It’s very important to me that I start my locs by my own hand. My husband passed from suicide two months ago. A few of his locs will be attached to my hair. He was going to help me start mines. Now he can’t. I can’t bring myself to have someone else start them for me. It has to be me

One benefit of doing your own locs that she briefly touched on, but should be emphasized--- you save a ton of $$ doing your own locs. A basic wash and retwist will run you over $100 in most places. Doing that on a regular basis can add up.

I went to a loctician to start my Locs and she started it exactly how I wanted it ❤️ she took her time and explained things to me. Now I’m about to go into month 17 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 I LOVE my Locs so much. Afterwards, I went to a different loctician that did EVEN BETTER. Now I maintain them myself ☺️☺️ Everyone’s journey is different and everyone’s Locs are special in their own right. I really really love my Locs, the journey and the Loc community I’m now apart of

I just retwisted my locs and sat under the dryer. Thank god my mom has a dryer at her house 😩😩 I struggled with feeling like my locs were ugly in the earlier stages.I love my locs now. My locs are textured and unique. My husband started my locs and I do my maintenance . I Fell in love with myself and my hair! My hair is a connection to my babe as well.

I think if my locs weren’t extensions (I have my late mom’s locs ) I’d definitely do them myself. I’ was mostly a DIY hair girl before I started my loc journey, and I miss the independence of it 🦄

I gotta say I prefer being pampered when it comes to my locs since I have two lovely little girls (4 yr old & 9mo old), it just makes it easier for me. I’d literally never get a retwist finished if I did it myself. 😂 And I’m loving this red lip on you girl! ❤️

Thank for the tips. I started my loc on my own. I have never been to a lotician . My fear of going at this stage, almost 2 years in, is being critized for parts, mistakes, etc, or negative energy.

I started with sisterlocks almost 2 years ago. I wanted mine bigger than what I got, but I wasn't as vocal as I should've been. I made the decision to switch to palm rolling & combined my locs a month ago. It took almost 2 years, but I'm FINALLY happy with my hair. 🦄 🦄 🦄

You’re convincing me to start my own, I never go to salons now anyways so his would be a fun challenge to do and something new for me to learn 🤷🏽‍♀️

Happy West Indie Wednesday! Thanks so much for spending time with me! Do you prefer going to a loctician to start or maintain your locs or would you rather do it yourself? Don't forget to comment below and tell me your thoughts! ❤️

I’m on my second set of locs. I went to a professional for the first set but I’m doing my own this time around. I am enjoying the experience of starting and taking care of my locs myself. I think they are flourishing and I love them even more this second time. I love your new space! 🦄

I started my locs a little over 5 years ago and I’m so glad I did them and have been maintaining them myself. My scalp is very sensitive to products as well as just being super tender for no reason so a loctician was a no for me. I respect their craft, talent and knowledge but no one knows my hair better than me (it’s finicky like that 🤣😂). You gave great advice 🙌🏾and your space has a nice calm, chilled vibe to it😍🙌🏾. 🦄

Started my locs on January 1st and I’m just loving it. I’m learning so much about my hair and falling in love with my natural/bare self. I’m so obsessed with their growth and their changes and with experimenting with what works best for me ☺️.

Started my locs journey 3 months ago…..BEST decision ever! So much growth with my hair and me as a person.

I started my locs because of you (I'm almost at a year) and my locs look almost exactly like yours 😍

I just received chills from the first few seconds of starting the the locs yourself. I have always felt like I've known my hair myself and I've been proud of this! I can learn and do anything I want. Thank you for this video!❤️❤️❤️

I went to a loctician, a well known one at that. She didn’t do my hair the way I wanted at all, my consultation was 10 seconds..I have a lot of hair and wanted more locs about medium size and she gave me big parts, small amount of locs. I re did my hair 8 days later when they started unraveling and you know what’s funny? My hair hasn’t unraveled since and I have the amount of locs/part size I want! I am enjoying my hair and I just wish I didn’t waste so much money on something someone rushed to do. I also learned a lot about my hair from doing it myself.

