Yes girl I saw that video and I felt so bad for her, she was even crying and everything for her to spend her $$$ with someone and then for her to get on social media and take shots at her was super unprofessional. Girl I’ll keep retwisting my own hair and keep my lil coins in my purse.
I’m on my 2nd set of locs because the 1st “loc stylist” used a bunch of bs in my hair aka Jamaican mango and had me with a ton of product buildup. Never again!
Yall! I was so hot about that video. Mama Bear was ready to strike over here. Like legit ready to find that "stylist" and smack the hell out of her. To treat someone that way...just NO. I hope that girl saw all the support she had and felt better.
Yanni The Loctician is a true Loctician. She cares about the health of your hair. It's not about styles; it's about the health of your scalp and hair. I listen to her all the time and I do my own hair.
Hey Sis, this is not a jab at you PROMISE!!! "Yannie, the one and only Locologist" I LOVE YANNIE!! I listened I her before I began my journey 3yrs ago and continue to watch her till now. This is an extremely old pic 😆. PEACE & BLESSINGS 🌹🌹
I went to a professional to start my locs and when it was time to schedule an appointment for a retwist she took days to even respond that was my sign to learn how to maintain my own hair and not depend on someone else to be responsible for my crown. And my hair has flourished beautifully and I’ll be one year in this Friday, I completely agree 100% with this video.
You speak so well and crystal clear!!!! Congrats 🎊 on you and Hubby’s new baby. Blessings to the birthing process be good !!!! Yes!!! I’ve have been told you have such nice hair why do you want loc’s now she had her darn hands 🙌 in my head ? I was ready to cuss and run but yet , remained cool got out and never went back. Oh !!! The disrespect!!!!
I🤠I've been trying to loc sine 2017 it's currently June 12 2021 and my length and sizes are very uneven and different i just want to know what to do if possible or just advise i Don't have a loctician 🤠
@@childofkushkemeticspiritua8272 just keep doing what you're doing.. they will eventually catch up to each other. You are seeing how your hair grows. Mine were the same way! I moisturize everyday with aloe water that I make myself and the length has become a lot more even. I started my locs in 2019.
@@em.press_love shut the front door thank you so much I do appreciate everybody's Ampla cuz we be honest with you I'm Pastor ugly face as far as when they were really really short but I'm absolutely not feeling a hundred percent confident about the way they look now like you know that just walked my dreads no matter where I go you know me so I do appreciate it
I've been loc'd since 1998, long before there was an option for a stylist or any products. I've gone to a couple of people over the years for haircuts and for a wash. 98% of the time, over the past 23 years, I have taken care of my own hair. There are too many people calling themselves professionals and making the process way too complicated. I use sulfate and paraben free shampoo and no products. Peeps, show yourself and your hair some grace. Get to know your crown, listen to your scalp and hair and respond accordingly.
“There is a difference between a loctician and a loc stylist” 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Most of them are mis-labeling themselves and ruining hair trying to get a quick coin. I know stylists in my city charging too much for their lack of experience using brown gel and gorilla glue - I am not kidding.
Girl if you don't SPEAK ON IT!!!! At the end of the day it's all about the quick coin! They could care less about your hair, the health of your hair, or how they are ruining your hair! They will LIE all day long claiming to be experienced in this and that, claiming to know all about hair health, etc and they don't know JACK!!
The best thing the pandemic forced me to do was learn how to retwist and maintain my locs. It’s so freeing to be able to retwist my hair on my own schedule not to mention how much money I’m saving!
I started my Locs with twists. They ain’t tiny though. But I don’t know how to retest. My roots are kinda chunky and my twists are still short. How do I maintain my retwists?
I started mines during the pandemic. Do my own retwist and that makes me appreciate them more. It's been 16mths and I'm loving them. Trust and embrace the process ❤️cause baby it's a process. But every stage is amazing.
My loctician does beautiful work , but she definitely has that “one size fits all” mentality. My 4c hair needs very little help loc’ing. It wants to loc so I don’t require super strong retwists. It has been a struggle convincing my loctician that tight retwists are unnecessary and will likely lead to breakage because 4c hair is deceiving. It looks thick and strong, but too much manipulation is detrimental! I’ve actually already noticed a few thin locs in my crown. So, I am taking your advice and learning to care for my own hair. I will still go get styled for special occasions but those visits will be few and far between .
Many locticians have that warped view that neat = tight. That's how the African hair braiders think - if it's not tight and pulling your brains through your scalp then it's not neat. I've had to tell a former loctician several times that she don't need to do all those rotations until it's super tight to my scalp. She would never listen. Now I have breakage all over that I'm dealing with. The breakage didn't show right away either, it took some time. But now here we are - and I NEVER style my locs. I've never had my locs styled by a loctician in the almost three years that I've been locked and I barely put them in a pony tail. That's how I know the breakage is from too tight reties. Be careful with styling too often and too tight, and please DO NOT go back to your loctician! She will have you bald headed sis!!
I watched her video. The loctician was so wrong for how she treated for her. I really felt bad for her. My husband is trying to convince me to go to a loctician so they can palm roll it. I’m like no because I started with mid back length hair and frizz is normal. I’m doing a awesome job caring for my locs.
Wow mid back length??!! Girl yes it doesn’t matter what somebody will do, they are going to go through a frizz process because you have soooo much hair!! Congrats on your journey ❤️ your patience will pay off in the end
@@daelocs thanks girl! He thinks cause he had locs 10+ years ago he knows what he’s talking about 😂. Even said to use Jamaican mango loc gel 🏃🏾♀️. Almost 13 mths down and forever to go. 💕
I want some locs too but idk what type I started with an obsession for sister locs and to my surprise I found out I just simply like locs. This is coming from a girl who was always relaxed with a pixie cut
I started my own locs too and after seeing that video I will be maintaining my own 😳. I believe in energy transfer and I’m an empath so I will feel people and their bad intentions before they touch me. My locs are happy and know they are loved and I don’t need someone who doesn’t love them touching them.
I had a poor experience with a loctician. I arrived early and she started my hair hours late. Then she told me it wouldn’t take my longer after she finally started. I doze off for a bit, wake up and it’s almost midnight and she’s nowhere near done! My appointment was at 4pm! I told her I had to go and I would pay half and come back. She canceled my second appointment and when I asked to reschedule, she never responded!
Thank you!! I started my own locs 5 weeks ago. When I told a friend I was locing my hair. She said “your parts ain’t even right” 😳 however, here I am and embracing the changes in me and my hair. Congratulations and happy safe delivery!!!!
