Choosing Between Sisterlocks & Traditional Locs: Advantages & Disadvantages

[@cruithne6021]

I've had SL's for going on 9 years now. I LOVE my hair! I have the versatility of loose hair, and it's stronger and healthier than it's ever been. Our hair can be fragile, especially with daily styling, combing, brushing, blowdrying and just generally manipulating your hair. Locs just grow. That's their only mission in life: to grow. That's due in part because you just leave... it ...alone. I can style it any way I like, put rollers in my hair, wear a braid out, or just about anything you can do with loose hair...minus the damage and split ends that was the bane of my existence when my hair was worn loose. It is truly wash and wear. Be advised: there is a fair amount of maintenance involved. Once your hair is loc'ed, you can have your consultant teach you how to retighten it yourself, which is a huge moneysaver. I keep it moisturized and keep it tied up at night, and I quit using the SL products YEARS ago. Cost too much. After your locs are mature you can use any damn thing you want on your hair.The upfront cost of having them put in, is sizable, but you never have to do that ever again, and when you figure in the cost of touchups every two weeks or other expenses, for me, I actually came out ahead. Give them a try, talk to as consultant, talk to other SL'ed women, and get the whole picture. As for me, it's the best thing I ever did with my hair!!

[@leondriag]

Man I still don't know what route to go in. I think my family may be more forgiving with Sisterlocks but financially traditional sounds WAY better lol. Thanks for this video though

[@tammi67able]

You look so beautiful, I love your style and the way you wrap your scarf is awesome!! I have sisterlocks and I love em! Godbless you

[@thedigitalloctician]

+tamia11 falanna Awww thank you so much Queen! Many blessings on your Sisterlocks journey! xo

[@NubianRaq]

Great points!!! very informative...I can see your passion for natural hair through your journeys. I've always followed ur sisterlock videos and blogs...all the best!

[@Spykes86]

Love your head wrap!! Tutorial?

[@merikara]

Hi, I enjoyed your vlog. I wanted sisterlocks for years but decided I didn't want the expense so I went with self-installed braidlocks instead. I have styling versatility and they're very easy to maintain. I tighten my new growth with the interlocking method. I do recommend sisterlocks for people who are used to working with a stylist especially if they're transitioning or new to natural hair. I was already natural and used to DIY hair so braidlocks worked well for me.

[@443Tearsa]

Great Vid! Very well put,glad to see you showed no partiality to one vs. the other and that you spoke from experience. I too have had both and like you said it really comes down to our Lifestyle choice as to which one" is a Better Fit".

[@marywalls2980]

Thanks for sharing! I enjoyed your advantages and disadvantages of sister and dread locks. I am two months into sisterlocks and enjoying them. Hopefully everything will work out!

[@MsCrownnglory]

i would love to see a tutorial for this wrap you have on in this video - great video

[@MichelleCJ]

Great vid I'm trying to decide which LOCS to get now...I'm leaning towards sister locs!

[@lily-maijon2918]

Great video. My only comment is that breakage will occurs with any hair styling if you don't take due care. Over palm rolling, over tightening, wrong products, using hair styles such as pony tails with a tight band and lack of moisture may cause your hair to break. Also, sleeping without a silk scarf/pillow may add to breakage. There is so much more. Sisterlocks or any other form of wearing your hair if managed correctly will not cause breakage.

[@thedigitalloctician]

Thank you! I'm glad your decision has worked out for you :) All the best on your continued journey!

[@thedigitalloctician]

Absolutely. Thank you for checking out the video and sharing your feedback :)

[@thedigitalloctician]

Very great points! Ease of working out with SLs vs. TLs and the transition to SLs without cutting your hair. Personally, I wouldn't transition SLs to TLs but yes it can be done. And I don't know about the retightening on your own, I've taken the class and tried to retighten myself and its a HUGE time commitment! Also, you should see a Sisterlocks Consultant at least once a quarter when doing self retightenings to make sure you're not damaging your hair or to do any repairs.

[@ybishy]

there are many factors to breakage. hereditary thinning, coloring w/o restoring moisture to the locs, going too long between retightenings, & the biggest one is consultants installing sisterlocks too small. as you said, the sizing has to do w/the density of the hair. many consultants think sisterlocks means teeny tiny locs on EVERYONE despite people having different densities. i hate when someone w/high density have small & micro sized sisterlocks which result in thin matured locs. not good.

[@thedigitalloctician]

Thank you! I appreciate you watching!

[@sheshej4]

Great video. Listening t you and being loc for about year and half my choice is perfect for me and my lifestyle. I have medium size braidlocs and I freeform. I wouldnt change my choice.

[@elizabethl.1143]

Love love love your videos and soooooo very very informative thank you so much all of the questions I have/had you answered them one after another i loved your sister locks too btw I almost pretty sure ill go the sister loc route cause of your videos thank u for being a trailblazer and informative and trying them out for the rest of us!!!!!!

[@thedigitalloctician]

Thanks for checking out the video! I hope you find what works best for you :)

[@debraturner3370]

This was very helpful! Thank you for the information.

[@deew1465]

thanks so much for this video!! it had great information:)

[@thedigitalloctician]

Dee W I'm glad you enjoyed! :)

[@thedigitalloctician]

Yes a tutorial is coming soon! Make sure you're subscribed :)

[@gheenab]

Missed 3 pluses for SLs: You can take the class to maintain SLs yourself so potential for NO maintenance cost. Retightening does NOT have to be done in one sitting when you are doing them yourself. Ease of working out with SLs vs. TLs (palm rolled) without having to reroll after each workout session. Can transition from SLs to TLs WITHOUT cutting your hair by simply combining your locks which is something I may do down the road because love TLs just as much as SLs. Great video!

