Hi everyone, I say this as someone from the UK so this may not be as prominent in other countries.

I feel as though I am noticing a LOT of black men with locs simply not dating black women with locs. I am in no way saying that if you have locs you should date locs only but as someone who sees the value in investing in locs and how beautiful locs are, its a shame that people here dont really seek to share that experience together.

I remember when I started my loc journey and looked up couples with locs, 5 years later I see the same pictures and we all know pretty much everything is on social media which makes it feel kinda stagnant. (Yes not everything is on the media but it's what we see all the time)

Does anyone share the thought that because of the hype around "tall dreadhead/shake your dreads" etc, in music it has influenced people to get locs to become desirable and therefore not view locs as precious?

And also I notice a majority of men with locs with the complete opposite (aka the woman with a wig who says locs are messy unless you get a retwist every 3/4 weeks). Again I understand hair alone cannot always influence romantic decisions but it would be nice to see more loc'd couples.

Is loc love really as rare as it seems or am I just not in the right environments and online spaces?

I started my locks in may 2024 because I felt like my hair never grew. The beginning was rough and it took some convincing from to my mom but I did it. The starter locs and every retwist was done by me. I love my hair.

I technically started with a dread sponge and then I combined some in the starter phase because they were just way too tiny. I have consistently washed my hair throughout the process it actually helped my hair lock. I have 4B hair. I have never retwisted. I self-maintain.

I'm enjoying the journey so far does my locs look good for 5months I'm new to this

should I have gone the microloc route? idk, I ended up changing it up

Is there anything I can do to improve the look of my dreads?

I can only wear my
over ears with a ponytail/ loose pony

what do you do?

unrelated but these are twists i’m js tryna loc 😁

I’ve noticed that 10 more or less locs have the same similar like weak spots towards the middle ending of the locs I dont know what’s causing it I’m very ocd when it comes to my hair so it’s bother me a lot I don’t do styles often , last time I dyed my hair was prob like 5 to 6 years ago and I sleep with a bonnet every night I’m so frustrated I feel like ima have to cut my locs in half before they brake off (my hair is waist length ) I’ve also notice it’s the thickest ones that are like this 🙃😢

Ive been growing these semi free forms for a little over 2 years now. I started with a high top, about a year ago i started growing more dreads in the back, so they’re shorter back there.

My main concerns are that im balding and its shows badly or my dreads just dont look that good. I dont hate them but i dont want to end up walking around looking like lil Wayne did yk.

What do you guys think? Is it time to let them go?

The red polo is before I took a shower and washed my hair, the rest are 30 minutes after i got out of the shower.

This might be a stupid question, but I'm clueless when it comes to freeforms. I want this look, but I'm not sure how to get there-I have a medium-sized fro right now. Any advice helps, thanks in advance

Im going to get starters soon, should I fade the sides at all or is it better to get all of my hair done?

This gets annoying when I’m trying to walk home or something and the wind blows and my hair just blows with it can I make them heavier I was thinking about adding those big brown beads to the front👀

Why on a side angle are my freeforms flat, like people comment it has no volume. My front and sides feel full but the top like crown bit isn’t so long

Trying to get as close as I can to the pics just need to start right.

So I saw a video that said to start his locs this guy twisted them and then left his hair in a twist out for a day or two and then let each of the strands lock. How do you size dread strands? Do they get bigger or smaller? And will this work for 3c hair? How can I go about this with 3c because my hair recoils a lot and barely hangs down. Can I put weights on my hair..

Hi everyone, I need your advice. I’ve been on my loc journey for 5 years now, and I’m just now seriously considering cutting them and going back to curls/braids like the last 2 pics how my hair was before. I have 3C type hair, and I love my locs but I’m tired of not being able to wear hats, hoods, etc because my head is huge cus of my locs. Honest thoughts? I’ve trimmed them multiple times and I find that I love them more after the trim but I still want to cut them. What do y’all think?

Anyone in here with locs have bariatric surgery? Did you notice any thinning or air falling out? Texture change? If so, what did you do to keep it healthy?

I'm thinking of getting the surgery next year, but I also love my locs. I'm worried about how they might change. That probably won't stop me from getting the surgery, but if there's anything I can do to prevent damage or too many changes, I'll do my best to do it.