#958

[@MoreSand12]

The best way (that I've seen) to keep most lint out is wearing bonnets or tying hair up when at home, wearing hair up on the winter to protect from wool and cotton scarves, and I changed a majority of my shirts. Most tops I own are made of a majority polyester or any other smooth fabric. Based on where your client's lint is, the problem is most likely shirts, jackets or not wrapping hair up and having cotton sheets.

[@AfrikanHairGod]

Great suggestions! Her lint issues are present throughout all of her hair. It was just easier to show it in the back. She does tie up her hair most of the time she's at home or when she's sleeping. I think her hair is just like a magnet for lint.

[@JermaineAuNatural]

I know that is frustrating. You get a A for effort and the final style is really cute!

[@_K-W_]

I always look for lint especially before every wash; bc once you wash it... it's gon try to loc in too. 😭

[@ddmatt1920]

You know Narada that I don’t even have locs! I just love watching you provide us with information about hair. ❤️❤️

[@cameliajones6029]

I wouldn't be surprised if people were just dying their hair black to mask the lint

[@cameliajones6029]

Wow definitely made this comment before the end of the video. I see you suggested this.

[@plee6223]

People do dye their hair to cover the lint.

[@gabriellewilliams2094]

Yup! I was just going to suggest this because I suffer from embedded lint as well toward the back of my head. I dye them black since we are one now! 😂

[@mjjohnson4564]

I didn’t see the lint when my hair was black & when I died it red. Lint everywhere

[@soularvision]

I maintain a regular maintenance regiment, use light natural products, wear a bonnet AND satin pillowcase EVERY night, brush thoroughly before my head gets wet, and I'm OCD about where I lay my head. I've been a saint since the beginning of my locs and still have noticable lint. I used to get so anxious thinking that the lint had destroyed my hair but I weighed the costs and decided I'd rather learn to accept the lint instead of cutting, picking out my locs, or covering my sun-bleached highlights with dye. When I point out my lint to others they all squint their eyes trying to see it and tell me that they would never have noticed had I not said anything. Her hair's health and, otherwise, cleanliness outshines those fuzzy white spots. I like her approach, if it's there it must be meant to be so accept it!

[@AfrikanHairGod]

That's exactly how she feels about it. It's really not that apparent in person

[@JayAntoinette]

Ugh. Lint is the bane of my loc existence. I usually just dye it or if it’s super terrible just restart that individual loc. I personally think some people’s hair just attracts lint. My hair has always done that even when I was a loose natural. I’d see small clumps of lint in my coils.

[@AfrikanHairGod]

That is what I think as well

[@TJ-qb4if]

Yeah I just say screw it and dye it lol

[@156aliciasy]

I so appreciate your honesty with that bath!

[@speakingofmeesh]

The lint… 👏🏾it👏🏾don’t 👏🏾move

[@ddmatt1920]

🤣🤣🤣

[@sessionsbyemily9446]

Got to pluck it out

[@marissalhscott]

Thanks for sharing! Heavy products, grease, & oils often carry lint into the inner matrix of locs. Anything that’s not soluble in water that makes its way into the loc is likely to get trapped there, and if certain products can be washed out any lint that they carried with them may not so easily be removed because it becomes part of the loc. Changing shampoos can often have a purging effect on locs, so anything that’s inside that you don’t see is likely to rise to the surface as a result of switching to a new or different shampoo. That may be why some people’s locs don’t show that they have either build up or lint if the same shampoo is always used.

[@AfrikanHairGod]

The funny thing is that I've never seen grease cause lint build up. I've been using grease for years for retwists and it's never been like this. I think it may be something that she's doing at home when she's not with me. I'm not sure exactly what that could be. The fact that it didn't pull out from the loc bath tells me that it's not due to product build up

[@Oreo718p]

Heyyyy! I've seen people brush their locks with a soft or soft/medium boar bristle brush to help prevent the lint from sinking into the hair

[@jalisajones2263]

Thanks for being honest. This is tuff to deal with and it’s not a simple task I’m still trying with no luck.