I went to a loctician for starter locs cuz I wanted my parts to be the same size. She made them too big and she didn’t coil my hair all the way to the end. She said since she was putting them in a style she didn’t need to coil to the end. Unfortunately I ended up splitting all of them and doing comb coils myself. I wish I would have just done it myself out the gate. Lesson learned 🦄

I started my locs April of last year myself while binge listening to your videos. While a loose natural I loved that I cared for my own hair and I decided to trust myself with this as well. After a couple of months I went to my mom’s loctician and brought my own twist cream. She was great and I learned a good technique from her but I didn’t have hours to sit in a salon. Locing my hair has made me love my hair on whole new level. 🦄

Thank you so much for sharing, I started my locs 3 years ago in March and I love the process, I thought about going to a loctician but frankly I enjoy doing it myself and love your new place beautiful.

I LOVE my loctician! Me and B have such a great vibe! She started my instant locs and I’m 3 months in! She listens to me and my concerns and gave me the look of my locs that I was going for! I’m loving the journey. 💫

I just started my loc journey this month. Had to go to the loctician for help because my first try at it was a stylist and that was a mistake. I’m very happy with this go around. Hopefully everything will work out a year from now.

I’ve been braiding my own hair for about 16-17 years now and I’ve been debating starting my own locs but I’m so scared to do it lol. My hair grows weird and I have a pretty dry scalp. I’ve always loved wearing braids of some sort more than my own hair and that’s what makes me want to start my loc journey. I’m very picky about my parts that’s what makes me change my mind about going to a loctician and after watching this I think I’m going to do them myself

This video is great. I definitely understand the benefits of both. I wanted my locs to look a certain way so I went to my loctician for that foundation. I am now 3 years in and I may go to my loctician 4 times a year and I maintain it myself in between. I continue to go to her for the experience. My retwists always come with a deep condition and I know most locticians don’t include that in a basic retwist service.

Literally, you were one of the reasons I started my locs on my own. I'm making 8mths February 25th. 💪🏾

After a log back and forth in my brain I officially started my journey 3 days ago. I had been doing 2 strand twist for months now with a head band watching it grow and looking cute. When I got to the point to where it was taking me 2 hours I decided it was rediculous. I would retwist it very 10 days after the second wash. I wash every 5 days or so. I got my sizing done and that was it. I'm on my way. Excited!!! Thanks for the encouragement. I'm going to Amsterdam, Munich and Belgium on vacay in May and I at least did not want that fresh 2 strand fake loc look. I'll have 4 month maturity under my belt. ;)

I have been thinking about loccing my hair for over 20 years. It’s time! 🦄

Thanks sooo much with this video. I started with a Loctician and the first one i had did vibe well and showed she did not care but just was doing it for money. I was recommended by another one through my friend and since then, not only do we vibe very well, but my locs look soo amazing lumps and all and she hypes me up everytime she gets done…hell she even told i influence her to start over and make her locs thicker. So I appreciate the pros and cons in this video and please keep making these videos they hype me up all day everyday 💙💙💙💙

I tried to start my locs several times at Loctitians but I never continued the journey because I felt like once they started them, they had to maintain them . And I never got exactly what I wanted. One loctitian got really frustrated with my hair and rushed through the parting, another one put a bunch of grease in my hair, and the last one my parts were just too big. It wasn’t what I wanted and she had too many rules associated with having locs. So I started them myself! And I feel confident that I can maintain them, my sister helps me maintain the parting initially since I can’t see my whole head and my hair is short but I finally am In love with my locs and I can not wait to see where we go together.

🦄 self started & do my own maintenance! Loving the journey thus far 4 months!

🦄 Beautiful tips. I'm 3 months into journey and I went to a Loctician to get my locs started but I did retwist them 2x myself because it had to be washed. I began following you about 5 months prior and let me tell you...the benefits of from your wisdom has helped me tremendously. Thank you so much. Welcome back 🙋‍♀️🌻⚘️🌻⚘️🌻🫂

This video came at the prefect time. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and creating a space for others to share their journey as well! 🌱

I love this video and I totally relate to starting locs for yourself (from scratch not insulation). For me it's like bonding and reconnecting with my hair and feeling proud of the process.

Fortunately my loctitian was a friend of a friend and I don't regret letting her start it for me. I've only been maintaining the journey, she just did an amazing job at placement.

