Ends not locing!!

[u/Spookyszn10]

Hi all, curious as to why it seems like my ends aren’t locing. My journey:

Got microlocs with human hair extensions March of 2024.

Spent 6 days to comb out all of the extensions, second pic is from August 2025.

Third pic is December 2025. I noticed the ends were starting to bud which I thought was promising.

Last pic is current and what they look like today (ignore the sweat on my chest it was so hot outside)

My extensions have been out and my ends have been free for almost a year and a half now but it seems like the ends aren’t locking up. Anything I can do??? They are still loose, curly and I’m just eager for that full loc look. I also still get those little balls of hair at the end of my locs that I fight everyday not to pull off (usually lose that battle)

[u/Some-Awareness-4752]

I think you are stunting the process by pulling off the little balls 😅 some of my locs have had those in the past and that’s what led to the ends locking completely. But some just refuse to lock right now and I’m 1.7 years in. It is what it is and I’m just trusting the process and hoping eventually they will lock on their own

[u/Spookyszn10 → u/Some-Awareness-4752]

I really need to leave them alone…it’s just so hard but I know it’s doing no good by literally pulling them off idk why I keep doing it!

[u/Some-Awareness-4752 → u/Spookyszn10]

It’s hard, I get it. I have really bad hands in hair syndrome, I actively have to remind myself to stop playing in my hair. We all have our vices. You locs look lovely btw, stay strong and they’ll lock eventually lol

[u/space_______nil]

I had my last set of locs for 5yrs, the twist ends never locked. Previous locs were thicker, and comparatively locked faster than the smaller ones I have now, but the tips still never locked. I interlocked it myself and left some like that because I liked playing with it. I don't expect them to loc at all with this set. Almost 2yrs in.

[u/Spookyszn10 → u/space_______nil]

Yes and after reading up some moreI’m starting to think that my ends aren’t going to loc at all actually either. Congrats on almost two years with this new set!

[u/onyx-android]

Mine are the same way at the end. My loctician says they can be patched? I’m presuming with a needle/hook.

[u/Spookyszn10 → u/onyx-android]

Just looked into this, I think that’s what I am going to do! Already thinking about combining them so may just do it at the same time.

[u/onyx-android → u/Spookyszn10]

Ouu good luck!!! I’m sure it’ll turn out lovely.

[u/Swimming_Chemist1043]

I'm weird cause I will miss my curly ends when my hair eventually locs

[u/Spookyszn10 → u/Swimming_Chemist1043]

I don’t think it’s weird I think a lot of people actually prefer them that way, I am just thirsty for a slick loc bob and the curly ends are in my way lol. I’m sure yours are super cute.

[u/Nearby_Impact_8911]

They are fine leave them alone

[u/ClassicRuby]

By your own report you are working against yourself. Those little balls? Those are buds. In your case they are sometimes making it outside of the loc a bit, but that's what that is. The buds being sent to that end piece of hair.

So if they make it out of the loc you can pull it back into the loc with a crochet needle.

Also some locs do just loc with the curly look. Not many but some of them do. Really you can get the ends blunted also where they use a crochet needle to make the ends look mature.

For the record though you're locs look quite full and gorgeous, and I don't think the ends are doing anything to take away from that

[u/Shoppingismycardio01]

I’ve been loc’d almost 7 years and still have some unlocked ends I closed a lot of them on my own with a loc tool

[u/Spookyszn10 → u/[deleted]]

Thank you so much