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Unlock the Secrets to Luscious Locs with this Guide to Loc Care
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Dreadlocks, often affectionately referred to as "locs," are more than just a hairstyle; they're a cultural symbol and a statement of individuality. To maintain the health and beauty of your locs, it's essential to provide them with the care they deserve. In this guide, we'll explore the secrets to achieving and maintaining luscious locs, ensuring they remain a crown of glory on your head. Understanding Your Locs Locs come in various shapes, sizes, and textures, and each type requires specific care. Understanding your hair type is the first step to proper loc care. Whether you have traditional locs, sisterlocks, or...
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The ABCs of Caring For Locs
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Keeping hair, no matter the type, takes consistency and a proper hair regimen. There's often a misconception about locs where some folks regard it as low maintenance. To an extent it is. However, for healthier locs, you have to invest a lot of time, effort and resources. Here are some fundamental things you need to do when you have locs. Shampoo your locs Yes, you have to shampoo your locs. Due to its nature, dust, dirt and residue of products can easily get trapped in your locs. Shampooing helps get rid of these, keeping them clean. It is also essential...
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Caring For Your Locs
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Gone are the days when people thought having locs meant ignoring your hair. Locs care is ever prominent. Although having locs is low maintenance, there are some maintenance tips to go by to ensure that your locs are healthy. Before we get into how to care for your locs, it is important to know the different stages of locs and some key points to take note of. Starter stage: this is usually the first 6 months of loc-ing your hair. They're usually small, well parted and generally neat. Washing sparingly during this time helps to keep the locs intact. Budding...
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Things I Wish I Knew Before Turning Natural
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Being a naturalista is all fun and games until it isn't. Perhaps, if we were privy to some nuggets of wisdom about natural hair, things might have been a bit easier.
Here are few nuggets to keep in mind while we go through our natural hair journey.
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Caring For Locs
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There's a whole culture around locs we often forget to talk about. Although there's a fountain of information about taking care of locs, it often gets lost in 'translation'. In today's post, we highlight the basics of taking care of locs. For the avoidance of doubt, all the points discussed are in relation to permanent locs. Moisturize your locs Contrary to popular beliefs, you can't leave locs to chance. One of the most important things you can do for your locs is to moisturize it. Aside moisturizing on washdays, get yourself a locs spray or hair mist you can use...
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