5 mistakes I made with my locs!! 5 things that you must avoid to help you with your locs.

Here are 5 mistakes I made, and things you need to avoid to help you on your loc journey.....
Playlists:
Storytime • Storytime
Locs • Locs
Ron and Val. This is us • Ron and Val. This is us.
Health and fitness, weight loss • Health and fitness, we...
My thoughts..stay positive • My thoughts...stay pos...
Locs • Locs
What are braidlocs??? How I loc’ed, and maintain my hair as a DIY’er • What are braidlocs? Ho...
OMG! My 3 ½ year loc journey in pictures. atch it grow, and go from thin to thick! • OMG! My 3 1/2 year loc...
My loc journey. Get to know me, and my DIY braidlocs. • My loc journey. Get to...
My 3 point loc rotation • My 3 point loc rotatio...
How I DIY lay cut my locs • How I DIY layer cut my...
No product, no build up / na1amofqv
Watch how I keep my locs shiny and fluffy. This twistout tho • Watch how I keep my lo...
Chunky twistout on locs. My first time trying a twistout on locs. • Chunky twistout on loc...
The Pros and Cons of keeping loose ends on your locs! Curly end locs. • The Pros and Cons of k...
Watch me dyeing my gray hair with locs. • Watch me dyeing my gra...
Watch me do a 3 point retie on the back of my hair using a camera. This a great tool for DIY'ers • Watch me do a 3 point ...
4 month loc update! See my daughter's loc update on her hair. • 4 month loc update! S...
Watch me install microlocs on 18 inches of my daughter's hair. Follow my daughter's loc journey. • Watch me install micro...
Pros and Cons to having locs!! • Pros and Cons to havin...
How to sleep with locs • How to sleep with locs...
The SECRET about Extreme hair growth! Do hair growth oil/ serums work? • The SECRET about Extre...
5 mistakes I made with my locs!! • 5 mistakes I made with...
Does switching from a 4 point to a 3 point rotation ruin your locs? • Does switching from a ...
How to keep your locs full. • How to keep your locs ...
How I separate my locs and keep my ends curly with no damage. • How I separate my locs...
Grow your edges back. • Grow your edges back. ...
Watch how I go from straight to curly locs. • Watch how I go from st...

[@adnaloy9025]

Your hair looks amazing! I just completed my braidlocs this week and going to do my first wash day this weekend. Thank you for sharing.

[@crissycris8198]

I love how full your hair looks. I KNOW I wouldn’t have the patience to retie them. But the fullness of yours is perfect 🤌🏾. Thank your for all of your tips.

[@normaexlore]

I am so glad I found your channel ,I cannot get over the beauty of your locs

[@branshe14]

Your hair is gorgeous

[@LivinDivine]

Thank you!!

[@goldiva05]

You’re so beautiful. I love your hair.

[@sheilaandfrank]

WATCHING AND LEARNING

[@saundranaughton6069]

Yes to all of these! I am 5 years in, and I still hate separating. But if I don’t, the retightenings are a nightmare! 😱And acceptance: that is a life lesson! 👏🏾🙌🏾

[@LivinDivine]

I hate separating as well, but it’s a necessary evil. 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@tres89]

can't say for sure but i think she's talking about dr. bronner's as far as the hard water issue. in case anyone is wondering. i'm on a journey looking for a good shampoo :-/

[@carolyneakili1]

Growing my hair out of a pixie cut and want to get locs. Your video is a great help. Thank you!

[@Val-sp8vn]

Love it.

[@LivingWordCDs]

Another great video! 👍🏼🙏🏼

[@MT-td2gx]

Im 2 months loc'd, your loc's are gorgeous!!

[@cynthiasutton5691]

Hello Livin Divine… Your journey is “ your journey”. I too started my own micro locs. It also sounds very much like my journey. I enjoy your channel too. I am a new subbie!❤️

[@longlivedabosslady7420]

Hi Val I’ve been watching your video I’m a new you tuber and doing the loc journey as well.. love your videos. New subie

[@sharonburgins2483]

I'M NEW AND LOVING YOUR VIDEOS

[@LadyDee150]

Very helpful information. Thank you for the guidance.

