How To: Retwist Microlocs (No Gel) + Why I Didn't Interlock This Time

[@pettynettie5514]

Woot-WOOOOOOT!!!! Congrats sis on your white coat ceremony! I'm finishing grad school next week as well. I just started my micro loc journey yesterday so my pics will be a bit "scalpy". 😫 Congrats to both of us on this major milestone in our lives! ❤️

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

Congratulations! Unfortunately, I still have 3 more years until i finish my M.D. lol

[@caramelsmoothcat5477]

Congratulations young Queens💞🎉 🎉

[@tkenneh]

A warm congratulations to you both then! ❤️

[@krazeekreationz2363]

What do you use to retwist just water & oil???💜🛼💜🛼

[@krazeekreationz2363]

Could I use my aloe Vera & water mix💜🛼💜

[@sweetradical]

Thank you!!! After 4 years of interlocking i think i can handle a retwist or two

[@rosawilliams6443]

This seems to be an excellent idea especially when plans changes your retie appointment. Congratulations on becoming a doctor so proud of you.

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

Thank you so much! And I still have some years to go before I actually have my M.D. 😩

[@ceereice]

Omg I was literally just thinking about retwisting my microlocs but I was trying to find some inspiration for how they would turn out. I have about 290 locs and couldn’t find anyone with a number close to mine. They look great ✨

[@wmignon]

I just got my locs a month ago and I have 281 ☺️

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

Thanks! And you should definitely go for it 😊

[@fatherfemi7641]

@@wmignon same! i’m a month in and have 281 🥹 under 300 gang😜

[@AKIYIAKELLY]

Beautiful job! This was new to see a Retwist on Small Locs like this. I Always see them Interlocked. Thanks for Sharing.

[@Blaqbudafly]

Decided to start retwisting instead of interlocking. Free up some time. This video is right on time 🙌🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@kmichelletaylor]

Hello, Mel - what a gorgeous cat!

[@nadiagilkes9682]

I know this is super late but congrats, doctor!!! Thank you for this video. I’ve been researching and decided on braidlocs with palm rolling to maintain so this video helped a lot to let me know that (with a little gel for my texture), it is doable.

[@kayliathequeen9612]

I'm researching locs because I decided to get them as a long term protective style. I absolutely love your locs the length, size all of it. They are beautiful and you are stunningly beautiful. Thanks for helping me learn about what to expect when I do decide to get my hair twisted to loc. Take care!

[@daffodil4500]

I was just looking at my microlocs saying to myself "damn. I really wanted that big bold loud disrespectful volume. I should have done them smaller" because it has a very sleek look. But whilst I'm saying that I remembered you and yours. I came on here not even remembering why I did lol then I saw you and your gorgeous sleek locs and felt better about mine not being as disrespectful as I wanted it to be❤.

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

Yep! volume is lovely, but we werent all born with high density, thick hair, and that is okay too. I have definitely grown to love my sleek locs. They are easy to care for, and they compliment my small head lol

[@daffodil4500]

@@NapsAreTheNewBlack very true! I have thick hair but not that much density I guess. I really love your locs. They're soooooo pretty and black. How do you get rid of buildup and lint? I do ACV and baking soda. I'm not sure if I'm doing it wrong, but it sure does have buildup in my locs still at the front and nape.

[@cherylsantos5332]

Congratulations on your White Coat achievement. Your hair is lovely and you did an excellent job. I enjoy watching your videos even though I'm not loc'd. I do however share your videos with my recently loc'd daughter. I hope you enjoyed your special day💜

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

Thank you so much! The ceremony was beautiful 🥰

[@nellymckenna6552]

Love Mel, For a sec I thought you wouldn't show him to us🤣 Luv the twisting & the purpose for it...quite ingenius to unrevel to interlock...I really can't imagine twisting mine, too much work for me

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

yeah ive only retwisted twice in the 2.75 years ive been locked. I definitely prefer the durability of interlocking!

[@SpirituallyAligned000]

If you want to see the back of your head, all you need is a tripod, an HDMI adapter for your phone/iPad/camera to connect with your tv. Place the device on video, zoom in, set tv to the right hdmi setting and you will have a giant mirror zooming in on your parts.

[@kaykel1704]

Your hair looks really good. I haven't seen anyone locs look so uniform before. My daughter wants locs but she is 13 so hopefully once she gets a little older I'll consider getting her them if she still asks for them when I think she is really sure that what she wants to do with her hair.

[@aramideugbomeh]

Wow! Your locs are so long now😍 and they're looking so beautiful and well trimmed. I love it.