🦄 Thank you for this video. I have been back and forth with beginning locs for years. I still haven't decided but I'm 3 years natural and I love it! I'm still learning about my hair each day. Currently working on finding more nourishing products.

I went to a loctician for my first 6 months.. after my hair was locked enough where they wasn’t washing out I felt comfortable washing and retwisting myself.. I’m now 4 years locked and haven’t had anyone else do my hair.. i like doing it myself cause it saves me MONEY lol that’s my main reason for doing it myself.. lol and washing and retwisting locs isn’t as hard as people think.. i also can’t trust just anyone.. a lot of “locticians” think they know what they are doing but really they don’t! So I rather just do it myself.

I started my own Locs 2-11-23 and in the future I plan to go for a deep wash ( way down the line) but I have always done things myself and researched before starting. If I can save money I will

Heyyyy there .. I am a licensed cosmetologist since 1997 I started my lock Journey in 2007 I was already natural and starting them what's a spiritual journey in Awakening thank you for sharing much love and appreciation 🙏🏿💪🏿❤️

🦄 🦄 🦄 best video ever!!!! I already get so much info from your content, but listing the locs at home vs the locs with a loctician is so on time for me and I'm gonna rewatch this video over and over while I decide on whether I should go to a professional or maintain at home!! Thank you so much for sharing!! 💞

Yesssss, I can say it's all me too. Love this vid. Love the new place. Such beauty. Love ya

In 2019 I started my locs I had a little knowledge on locs when I started I was like two years in almost I combed them out because I did them too big and didn’t know what size I wanted them so now I cut my hair in 2020 started my locs on short hair in February 3rd 2021 now I’m almost a year locd and I love my skinny babies🥳 I also realized that one side of my hair was thicker and I did the parts a lil messy but it’s okay I just combed them out re did the parts now they look super pretty and full note to everyone when starting your locs on short hair please take your time I probably took two breaks and kept going 😂 my arms was going through it last year but I’m glad I started my loc journey wouldn’t trade it for nothing I love my babies 🥰🦋✨

Do to the fact that I have MS (multiple sclerosis). My body will not allow me to do my own hair. I wish I could retwist my own locs. Can't even wash my own hair, my boyfriend knocks that out for me. So Angie my loctician in Oakland has me right on time.

My first set I went to a loctician. My second set I started on my own. I prefer a semi free form look. I also wanted them smaller.

I'll be starting my locs soon and this video probably hit home for me, all great information but that last point is what helped the most! Thanks for the info 🦄

Agree 100% with you. I have straight hair and started my locs journey 5 month ago myself after watching 100 KZfaq vids lol 😂 but I'm a barber as well and thought I'd try it since I'm pretty good with hair and it's been an awesome experience and I've learned so much and get to know my own hair. Now I almost went to a loctician not to long ago and then I decided not to because I'm afraid they're not going to give my hair the same LOVE I have given into my locs and it's been hard work but very satisfying at the same time and I love that. So still looking around my area for a good loctician because like you said is very hard in the back can't see very well but at least I keep them separated. Thanks for all the info you share with us 😊🔥 Be Blessed 🙏

Gurl, you make me wanna cancel my appointment with my stylist for starter locs and do them myself😭! Initially, I wanted to start them myself, but I just don't wanna spend all day trying to get the parting and all that to look right, especially since my hair is in a twa. Now I'm torn! I plan on maintaining my own locs after getting them started with my stylist! Thanks for confirming everything I've been thinking!

I started my own locs so happy I did I'm a month in so far so good ❤️

🦄 I have binged your channel for the past 2 weeks, maybe more. I have 1 of your vids saved (what time use for moisturizing your locs) and my appointment to start my loc journey is Friday. I am excited and nervous at the same time. Thank you for all of your knowledge that you have shared. It is very much appreciated.. oh, and I will continue to be looking out for your videos 🥰😊😊😊

That red lipstick is GORGEOUS on you 🥰

I got mine started from my cousin. She’s self taught and worked on many other before me. I went to a loctician and currently still have the same one. Hes pretty great and takes care of your hair! Gives you information on your etc. I do my own self partial retwist if I don’t get to see him and I nhsve something I have to do

Thank you for sharing. I‘be been going back and forth with if I should start with extensions, go to a salon or start them myself. This helped me lean more towards starting myself. 💚🦄

I’m doing it myself. I’ve been doing my own hair since high school, I’m 40 now and ready to start my loc journey. I refuse to pay someone for what I know I can do.