[@whome7498]

Man I have so much lint build up that it pisses me off. One time I cut the whole loc off lol I have recently started ofcourse being on top of keeping my hair covered but also brushing my locs. I love the results from brushing my locs. I also do soak my locs but I don't use the ACV everytime. Acv soaks are only good for product build up. That damn lint build up is of the devil. At this point I pick out what I can and brush to get rid of surface lint. I also see you are brushing one by one. For me brushing one by one doesn't do shit lol but brushing locs just "regular" works better for get the surface lint out

[@tashaedwards]

My daughters loose hair collects lint. But she loves taking her bonnet off and putting blankets over her head. Even after thoroughly washing it, the only way to get the majority of the lint out is with a fine tooth comb in small sections.

[@kayblossom8505]

Same! Its like frizzy and once a plait or bobble happened its lint central. If i locd her hair it would be white within a Week lmao

[@roki5337]

Well done, At least her hair was extremely clean and fresh after all of that!

[@from_him2you374]

Im soooo overwhelmed by lint in my locs,at the roots. Its impossible to tk it off. So i unloc my hair clean it n start again. Everytime im tell myself to ignore it ,but its really bothering me. Some ppl dont expérience lint while other ppls hair attract lint so bad 😢dunno what to do. I absolutely love locs but the idea that i hv dirt inside them bothers me a lot. I only use water n oil to moisture my hair. Next step is the ban oil from my regiment. I'm changing my shampoo too,so hopefully I will see a difference

[@Rooted_Locs]

I think these mostly work for dirty hair….and actual product buildup…lint is just lose fabrics/dust and it won’t dissolve so… yea

[@AfrikanHairGod]

The idea wasn't to dissolve the lint it was to release the lint that might be held to the hair from possible product or sebum buildup

[@tanyabc]

her hair is gorgeous so its probably not worth risking it, but the only thing that's helped me with lint build up is upping the baths, washes, and reties. i wash with a clarifying shampoo almost weekly, lint pick after a bath with hair soaked. reties give less space for lint to gather.

[@mzhappyfree7688]

I simply started those locs over with my kids… that stuff won’t budge and they won’t tie their hair up

[@danawilliams601]

Narada you did that, her hair looked gorgeous.

[@alisonmiller2708]

You cannot get the lint out because the lint os trapped betwwen the loc strands and cannot slide out of the hair as it would if the hair was loose. She can stain the lint with semi permanent color depositing shampoo or conditioner. She can also spray black tea on the lint and over time the lint will become stained.

[@neenaeverafter]

Just commented on another video and I think this video speaks to my hair challenge

[@AfrikanHairGod]

@@neenaeverafter please respond to my comment I've anyway replied to you

[@Ami_Hime]

If it really won't budge maybe dye the hair as close to her hair colour as possible? Thats my plan for if I get that issue My bad I didn't finish the video 🤣

[@trevamarsh2681]

My opinion, is that a loc bath is not to remove lint but to remove product buildup only. Do you think it will be beneficial just to dye the loc black, not to necessarily remove the lint but to conceal it...

[@AfrikanHairGod]

My thought process was that product build up was holding the lint. Not necessarily that it would rid it of it. You could dye it but she doesn't want to resort to using chemicals in her hair so she says it's just meant to be a part of her locs

[@moniquerandall3853]

I had no idea you can use hair grease in your locs.

[@immaculenecarmelo3771]

Thank you for your honesty

[@CrazyNaturalPrincess]

Great video, very informative❤️❤️❤️

[@Brttan]

Loved this video, it was very informative. After washing out the acv, did the smell linger?

[@AfrikanHairGod]

No if you have done a acv rinse before, the smell is gone after you rinse it out

[@CDinah]

I've done this a few times, and the ACV smell doesn't linger.

[@LoveShownPod]

These loc cleaning videos are so satisfying for me

[@mariabaird2151]

I have had locs for 20 years i have bad allergies as it grows she can spot color and keep it away from her scalp. We have locks some lint will happen.

[@vonshall2763]

I know you probably told her not to use white towels but I wonder if shes using white towels. If so shell probably stop now. I do undestand its a common problem. Do you think she should start brushing her locs to help with future lint or is brushing damaging?