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

Thanks! Im definitely excited about the length

[@80themrs]

Omg!! That came out so nice!! I too have considered twisting in between reties. Well you have put the "why" behind my "I wonder?" 😂 Thank you Queen ❤️

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

Thank you! Glad it was helpful!

[@ES-rh4yt]

Your hair is so, so beautiful ! Like perfect, no thinning or nothing. Beautiful ❤ I just subscribed to your channel. Thank you and congratulations on your white coat ceremony!

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

Thank you so much!!

[@ReadyokGoTV]

Just beautiful! If my locs ever look like yours after retwisting I don’t know what I’d do with myself, haha.

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

Thanks 🥰 and im sure your locs are beautiful

[@harrisbotanicalacres5286]

Your locs are so beautiful. They look so healthy.

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

Thank you!

[@michellee2221]

Your locs are beautiful! Congrats on the white coat ceremony!!

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

Thank you!

[@Tyra-EIL]

Wow the more they grow the more they are beautiful 🙏🏾😍😍. Can’t wait to see mine be like that 😊

[@joiil4814]

Can’t wait, can’t wait, can’t WAIIIITTTTTT 😭😭😂! First, congratulations on your white coat ceremony! Such an accomplishment. I LOVE to see it! Second, your hair continues to amaze me. Every time I listen to people telling me what can go wrong, I watch your videos and see what can absolutely go right!! Your hair is amazing and so is your personality!

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

Thank you so much!! Having locs is so amazing, please don't let people talk you out of it, if you know that you want them

[@joiil4814]

@@NapsAreTheNewBlack There’s no talking me out of anything. I’m convinced!

[@romeosdaughter]

Your locs look fabulous!You did a great job on your hair!

[@deeyalafleur-moore7982]

This is the video I needed to see today! I'm almost due for my second retie/retwist & really feeling through my hair & noticing how some sections clearly grow much faster than others to the point where I'm wondering 🤔 did I even interlock this last time? Lol Your hair is soooooo beautiful & congrats on your white coat ceremony! What a great achievement! 🙌🏽💜🙌🏽

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

thank you so much ☺️

[@Char138]

Congrats on your white coat ceremony! Locs are looking very healthy.

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

Thank you!

[@Amsu.E]

Your locs are gorgeous, so are you. Thanks so much for sharing all those tips they are so helpful ❤️

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

Thank you! Glad it was helpful 😊

[@hailie_Selassie]

sooo true

[@lolo8288]

❤️ Hey sis. Beautiful locs. I'll be one year loc'd in July. It's been a struggle, which is how life is, so it's all good.

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

I hope your journey gets easier with time 🖤

[@ShadesofSage]

Your locs are seriously so perfect and beautiful 😍! Thank you for sharing your routine with us. I just did my 2nd retwist on my daughter’s small locs and they came out great🤗!

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

Thank you! And I wish my mom locked my hair when i was younger. it is cool that you let your daughter loc her hair

[@ShadesofSage]

@@NapsAreTheNewBlack You’re welcome 💕! She had been asking me for a whole year so I finally said I’d do them for her next birthday. Mind you, she’s only 5 so she’s a pretty determined little girl😂🥰! But she tells me every day that she loves them- 3 months in so far for her🤗!

[@krazeekreationz2363]

Woww 3

[@pattysan99ps]

Mel is ADORABLE! ❤️

[@Iamwhoiam993]

Very nice locs and Mel is absolutely beautiful! 💁🏾‍♀️👌🏾😘🐈‍⬛🤗👍🏾

[@ivyworth862]

Congrats on your ceremony!!! Your hair is beautiful!

[@vanessav692]

This is impressive! That went so quickly. I take like 3 days to retie mine. And hilarious gow Mel got you all distracted! 😆

[@chynnadoll1999]

All I know is, your locs are so nice!!! Congratulations, on EVERYTHING!!!🤗😉

[@DanaLynnette]

Hmm 🤔 You have given me something to think about. I’ve thought about incorporating this with my interlocking, but didn’t want to add product to my hair. Oil and water is cool though! I just hate the ideas of losing it all on wash day. I may try it at least once. TFS! 😃

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

Yep! Loosing it on wash day is exactly why I save it for special occasions haha

[@MissUnique2584]

I have braid locs going on 2yra 4 months medium size… If I even decided then it would be micro locs instead because of more bigger… This is the first to see someone twist the micro locs instead of interlocking… maybe one day I may switch over who knows🤗

[@Afrodite96]

Goals!!! Your locs are amazing

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

Thank you!

