Bro you're a godsend. Been over 4 years and I was flipping out seeing this very thing happening. About to have wifey do this technique asap

Loctician here, 20+ year experience. This braiding is a nice technique. If there's enough hair I usually do a similar thing but I use a latchhook needle for it as you can also draw the ends of the loose hair into the lock. If it's straight hair and there's a lot of loose hair I usually make a quick mini lock next to the weak lock and then join them. This gives immediate thickness to the base.

Omgggg!! I am so grateful I came across this video! I’ve been locked for a little over a year and my Locs were starting to thin already… this is what was going on. I just did the braid method on those areas and it works! Thank you! You helped me prevent a serious problem down the line for me and some of my friends and clients!!

Right on time, I have one loc that absolutely need this 🙌🏾

I’ve been locked going on 5 years in March and I’ve never thought to braid my thinning roots until recently and it is by far the smartest thing to do

I swear to you, you took the words out of my brain! My locs are thinning for no reason but yet got hella hair. Didn’t want to over manipulate, i even wear wigs now so i don’t touch my locs, and they are still thinning HOWEVER my hair is still thick and growing…..BRAID IT!!!!!!! Genius yet simple, how did i not come up with this, i was close but this is perfect. Thank You!!!! Lol 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

Thank you for this AL - This is exactly what I am experiencing as we discussed. But improving. Thank you for you the detailed pictures etc.

The “wrap” method is exactly what I use on my sons hair! And that’s exactly what it does😩.... I’m glad there’s a much more efficient way.

Best love repairment video ever! Now I know why they be thinning! I have so much new growth around my locs but it's kinda short. So now I'll take my time for the next few months creating concoctions so they won't be so dry during the winter. And just start braiding my roots! I did one now and it tremendously gave the lock a better stronger base

Wish I saw this before my retwist the other day. But I loveeeee your accent! Reminds me of my best friend who passed away last year

Thank you for this video! I tried the technique for 3 of my locs that had weak bases and it WORKED! 🙌🏾

Thank you for this wonderful information

Thank you I started using this technique and I love it

I’m at 4 years loced and at year 3 I started encountering this. Different locticians and methods failed. So excited about this!

So thankful for coming across this video! I was going to crochet to fix this issue but probably would have done more damage. Just did these with 3 locs in the front and im anxious to see how this holds up. Thank you for sharing!

Finally!!! Thank you so much my hair seems to grow away at my crown due to a texture difference and this definitely has worked for me.

I agree with the last statement ive had fhat issue

Thank you❤

I am just letting my base thicken from winters damage (from dryness). Will try to braid in new hair in a couple of months. Thank you.

Make sure to put tags in yours videos if you don’t brother, it makes it easier for the videos to pop up in people’s recommended and searches!! Your giving great info i know people can benefit from keep grinding ✊🏾

This was an awesome video. I just loc my hair 6 months ago and got a little over zealous with the maintenance. Lucky there is hair growing just not in the loc. Thank you for the tip.

Hi Atreyu great information. Have forwarded to my two boys. One of them in particular has the problem of his hair growing away from the loc. I know they'll find this video a great help. Thank you sir! Blessings 😘

😊nice video thanks for the info 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

I was ready to literally cut off my two year ild locs until I came across this video and I subscribed bc it changed my mind tremendously ❤️

I currently have rubberbands at the root but ima try this...in the front of my hair the texture is really fine. I have two dreads that are thinning at the front. I hope this works 🤞🏾

@atreyu Locs do you use this method on wet hair? Also, can I use loc gel?

I am having exactly what you’re saying with my hair that grows away from my locks. 😢 I so need this information 😅

Thank you for educating us on how to manage the issue of hairs growing away from the locs. I watched an older video of yours showing the crochet method to incorporate the hairs into the loc. Do you still recommend this method? I have microlocs and have a hard time with the braid technique. It's probably operator error lol. I am still repairing locs from going too long between interlocking. My locs thinned out terribly and I lost a few before realizing that my hair grows away from my locs.

This method has saved one of my sisterlocks I messed up using scissors to separate 😑Thank you so much

Can doing this method every 8 weeks when you retwist your hair prevent thinning without having to do this every once in a while without getting a retwist?

I have this problem cause i have a fade around my locs (they're thinning out because the clipper cuts a lil bit everytime, not that much but it becomes a big deal with time). The hair around is not long enough for this technique but it will be in around 2 months. Hope it works! Thanks

Good video do you have a shop? My Locs are 17yrs. They're thinning which is Reason 1. I don't do tight maintenance anymore. The hair is growing but....