The stylist I went to to start my locs butchered it so I combed them out and started over with diy twists. Everyone who has asked me for advice since, I’ve worn by starting on your own! I switched to interlocking and my hair will probably always be highly frizzy, but I’d rather be fuzzy than bald headed 😂
Wow that's amazing you started them over immediately??? I should have did that I was scared so even though I didn't like the starter size I left them alone
I know I mentioned this somewhere before but my big cousin told me I could do them myself even when I'd order wigs online but I didn't know what she meant...like I couldn't grasp how many sections I'd have to make to do it... But I guess it doesn't matter cause with new growth I always have to reastablish the parts. I put a lot of mask on my hair with ginger, Clove, ashwagandha lately even though it's great for the immune system the dollar store has it so I don't have to order it online praise the Lord, but I also sprinkle chebe in my hair oils and conditioner,Ambunu is jelly and so is flax seed so I boil them together... Like but what I meant to say is I've had loccs fall out and it doesn't even ... Idk how to explain it we have a lot of hair like sure it's thick and may not do what you want it too by dang
I didn’t see that video, but you hit the nail on the head. People were cultivating locs LONG before there were locticians. Just look at the freeform community. They are not a necessity for the process. I get my starters on the 22nd, and I have no plans of seeing the loctician again lol.
I don't know how anybody can call themselves spiritually inclined when they speak negatively or have negative thoughts while they've got their hands in your head?! It is the number one reason I do my own.
I grew up getting my hair done at home, for the most part. My mom washed and pressed my hair so damn straight, folks thought I had a perm until I sweat it out. I started my locs almost 20 years ago. My sister helped me with that. I’ve been doing my own hair for all but maybe, 3 months when I went to a lady that would schedule me in like a regular appointment, would wash my hair, start retesting, the overlapped appointment would come in, she’d set me aside, hair soaked, dripping down my back and on top of that, she’d twist my hair hella tight and pull my hair out of my scalp when she came across a tangle. Needless to say, I went back to doing my own hair. I’ve also switched up and started making my own gels with aloe or flax seeds and use oils for scalp moisture as well. Having a good loctician is great if you can find one, but I prefer doing my own.
I finally started my locs on 1/8/22 and am almost into a month and I love my hair so much. I was gonna get my sis in law to do it as she has started and does her daughters and it looks amazing, but I wanted my first ever loc journey to be completely my own. Didn’t want her to start them, I end up not liking them, combing them out and having to start over. I didn’t wanna waste her time. I’d rather have wasted my own and learned from myself then to have taken her valuable time. I feel proud knowing I did it myself and that i’m gonna be maintaining my own hair. I don’t wish to be dependent on anyone but myself, as i’ve had a very codependent/clingy past. This is deeply liberating.
I semi free formed, parted & retwisted my self after awhile. i learned through youtube. It is a spiritual journey & I don’t want the wrong energy on my locs. So I will not be using a stylist at all
Happy Mother’s Day, Dae 💐. Totally agree that I should be the one in charge of my loc journey and getting to know my hair. Shame on those locticians who try to shame clients that trust them.
Thank you, THANK YOU. I know I cannot have 'anyone' on my hair. For one my hair does NOT make nice neat parts and anyone trying to force my hair at the scalp to do that will damage my fragile hair. I went thru all that FORCE when I was perming etc. Now I know my own hair - what tension to apply when twisting it, when to do that and I am ok with partially free form.
I'm so glad I found this video. My mom is probably my worst critic. She thinks and often reminds me locs are pretty on other people. But she does not like mine. I did start them myself but only after watch months of videos. Lol! I get tons of compliments and people say they wouldn't have ever thought I started them myself and I feel good about them UNTIL I see my mom again. So thanks for this video and the comments from everyone else. Cause I just got off the phone w my mom and this video helped me say "with all do respect mom, I love my locs, they will just have to grow on you. 😃 thanks again.
I saw that video and got second-hand trauma listening to her and seeing her cry 😢! I’m nearly 17 months loc’d but I haven’t been to a hair professional since my teens just for that reason! I agree with you a hundred. You don’t need a hair professional! All hair goals should be health, but most focus on looks. Looks last a week, but Health is forever. I was able to overcome impending balding on my own. Using my own diy products and nutrition. My parts are jacked up, but my hair is full, thick, shiny, black, moist and strong! I’m not crazy about hair styling - I just think they are very damaging. I usually wrap my hair or do loose curls, but they pretty much unstyled. Eventually, I’d like to color my hair with henna, but at this point, no one loves my hair better than me. Congrats 🎊 mama! May your delivery be empowering, blessed and everything you dream of!
You are right! Getting to know your hair and how to maintain it on your own is so important. Going to a professional should be a choice instead of a requirement. I saw that video, and it was heartbreaking. The loctician’s lack of professionalism was very disappointing. 🤦🏾♀️
I saw that video of that Young ladi I felt her pain but I don't know why she went there she was doing a Great job with her hair herself. I send her hugs. And You are Glowing Beautiful
I saw that video too and it made me mad to hear that the loctition spoke negatively about her. That wasn't cool. and I love the girl locs! She did great and they are flourishing by starting them herself
I agree with you, I’ve had the feeling. I’m a hairstylist now and I know to uplift my clients and let them know their hair is gorgeous while also educating them on how to keep their hair healthy. It’s a win win for both of us I get to see their hair thrive and it’s confidence in the hair and I get the honor of doing it and getting content 💕
Yes, i saw the video and my heart broke for her. Her spirit is so happy and to have someone just tear her down like that made me want to fight, literally. I’m a DIY’er (3 weeks in) and think my locs are going to be fabulous…with trial and error, and UA-cam, im learning. I refuse to pay someone to mess my hair up, i can do it for free. Or do it better. I know my hair/scalp best and this journey is teaching me even more. I appreciate this video.
This video is on point. Don’t even want to do to a loctition to color my locs because I started my own locs. Started with a shaved side so that’s side has grown in and the locs aren’t as mature as the rest of the other locs. I even cut them into a bob once the shaved side grew out. Oh My locs are different sizes too and I love them and don’t need no perfectionist loctition negative energy in my hair. I’m loving my journey.
I enjoy and appreciate your videos 💯...I started my Locs 2 months ago (myself) on super short hair and I haven’t yet budded, but I’m not in a rush and I’m enjoying the process...thanks for the informative videos and I wish you all the best on your pregnancy and new bundle of joy ❣️✨
I did my first retwist on my own last week & I did pretty good. I'm 6 months in & starting to feel more comfortable just doing it myself. Thanks for the video.
Very true video. This is my second set of locs and I started and maintained both sets. No one knows your hair better than you do. There are so many you tube videos that can help with the locking process you can't go wrong. Just two strand twist braid and/or freeform your hair moisturize oil and keep your hair clean and separated and that is pretty much it. Enjoy your journey for yourself.
I know this si 2 years old but i am gladi found this video. i started my locs with two strand twists myself on April 26th this year, i interlocked my roots. i washed at 4wks, then did my first retie at 8wks. my hair is a loose curly texture so my ends are curly but the rest is doing the process wonderfully. i am loving this journey so far
Ever since I’ve started my locs I’ve been doing my own hair and I get better every time it is better to learn how to twist your own locs it saves you money and you know exactly how you want it done
Thank you for making this video and I felt so bad for Kennedy and her video because I could relate. I'm a woman who's dealt with pp hair loss. So when I scheduled my first appt my loctician had me in her room alone. The next time I went in there was so many people in her room I was embarrassed. My edges were gone and there was a room full of people just gossiping and hanging out watching me get my hair done. I was so ashamed. I couldn't get out of there fast enough. After that I went to another locticians home and he did them for me in private and he said a lot of his customers are older women with thinner hair and they complained about being uncomfortable in the shop as well. Long story short, I since then learned to do it myself. Now I know what's in my hair, how not to retwist too tight etc. No way am I going back into the shop. Thanks for the video!!