I started my locs myself the way I wanted them, and I don’t regret it at all. I used to feel kinda insecure abt it tho bc the parting weren’t as neat as ones I see on the internet. I love my locs even more tho bc they’re from me. It’s a different type of feeling of pride. They’re in the style I want, how thick I want etc. It rlly is a journey. I also let someone retwist it just for the experience as well tho.

I am glad i stumbled across this video. i just did my own twist locs and plan to do it myself/maintain. cause where i live there isnt many who do that. i am excited. i am 6yrs post big chop, wore my hair curly then straight now locs. =D

I started my loc’s & I’ve loved every part of it, now I have days where I’ll look in the mirror at my hair (in between retwist) & I’ll as her “honey what are you doing?!” Lol! But nothing a little water & oil can’t help! Okay be loved this journey SO MUCH & I have grown in many ways & lots of ppl have said they can see much I have grown lately! I’m almost 2 years in! (April)

I started my locs with professional mainly for the experience. I actually enjoy having my hair washed and I take it as a treat for myself. But I’m not against one or the other. I did make sure to choose wisely who I went to as well

Sis, that lipstick on you is 🔥🔥 Great info as well 😉 I am starting my journey this month. I’m looking forward to it.

I loved this video and that was a great point you made at the end about these decisions not being absolute!! Thanks for your insight ♥️

Excellent video. You told not one lie. Even though I get tired and it takes me 3-4 days to interloc my hair 😩😂 and I question their validity sometimes. I love them. The pride is real. 😂 about to be 20 months, looking for the length drop!!

Thank you for this advice! I’ve never done locs and been feeling like it’s time for me, but so scared to do them myself

I started my 2nd set of locs myself with 2 strand twists & wanted to semi free form. My intention was to be the sole caretaker of my locs for the entire journey. After my 1st wash without a retwist, my roots were tangled badly & I did not look cute. For my next wash, I went to a loctician to get help. She basically performed surgery, lol. My hair type doesn't allow for wash & go locs. I went to the salon for every retwist after that until my locs were about 1.5 years old when I noticed that the loctician didn't spend much time separating my locs. So now I'm back to doing my own hair.

🦄 Love This !! I started with a loctician but now I maintain myself and I enjoy every step of it ❤️

started mine myself.... im in a month and im loving it

Saving this to watch later. I’m staring my toddlers locs with the help of my wonderful sister putting a full head of twists in her hair. I’m excited for the journey and looking for tips and guidance 🥰

I just ran across your video. Im definitely following you. I had locs and took them out after having my daughter in 2021 and I'm putting them back in. Thank you love!

I am starting my loc journey on February 2nd. I am going to my natural hair stylist who is also a loctician. 😊

Love this video! Your loc videos has helped me so far on this journey!💕🦄 thank you 😊! I’m 2 months so far.

Thank you so much for this information!!! Starting them myself tomorrow!!!

Loved loved loved this video ! 🦄🦄🦄 You deff helped me see the pros and cons to both starting on your own or not. Im trying to convince my momma to start it first for me (cause she can do clean parts) and I’ll maintain it on my own. That way we both have contributed to my journey + I’ll have a piece of here always w/ me 💗🥰🥳 thank uuuuuu for this info - uuuu da bestttt babes 🦄🖤💫

Great thought out points. I myself am in the beginning stage of my loc journey and started out with a loctition. I knew that I have nooooooo patients what so ever and that I wanted my parts to be on point! I had concerns about some of what you said, such as cleanliness and products being used. When I had my consultation I asked could I bring my own products. Thank god she was fine with that. My plan is to start of the first 6 months to a year with a loctition and then take over from there. We’ll see how it goes. Thanks for sharing your take on starting with or with out a loctition. Glad I have your channel for help, which I’m sure I will definitely need! Your locs are beautiful!☺️

Happy New Year🙏🏾 Love your content and Vibe🙏🏾 I’m also a do it yourself locker, I love the freedom of not relying on anyone to do my hair and I love the nurturing experiencing of caring for my most prized plant💜✌🏾

thank you for this. i’ve been debating on doing it myself for a while, i’ll def go to a salon!