[@o.adaobi.o]

Your locs are so gorgeous! Thanks for sharing 💚

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

I appreciate you for watching ❤️

[@joybush9519]

Lovely Locs, and Congratulations!

[@tianahcas2676]

1st of all, congratulations on your journey in the medical profession, *You are beautiful *I love the way you explained yourself * You have gained a new fan Sending hugs and love😘

[@saywhatsaywhat]

Congrats on your white coat ceremony! I am considering getting locs. I am looking for the easiest way to maintain them myself, and I have been doing research on if retwisting is an option.

[@hailie_Selassie]

OMG your locs are sooooo pretty!!!!

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

thank you 🥰

[@jackieharris2854]

Yes! It's nice to see you doing your hair I do my own and is very also, how do I know? people are surprised when I tell him I do my own hair. It's so satisfying.

[@vonnrobinson2430]

Congratulations! Your hair looks amazing- great video.

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

Thank you ❤️❤️

[@Selena-T629]

Congratulations on getting your white coat! Your hair looks great.

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

Thank you!

[@aikinsv]

I loved all of these styles! I am almost 8 weeks with my braidlocs and I love them. I will try these styles for sure. I need to get me some more bobby pins though first lol

[@Coilykinkchick]

Congratulations! And Thank You for the video!

[@krazeekreationz2363]

Congratulations on your White Coat Ceremony 🎉

[@Afrodite96]

This video reminds me of older makeup videos I’ve posted. My orange cat would always be in the background. He recently passed away after my son was born. 17 years old 🥲💛🌈

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

Wow, sorry to hear about your cat passing ❤️‍🩹

[@beyoutifullynatural9451]

You’re so gorgeous! I’m about to retwist my micro locs too😍 I love how uniformed your locs are❤️

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

Thanks 🥰

[@StephsHealthMatters]

great way to freshen up your look

[@She_is_P]

Your hair is gorgeous

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

Thank you!

[@619junebaby]

Congratulations Doctor!! So proud of you 🎉🎉

[@sheilaandfrank]

Here watching ❤

[@aramideugbomeh]

I suppose it's faster to retwist compare to retie. I just wonder what it turns out to be since the locs are tiny🤷

[@shatoviawilliams7559]

Congratulations! I love the hair! #blackgirlmagic #melanin

[@defondaevans6549]

Please make video about which is better. Would you consider the twist method only? Your hair looks amazing!

[@loveleelyn]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! I'M SOOOOOOO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!!!!!!

[@jamesbennett8637]

Thank you so much for this video on retwisting loc’s! I have fast growing hair with a looser curl pattern. I interlock my hair once a month after each shampoo. I have found in two weeks I have half an inch of new growth all over my head and more down the center and back. My hair also grows outside of my loc’s. it is much easier for me to re-twist once a week with water and oil and I can keep my hair from traveling outside of the loc’s While I wait to shampoo and two point interlock my hair once a month as usual!

[@dao1007]

Congratulations and your locs are beautiful!

[@Nollyfan]

Welcome to healthcare girlfriend! You will make a great physician! Them parts are cleeeaaaannnn! Great job!

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

Thank you!!

[@albertafreeman6567]

Thank you so much.Your hair is beautiful

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

thank you!

[@gwenn4ya]

Congratulations are in order! As always these twists look so good and your even parting is amazing. I watched this as I retied my own microlocs. You are hair goals as I am 8 months on my journey. 🥰❤️

[@mekosmotivationalmessages]

Your hair is BEAUTIFUL!

[@Ms.R.HudsonMs.R.Hudson]

Thank you, I'm gonna try the water and oil retwist.

[@pd1694]

Luv the video! Super informative and very helpful! Nice job! 👍🏽

[@gwendolyngordon9757]

Thank you for sharing! Definitely an option between reties

[@TexasGal.]

Congratulations!🎈🎉🎊 👩🏾‍⚕️

[@DK-ks9jt]

Very nice and a BIG CONGRAT...WAY TO GO !!!!!

[@muchietroublmaker]

Wonderful tip❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@natashawilliams4405]

Congratulations 🎉🎈🎊 on your white coat ceremony. Your hair is beautiful. I’m new to your channel. I just found you today. I need to look at how you started your journey.

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

Thanks! also welcome to the channel 🖤

[@sheilaandfrank]

Your locs are gorgeous ❤I am 9 months LOC’D

[@claudialusk116]

Good job! Enjoy your white coat ceremony!