I try to tell my clients this people think i am crazy but i love locs i love doing locs i tell my clients locs are just suppose to grow and i tell them that they should not focus so much on neatness i try to get a feel for my clients i love this because its true
Thank you for that the video! You are so right with what you said. I love all your videos. We are about 3 weeks apart in our loc stage. Congratulations in advance for your lil bundle of joy 🍼👶🐤. God Bless ❤
This is my 3rd time locing my hair. I’ve never had a Loctician or stylist. I don’t like the pressure of perfect parts. Each time my hair was down my back and people always ask if my hair is real. I just started my children’s hair locing process. I took my son in to a stylist and she smothered his hair with brown gel and his head was itching for weeks. Do it yourself if you want to and save lots of time and money! Happy locing!
Thank you for this video. I'm in the process of locing again after 26 yrs. I had a locticion tell me my hair was to soft and it wouldn't take. I left and started my own as I did two decades ago. It's so impersonal now. Thanks again.
I just need someone to start them and I’ll take it from there . I like my parts perfect and I need them to lay right. Last time I had locs someone started them and I maintained them for a year and a half then cut them . Idk why I did . But as I look back I maintained them pretty well and they were healthy. I think I missed my loose natural hair but now I want them forever !
You are so right ✅ that's why it's so important to your research, understand your curl pattern, your natural hair. Understand what healthy hair 😍 products will work for you. I have a hair stylist she's started my loc journey and she straight out of a hair show . That taught 👌 💯 her a lot about lot along time ago in Alanta Georgia. And she is awesome 👌 with my hair 😍.
This video! I started my journey last June. I did my research, know what my hair likes, what type of maintenance I will keep, and so on. My plan was to start and maintain because I will not go broke doing what I can do for myself. I'm like that with a lot of things. Car maintenance, household repairs, cooking, etc. People do need to know that they can do more than they think, if they're willing to learn and to try. I was thinking about going to a loctitian for my 1 year locaversary, just because it would be something special, but I think I'll just save that money and do a fancy hairstyle myself. 🤔 The prices are so high! I'm in WV now but I would have to drive into MD or DC to find a loctitian. Congratulations! Children are a blessing.
Thanks for this video, i know my hair better than anyone. Its good to feel confident in my choices. I started with a lifelong friend and we started the journey together I am impressed by your encouragement for getting in touch with my own hair. Hay Maryland. Home grown
I had a stylist start my locs…. And I took over from there. I use moisturizer and natural oil. But I also do not want folks pulling on my hair soft fine locs because everybody hands is not good for my hair., I don’t want negative energy in my locs after my research only I will do my locs to keep my hair clean and healthy #naturalhair… everybody hair type is different. ‼️😊💯💕
I’m so glade you spoke on this I agree with you totally! I’m 5 months loced and since getting my starter locs I’ve taken care of my hair, I plan on doing my hair mostly as well and I did see that video it made me sad and angry all in one for her!
I have a loctician that I go to. She started my locs. I’ve had a positive experience so far (7 months in). What I like about where I go is that the the salon is just for locs & there are 4 others that also do locs there so it’s a nice lil community.
Facts 👏👏👏 learned from my grandmother wrapping/protecting hair as a spiritual protection . I keep it protected most of the time , unless I’m in a space that I don’t feel it will absorb negativity etc . That’s just my preference.
Girl! I’m blessed to say I have a loctitian that I love and trust. But I’ve experienced going to someone who I know for a fact (after the fact) is not a loctitian. Baby girl had me looking crazy by the head; bless her heart lol. But it’s so important to have your own knowledge of your hair as well!!
I felt bad for her as well. I tried to start mine 4 times. The 4th was a charm! The first time the “Stylist” used a product that made my hair feel waxy and stiff. I didn’t like it so I washed them out. The second time I attempted them myself and they were too small. The third time I went to an loctician who supposedly had been doing locs for 18 years and she was so mean and her energy was wayyyyy off. I was not getting with her at all. I had no real experience with locs and I brought pictures and tried to give her an idea of what I wanted and she shot everything down and told me to go home and find more picture of someone with my hair texture and type with the size locs I wanted and I thought I did but she would say, “your hair not that thick” or “that’s not your texture” I’m like, look, I apparently am used to my hair out and thought I knew what texture and thickness my hair was but I couldn’t translate that to what size she need to start my locs for them to look a certain way and if my hair could even achieve the look and I even told her the size I was wanting in the end and we got nowhere. She was the professional and I was expecting more help with this process but instead I left her chair again without locs and it took me 2 years almost to go to someone again and I found a loctician here in Georgia that had awesome energy and made the process so easy and I loved them then and now. I’m 9 months in and hate it took so long.
Thank you! Thank you! I’m so glad I watched your video. I’m ready to start my loc journey and have been on the fence about the cost to start and maintain. I’ve always done my own hair and have rarely gone to a beauty shop. Being a single mom with three girls… I had to figure it out! I don’t know why I’ve told myself for years that this was something I couldn’t do. I’m going to take the leap. I know I’ll make mistakes, but I will embrace them. Thank you for being the nudge I needed. You are beautiful and I love your locs. Congratulations on your little bundle. Be blessed and thank you for lifting us up.❤️
God bless you I’ve had three terrible experiences.. your video is life….. yesssss I will be doing my own starter Locs this weekend.. thank you for sharing.
I've had some serious horror stories with locticians, starting from the one who established my sisterlocks. Almost three years later I've finally accepted that I need to take control of my hair and stop depending on faux locticians to do right by my hair. Only I can do that. I've since combined my locs twice because I realized after having sisterlocks for a year that they weren't for me. I should have gotten traditional locs which is what I've always wanted. Now my locs are finally the size I want them to be and I'm no longer giving my $$$ to anyone to care for my hair and I'm much, much happier with how my locs look.
I’ve been loc’d for 8 months so far and I’m loving my loc journey. I had a pretty good loctician who started my locs and I’ve recently switched locticians. I think it’s important for you to do what’s best for you. It’s important to research your loctician and not just on Instagram. That’s where people mess up. I go to a salon where they only do locs and that’s it. Each loctician (it’s about 9 of them) follow the same process and use the same products from washing to retwisting. It’s wonderful for those who are able to retwist their own hair but locs also come in many different shapes and sizes. I know for a fact that a loctician will do a way better job than I would. My preference is not the “free form” loc. I like the palm roll look for myself, so having a loctician that not only helps me maintain my locs but actually does a great job is a plus. I saw the video and I did feel bad for her. But we all have bad experiences from time to time. If she’s confident in her own abilities to maintain her hair then I say go for it, and yes she doesn’t need a loctician. For the ones like me, who would rather not do their own locs, find a loctician who cares about the health of your locs and your loc journey, not just styling them. Many locticians have consultations. You should be asking them as many questions as they are asking you.