I'm a GRITS (girl raised in the south) living in New England and I really felt it when you said you're still trying to get used to living in a cold weather environment. I will be watching your hair progress for sure because my hair drastically changed when I moved from the south. I actually decided to loc because after 3 months of trying to find a routine as a loose natural wasn't appealing anymore. Plus, I never want to use a comb in my hair again. Hopefully your Loc Tonic works just as good in cold weather environments. 🦄

Yes to all this! I feel so empowered when I retwist my own hair. Even if it doesn’t look as neat as it did when I used to go to a loctician 😄💚💚

🦄🦄 Great video as always. I started my journey a year and a half ago with a loctician because of the convenience. However I will learn how to take care of my hair one day soon. Thank you for your content. The red looks great on you.

i’m 1 1/2 years into my loc journey, and i started my locs and maintain them with a loctician! i LOOVE them & the process, here’s why: when starting a loc journey, i highly recommend-as a spiritual person or not-to really explore why you’re loc-ing your hair, because it’s truly a process. you should NOT go to a loctician with a picture of someone else’s hair, unless you are referring to the size of their locs with the intention of having a conversation about the volume of your hair, the strength of your hair strands, and your part : loc ratio. it is so important to look at the loctician’s work to ensure that their work is up to par with your needs. my loctician is a Sisterlock loctician, which was a beautiful match for me because i needed for myself very clean, organized, thoughtful parts with my hair coiled in the perfection of my natural curls & coils (my loose natural hair is 3c). my Sisterlock loctician is absolutely amazing & very knowledge and critical with her work given her education & training. She also lets my hair be free within itself as it locs-that’s how Sisterlocks are, meaning no extreme manipulation necessary! i can go as often or as little as i want to get a retwist: i go 8-10 weeks without a retwist and live my best semi-freeform life (as a grad student at that!). my locs are very curly and textured: the curls are literally jumping through as little loops in my loc! as my process continues, my locs are condensing but those curls are going NOWHERE. i think it’s so important to really consider your capacity when thinking about your loc journey and continuously do research, because it is BEST to start your locs ONCE and let them be. the constant loc-ing and restarting can be traumatic on our hair, especially if the practice of loc-ing is not done with the thought & intention that is necessary for our curls and coils. this is coming from someone who has been a free natural since birth and has done their natural hair all of their life. it is a beautiful process to begin your loc journey, on your own or with a loctician! it is NOT an either/or, both offerings are so special; but it is SO important to be introspective, reflective, & knowledgeable about both yourself and the journey you choose to inspire.

Thanks for this video. Do you have a video tutorial on how to start your own locs? I’ve never even done my own hair but it’s my goal to start my own locs because I feel like no one else can do it how I want it.

I've been loc'd for 17 months. I started with a loctitian, but only go every few months for a retwist/style. I maintain in between. I've also started my 8 year old son's locs. His hair is a very loose curl, so I really need to learn how to crochet or something. He's about 5-6 months in and only the 6 in the back are loc'd. 😩

I’ve started retwisting my starters in between appts. But I’m having trouble finding a good product to use. Products are too high for trial & error with these products. 😢 - thank you for the video ❤🦄

West Indie your eyebrows and makeup is on Fleek Girl🫶🏾💯💯💯👌🏾

Started my own locs and retwist my own locs. To me hair is spiritual and i dont need everybody energy messing with it

Omg you're the BOMB Queen Sis😻🙌🏾 I literally just comb coiled my daughters hair (which turned out SO beautiful) and my hair (uuummm🙄😅) last night! When I say my arms are killing me, BUT that's a step I wanted on my journey 🙌🏾😆. It's spiritual and about the commitment of sticking to the journey for me... I've wanted locs for YEARS, but haven't had the patience and peace with my hair. I've been cutting my hair on/off since 2010, which is a rush all on its own😅 but I've legit always felt like the baddest B**** bald too😹. I also have trichotillomania which is another reason it's just easier to not have hair, so I won't be tempted to pull it😔. The "struggle poof" phase really does something to me and I can never get past that🥺. Sheesh, that was a lot sorry! I'm just so thankful that I manifested your guidance on this video 💕💕 I was literally just saying I need a KZfaq Loc Goddess Queen that sees this journey the way I feel it in my heart and POOF 😻 your video popped on my feed🤣. I definitely will be checking out your content while I try and be PERSISTENT on this journey. Peace and Blessings Queen🙌🏾💕🦄

This is just what I needed right now. I'm so torn.