[@jamieskirvin2003]

I do need to add a disadvantage to traditional locks which is breakage as well. I have seen a lot of people who have traditional locks with bald spots or locks that are broken off as well. I think that breakage does not only apply to sisterlocks. Great video though. I love the scarf!

[@WamaJK]

informative video, very professionally done, thank you

[@BXCHER44]

Very Helpful!! Thank you for posting!

[@ybishy]

go on the sisterlocks website under georgia consultants. look around at people w/sl that you admire & ask them who maintains their locs. you can also call the sisterlocks home office & ask them to recommend someone.

[@nappyscribe1987]

I've been wearing yarn locs and have decided I definitely want sista locs.

[@kiab7550]

I had my sister locs for 4yrs n loved them. I got the medium sized ones which did look like traditional dreads. And I Never used their own line of hair products. N never will when I get it back. Shea moisture coconut oil sprits, Hawaiian silk, organix oil serum and Wen for a shampoo was all I ever used n it worked great on my hair. 4b n 2 other textures. Plus they show you how to matine n re tighten the locs. Downside they didn't tell me if I don't keep up on the re tighten my hair would start falling out. :( so I shaved my head n started over. Still I miss them so.

[@mzlucky1984]

Hi I am deaf and just chop my two year old dreadlock two day ago. Sisterlock is beautiful but it seem lots of work tho i been want try small traditional loc

[@thedigitalloctician]

mzlucky1984 What made you chop your last set? You can do small interlocked locs, which are similar to Sisterlocks but less costly and you can chose to palmroll inbetween retightening if necessary.

[@mzlucky1984]

Thanks for ur information about interlocking locs! Appreciate ♡♡♡

[@thedigitalloctician]

Thanks for sharing & watching the video! :)

[@daniellerascoe9473]

Here is the business card of my Indianapolis Sisterlocks consultant.

[@912deborah]

Danielle Rascoe I’m in Indy too

[@sisterlockjourney7269]

Where’s the business card I can’t see it , I’m In Indy as well and looking for a consultant but it’s been a pain trying to find someone

[@thedigitalloctician]

The size of the Sisterlocks are dictated by the parting of the base of the Sisterlocks. Dutchness has small traditional locs.

[@debracousin3943]

would love o have sistah locks.i need to find someone in my town . Ooltewah Tn.or Chattanooga.

[@tizitaassefa9641]

Thanks for this information video! I am a swimmer... How will this effect my locs?

[@justsforyourknowtifi]

Sisterlocks nor dreads are a lifestyle. There are advantages and disadvantage to all hairstyles, just as there are to everything else in life.

[@TamicaFrazier]

what do you like better?

[@newsyouneedtohearlistenup799]

May I say thank you ! very informative !!! I made my decision lol 😄

[@alexis4977]

I am having trouble understanding the difference. So the consultant tells you how big your sisterlocks are going to be? Does Dutchess fom Black Ink Crew have sisterlocks or traditional locks?

[@jazzmania1000]

In response to Stephanie. I have the same problem fine very soft hair and still don't know whether sisterlocs would be okay for me. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks for sharing vid.

[@tessa1212]

I’m curious about this. Why did you decide to switch? I’ve been wondering if sisterlocks was the right call. And wtr the moisturizing, I’ve seen people talk about moisturizing their sisterlocks. In mylocksjourney.com/how-to-grow-locks/ she talks about how she used oils to grow hers. What products did you use that damaged your hair?

[@natachaunelus]

do you think you can get breakage with traditional locs too?

[@thedigitalloctician]

Thank you so much! xoxo

[@naomirain]

Good video!

[@cmp270]

How do I find a Sisterlock consultant in Indianapolis?

[@912deborah]

Cassandra Plew The is a directory for all the SL locticians world wide

[@Andromedagalaxy69]

I have Sisterlocks and I want to combine them in to traditional. How would I go about doing that?

[@thedigitalloctician]

Alisa McClam You can braid or twist them together to your desired size and then maintain them with palm rolling or you can interlock them together to your desired size and then eventually cut them as they get longer.

[@ybishy]

not true. you can use moisturizing products once the sisterlocks are mature. i don't believe in using a lot of products, but i do a pre-shampoo condition of unrefined organic coconut oil w/dabur vatika coconut oil. i sleep w/it overnight, wash out w/an organic moisturizing shampoo, condition w/sisterlocks' moisture treatment, then seal the moisture in w/evoo & coconut oil mixture. seriously, sisterlocks is the EASIEST hair system i've ever had for the past 10 yrs & they're down my back.

[@sadesmith1378]

how do you install sister locks?

[@thedigitalloctician]

+Sade Smith You have to locate a Sisterlocks Consultant to do it. Visit the Sisterlocks website to find one in your area.

[@sybazemore]

I was told that I shouldn't get sisterlocks because my hair is soft and thin, what's your take on that?

[@cassandrarussell5558]

My hair is thin as well- just wondering if you decided to go with the sisterlocks?

[@hiyahiy]

no oils allowed?!!!! WTF!

[@bvision8565]

Happy New Year! I have been away fora while and was disappointed to see you cut your Sisterlocks. Your Sisterlocks were absolutely beautiful! I honestly do not like your locks which makes you look much older and takes away from your beautiful personality.