[@sheilajones9076]

Love the information and will do ❤❤❤❤

[@kalib1082]

I'm sorry I know I missed the Loc Q & A but... What hair grease do you use on Loc retwists?

[@AfrikanHairGod]

any hair grease to be honest...they all work and function the same. I like ultra sheen

[@kalib1082]

@@AfrikanHairGod I'm so silly, I'm at work like "yay!! He replied!!" I absolutely love your content. I've been locked for 5yrs and wanting a change from just using oil for a retwist.

[@AfrikanHairGod]

@@kalib1082 try it I think you will love it. Get you a hair grease with a nice scent that you love. Apply it only to the roots and allow it to work itself throughout all of your hair.

[@kalib1082]

@@AfrikanHairGodthank you!!

[@ragaroy]

Being that you’ve been doing her hair/locks over a period of time you overlooked the fact that this is a case of build up from hair products i.e twisting gels and oils etc not lint…hair that is not thoroughly rinsed will result with this condition.

[@AfrikanHairGod]

I did... You obviously didn't listen to the video.

[@DustySoulLtd]

A better method to do a loc detox and remove lint is a bentonite clay mask. It pulls the lint from the inside of the loc to the outside and it can be pulled or brushed out easily. Now this method is more drying that the acv bath, so its best to wash it out with a moisturizing shampoo then do an aloe and hot oil treatment to immediatly put moisture back into the hair and counter dryness. And sorry....hair grease and butters are a no-no on locs. They both attract lint and dirt just by them being in your locs.

[@AfrikanHairGod]

You are very misinformed. Bentonite clay isn't a clarifier, it's a detoxing treatment. Clay washes leave clay deposits on the hair so it's impossible for any of them to truly clarify hair.. It removes metal deposits from hair thru ionic attraction so if anything it would be great for removing hard water deposits. If you are going to comment here please do not perpetuate misinformation. I'm not going to bother addressing the rest of your comment because my work speaks for itself and clearly you are new here. Thank you for watching but please be more mindful about your comments.

[@TracyD2]

I don’t know what I would do. I wonder of henna and indigo would dye the lint. Some one could spot dye the bigger lint pieces avoiding scalp. I’m just thinking out loud.

[@jewellbrown6733]

I color it, lint can't be washed out. Picking can weaken the loc

[@AfrikanHairGod]

I had to make sure it wasn't something that I was doing that was causing it

[@r00drickheffley]

Lint build up has literally nothing to do with washing your hair. Its almost alarming that you thought washing it would remove fabric...

[@AfrikanHairGod]

It's alarming that you watched this whole video and didn't listen nor comprehend anything that I said. I never stated it had anything to do with washing her hair as she washes her hair quite frequently. Perhaps you should watch again before deciding to leave insulting comments.

[@anjeejjohnson3543]

I have locs, and I can tell you that. Bedding, the dust in the air, . She needs to sleep with a bonnet on. It's her bedding

[@AfrikanHairGod]

She does. It's not that either

[@weerdoe4504]

Do you think if you dye the locs black you won’t see the lint anymore

[@AfrikanHairGod]

Yes most definitely. She doesn't want to do color her skin is very sensitive

[@tarynmichelleart]

dang that's rough...at that point i would get the tweezers and just pick at it in my free time.

[@AfrikanHairGod]

Yeah I feel you but it just keep accumulating... It won't stop 😒

[@tarynmichelleart]

@@AfrikanHairGod :(

[@NavyLady82]

Dye it!

[@cashaetaylor7466]

She might have to cut her hair and start over... however, I know she might not want to do it because I wouldn't either...

[@AfrikanHairGod]

It wouldn't fix anything if it keeps collecting lint. She doesn't care about it anymore and it doesn't look that bad

[@alouiknamontoban9271]

I have so much lint in my locs no types of methods don't work 😫 I including try that I just dye them once the lint doesn't do nothing to my hair they already stuck their for life

[@GlamNaturalLife]

Would dying really mask the lint. My hair is just like this client