🦄🦄I started mine myself 01/25/22 and am funny about people being in my head. I used to stay in the salons but these new stylists are different so I maintain them myself plus it saves a lotttt of money

Hey girl heyy Mrs.WestIndieRay I'm A year into my Loc Journey❤️❤️🦄🦄 I had Someone start My Locs But it's Been Me doing the Retwist...I feel like I'm connected more to my hair when I take my time and do it Myself🤟🏾

freaking love you girly 💗🤞🏽

I went to a loctician to start my locs 3 months ago and was soo happy with them but having my friend retwist for me and counting and looking at them loc they’re way to big. Went to her because I wanted a professional scalp massage after having no one other than myself wash my hair for 6 years. I wanted smaller locs and I have a lot of hair on my head so I’m slightly annoyed but my friend is great with locs (shoulda went to her in the first place) so she combing out a few and resizing them for me 😊😊

There are many reasons. Sometimes the reason to go to a loctitian is spiritual & for the bond/connection (it can be a parental connection that is needed by the client). The professional is providing a service that is nurturing to the client. I have clients who come to me to be cared for by another Black person. It’s a community connection/bond that only we (Black people) can give to each other. Also there ARE stylists who are great loctitians. Hair health should always come first. If the stylists doesn’t know that don’t go to them. Simple. It all depends on your individual loc journey. One is not better than the other. 🙂 • • • I think it’s a great idea to do both.

This video was everything!!!!!

Yesssss haven’t watched yet just opened KZfaq looking for something to watch ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

🦄.I'm growing out my hair after years of sewin and crochet damage but after 6 months or so, Imma twist myself

I am DIY'r and I agree it is a preference either way !

I’ve been loc’d since 11/28/21 (comb coils) I started with a loctician. My locs have been so frizzy and untamed which I’m loving, in my opinion it’s what makes them look spunky and natural lol! However at my last appointment as I sat in her chair I noticed she had started trimming my frizz😮 I was so hurt 😭at that moment I realized that I was going to try to take care of my own monthly maintenance on my own. No disrespect to her because she did a great job with my foundation however Once I told her I like the frizz she went on to explain to me that I was her only client that actually likes the frizzy stage

I started & maintain my locs by myself (I’ve been loc’d going on 3yrs coming June 30th). I went to a loctician twice, once for style & another to just be completely pampered. Come to find out, I enjoy doing my own hair on my own terms. If I want a style, I’ll ask my dtr to style my locs for me (she does it just as good as a loctician). Btw, your locs look beautiful…TFS ✨

I’m starting locs because I’m tired of doing my hair honestly lol so I prefer the salon and I have back issues. Obviously I would definitely go once a month or once every 2 months. I see videos and I’m definitely getting knowledge on locs. I’m a person that wants to see the process done on my hair so that when I am not able to make it to the salon I know what to use and how to do it for those times I can’t make it to the salon but I do like the pampering lol

I've been thinking of starting locs so this is very helpful

I had locs 20yrs ago when I was in high school. Then I only had them for 7 1/2 yrs. My were freeform. I had box braids in for a little too long and my hair loced within the braid. When I took them out they were different lengths. As they grew some were skinny and some were thick. Majority of them were mid size. My locs had grew exactly to my butt.(I was about 5’ when I cut them). I never went to a loctician. I washed my hair about once or twice a week depending on my activities. They were heavy though. I wish I would have just cut them shoulder or mid back length instead. If I do decide to return to locs I will just keep the mid back lenghth.

Thank you for sharing this info. You made a lot of great points with doing your own hair. I was trying to decide which route to go in but you've helped me solidify my decision in maintaining my locs myself. Thank you! (I'm 2 1/2 weeks into my loc journey- two-strand twists), excited to see my hair's progression! Also, where did you get your shirt from? Love it! 🤎

I receive what you said that speaking that I can do it myself. I will be starting soon

Do you ever plan to comb your locs out ?