Updated Microloc Wash Routine | Still using conditioner? Why I don't braid and band. Fav Products

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  • Опубліковано 12 тра 2020
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  • @fatimamanneh9432
    @fatimamanneh9432 4 роки тому +97

    This is why interlocking is such a wonder thing we can wash our locs as much as we want without all the work that was done coming unraveled

  • @joiil4814
    @joiil4814 2 роки тому +20

    YOU are who I’ve been looking for! Someone who washes regularly! I sweat in my head a lot and am about to loc my hair but I was nervous about listening to others say they wait to wash. You’re also the only person I’ve seen not braid & band, get right into your scalp AND put conditioner in their hair. I’m a leave-in conditioner girl, my hair must smell good so this was IMMENSELY helpful! Thank you!

    • @NapsAreTheNewBlack
      @NapsAreTheNewBlack  2 роки тому +2

      Yay! glad it helped ❤️

    • @jaeesmichelle
      @jaeesmichelle Рік тому

      I also wash and didn't do braiding/banding 🤷🏽‍♀️
      I don't have time for all that lol

  • @Nollyfan
    @Nollyfan 3 роки тому +32

    Girl! You are the real deal! I see why your hair is soooooo neatly parted and so beautiful. It looks like its just who you are! A type A personality. Your house looks so neat and clean as well. I am sure you are going to knock that medical school out of the park too! Good job girlfriend!

    • @NapsAreTheNewBlack
      @NapsAreTheNewBlack  3 роки тому +4

      Priscilla Ayerite thank you 🥰, im definitely the neat/clean type, unless its time to do laundry 😂

    • @MuddasLove23
      @MuddasLove23 Рік тому +1

      Black excellence at its finest

  • @karenwoodruff3533
    @karenwoodruff3533 4 роки тому +13

    Your locks are gorgeous!!! THAT SUPER NICE CLEAN GRID THOUGH!!! 🌹I love your videos!
    The grid squares will be the exact size your mature locks will be. I started my diy microlocks by interlocking with the 4 point rotation with a total of 300 - 310 locks & I just celebrated my 10th month lock anniversary! YAY! My soft hair totally resists the grid so I understand the ‘Pop the locks’ asap! LOL! I absolutely have to braid and band my 4b hair when shampooing. I shampoo once a week with a clarifying shampoo. I cannot use any conditioner or oil at all due to both slippage and unraveling! UGH! One time I stretched my reti to 8 weeks & what a disaster! Each grid line had blurred!!! One time I skipped the braiding and banding and the majority of my lock ends unraveled 3-4 inches and I had to re-interlock the ends & reti the roots due to slippage 😭. Lesson learned! No, my new growth doesn’t stay within the lock 🙄.
    Thanks for sharing! Looking forward to your next video!

  • @shanton31
    @shanton31 3 роки тому +12

    I love your hair. My grid isn't as crisp, I split my locs from 103 to 240, definitely didn't worry about the parts when I did it(someone else initially started my locs). I was almost ready to take them out and restart, 5 week Locaversary. My first interlock maintenance is this coming week. I washed my hair at 3 weeks with Neutrogena, build up remover. Left my hair feeling great!

    • @pinksuga762
      @pinksuga762 2 роки тому +1

      I love your locks. I’m getting mine Sunday. I wanted to tell you that shampoo you’re using is being sued for hair loss. Not all but some of them.

  • @SBrooks25
    @SBrooks25 3 роки тому +2

    I'm loving your videos! I'm watching while I'm retying my roots👍.

  • @fatimamanneh9432
    @fatimamanneh9432 4 роки тому +15

    I don’t braid & band either because the same reasons yes I do have bunching but it doesn’t matter to me as long as my locs aren’t coming unravel

  • @aVAness
    @aVAness 4 роки тому +15

    Your parts look so clean!

  • @TatianaVictoria
    @TatianaVictoria 4 роки тому +5

    Retie looking amazing!!

  • @mikaelawatches8225
    @mikaelawatches8225 4 роки тому +1

    Excited to watch (:

  • @Selena-T629
    @Selena-T629 3 роки тому +2

    Your locs are so pretty!

  • @kabbyhearts
    @kabbyhearts Рік тому +1

    I did the braid n band method a few times but then stopped bc I would still have shampoo in my hair. I wash freely now and it's amazing. I definitely need a stripping shampoo. The one I use is moisturizing af so the locs feel great but my scalp still have a little build up on there

  • @QueenAlita
    @QueenAlita 2 роки тому +3

    Hey sis, your hair is so beautiful! About rinsing your hair with cold water, remember that the method works really well for loose natural hair to keep it from tangling, but for locs you need your hair to tangle up easily, so getting the cuticle to seal up defeats that purpose. Also, normal towels work well to dry hair, no lint here.

    • @NapsAreTheNewBlack
      @NapsAreTheNewBlack  2 роки тому +11

      Thanks! the cold water lays the cuticle down. Yes it slows the locing process, but also seals in moisture. I am okay with a slow locking process, if it means that my hair is still moisturized/healthy when I finally do have mature locs.