It’s funny. I’ve had dreads all my life practically. I cut my hair because of this problem but I grew them back and having this same problem. I started using the braid/twist method on my own before even seeing this 😂😂 I also have really bad nerve habits, so I play in my hair a lot and that’s a no no, I gotta stop doing that I already have a weak base. I was just wondering does any dread stylist do loc thickening? Or is it any way to add more hair to the loc. Like adding extra hair and crocheting it into my base making it stronger

Hey atreyu mahn I used the braid method on my dreads it works good, I have high top dreads for about 2yrs 6months but I've been growing out my sides for 6 months now and used the braid method to attach a few of the side hair into the dreads on the sides, it worked great but when i washed my hair today it unravelled out of the braid, should I not wash my hair for a while so that it can lock up or any other suggestions???🇿🇦❤️

How do you keep your hair from growing away from your loc

I think i have reason one going on with me

How long did it take for you see results?

I think it’s the locticians I used. I went to South Carolina locs were repaired all my bases were strong she even was disbelief at what had been done to my head. I go somewhere new in Midwest I now have holes in my locs. I then go back to where my locs were started to have holes repaired they made me pay 30 consult fee to say yes locs can be repaired. The owner was pacing back and forth complaining about my reviews for them being late and forgetting my appointment after I confirmed I be at my appointment the day before. Both ladies that did my locs at her shop have disappeared she has her and her sister working at the shop only no staff. I’m just checking and finding out her only staff is her and her sister I was unaware they were family. My loc maintenance was set up on her website for $80. I ask how much this going to be I was 10 weeks would of been 9 weeks since my last maintenance of interloc but they had no Availability so her sister tells me 125. They now charge to shampoo hair. $25. While under dryer I see her go towards where her sister the owner is. After i get from under dryer she says $255=$230 plus 25. I notice when done she doesn’t give me a mirror like the other clients I get home check my locs she did nothing to repair what was done by previous interloc maintenance which resulted in holes in my locs at the base. The front I don’t see the issues I see at the back all over my head in back my dreads are larger after 2 to 4 inches at my base of my scalp immediately I fear the dreads will be to heavy to support my base. U are saying only 2 reasons. What about a 3rd- intentional damage by locticians y around my edges my bases look and feel strong but the back it’s like loctician rushed my head to get me out and I am in fear of losing my whole head of hair. I notice most of her clients photos are of dark skin I’m bright hi yellow I don’t think I’m better because I’m light skinned but I feel these women all had something against me because of my shade. Her sister said we would cut off my combined loc because I have a bunch of V all over my head in South Carolina the loctician said no u just use a tool to combine them. Y are we still in the black community still dealing with light skin vs dark skin. None of my parts are neat it’s like she scraped my new growth and just spinned it together so instead of my roots matching the size of my locs. I just don’t believe going 3 weeks past 7 th week caused it. Her sister said to me if people don’t come in 4 to 7 weeks we won’t make any money. My hair is not for locticians to keep regular money come in my hair don’t grow that fast to where it causes all this damage to have thinning locs at the base it’s from how these locticians tighten or retwist. If u see my locs they are not neat uniform and all my loctician have been of darker skin well darker than me. I look at other clients their locs are neat and uniform my entire loc experience for going on almost 3 years has been locticians saying it’s my fault when I went to South Carolina 16 hours away she said honestly no one can tell u how to do ur hair just let ur locs do what they do. I also had a virtual consult with well known loctician that travels from ATL and New Jersey she said to let ur locs do what they do. Over maintenance can cause thin locs at base and technique both these some are of darker skin but in my area the locticians seem to have attitude defensive like I’m walking into room thinking I’m setter than them and all I want is my hair to be done correctly and not charged almost 300 dollars for interloc maintenance no hair was added here so why overcharge me and jack my hair up???……jealousy!

Question i got a haircut my root got clip if i add hair by into the root will it help with the support of the loc or wait until everything roots back it be better because i feel tension from that area that got clip ?!

My hair is soft & fine and the hair that do not stay within a loc, I start a new loc because the hair will slide out of the loc/that what it wants…. My re-twist is done with a hair loc needle so it will stay loc or, my hair will untwist. All hair is different., #babyhair 😛