Congratulations on your baby boy👶 ❤❤❤. I went to the university of UA-cam where the classes are free and I learned makeup 💄 tips and also how to cut and bleach my hair. Now I've decided to start locs. Much love and great video.
I saw the video and I was in shock but I shouldn’t have been. I felt really bad for her. One thing this pandemic has taught me is how to care for my own locs. Just as you said, my locs are thriving. So it can be done.
I agree! I started my own locs and maintained them. It’s not hard. I have let a friend whom has beautiful locs twist my roots a couple of times and she made her products. It’s really not necessary unless you have a issue with your hair
The girl that started my twist lied to me... she didn’t know what she was doing. So I’m just going to twist and fix my own locs. I’m mad because she has locs 😭😭😭
I am going through this NOW!!! Loctician treating me like I’m just doing everything wrong and I cannot place a finger on my head otherwise I will ruin her “work” she looks at me like I’m just “work”
I’m too picky, and didn’t even go to a salon when I wore my hair before locs. I don’t like going to see a loctician unless I want a certain style. I’ve always enjoyed doing my own hair anyway. Energy is everything!!!!!
This video is a gift from you to me. I’m 3 weeks in and feeling the urge to take control of my journey but feeling very unsure if I can take care of her. Again just THANK YOU so much for hitting the record button 🙏🏾🤗💖.
I really needed this,, I had a bad experience with my Loctician and I’m in a place where I have to retwist my own starter locs (3months into my journey) I really don’t want to give up on my journey and stop here on the account of not having a loctician :( wish me loc my loc sistas!!! 🌟🤞🏽
I had a bad experience with a so-called loctician recently and I am going to start my locs myself. Because through the experience I realised I really know my hair best. Your video empowered me even more
Can, I say THANK YOU! I am on a new journey to begin learning how to do loc hear. The community makes you feel horrible if you do not take the classes. Which are extremely expensive. So, I have been praying that I see videos that will help me on this journey. I want to make locs affordable to all people. I am a labor and delivery Registered Nurse, disable of a head trauma while I was at work. So, doing this will allow me to help others while I help myself. Thank you for sharing..
I have had my locs for almost 4 years. I've been maintaining it the whole time. My parents kept trying to get my hair done professionally. To appease them, I went yesterday. While she did a good job, I just feel more comfortable doing my own hair. It was so hard for me to let her do my hair because I've been doing it since my cousin started it
You are glowing and I saw the video you were talking about. After watching that I canceled my first professional retwist, my crown is apart of my spiritual journey and I don't want just anyone's spirits (hands) by me, at least not right now.
I'm new here...literally just started my journey 30 minutes ago 🤭 I just did regular spiral.curls I guess. I didn't go to a person because I am tender headed and just didn't not want to be angry while starting this journey. Thank you for this for real!
Love this! I’m getting ready to start my journey and people tell me I need a loctician for everything but I want this journey to very personal. And I’m with you, I can’t have people in my hair with bad energy or someone I hardly even know. But I’m super excited to do this!
I totally agree! And not only the things the loctician is saying but things they may not be saying - e.g. not pointing out issues they can see with your hair or scalp that you should be made aware of, or generally making you feel unwelcome or just being downright grumpy/silent. As paying customers we deserve better - and are entitled to walk or self-maintain if the service isn't good enough.
Dae, I call you my loc twin because we started our locs around the same time (July 2019, your second set and my first) with just about the same length, we’re both teachers, and now I find out you live in Maryland too! Love watching your videos, thanks for being a joy to watch in the YT loc community
So yes you're right, we don't need a someone to do our locs but I love my loctician oodles and oodles. We vibed and understood each other immediately. It's been nearly three years and my hair that would often break when it got to my neck has never been healthier or stronger. We've combined a few locs over the years as parts have done their own thing but she's always receptive to my questions, checks in on the health of my entire head and when I need to do something new she lets me know. I can probably say some of that previous breakage was me only looking at my limited understanding of healthy hair and how to grow it, especially after I stopped relaxing it. I think we have to know our strengths and taking care of my hair solo is not one of mine. Plus, and this is something I'm lucky to be able to do, that monthly retwist visit is usually part of my self-care weekend. Get a massage on one day and a retwist the next day. Keeps me sane and I don't fuss at anyone.
I have a great loctician I have been rocking with her for years. She started off as just my natural hair stylist but was the one that started my locs and have been maintaining them every since then. Don’t get it twisted though I can and will maintain my own hair but its honestly nice and refreshing to let someone else style and care for your hair.
Yes girl I saw that video and I felt so bad for her, she was even crying and everything for her to spend her $$$ with someone and then for her to get on social media and take shots at her was super unprofessional. Girl I’ll keep retwisting my own hair and keep my lil coins in my purse.
Yesss!! And the stylist did an OK job at best. Save your money!
Which video was it?
@@niyasiaa626 thank you 😊 I never got the notification that you linked the video
I’m on my 2nd set of locs because the 1st “loc stylist” used a bunch of bs in my hair aka Jamaican mango and had me with a ton of product buildup. Never again!
Yall! I was so hot about that video. Mama Bear was ready to strike over here. Like legit ready to find that "stylist" and smack the hell out of her. To treat someone that way...just NO. I hope that girl saw all the support she had and felt better.
Yanni The Loctician is a true Loctician. She cares about the health of your hair. It's not about styles; it's about the health of your scalp and hair. I listen to her all the time and I do my own hair.
Hey Sis, this is not a jab at you PROMISE!!! "Yannie, the one and only Locologist"
I LOVE YANNIE!! I listened I her before I began my journey 3yrs ago and continue to watch her till now. This is an extremely old pic 😆.
PEACE & BLESSINGS 🌹🌹
So true Sis!!!! Yanni is the one and only Locologist!!! Bless Up Yannie and Jimmy!!!
Yannie is the truth
I love yannie! she even pray over your hair.
I went to a professional to start my locs and when it was time to schedule an appointment for a retwist she took days to even respond that was my sign to learn how to maintain my own hair and not depend on someone else to be responsible for my crown. And my hair has flourished beautifully and I’ll be one year in this Friday, I completely agree 100% with this video.
This was me in Jan. My loctician took look to respond and gave me some attitude..I just had to start learning for myself
You speak so well and crystal clear!!!! Congrats 🎊 on you and Hubby’s new baby. Blessings to the birthing process be good !!!! Yes!!! I’ve have been told you have such nice hair why do you want loc’s now she had her darn hands 🙌 in my head ? I was ready to cuss and run but yet , remained cool got out and never went back. Oh !!! The disrespect!!!!
This is what I mean when I say it's so different now. Year's ago you call and a reception or someone returned you call.
I started my own locs .Don't nobody know my hair like me! 16 months in 😁
That's a whole word Sis.
I🤠I've been trying to loc sine 2017 it's currently June 12 2021 and my length and sizes are very uneven and different i just want to know what to do if possible or just advise i Don't have a loctician 🤠
Same!
