How To CurlStyle Sisterlocks / Dreadlocks - “Unraveled” Part 2 of 4
Hey HealthyLockers!
Make sure you view these videos in order. ..So start with Part 1
This twisting technique creates an abundance of volume and curls that will last over two weeks! Check it out! Then click over to the information page and discover how you can learn this interesting technique and turn heads where ever you go.
WOW how beautiful. Where are you located in North Carolina I have a cousin in Riley and a Aunty in Freesboro.
I have traditional locks. Can they be transitioned to Spring Locks?
Hi Carolyn. Absolutely. To achieve the Spring Locks is just a curling technique. I’m putting the final touches on the DVD this week. Thanks for posting.
Hi Phyllis, Love your videos I want to get sisterlocks I was wondering do you have a shop and where are you located? Are you accepting clients?
I would like to know how to find a good Locktician. I would like to have sister locs installed but I live in a small town. The nearest big city is Pittsburgh PA. I love the look and my hair has been natural for 5 or 6 years. I love how meticulous you part the hair. Are you accepting clients?? I have been wearing locs for about one month but I dont let them loc permenantly because I saw your video for sister locs and I really love the look. Lisa hair looked great. I have been wearing my hair with kinky twists for about 5 years or so.
HI MS JOHNSON
i JUST GOT MY SISTERLOCKS INSTALLED ON SUNDAY 11-1-09. I HAD ABOUT 6 INCHES OF NATURAL HAIR GROWTH IN TERMS OF LENGTH. AFTER GETTING MY SISTERLOCKS MY LOCKS SPIRALED UP QUITE A BIT. I LIKE THE ROLLER SET LOOK. TODAY ON MONDAY I DID MY FIRST ROLLER SET BECAUSE I WANT TO START STYLING MY NEW SL. IS IT TOO EARLY TO START ROLLER SETTING? I SPRITZ WITH WATER AND EO LAVENDER.
THANK YOU
D. LEWIS
I DON’T FEEL THAT WE GET ENOUGH INFO ON NEWLY INSTALLED SL IN TERMS OF THE DO’S AND DON’TS.
THANK YOU
MS JOHNSON
Hi Darlene. The only time I ” roller set” the Sisterlocks is is after the initial installation and only if the locks are straight. Some of my clients have very coily and highly textured hair and require no roller setting after the initial installation. I then encourage my clients not to do too much additional styling during the first several months so that the locks have a chance to settle.
Over the next several weeks your new Sisterlocks will change in their appearance. They will loosen and “draw up” giving a shorter appearance to your locks. Your hair will become more full and your parts will be less noticeable (until your next re-tightening). Your locks may develop little spirally ringlets on the very tips and overall your locks will be more “fluffy”. This is normal. But, if you continuously style, by roller setting, plaiting, twisting, pulling it back, or any type of additional styling, you may be stressing the locks and hindering the locking process. It’s best to leave your new Sisterlocks alone doing the least amount of styling as possible. When you’re manipulating your new Sisterlocks to obtain a style, you’re pulling and stretching at the lock that should be in a natural “contracting” stage, which is a stage that occurs before the hair starts to mesh together to lock.
So in a nutshell…less is more when it comes to your new Sisterlocks. Enjoy them at this stage and allow them to develop so that you will have healthy, uniform and consistent looking Sisterlocks down the road.
Just a little side note…hair that is highly textured, kinky and coily - You know, the good ol’ “nappy” hair, can withstand more styling early on than hair that is smoother and softer in texture. I have a few clients that have been able to curl and style their hair from day one.
It has been my experience, however, that the more you manipulate your new Sisterlocks, the more slippage, unraveling and stretching of the locks will occur and you don’t want your locktician upset with you, especially when she’s already in you head for hours:)
This was a longer response than I anticipated and it should be shared for all to view. Great question, Darlene. I’m going to copy it to a post. That way more readers can benefit. Thank you!
I am just so impressed with your website. I just happened upon it, because I was looking for the definition of loctician. I am making up business cards and I want to put loctician on the card but not sure if I should. I also have sisterlocks and have had them for six years. I just love your hair and what styles you have done. I truly want to support your work, so I will order the video. I am a sisterlock trainee consultant, but want to learn more about styles, to help my clients really enjoy their locks. You can find me on facebook. facebook.com/glojest