever go to bed with wet hair. That’s asking for problems. 😁
What up doe Nia, themes are cool. Today is wash day for me & retie tomorrow morning. It takes me a long time to wash my SL I use Kinky Kurly come clean. Still watching...
Once in the shower your body is used to the temp by the time you begin washing your hair, so just gradually turn the water to Luke warm. And just before turning the water off turn it to cool.
Love this vid and I'm a big fan of the themes and featured wines. It's unique! So I wash my hair in my regular shower temp water, do a final hair rinse in cool water (well, compared to my boiling hot showers 🤣), and then do a final warm body-only rinse before I get out of the shower. Hate being cold! Also, I tried the Wash Day Delight shampoo you recommended and wow you weren't kidding it works so well and smells incredible. As always, thank you for helping me live my best loc life!
Hey Nia!! How long does separating locs from marrying have to go on? Is it a forever, long as I have locs thing, or what? Be blessed and thanks for the tips gorgeous! 🙂
Hi! Thank you so much =) ! Good question. So I wonder if it is more of a thing for small locs. I have had my locs for three years, and they still get a little weeee bit tangled at the roots, especially when I have a lot of new growth. With that said, I am not a loctician, but I would say that it is probably best to at least run your fingers through your locs to seperate them quickly after each wash. I can't see it hurting.
Good video. I’m still in the baby loc stage and am experiencing dry scalp, buildup, and still being dirty after washing. I dilute the Sisterlocks shampoo because to me it’s too drying. I’m still finding a wash routine that works for me to ensure my scalp is clean.
@@Niaimani92 it was. Thank you! I just had microlocs interlocked on oct. 24 so this was very helpful. You’ve also made me feel ok about adding oil to my scalp. Basically just letting me know I have to “listen” to my scalp/hair and give it what it needs.
🥰… Love… All Your Videos!🙌🏿👍🏽… Very Informative 🎉🌹
Love a good theme!!!
See I told my husband when he was looking at me crazy that women can appreciate a theme lol! He didn't get it at all lol =)
@@Niaimani92 lol I loved it!! Keep up the great videos Nia
Thank you for the tips 😊
You're so welcome! Thank you for watching =) I hope the video was helpful.
Love your channel! 😊
Thank you so much!! I am glad your are enjoying the videos!
I love a good theme! Love your videos. So helpful!
Thanks so much! I'm glad they are helpful! I will keep the themes coming lol =)
Great Tips 😄
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Super cute style and totally here for the theme! Thanks for the tips. 🥰
Thank you so much! I am glad you all are liking the themes lol =)
Your curls are poppin!!! Also I look forward to seeing the wash day video for baby locs. That's a really good idea and since I have baby locs I appreciate it 💚💚💚
Thank you so much! I will be making that video during my next wash, so it should be up in about 2 weeks =)
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Happy to help!!! Thank you for watching !
Such an amazing video filled with information for us newbies in the loc game.. I’m two months in and feeling super excited about getting to your status
Thank you so much 😊
Let me tell you I rarely comment on any UA-cam videos but I had to on yours I really appreciate these tips you provided. I recently chopped my Sisterlocks off because I made some of those same mistakes & I was not told right until later in my journey which was too late by that time. But I will be starting over with much needed knowledge information.
Thank you!
I’m so glad it was helpful! Thank you for commenting!
😁 I agree with you on the hot water vs cold. My first consultant recommended room temperature water to wash my 3a-3b locs... 1 wash per month is what I did, also she recommended that I didn’t wash my hair in the shower.. it’s totally different with my current consultant.
Thanks for sharing! I tried washing mine in the sink, but I always wet up my whole kitchen lol!
Your hair is beautiful. Thanks for the tips! They are helpful to me!
Thank you! I’m so glad the video was helpful☺️!
😃 great tips Nia and lots to consider, thanks. I always dilute my shampoo with very warm water (never hot) in a big jug, and tip my head upside down over my bath, then soak my locs with the mixture and massage it in. I do this and usually by the 3rd time I get a decent lather - and then rinse until the water runs clear always using tepid water. My final rinse is always with cold water. I've been dying my crown regularly for years so I'm all about adding and sealing in moisture in to my strands. This method works for me because I found that I needed to use a lot of shampoo straight from the bottle just to work up a decent lather all over my head (because I have very thick hair) but in doing so, my strands were becoming extremely dry and crunchy. But this method means I'm still getting my crown nice and clean all over, but without wasting product. Win-win!
Thank you for these tips! You should for sure do a wash day video! I’d love to see your method in action!!!
@@Niaimani92 may do, one of these days!🤷🏾♀️🥰
Very informative video. What technique did you use to get those beautiful curls? Your Locs have a great layered effect.
Thank you so much ! I used flexi rods =)
Your curls are popping and I love them 😍😀. Thanks for the hair washing tips good to know.
You’re welcome 😊!!! Thank you so much!!!
☺️ I like the themes!
Literally just got some new products in the mail because I had a reality check with tip #2. This shampoo worked really well for me before, but I think I got a bad batch. At first I thought it was due to the hard water because I go to a university in an area with that, but even when I came back home and tried the shampoo, I could literally feel the shampoo add buildup to my scalp with each wash! Trashed it after that. Love the brand, but as a college student, I can’t be spending that much money on that one product only to have it messed up because it was a bad batch or even if it was the hard water that messed it up. Sad parting ways 🥲
Both times I noticed the buildup I had to reach for someone else’s sulfate shampoo lol. Even though I feel some time of way about sulfates because of their source, shoot, it got the job done and done in one wash. Now I’m in experimenting mode and got some more affordable sulfate-free stuff (and just in time for Black Friday sales so my feelings won’t be hurt if they don’t work 😜). If I find no luck with sulfate-free stuff, I guess I’ll be going back to ol’ reliable sulfates 😭 And oh my goodness! I was debating getting Alikay Naturals for Black Friday, so it’s such a relief that I didn’t.