@@childofkushkemeticspiritua8272 just keep doing what you're doing.. they will eventually catch up to each other. You are seeing how your hair grows. Mine were the same way! I moisturize everyday with aloe water that I make myself and the length has become a lot more even. I started my locs in 2019.
@@em.press_love shut the front door thank you so much I do appreciate everybody's Ampla cuz we be honest with you I'm Pastor ugly face as far as when they were really really short but I'm absolutely not feeling a hundred percent confident about the way they look now like you know that just walked my dreads no matter where I go you know me so I do appreciate it
I've been loc'd since 1998, long before there was an option for a stylist or any products. I've gone to a couple of people over the years for haircuts and for a wash. 98% of the time, over the past 23 years, I have taken care of my own hair. There are too many people calling themselves professionals and making the process way too complicated. I use sulfate and paraben free shampoo and no products. Peeps, show yourself and your hair some grace. Get to know your crown, listen to your scalp and hair and respond accordingly.
Love this advice, thank you
Indeed💜
Exactly ma'am 💯💯💯💯💯 I'm saying the last few sentences especially
“There is a difference between a loctician and a loc stylist” 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Most of them are mis-labeling themselves and ruining hair trying to get a quick coin. I know stylists in my city charging too much for their lack of experience using brown gel and gorilla glue - I am not kidding.
Omg not brown gel & gorilla glue geez
That sounds downright illegal. And those products?! EW, build-up alert!
Girl if you don't SPEAK ON IT!!!! At the end of the day it's all about the quick coin! They could care less about your hair, the health of your hair, or how they are ruining your hair! They will LIE all day long claiming to be experienced in this and that, claiming to know all about hair health, etc and they don't know JACK!!
Wow that's not cool. Thats why I do my own also because they want to charge you an arm and leg and talk mess at the same time.
I think you mean gorilla snot if I'm not mistaking. The hair gel
The best thing the pandemic forced me to do was learn how to retwist and maintain my locs. It’s so freeing to be able to retwist my hair on my own schedule not to mention how much money I’m saving!
Exactly girl I’m the same way !
I started my Locs with twists. They ain’t tiny though. But I don’t know how to retest. My roots are kinda chunky and my twists are still short. How do I maintain my retwists?
I started mines during the pandemic. Do my own retwist and that makes me appreciate them more. It's been 16mths and I'm loving them. Trust and embrace the process ❤️cause baby it's a process. But every stage is amazing.
yes
My loctician does beautiful work , but she definitely has that “one size fits all” mentality. My 4c hair needs very little help loc’ing. It wants to loc so I don’t require super strong retwists. It has been a struggle convincing my loctician that tight retwists are unnecessary and will likely lead to breakage because 4c hair is deceiving. It looks thick and strong, but too much manipulation is detrimental! I’ve actually already noticed a few thin locs in my crown. So, I am taking your advice and learning to care for my own hair. I will still go get styled for special occasions but those visits will be few and far between .
Or maybe you will get so good you'll be able to do your hair for even for special occasions.
Many locticians have that warped view that neat = tight. That's how the African hair braiders think - if it's not tight and pulling your brains through your scalp then it's not neat. I've had to tell a former loctician several times that she don't need to do all those rotations until it's super tight to my scalp. She would never listen. Now I have breakage all over that I'm dealing with. The breakage didn't show right away either, it took some time. But now here we are - and I NEVER style my locs. I've never had my locs styled by a loctician in the almost three years that I've been locked and I barely put them in a pony tail. That's how I know the breakage is from too tight reties. Be careful with styling too often and too tight, and please DO NOT go back to your loctician! She will have you bald headed sis!!
I watched her video. The loctician was so wrong for how she treated for her. I really felt bad for her. My husband is trying to convince me to go to a loctician so they can palm roll it. I’m like no because I started with mid back length hair and frizz is normal. I’m doing a awesome job caring for my locs.
Wow mid back length??!! Girl yes it doesn’t matter what somebody will do, they are going to go through a frizz process because you have soooo much hair!! Congrats on your journey ❤️ your patience will pay off in the end
@@daelocs thanks girl! He thinks cause he had locs 10+ years ago he knows what he’s talking about 😂. Even said to use Jamaican mango loc gel 🏃🏾♀️. Almost 13 mths down and forever to go. 💕
@@ohseauxnatural_ lmbo
I want some locs too but idk what type I started with an obsession for sister locs and to my surprise I found out I just simply like locs. This is coming from a girl who was always relaxed with a pixie cut
I started my own locs too and after seeing that video I will be maintaining my own 😳. I believe in energy transfer and I’m an empath so I will feel people and their bad intentions before they touch me. My locs are happy and know they are loved and I don’t need someone who doesn’t love them touching them.
Yes girl.
Nobody else needs to be touching your hair.
I had a poor experience with a loctician. I arrived early and she started my hair hours late. Then she told me it wouldn’t take my longer after she finally started. I doze off for a bit, wake up and it’s almost midnight and she’s nowhere near done! My appointment was at 4pm! I told her I had to go and I would pay half and come back. She canceled my second appointment and when I asked to reschedule, she never responded!
Wow how terrible of her.
Thank you!!
I started my own locs 5 weeks ago. When I told a friend I was locing my hair. She said “your parts ain’t even right” 😳 however, here I am and embracing the changes in me and my hair.
Congratulations and happy safe delivery!!!!
Another misconception of locs smh.... I'm glad you didn't let that comment deter you! I wish you the best on your journey!
@@tnhope5 thank you very much!
I don’t understand the obsession with parts, this world is so into fake perfection smh
The stylist I went to to start my locs butchered it so I combed them out and started over with diy twists. Everyone who has asked me for advice since, I’ve worn by starting on your own! I switched to interlocking and my hair will probably always be highly frizzy, but I’d rather be fuzzy than bald headed 😂
Wow that's amazing you started them over immediately??? I should have did that I was scared so even though I didn't like the starter size I left them alone
I know I mentioned this somewhere before but my big cousin told me I could do them myself even when I'd order wigs online but I didn't know what she meant...like I couldn't grasp how many sections I'd have to make to do it... But I guess it doesn't matter cause with new growth I always have to reastablish the parts. I put a lot of mask on my hair with ginger, Clove, ashwagandha lately even though it's great for the immune system the dollar store has it so I don't have to order it online praise the Lord, but I also sprinkle chebe in my hair oils and conditioner,Ambunu is jelly and so is flax seed so I boil them together... Like but what I meant to say is I've had loccs fall out and it doesn't even ... Idk how to explain it we have a lot of hair like sure it's thick and may not do what you want it too by dang
Thank you so much for this video it is needed and congratulations on your bundle of joy coming soon! And happy mother's day☺️
Thank you so much!
@@daelocs your welcome 🤗
I didn’t see that video, but you hit the nail on the head. People were cultivating locs LONG before there were locticians. Just look at the freeform community. They are not a necessity for the process. I get my starters on the 22nd, and I have no plans of seeing the loctician again lol.
i'm reading this on the 23rd, i hope your locs turned out nice!