    • @QueenAlita
      @QueenAlita 2 роки тому +3

      @@NapsAreTheNewBlack Yeah, that makes so much sense. You really do have beautiful lustrous hair, very pretty😀

  • @mimikihiu5562
    @mimikihiu5562 4 роки тому +18

    Would you mind making a video of how you parted your hair while installing your twistlocks? I'm interested to know cuz I want to install mine soon. I've watched most of your videos and they're really awesome

  • @niyahguthery
    @niyahguthery 4 роки тому +2

    I love this channel name. 👌🏾

  • @chocobrigade
    @chocobrigade 4 роки тому +2

    Just washed my traditional locs today and used the same shampoo (in the purple bottle)!

    • @NapsAreTheNewBlack
      @NapsAreTheNewBlack  4 роки тому +3

      Brandi • it smells sooo good doesnt it?!

    • @chocobrigade
      @chocobrigade 4 роки тому +2

      @@NapsAreTheNewBlack yes!! And I love the shimmer thing it has going on!!

  • @Rebelrose1111
    @Rebelrose1111 2 роки тому +1

    So cute, so funny, and I love your hair

  • @Chris.Gunn.Crochets
    @Chris.Gunn.Crochets 4 роки тому +3

    You are so so so beautiful omg 😫😩😩😩😩😩

  • @tinterlight
    @tinterlight 4 роки тому +4

    Your locks are gorgeous! In your update video, could you let us know the approximate size of your parts for each lock? They look smaller than half an inch but I'm not sure. I'm hoping to install mine soon too :)

  • @jazzylulu22
    @jazzylulu22 3 роки тому

    What tool do you use to retighten your locs and where did you get it?

  • @kpetite98
    @kpetite98 4 роки тому +1

    For the 1st time I'm #1.. okuuurr

  • @dionehowell8687
    @dionehowell8687 4 роки тому +6

    Don’t worry bout your locs swelling it’s part of the process our hair is looking to find its place in the loc and will continue to shrink & eventually condense. Bunching is a pain but overtime will be less noticeable from some UA-camrs I follow it can take up to 2 years for our hair to reach maturity. Lovely content I like the advice on steaming & leave in conditioner, don’t know if UK 🇬🇧 sells that brand but I’ll look as my hair is sometimes dry. Be safe & thank you 😊

    • @NapsAreTheNewBlack
      @NapsAreTheNewBlack  4 роки тому +2

      If the UK doesn't have this specific brand, then any loose, water-soluble leave-in conditioner should work

    • @dionehowell8687
      @dionehowell8687 4 роки тому +2

      Naps Are The New Black yes I will do that, all hair is protein do I don’t always buy black products as they are so over priced here & ones I bought fur my kids don’t necessarily work any better than products for Caucasian type hair. At the moment I’m using Tresemé & a great clarifying shampoo by Herbal Essence. 👍🏾

    • @fionashomolu1235
      @fionashomolu1235 3 роки тому

      @@dionehowell8687 what herbal essences shampoo do you use? (I'm in the uk too)

  • @JoyMorrisBeauty
    @JoyMorrisBeauty 4 роки тому +3

    Your locs are beautiful. What parting size did you use? I'm thinking of starting diy locs next year and I'm trying to figure out the size. Thank you!

    • @NapsAreTheNewBlack
      @NapsAreTheNewBlack  4 роки тому +3

      Joy Morris Beauty ill be measuring them in my 8 month loc update! Stay tuned 😊😊

    • @JoyMorrisBeauty
      @JoyMorrisBeauty 4 роки тому

      Naps Are The New Black thank you!

  • @Clairsmith123
    @Clairsmith123 3 роки тому

    You are So Pretty 🥰🥰

  • @annytshilomba4107
    @annytshilomba4107 3 роки тому

    Can I use this biotin and collagen for my two weeks two strand microlocs?

  • @tracieproverbs31
    @tracieproverbs31 3 роки тому +1

    Very informative TY

  • @IamShaunnaNakice
    @IamShaunnaNakice 4 роки тому +2

    Great video. What’s the name of the leave in?

    • @NapsAreTheNewBlack
      @NapsAreTheNewBlack  4 роки тому +1

      Loc'd Biker design essentials almond and avacado detangling leave-in conditioner

  • @deegeorge5711
    @deegeorge5711 4 роки тому +1

    OMG!!! The infomercial on this vid is so friggin" looonnnggg and you can't skip that bad boy!!!!!

    • @NapsAreTheNewBlack
      @NapsAreTheNewBlack  4 роки тому +3

      Dee George really? I specified that I wanted all adds to be skippable, ill look into that. Sorry!

    • @deegeorge5711
      @deegeorge5711 4 роки тому +1

      Naps Are The New Black yep. I think that’s the first time I’ve come across an add that I couldn’t skip pass. Hope you can straighten that out. Loved your video but that ad was a teeth grinder!