[@LivinDivine]

You are welcome. Let me know if you have any questions.

[@gorgeousley19]

Yes girl! 😍

[@clementinewoods6097]

❤nice video

[@daniellocdfari5281]

this video is good thanks

[@tamarajoseph6377]

Both you and your daughter are beautiful, (good genes).

[@unaweza]

TFS BEautiful locs

[@LivinDivine]

Thanks!!

[@AngelConversations]

Thank you so much for this video- very informative. I’m getting my locs installed in two weeks and can’t wait☺️

[@LivinDivine]

Keep me informed of how your journey goes, or if you have any questions.

[@pamelasmiley9846]

Thank you! Can you do a video on how you joined your locks?

[@LivinDivine]

Let me work on it.

[@Daysha38]

Your hair is gorgeous. Did you interlock as soon as you established your braidlocs or did you wait to interlock that first time? Thanks

[@reneerouse5560]

Thank you for the good information especially about the ends, no one ever told me that if I didn't braid and band my hair that it would get those fluffy ends. I hate the thin look on top and the big ends. I have such thin hair. How long do I need to band my hair once I cut it and wash it, because I'm going to cut those ends. I want layers.

[@LivinDivine]

Sorry for the delay in response, as I’m just seeing this. If your hair is fully loc’ed, you don’t need to braid and band after you clip the ends, as your hair shouldn’t unravel, but if not, I’d suggest that you continue to braid and band until it’s loc’ed. Since everyone’s hair locs at different rates, without seeing your hair, I can’t give a specific time in reference to how long you need to braid and band.

[@vanessashaw6912]

Did you adhere to a strict grid? How important do you think this is? Also, the hair near the front of my head (temple to temple) is quite thin. Should I make those locs thinner there so as to avoid weighing them down? Finally, I'm planning to add extensions to the rest ... making them match the loc size of my own hair. Your thoughts?

[@LivinDivine]

No, I did not adhere to a strict grid pattern. In my opinion, the grid pattern is great if you wear styles that are constantly showing your scalp, but I don't like that look for me, and I wanted my hair to look as close to lose natural as possible, while enjoying the freedom of locs. I'm not a fan of box braids, and a lot of parts on me, so a strict grid was not what I was going for. I really like the full look, and I thought a strict grid pattern would make it look thin, like a few people that I'd seen. My hair is also very fine and curly along the temples. Those locs are very small, and it took years for them to loc due to being soo fine. I really don't pull or put any pressure on my temple area, as not to get traction alopecia. There's parts of my temples that have no locs at all, and I don't try to loc them. I just let them stay curly, and you can't tell, as it just looks curly. In reference to extensions, they work for getting the immediate look that you want, but they significantly slow down the locing stage. I put extra hair on about 6 locs that were not as long as the rest of my hair at the beginning, for about a year, once I took them out, the part of the hair that had the extensions on them, was not loc'ed at all. The new growth was, but not the parts that had the extra hair. If you are getting braidlocs, make sure that it's not braided too tight, as the braid pattern will last a very long time.

[@vanessashaw6912]

@@LivinDivine Thank you soooo much! I needed to see this information. Anticipating having to adhere to that grid pattern was already mentally exhausting. Now I can just go.

[@karelpolydore5933]

Thank you so much for the video!! When you braid and band after washing your hair, do you have to dry your hair banded? Or can you take down the braid and band then dry it?

[@LivinDivine]

You can take it down to dry with no adverse effects, but you can also dry it in the braids to have a nice braidout.

[@yellowbears1]

Reading the comments hoping to get the name of the shampoo you mentioned- didn't mention 😔

[@LivinDivine]

It’s Joico moisturizing shampoo and treatment balm conditioner. If your hair is not fully loc’ed, do not use the conditioner, as it’s very moisturizing.

[@donnalong2186]

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