@@babyjki444 Thank you. Yes they did. I’m very happy with them.
It’s been a week so I’m guessing the little bundle of joy has arrived. Blessings to you all.
I don't know how anybody can call themselves spiritually inclined when they speak negatively or have negative thoughts while they've got their hands in your head?! It is the number one reason I do my own.
I grew up getting my hair done at home, for the most part. My mom washed and pressed my hair so damn straight, folks thought I had a perm until I sweat it out. I started my locs almost 20 years ago. My sister helped me with that. I’ve been doing my own hair for all but maybe, 3 months when I went to a lady that would schedule me in like a regular appointment, would wash my hair, start retesting, the overlapped appointment would come in, she’d set me aside, hair soaked, dripping down my back and on top of that, she’d twist my hair hella tight and pull my hair out of my scalp when she came across a tangle. Needless to say, I went back to doing my own hair. I’ve also switched up and started making my own gels with aloe or flax seeds and use oils for scalp moisture as well. Having a good loctician is great if you can find one, but I prefer doing my own.
I finally started my locs on 1/8/22 and am almost into a month and I love my hair so much. I was gonna get my sis in law to do it as she has started and does her daughters and it looks amazing, but I wanted my first ever loc journey to be completely my own. Didn’t want her to start them, I end up not liking them, combing them out and having to start over. I didn’t wanna waste her time. I’d rather have wasted my own and learned from myself then to have taken her valuable time. I feel proud knowing I did it myself and that i’m gonna be maintaining my own hair. I don’t wish to be dependent on anyone but myself, as i’ve had a very codependent/clingy past. This is deeply liberating.
I saw that video. And I was heart broken for her. But I don’t let just anybody put their hands in my head
I think that was my problem, that I didn't know the difference between a stylist and a loctician. I done shaved my hair, gotta start over.
I semi free formed, parted & retwisted my self after awhile. i learned through youtube. It is a spiritual journey & I don’t want the wrong energy on my locs. So I will not be using a stylist at all
Happy Mother’s Day, Dae 💐. Totally agree that I should be the one in charge of my loc journey and getting to know my hair. Shame on those locticians who try to shame clients that trust them.
Thank you, THANK YOU. I know I cannot have 'anyone' on my hair. For one my hair does NOT make nice neat parts and anyone trying to force my hair at the scalp to do that will damage my fragile hair. I went thru all that FORCE when I was perming etc. Now I know my own hair - what tension to apply when twisting it, when to do that and I am ok with partially free form.
I'm so glad I found this video. My mom is probably my worst critic. She thinks and often reminds me locs are pretty on other people. But she does not like mine. I did start them myself but only after watch months of videos. Lol! I get tons of compliments and people say they wouldn't have ever thought I started them myself and I feel good about them UNTIL I see my mom again. So thanks for this video and the comments from everyone else. Cause I just got off the phone w my mom and this video helped me say "with all do respect mom, I love my locs, they will just have to grow on you. 😃 thanks again.
I saw that video and got second-hand trauma listening to her and seeing her cry 😢!
I’m nearly 17 months loc’d but I haven’t been to a hair professional since my teens just for that reason! I agree with you a hundred. You don’t need a hair professional!
All hair goals should be health, but most focus on looks. Looks last a week, but Health is forever. I was able to overcome impending balding on my own. Using my own diy products and nutrition.
My parts are jacked up, but my hair is full, thick, shiny, black, moist and strong! I’m not crazy about hair styling - I just think they are very damaging. I usually wrap my hair or do loose curls, but they pretty much unstyled.
Eventually, I’d like to color my hair with henna, but at this point, no one loves my hair better than me.
Congrats 🎊 mama! May your delivery be empowering, blessed and everything you dream of!
You are right! Getting to know your hair and how to maintain it on your own is so important. Going to a professional should be a choice instead of a requirement. I saw that video, and it was heartbreaking. The loctician’s lack of professionalism was very disappointing. 🤦🏾♀️
I saw that video of that Young ladi I felt her pain but I don't know why she went there she was doing a Great job with her hair herself. I send her hugs. And You are Glowing Beautiful
Yep! I totally agree. Hopefully after our positive feedback she understands!
I saw that video too and it made me mad to hear that the loctition spoke negatively about her. That wasn't cool. and I love the girl locs! She did great and they are flourishing by starting them herself
Yesss!! And I was not impressed at all by the retwist. She should’ve kept her money lol
@@daelocs she does a way better job retwisting her own hair compared to what the lady did I must agree.
What video is everybody talking about?
@@RandomVidsYR I wanna know too
I agree with you, I’ve had the feeling. I’m a hairstylist now and I know to uplift my clients and let them know their hair is gorgeous while also educating them on how to keep their hair healthy. It’s a win win for both of us I get to see their hair thrive and it’s confidence in the hair and I get the honor of doing it and getting content 💕
Yes, i saw the video and my heart broke for her. Her spirit is so happy and to have someone just tear her down like that made me want to fight, literally. I’m a DIY’er (3 weeks in) and think my locs are going to be fabulous…with trial and error, and UA-cam, im learning. I refuse to pay someone to mess my hair up, i can do it for free. Or do it better. I know my hair/scalp best and this journey is teaching me even more. I appreciate this video.
This video is on point. Don’t even want to do to a loctition to color my locs because I started my own locs. Started with a shaved side so that’s side has grown in and the locs aren’t as mature as the rest of the other locs. I even cut them into a bob once the shaved side grew out. Oh My locs are different sizes too and I love them and don’t need no perfectionist loctition negative energy in my hair. I’m loving my journey.
I enjoy and appreciate your videos 💯...I started my Locs 2 months ago (myself) on super short hair and I haven’t yet budded, but I’m not in a rush and I’m enjoying the process...thanks for the informative videos and I wish you all the best on your pregnancy and new bundle of joy ❣️✨
Your patience will certainly pay off!! 😍
I did my first retwist on my own last week & I did pretty good. I'm 6 months in & starting to feel more comfortable just doing it myself. Thanks for the video.
Very true video. This is my second set of locs and I started and maintained both sets. No one knows your hair better than you do. There are so many you tube videos that can help with the locking process you can't go wrong. Just two strand twist braid and/or freeform your hair moisturize oil and keep your hair clean and separated and that is pretty much it. Enjoy your journey for yourself.
I know this si 2 years old but i am gladi found this video. i started my locs with two strand twists myself on April 26th this year, i interlocked my roots. i washed at 4wks, then did my first retie at 8wks. my hair is a loose curly texture so my ends are curly but the rest is doing the process wonderfully. i am loving this journey so far
Ever since I’ve started my locs I’ve been doing my own hair and I get better every time it is better to learn how to twist your own locs it saves you money and you know exactly how you want it done
Thank you for making this video and I felt so bad for Kennedy and her video because I could relate. I'm a woman who's dealt with pp hair loss. So when I scheduled my first appt my loctician had me in her room alone. The next time I went in there was so many people in her room I was embarrassed. My edges were gone and there was a room full of people just gossiping and hanging out watching me get my hair done. I was so ashamed. I couldn't get out of there fast enough. After that I went to another locticians home and he did them for me in private and he said a lot of his customers are older women with thinner hair and they complained about being uncomfortable in the shop as well. Long story short, I since then learned to do it myself. Now I know what's in my hair, how not to retwist too tight etc. No way am I going back into the shop. Thanks for the video!!