Dr. Locs be having that good information, I enjoy their blog too!
I remember being on that undergrad budget! I was relaxed when I started college, and thought going natural would be cheaper LOL! Lies! I will say it's nothing like a sulfate clean lol! It gets everything squeaky clean lol!
Your locs are really growing. What type of leave in conditioner are you using? I could not see it.
Thank you so much! I am using Up North Naturals refresher spray.
Never heard of it? Where can I purchase😁ty
Hey Nia,
On point 3, conditioning - I agree that locs need something. My daughters locs are totally different texture to mine and hers get very dry.
I tried deep conditioning, which was okay but I was so worried about buildup that I moved to hot oil treatments, I took Yannie’s advice on this and found that it worked - I like steaming her locs when I do it and only need to do so every 2/3 months.
That works really well for her, my locs seem to need much less.
Thank you for sharing! How do you steam locs? Is that just like sitting under a dryer? I am very intrigued by this.
@@Niaimani92 oh I have a shower cap and then I sit under the heat cap that I bought on Amazon - it’s a plug in that heats up. If not, I’d go under a proper steamer like the hairdressers.
I use Giovanni Tea Tree shampoo. Love it b/c it's on the natural side, not heavily fragranced, very refreshing, great for an itchy scalp, gently clarifies. I get a 1 liter/32 oz pump bottle from TJ Maxx for $13. They also have a body wash version that I find for $6 sometimes. The ingredients are similar. I use it as a face wash and to wash my reusable cotton rounds.
For leave in conditioner, I water down the Curls Blueberry Bliss into a spray bottle ( 8 oz water to about 2 quarter sized amounts of leave in) and a bottle lasts about a year. I realized real quick that the liquid leave in conditioners were going to be too expensive to buy. I like to spray a lot.
I used to LOVE the smell of blueberry bliss products! I may have to try the leave in soon. Thank you so much for sharing !
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😊love your vids.
Thank you so much 😊!!! I’m glad you like them!!!
My best investment yet was my hooded dryer. Best 450$ ever it is better than the salon dryer. I never ever go to bed with wet hair. That’s asking for problems. 😁
Definitely ! I had to learn the hard way lol!
Great tips. I'm with you on the cold water I need hot water in my life. BTW the locs is looking great
Thank you so much! That cold water is unbearable lol!
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Thank you so much for watching =)
I'll be rewatching after my SL installation next month.
What up doe Nia, themes are cool. Today is wash day for me & retie tomorrow morning. It takes me a long time to wash my SL I use Kinky Kurly come clean. Still watching...
Whats up girl!!! How do you like the Kinky Kurly ?
I use that too. Discovered it when I was loose natural and kept using it.
Once in the shower your body is used to the temp by the time you begin washing your hair, so just gradually turn the water to Luke warm. And just before turning the water off turn it to cool.
Thank you so much for the tip. I don't think my body works that way lol! Anytime that temp lowers when I am showering, I just can't take it lol =)
@@Niaimani92 lol
Love this vid and I'm a big fan of the themes and featured wines. It's unique!
So I wash my hair in my regular shower temp water, do a final hair rinse in cool water (well, compared to my boiling hot showers 🤣), and then do a final warm body-only rinse before I get out of the shower. Hate being cold! Also, I tried the Wash Day Delight shampoo you recommended and wow you weren't kidding it works so well and smells incredible. As always, thank you for helping me live my best loc life!
Girl I have boiling hot showers to LOL ! My husband says that I think any water that isn't boiling is ice water lol.
I might have to try a cool water rinse in the sink. Thanks for the tips!
You are so welcome =) Good luck bearing the cold! I may start trying to rinse in cool water again this summer.
Hey Nia!! How long does separating locs from marrying have to go on? Is it a forever, long as I have locs thing, or what? Be blessed and thanks for the tips gorgeous! 🙂
Hi! Thank you so much =) ! Good question. So I wonder if it is more of a thing for small locs. I have had my locs for three years, and they still get a little weeee bit tangled at the roots, especially when I have a lot of new growth.
With that said, I am not a loctician, but I would say that it is probably best to at least run your fingers through your locs to seperate them quickly after each wash. I can't see it hurting.
I was wondering the same thing. I thought it was because i have baby locs
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Good video. I’m still in the baby loc stage and am experiencing dry scalp, buildup, and still being dirty after washing. I dilute the Sisterlocks shampoo because to me it’s too drying. I’m still finding a wash routine that works for me to ensure my scalp is clean.
Thank you! I can definitely relate to your experience! I love that you are trying to learn your locs, and works best for you 💕
I'm 2 month lock I'm in baby atage I have had o e retire right now I use nothing on my hair
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@@Niaimani92 it definitely was. I have 620 microlocs and had slippage the first wash so I get anxiety about wash day. I'm 2 and a half months loc'd
My first set of locs started to deteriorate once i stopped conditioning w/ my retwists
Oh no. I am sorry to hear that. Your profile picture is absolutely stunning BTW!!!
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Love a good theme!!😊
Thank you! I will stick with the themes! I love them too lol!
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@@Niaimani92 it was. Thank you! I just had microlocs interlocked on oct. 24 so this was very helpful. You’ve also made me feel ok about adding oil to my scalp. Basically just letting me know I have to “listen” to my scalp/hair and give it what it needs.
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