  • @marquettaturman1207
    @marquettaturman1207 4 роки тому +2

    Have you ever had to braid and band to wash?.. Have any twist came down after washing?

    • @NapsAreTheNewBlack
      @NapsAreTheNewBlack  3 роки тому

      Never braided and banded. I did have two twists unravel in the back, in the very beginning of my journey.

  • @mikaelawatches8225
    @mikaelawatches8225 4 роки тому +2

    When was your first wash after you installed them?

    • @NapsAreTheNewBlack
      @NapsAreTheNewBlack  4 роки тому +2

      I washed them after 2 weeks, but I fully wet them and did a hot oil treatment after the first week!

    • @annytshilomba4107
      @annytshilomba4107 3 роки тому

      @@NapsAreTheNewBlack did you use the hair dryer machine?

  • @brittanyb5703
    @brittanyb5703 Рік тому

    I just got my microlocs a month ago and I've been debating when to wash my hair😬

  • @gloriamariaceballosg.7715
    @gloriamariaceballosg.7715 3 роки тому +1

    hi, could you translate into spanish, i'm from panama and i'm using a translator i fell in love with your technique

  • @jubilate8
    @jubilate8 4 роки тому

    is this a thing, where the last two ends of the locs in the back become short? cause mine are doing this and im not sure why.

    • @NapsAreTheNewBlack
      @NapsAreTheNewBlack  4 роки тому

      the hair on my nape was extremely short when I started my locs. They have actually gotten longer. You could just be noticing some short pieces growing out

  • @belindaarnold9870
    @belindaarnold9870 4 роки тому

    Do you retighten before you wash?

    • @NapsAreTheNewBlack
      @NapsAreTheNewBlack  4 роки тому +1

      nope! I retighten once every 10-12 weeks and it doesnt slip when I wet my hair.

  • @ThickNCurly1
    @ThickNCurly1 4 роки тому +5

    The water needs to be cool, dont torture yourself with ice cold. Lol love you hair🙂💙

  • @mt.graceearlychildhodcentr9453
    @mt.graceearlychildhodcentr9453 2 роки тому

    Why did you rinse with the cold water?

    • @NapsAreTheNewBlack
      @NapsAreTheNewBlack  2 роки тому

      to seal my cuticles and loc in moisture. I dont do it as much anymore since my locs dont dry out too much (it was a technique that really helped me as a loose natural)

  • @StephsHealthMatters
    @StephsHealthMatters 2 роки тому +1

    beautiful

  • @Candaicelovesjesus
    @Candaicelovesjesus 4 роки тому +2

    Question: are you concerned about buildup?

    • @NapsAreTheNewBlack
      @NapsAreTheNewBlack  4 роки тому +6

      I am more concerned about my lint issue than buildup, but shampooing often keeps my scalp from feeling super irritated and helps me avoid buildup as well

  • @MsIGetLotOfThat
    @MsIGetLotOfThat 4 роки тому +4

    I thought with locs you didn’t have to do all this. Deep conditioning and protein treatments bin so tired of taking care of my hair but I refuse to walk around with unhealthy hair

    • @NapsAreTheNewBlack
      @NapsAreTheNewBlack  4 роки тому +9

      You still need to take care of your hair with locs. However, maintenance takes wayyyy less time bc detangling and styling are cut out from the process. it takes 5 minutes to wash my hair and 15-30 to do a steam treatment. that is less than an hour of maintenance for a whole week.

  • @kristenmack8849
    @kristenmack8849 4 роки тому +2

    Ok AYH with that social distancing comment lmao

  • @JanesiaShanae
    @JanesiaShanae 4 роки тому +3

    Is is completely necessary to shampoo that often?

    • @NapsAreTheNewBlack
      @NapsAreTheNewBlack  4 роки тому +2

      absolutely not! my scalp thrives when I cleanse it often. As a loose natural I would clay wash weekly, since clay isn't as drying, but now I shampoo because it is easier :). Just find a schedule that works for your scalp.

    • @JanesiaShanae
      @JanesiaShanae 4 роки тому +2

      Naps Are The New Black thank you! I just started my partner’s micro locs by way of two strand twist. Her hair is naturally curly. How soon should I give her her first wash? Her hair is so soft and curly I’m also afraid her twist will just unravel.

  • @vettriley675
    @vettriley675 Рік тому +1

    I have three products of the products.

  • @jdiscovered6686
    @jdiscovered6686 4 роки тому +2

    Great video

  • @lindaflor793
    @lindaflor793 4 роки тому +2

    How many loc you have ?

    • @NapsAreTheNewBlack
      @NapsAreTheNewBlack  4 роки тому +1

      I mention this in my 8 month loc update, as well as the size of the parts (which probably matters more because my head could be bigger or smaller than yours)

  • @chasenhampton9661
    @chasenhampton9661 Рік тому

    Old and senile ends😳 🤣🤣

  • @nellymckenna6552
    @nellymckenna6552 2 роки тому

    Break the silence please