I try to tell my clients this people think i am crazy but i love locs i love doing locs i tell my clients locs are just suppose to grow and i tell them that they should not focus so much on neatness i try to get a feel for my clients i love this because its true
Thank you for that the video! You are so right with what you said. I love all your videos. We are about 3 weeks apart in our loc stage. Congratulations in advance for your lil bundle of joy 🍼👶🐤. God Bless ❤
Everything that you have said is so true, what a lot of people don’t know is you have to go into this with the right mind set, or it won’t work
WOW! Whats funny is, I saw that video right before I I played this video... Your message is So True and So Needed!
I have a loctician but once my hair fully locs I plan to take over myself. It's definitely a comfort thing.
Same sis!
Starting soon, and I had the same plan.
This is my 3rd time locing my hair. I’ve never had a Loctician or stylist. I don’t like the pressure of perfect parts. Each time my hair was down my back and people always ask if my hair is real. I just started my children’s hair locing process. I took my son in to a stylist and she smothered his hair with brown gel and his head was itching for weeks. Do it yourself if you want to and save lots of time and money! Happy locing!
Thank you for this video. I'm in the process of locing again after 26 yrs. I had a locticion tell me my hair was to soft and it wouldn't take. I left and started my own as I did two decades ago. It's so impersonal now. Thanks again.
I wasnt pleased with my starter locs until i did them myself. Maintenance, i love the loctician I have now. She shows my hair love.
I just need someone to start them and I’ll take it from there . I like my parts perfect and I need them to lay right. Last time I had locs someone started them and I maintained them for a year and a half then cut them . Idk why I did . But as I look back I maintained them pretty well and they were healthy. I think I missed my loose natural hair but now I want them forever !
You are so right ✅ that's why it's so important to your research, understand your curl pattern, your natural hair. Understand what healthy hair 😍 products will work for you. I have a hair stylist she's started my loc journey and she straight out of a hair show . That taught 👌 💯 her a lot about lot along time ago in Alanta Georgia. And she is awesome 👌 with my hair 😍.
This video! I started my journey last June. I did my research, know what my hair likes, what type of maintenance I will keep, and so on. My plan was to start and maintain because I will not go broke doing what I can do for myself. I'm like that with a lot of things. Car maintenance, household repairs, cooking, etc. People do need to know that they can do more than they think, if they're willing to learn and to try. I was thinking about going to a loctitian for my 1 year locaversary, just because it would be something special, but I think I'll just save that money and do a fancy hairstyle myself. 🤔 The prices are so high! I'm in WV now but I would have to drive into MD or DC to find a loctitian.
Congratulations! Children are a blessing.
Glad someone said it. Have no clue what people mean when they say it’s so hard.
My pics are lit!
Thanks for this video, i know my hair better than anyone. Its good to feel confident in my choices. I started with a lifelong friend and we started the journey together I am impressed by your encouragement for getting in touch with my own hair. Hay Maryland. Home grown
Thank you! I needed this. It is just the encouragement I need to continue on my journey. Your locs are beautiful! Love your content.
I had a stylist start my locs…. And I took over from there. I use moisturizer and natural oil. But I also do not want folks pulling on my hair soft fine locs because everybody hands is not good for my hair., I don’t want negative energy in my locs after my research only I will do my locs to keep my hair clean and healthy #naturalhair… everybody hair type is different. ‼️😊💯💕
I’m so glade you spoke on this I agree with you totally! I’m 5 months loced and since getting my starter locs I’ve taken care of my hair, I plan on doing my hair mostly as well and I did see that video it made me sad and angry all in one for her!
I have a loctician that I go to. She started my locs. I’ve had a positive experience so far (7 months in). What I like about where I go is that the the salon is just for locs & there are 4 others that also do locs there so it’s a nice lil community.
Facts 👏👏👏 learned from my grandmother wrapping/protecting hair as a spiritual protection . I keep it protected most of the time , unless I’m in a space that I don’t feel it will absorb negativity etc . That’s just my preference.
Girl! I’m blessed to say I have a loctitian that I love and trust. But I’ve experienced going to someone who I know for a fact (after the fact) is not a loctitian. Baby girl had me looking crazy by the head; bless her heart lol. But it’s so important to have your own knowledge of your hair as well!!
I felt bad for her as well. I tried to start mine 4 times. The 4th was a charm! The first time the “Stylist” used a product that made my hair feel waxy and stiff. I didn’t like it so I washed them out. The second time I attempted them myself and they were too small. The third time I went to an loctician who supposedly had been doing locs for 18 years and she was so mean and her energy was wayyyyy off. I was not getting with her at all. I had no real experience with locs and I brought pictures and tried to give her an idea of what I wanted and she shot everything down and told me to go home and find more picture of someone with my hair texture and type with the size locs I wanted and I thought I did but she would say, “your hair not that thick” or “that’s not your texture” I’m like, look, I apparently am used to my hair out and thought I knew what texture and thickness my hair was but I couldn’t translate that to what size she need to start my locs for them to look a certain way and if my hair could even achieve the look and I even told her the size I was wanting in the end and we got nowhere. She was the professional and I was expecting more help with this process but instead I left her chair again without locs and it took me 2 years almost to go to someone again and I found a loctician here in Georgia that had awesome energy and made the process so easy and I loved them then and now. I’m 9 months in and hate it took so long.
Hey sis just saw your video and I am getting ready to start my loc journey and I am so happy I saw your video before I started 😊🥰
Thank you! Thank you! I’m so glad I watched your video. I’m ready to start my loc journey and have been on the fence about the cost to start and maintain. I’ve always done my own hair and have rarely gone to a beauty shop. Being a single mom with three girls… I had to figure it out! I don’t know why I’ve told myself for years that this was something I couldn’t do. I’m going to take the leap. I know I’ll make mistakes, but I will embrace them. Thank you for being the nudge I needed. You are beautiful and I love your locs. Congratulations on your little bundle. Be blessed and thank you for lifting us up.❤️
God bless you I’ve had three terrible experiences.. your video is life….. yesssss I will be doing my own starter Locs this weekend.. thank you for sharing.
I've had some serious horror stories with locticians, starting from the one who established my sisterlocks. Almost three years later I've finally accepted that I need to take control of my hair and stop depending on faux locticians to do right by my hair. Only I can do that. I've since combined my locs twice because I realized after having sisterlocks for a year that they weren't for me. I should have gotten traditional locs which is what I've always wanted. Now my locs are finally the size I want them to be and I'm no longer giving my $$$ to anyone to care for my hair and I'm much, much happier with how my locs look.
