I’m 14 months into my microloc journey and I have exclusively retwisted. My hair is strong and healthy. Retwisting takes a shorter amount of time and honestly I prefer the look better. My maintenance schedule is every 7 wks. I workout 3-4 times a wk and wash every 2 wks and it holds it fine. Yours locs look so good!

@theminimalistnatural

8 ай бұрын

okay wow! Now I need to check out your hair. Thanks so much for sharing!

@rhondamonique9686

6 ай бұрын

I plan on switching to retwisting. I have 2 questions! 1. What product do you use to retwist? 2. Do you have good pics of your locs that show the size of them, including the base/part sizes

@KahaleNaturals

6 ай бұрын

@@rhondamonique9686 I go to a loctician for retwists every 7 wks, and she uses Loc n Gel. I have a few videos on TikTok showing my locs-KahaleNaturals

My hair is almost to my waist. When i say I'm tired of interlocking I'm DONE! Thank you for this video! 🙏🏿

I’m currently moving to retwisting/semi free forming my micro locs. I’m so excited to see what happens. If it goes wrong I’m gonna just cut them off 😂

@theminimalistnatural

10 ай бұрын

Yes! Exactly! I might as well try and see what works!

Video ideas: - cute hairstyles on short locs - how to locksmith (with instant dreadlock/interlock tool) - your moisture routine (if you have one) - storytime on why you started your locs. - maybe a get to know you video? ❤❤💕💜

@theminimalistnatural

10 ай бұрын

Wow! Thanks so much for this, I’ll definitely be doing some of these!

Whew honestly, many people who let their locs get super long they end up switching to coils anyway because it’s too much work to pull 3+ feet of loc through the root numerous times in order to tighten them when they’ve got like 500 locs 💯

@theminimalistnatural

9 ай бұрын

right about this!

@thecosmicbug

Ай бұрын

Exactly! My hair is mid back and I can't interlock anymore it's causing trauma to my scalp and thinning! That's what they DONT mention

@blessednhm

15 сағат бұрын

Exactly! I just hit waist length and after months of thinking and research, I've finally decided to make the switch to retwisting. It was either that or shave my head, so I figured I'll give it a try lol. My body is fed up with the hours of retightening😩😓.❤

@thecosmicbug

3 сағат бұрын

@@blessednhm girl and I've noticed that the longer my hair gets the more tinder headed I get! I'll always have locs but I'll cut my hair if I have to and just rock a short loc bob IDC!

I am seriously considering this because the interlocking hurts my head so much!

@rllrsktr4157

Ай бұрын

Yes!! The head aches I get are actually insane.

I started with coils and only retwist too! 432+

@theminimalistnatural

10 ай бұрын

Wow ! Do you have an IG page? I’d love to see your hair!

@DiverseMountains

7 ай бұрын

​@@theminimalistnaturalI came to ask her the same question because I started with finger coils and it's an uncommon method to start with

@Candicedickinsonllc

5 ай бұрын

Ooo really ? I’m getting my consultation tomorrow for mine and my loctician is thinking coils

@DiverseMountains

5 ай бұрын

@@Candicedickinsonllc I love my micro locs I started with coils😁 best decision

@susanchime4581

3 ай бұрын

Do you have an IG page please?

Here watching

What do you put on your hair?

another method that is gaining momentum is called “knotted locks” by Melissa Blake’s.

@beautifulwithbrains3096

4 күн бұрын

Information please

@bettyeames6812

Күн бұрын

@@plumercrs1386 I need to see more people with knitted locs before I take that plunge. It’s really hard to imagine consistent knots being tied into the locs.

Hi, I've been loc'd almost 2 years. I've recently started working work out. How often do you recommend washing? My current interlock schedule is every 6 weeks. I also want to start using clarifying shampoo. Any recommendations?

@theminimalistnatural

10 ай бұрын

Your schedule sounds perfect. :) No shampoo recommendations. I personally keep it simple with african black soap!

You’re beautiful! I could barely stay focused on the video, lol . After going ~12 weeks with so much new growth, how many full rotations do you go through would you say ? And is it a 4 point? Thank you for sharing this . I often wondered as my husband and I want locs and wanted to know more about going back and forth. ❤

@theminimalistnatural

9 ай бұрын

You’re too kind thank you!! I counted between about 16 and 24 points which is about 4-6 full rotations. Yes , I do 4 point rotations. I will have a video up soon about my experience.

Where did you purchase the mirror that you use to see the back of your hair

@theminimalistnatural

7 ай бұрын

Amazon!

My question would only be how long does it last vs interlocing

@theminimalistnatural

6 ай бұрын

it lasts a month for me!

How often do you wash your hair on a regular basis? I’m interested in starting microlocs (and retwisting for maintenance), but do like to wash my hair weekly and am afraid the retwists will just unravel after a week.

@theminimalistnatural

10 ай бұрын

I only wash my hair once a month typically. I did the same as a loose natural. When I first started my locs i washed every week to speed up the locking process. If you interlock you can wash whenever you want. If you want to wash weekly I do NOT recommend retwisting.

hi, how many locs do you have ? did you start them with twists ?

@theminimalistnatural

9 ай бұрын

Yes I started them with twists. I’m not sure my loc count but over 400!

@l4vebot229

9 ай бұрын

@@theminimalistnatural ty, your hair's soo pretty btw

So are you saying that you interlock your hair and then you go about 12 weeks without interlocking. And during that time you are retwisting. And then at about 12 weeks you interlock all of the new growth from the 12 weeks?? I'm confused because I thought that if you retwist your hair instead of interlocking you can just solely do that. I'm not understanding the purpose of still doing both methods. In your opinion, is it okay to just stick with retwisting?

@theminimalistnatural

6 ай бұрын

Yes you are exactly right. You can just retwist but not many ppl do that’s why I’m scared to commit 😅😅😅😅 So I always end up fully interlocking the new growth.

Won’t Going longer (12 wks) between interlocking sessions just make the process take longer and defeat the purpose? I’m just curious.

@theminimalistnatural

9 ай бұрын

oh absolutely!! I was saying that 12 weeks is the MAX I go :-)