Are you lost in the land of dreadlocks? Do you want to know the difference between the various forms of locs, how to start and how to care for them? Then watch this video from Kroeshaar Live. A live broadcast via Facebook with everything you want to know about Dreadlocks, Braidlocs, Rasta, Microlocs and Sisterlocks.
My apologies, but due to an unforeseen technological limitation, this broadcast was not really live. I was still in a closed Facebook group when Kroeshaar Live started. As a result, the broadcast was not really live, but only available to group members. Fortunately, the images are still there and you can watch them again.
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From the book: Naturally Curly
Lock techniques
Locks can be started in different ways. The most common and well-known way is to start them with ringlets. Twists are also a popular way to start them. Dreadlocks are very fashionable. That is why old methods are being brought to the surface, but new techniques are also being added. Backcombing is one of the oldest ways to start locks, while Sisterlocks is a fairly new method.
Think about what kind of locks you want before you start. Do you want thick or thin locks, do you want free-form locks or not. Your choice should not only depend on your hair type and hair length, but mainly on what you like and what you feel comfortable with.
Getting started with pipe curls or palm rolls
Hair type: strong to medium curly O type
Hair length: 2 cm and longer
Advantage: Smooth, flowing finish
Ringlets are the most common way to start locks. The small tight ringlets in hair type O, hold the hair strands together and make the hair lock naturally.
If you want small flowing locks then choose this method. Your hair should be about two centimeters long.
The disadvantage of this method is that it is very maintenance-sensitive, especially in the beginning, and that it can take a long time before the hair is actually locked. Starting with pipe curls takes the most time because the hair often comes loose. Especially during washing, but also simply in a humid environment. So you have to maintain the hair much more often until it is really locked.