I’ve been loc’d for 8 months so far and I’m loving my loc journey. I had a pretty good loctician who started my locs and I’ve recently switched locticians. I think it’s important for you to do what’s best for you. It’s important to research your loctician and not just on Instagram. That’s where people mess up. I go to a salon where they only do locs and that’s it. Each loctician (it’s about 9 of them) follow the same process and use the same products from washing to retwisting.
It’s wonderful for those who are able to retwist their own hair but locs also come in many different shapes and sizes. I know for a fact that a loctician will do a way better job than I would. My preference is not the “free form” loc. I like the palm roll look for myself, so having a loctician that not only helps me maintain my locs but actually does a great job is a plus.
I saw the video and I did feel bad for her. But we all have bad experiences from time to time. If she’s confident in her own abilities to maintain her hair then I say go for it, and yes she doesn’t need a loctician. For the ones like me, who would rather not do their own locs, find a loctician who cares about the health of your locs and your loc journey, not just styling them. Many locticians have consultations. You should be asking them as many questions as they are asking you.
You are beautiful don't worry. Pregnancy glow. Thanks for the beautiful video. Congratulations on the baby. Sending you divine love and light.xx
Just started my journey today. So excited
I smiled as soon as I saw your face ☺️ I hope you had a wonderful Mother’s Day, and I pray that you have a safe delivery ❤️
Congratulations on your baby boy👶 ❤❤❤. I went to the university of UA-cam where the classes are free and I learned makeup 💄 tips and also how to cut and bleach my hair. Now I've decided to start locs. Much love and great video.
I saw the video and I was in shock but I shouldn’t have been. I felt really bad for her. One thing this pandemic has taught me is how to care for my own locs. Just as you said, my locs are thriving. So it can be done.
Just started my loc journey I started watching your videos and they gave me life I love taking care of my own locs
You are beautiful my sister❣️Your locs give me life!!!
I agree! I started my own locs and maintained them. It’s not hard. I have let a friend whom has beautiful locs twist my roots a couple of times and she made her products. It’s really not necessary unless you have a issue with your hair
The girl that started my twist lied to me... she didn’t know what she was doing. So I’m just going to twist and fix my own locs. I’m mad because she has locs 😭😭😭
I am going through this NOW!!! Loctician treating me like I’m just doing everything wrong and I cannot place a finger on my head otherwise I will ruin her “work” she looks at me like I’m just “work”
It almost feels like it’s not my own personal journey
Thank you so much ❤ Your presentation is such a blessing! I feel empowered by this information.
Right!! People have been locing their own hair for decades, maybe even centuries.
I’m too picky, and didn’t even go to a salon when I wore my hair before locs. I don’t like going to see a loctician unless I want a certain style. I’ve always enjoyed doing my own hair anyway. Energy is everything!!!!!
Yes! I did my own hair 6 years ago and the number of people who say I have beautiful hair...I'm like what, my little raggedy locs?!? I'm so proud now.
Thank you for making this video. I was about to stop my journey 2 months in.... I was beginning to feel discouraged!
This video is a gift from you to me. I’m 3 weeks in and feeling the urge to take control of my journey but feeling very unsure if I can take care of her. Again just THANK YOU so much for hitting the record button 🙏🏾🤗💖.
I really needed this,, I had a bad experience with my Loctician and I’m in a place where I have to retwist my own starter locs (3months into my journey) I really don’t want to give up on my journey and stop here on the account of not having a loctician :( wish me loc my loc sistas!!! 🌟🤞🏽
I had a bad experience with a so-called loctician recently and I am going to start my locs myself. Because through the experience I realised I really know my hair best. Your video empowered me even more
Can, I say THANK YOU! I am on a new journey to begin learning how to do loc hear. The community makes you feel horrible if you do not take the classes. Which are extremely expensive. So, I have been praying that I see videos that will help me on this journey. I want to make locs affordable to all people. I am a labor and delivery Registered Nurse, disable of a head trauma while I was at work. So, doing this will allow me to help others while I help myself. Thank you for sharing..
I have had my locs for almost 4 years. I've been maintaining it the whole time. My parents kept trying to get my hair done professionally. To appease them, I went yesterday. While she did a good job, I just feel more comfortable doing my own hair. It was so hard for me to let her do my hair because I've been doing it since my cousin started it
congrats on having a baby! you'll be a great mom!
I knew you were pregnant . Congratulations!!!!! That's a great blessing.
You are glowing and I saw the video you were talking about. After watching that I canceled my first professional retwist, my crown is apart of my spiritual journey and I don't want just anyone's spirits (hands) by me, at least not right now.
You were spot on with this video!!! Thanks for this.
I'm new here...literally just started my journey 30 minutes ago 🤭 I just did regular spiral.curls I guess. I didn't go to a person because I am tender headed and just didn't not want to be angry while starting this journey. Thank you for this for real!
Congrats on your journey🎉
I saw that video Thank you for speaking on that appreciate everything you said congratulations will continue watching
Love this! I’m getting ready to start my journey and people tell me I need a loctician for everything but I want this journey to very personal. And I’m with you, I can’t have people in my hair with bad energy or someone I hardly even know. But I’m super excited to do this!
I totally agree! And not only the things the loctician is saying but things they may not be saying - e.g. not pointing out issues they can see with your hair or scalp that you should be made aware of, or generally making you feel unwelcome or just being downright grumpy/silent. As paying customers we deserve better - and are entitled to walk or self-maintain if the service isn't good enough.
Happy mother's day 🌸 🌸
Thank you!
Welcoming the new bundle of joy . Love from Richmond Va
Started them up and keeping them up ON MY OWN👌🏾💪🏾
Congrats on baby boy ❤️
Dae, I call you my loc twin because we started our locs around the same time (July 2019, your second set and my first) with just about the same length, we’re both teachers, and now I find out you live in Maryland too! Love watching your videos, thanks for being a joy to watch in the YT loc community
Getting videos out for while waiting for your due date? That's love❤️
I saw that video about 2 weeks ago. I was so shocked, pissed at the Loctitian... then hurt behind how she made the young lady feel.
This whole video is the whole truth sis 🙌. Thank you for this !!❤
So yes you're right, we don't need a someone to do our locs but I love my loctician oodles and oodles. We vibed and understood each other immediately. It's been nearly three years and my hair that would often break when it got to my neck has never been healthier or stronger. We've combined a few locs over the years as parts have done their own thing but she's always receptive to my questions, checks in on the health of my entire head and when I need to do something new she lets me know. I can probably say some of that previous breakage was me only looking at my limited understanding of healthy hair and how to grow it, especially after I stopped relaxing it. I think we have to know our strengths and taking care of my hair solo is not one of mine. Plus, and this is something I'm lucky to be able to do, that monthly retwist visit is usually part of my self-care weekend. Get a massage on one day and a retwist the next day. Keeps me sane and I don't fuss at anyone.
I have a great loctician I have been rocking with her for years. She started off as just my natural hair stylist but was the one that started my locs and have been maintaining them every since then. Don’t get it twisted though I can and will maintain my own hair but its honestly nice and refreshing to let someone else style and care for your hair.