Can you start locs with relaxed hair

When shampooing your hair, simply shampoo both the starter loc and relaxed ends, rinse, and then apply condtioner only to the relaxed portions, and rinse as normal. How can I set dry my hair if I have both locs and relaxed ends?

I personally love to use the RevAir tool to accomplish this. I insert both my starter locs and relaxed in the drying tube just as I normally would without the starter locs. My results are consistent each time, and do not interfere with the formation of my locs. What do I do at night?

Depending on what style I am going for the following day, I alternate between soft rollers for curls, two dutch braids corn rows for waves, and a high top bun for straight hair. You'll have dreads for days.

Neala21 New Member. Blaq-N-Gold I recently took down my locs that I had for 6 months on completely natural hair. Before getting my locs I did tons of research and even bought a few books called Nice Dreads by Lonnice Bonner; Locs for Life by Kalimah Johnson and Hairlocking: Everything you need to know by Nekhena Evans these books were really helpful! From all the research and even youtube channels of others is that you can definitely start locs with relaxed hair but eventually you would need to cut that hair off as your natural hair grows out.

Relaxed hair makes it more difficult to loc to start because it's so straight and like JJamiah stated would require a great deal of back combing and palm rolling. Suggestion would be start transitioning to go natural so that way you will have some new growth and once it's new growht long enough then start the foundation for locs.

I chose two strand twist at the time as it was easier for me to start locs on my own and maintain. Fhrizzball Well-Known Member. Nappturality may help you out in this department. I remember there being a member who did something like that. I figured you'll need bands or something so the ends won't come undone You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads T. Fine, Relaxed, Long Hair? Replies 28 Views 7K. Oct 3, Evolving Is it possible to have hair pressed so straight it look like relaxed hair? Replies 59 Views 11K. Any pointers would be helpful ;. Thanks TreeLove! I like the results of the palm twisting better as well but it seems like interlocking would last longer as far as touch ups.

I can't wait to cut the perm off! I'm excited about my dread journey. This will be my time trying dreads after big chopping twice now. Have you considered sisterlocks? As you get your legnth, you can cut the relaxed hair off in phases and then have the locs combined to make the thickness you desire. Thank you miasha! I considered sisterlocks but decided that getting them that small would be hell to touch up. I have started turning my twist into braids so that I can wash them.

The ends aren't as tight as they were but I'm hoping that it will naturally bond together. I wish i had the patience for sisterlocks though; they are sooooo beautiful! Thanks for the visual too btw ;.