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

Thanks! It was soo nice

[@Christinathemasterbarber]

Gorgeous hair

[@jessicay5970]

So pretty! What are your tips for minimizing frizz, that is, if you have any?

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

I can make a video on that! I started to talk about it on Instagram and then forgot to finish the series 🥴

[@jessicay5970]

@@NapsAreTheNewBlack oh yes! Please do! Thanks 😊

[@angelmediaproductions5369]

This was something I needed to know, Thanks! And Congratulations to you!

[@mschurchgurl]

You did a great job!!!

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

thanks!

[@LocNatural47]

Your hair is beautiful!! So it’s okay to go back and forth with interlocking?

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

thanks! I wouldn't make a habit of it, but I havent noticed any issues from the 2 times that I retwisted

[@stayon6657]

Hello Gorgeous, I'm sorry i'm just catching up, I've been searching on the right locs to install. Watching your channel and the size of your locs were perfect! 👏💕 my question is, how did you start your lock journey? did you braid and twist first? Then palm roll as they start to mature? I'd appreciate your feed back.

[@tracie2877]

Please help. I have starter coils did 1 month retwist and loctician used heavy gel and got to be holding spray on my hair. It feels heavy and sticky. What can I do not to mess up my coils

[@evanm076]

Looks amazing! Congrats

[@Ms.R.HudsonMs.R.Hudson]

Very Pretty

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

Thank you! 😊

[@jnsharrisjr]

congrats Doc. Doc with Locs

[@sbac7966]

Your locs are so nice

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

thanks ☺️

[@darlenejohnson9256]

Congratulations to you. Thanks for everything.

[@alicechege700]

I love the uniformity

[@torietott]

your locs are so beautiful

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

Thank you!

[@BeeMeff37]

Very neat.. How many do you have?, & what size are they?

[@Doc_McStuffins]

Congrats on your white coat! Old video, but just found your channel. Fellow med student here. I want to loc this summer, and I'm thinking about micro locs. But you know how school is... Can you talk about (here or in another video) how you balance reties and other hair care and school? How doable is med school with micro locs compared to being a super involved DIY lose natural? TIA! 💙 Also, the idea of exclusively retwisting sounds appealing. Are the ppl you know with micro locs who retwist on yt?

[@GabrielleAWright]

I missed it -- could you explain why you went under the dryer without gel? Also .... I think I just realized that I have microlocs; not "skinny locs." 🤨

[@Destined2B]

I love it ❤️ I am only FOUR weeks into my 2stwist locs. My loctitian will be retighing in a few days. Ik it’s early, but I didn’t want to wash my hair w/o it. Anywho I would like a vid on retwist vs retigh… thx ✊🏽🙂

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

4 weeks is not bad in the beginning! I wasnt able to stretch my reties until i was 4 or 6 months in bc of slippage in the very beginning. You are doing great!

[@SpirituallyAligned000]

Definitely going this route cause I refuse to go back to a salon.

[@valerielb77]

How often do you retwist

[@108monica]

That is a great Idea.

[@CHERONMICHELLE]

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@larissamills7947]

Great job

[@gracegraceful2558]

love your hair

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

thanks!

[@AuthenticTruthSeeker]

Your hair is beautiful! I am almost finished installing my two strand twist microlocs and am debating how to maintain. It's taken me 3 weeks and I'm still not finished, but really need to wash my hair. 1. Should I was first? 2. My hair grows really fast and need to be "neatened", will my locs stay the same size if I exclusively retwist from the start. Will they still stay neat and loc just as fast? 3. Do your locs have to be matured in order to be able to be retwisted like this? 4. How can I keep my hair neat and uniform if I don't want to interlock right off the bat? Thank you ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

You should finish the install before washing, but you can definitely exclusively retwist from the start and you will have uniform mature locs down the road!

[@GwenSmith-q2d]

Does that work with the braid microlocs

[@preciousbolden8279]

Hi my name is precious when i retwist my dread locks how mimi dread locks you put in a clip bye retwisting can you get back to me p.b.

[@oluomalocs4964]

Your locs are still as gorgeous as ever. I feel like you could literally pour tar in your locs and they'd still be gorgeous anyway 😆 Your hair was made to be loced.

[@aramideugbomeh]

😂

[@oluomalocs4964]

@@aramideugbomeh It's true though. It's just effortlessly beautiful

[@NapsAreTheNewBlack]

LOL! Not tar sis 😂, but thank youu. I def agree, my hair acts better in locs than in any other style. It was definitely made to be locked

[@oluomaonugha387]

This is really random but we have the same name! Never seen anyone with my name before, are u nigerian?