Knotted Locs | My Loc Journey | Alternative Small Loc Maintenance Options

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Method 1 1:09
Method 2 2:55
Method 3 4:55
Consultation 8:00
What I decided 11:33
Empowerment 16:59
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[@secretkeke8906]

The key to all of this: a knowledgeable loctitian thats willing to discuss and do what’s best for your hair. I think this is missing for most loctitiams, sad to say. Let us know if you’re willing to tag her ❤

[@goddessvlogmedia]

She goes by Locd by Pamala on IG! Maybe here too.

[@lacreshajohnson5576]

Been watching 👀 for year now with Tunisa. Found her thru searching sister/ micro locs . Not many are aware just yet. But at 6months in I'm loving this as option. 🎉❤

[@ohsosherry6930]

❤❤❤I had braid microlocs with human hair extensions installed in Dec 2022. From the beginning my crown area was lower density from the rest of my head and I was researching methods to maintain by interlocking with the least amount of tension, which seemed to be key. Came across the wonderful Tunisia Ali and researched knotted locs but all the images and videos I saw seemed to create a result with locs that hung in a bending, uneven way over time. I even asked Ms. Blakes in a comment about it and as best as I could interpret her reply , it just depends on your texture. No go for me. Last month (March 2024) my certified sisterlocks loctician and I arranged a plan where we alternate every 6 weeks between retieing the top half of my head and the bottom half. This gives each half a 12 week break between reties! Each visit takes no more time than my full head did, so I don’t have to pay more. She has always done a 2 pt rotation for max fullness and skips the last 2 rotations at my request. So far I am loving this and have high hopes for protecting my follicles over time. 🙏🏽I’m so blessed to have a location who wants to partner with me to keep my scalp and locs healthy in the long term. She is awesome ❤❤❤ Be blessed on your journey ladies!

[@goddessvlogmedia]

I'm glad you have these options. Keep me posted!🙌🏾

[@Seeingisntbelieving]

So I’ve had 2 sets of locks. My edges were thin because I had a thing for braids. So far my hair is holding up and that’s because I do have high density and some areas of normal density. I’ve never obeyed the strict guidelines to reties😂😂😂. My hair takes 2 years or more to lock because I use water and a small amount of oil. I intend to keep doing things my own way. I like my loctician because she is gentle and doesn’t complain about how I manage my hair.

[@Anndrayton]

I was waiting for this video....thank you. I trust your judgment...!

[@HairHelp]

WOW! That’s great information. I agree I really don’t want to maintenance my own hair so I will search for a new loctician. Thank you for sharing.

[@johnnieanderson3710]

Awesome information!!!! Thank you immensely for sharing your knowledge and experiences so openly. You are truly helping others...ME!!! You are a blessing. Wishing you the very best!!

[@goddessvlogmedia]

You are so welcome!

[@promostk]

Here watching. At my 2 years being locd ❤

[@StarlessTerrace]

Here are my 2 cents about retwisting. If you are going to wash your hair frequently, retwisting will not hold up. There is a high chance that your roots will start to marry which would be quite challenging with tiny locs. (I'm speaking from personal experience as someone with micorlocs and used retwisting only for the first 4 months of my loc journey. For reference I was washing my hair twice a week.) If you choose to retwist I would suggest doing it each time you wash your hair to prevent your roots from marrying. But that only works if you are going to wash your hair once a month.

[@jamesbennett8637]

I am a new subscriber to your channel and was very interested in your journey to find out about knotted loc’s too! I also saw the channel where the lady used super glue and it was interesting but after I used the crochet needle to instant lock my new growth I had no need for the superglue. The knotted loc’s sounded interesting but I have a loose curl pattern and I do not want to interrupt the smoothness of my loc’s by having a knot and then a possible lump where my hair has not been crocheted or interlocked into place. I have 300 x 1/8” diameter x 30” instant / crocheted micro loc’s that I self maintain. I will continue to self maintenance until I can find a Loctician in my area that I feel comfortable with taking over my maintenance.Thank you for sharing the information that you found on your loc journey🎉

[@shaz1121]

Thank you so much for this video. I have been waiting to see if you did the knotted loc method, as I was considering it also. I have sisterlocks and have combined some in my crown area as I felt the locs were too small. I like the method you are considering, my pattern has always been a 3 . I maintain my own locs and have stretched out my retighten to about 10 weeks. I do like the three month routine and will try it. Great video.

[@goddessvlogmedia]

Thank you! Good luck to you!

[@a_beyoutiful_journey_ahead]

So happy to continue to follow your journey. Knotted loc sessions aren’t cumbersome like that because I feel you. My arms aren’t up to retwisting and retightening either lol!

[@goddessvlogmedia]

Ikr!!!

[@MimaHope]

Thank you for the information.

[@plumercrs1386]

I have never heard of the reverse 3 rotation. I will ask my loctition about that for my crown area as well as leave out the last rotation or two. Great idea. Seems so simple at saving the crown area. I appreciate your video as I respect you and your content. And your locks are gorgeous!

[@goddessvlogmedia]

Thank you! Yes I wouldn't have known about it had I not taken the Sisterlock training. A lot of locticians don't know about it or why and when it should be used.

[@katrinahooks7193]

This is very interesting Because my hair is growing very well but I do have lower density in the frt I’m going to bring this up at my appointment thank you so much

[@BiscayneBarbie]

My sisterlocks were started with reverse 3 and when I switched to a new loctician she was like huh

[@lifeandmarriagecoaching]

Me too but I don't have a tight curl pattern

[@SE-gs6gd]

I have a reverse three pattern. My consultant varied the sizes of the loc depending on my hair texture density in that area. I think it just comes down to having a knowledgeable consultant when you first start.

[@SE-gs6gd]

How often you rety really depends on your hair texture. Some people can go a really long time without retightening their roots and other people can only go two months. I’ve actually let my hair go almost 5 months - not on purpose- and when I finally retightened it was fine. So it really depends. Plus thinning can happen for a lot of reasons and I don’t think it’s intrinsic to having sisterlocks necessarily. Edit: some people just have fine hair so their locks will be smaller when the hair eventually locs up and becomes more compact.

[@teethankyoutee6041]

Thank you for sharing the information👍🏾

[@goddessvlogmedia]

🙌🏾

[@sylviag59]

I enjoyed this informative video.

[@goddessvlogmedia]

Thank you!

[@thebranjaelocsllc]

Great plan

[@goddessvlogmedia]

Thanks

[@promostk]

Your locs are beautiful 😍

[@goddessvlogmedia]

Thank you!

[@AHealthyLyfe]

Thanks!

[@simplybjscreations3115]

Thanks for sharing

[@ItsSonya94]

Ma'am!!! Krazy Glue??? NOOOOOOO!!!! This video is soooo helpful and awesome because so many women are trying to figure out what to do to save their sisterleocks due to thinning and hair loss! Thank you for speaking on this, especially since this is your personal journey as well!! 🥰🥰

[@goddessvlogmedia]

I was looking for your email. I don't know how to get back to it. Mine is [e-mail]

[@ItsSonya94]

@@goddessvlogmedia I just emailed you hun!

[@1SewSweet]

This was a great video! You actually confirmed some things I learned just by paying attention to my hair. The first one is, I started with micro Locs (DIY) and I only use the two point rotation because I have fine hair (low density). The second point you confirm for me is I just recently started waiting much longer before I do my retires and noticed that it has made a big difference in my hair and scalp. Thank you for sharing and good luck on your journey! ❤

[@bossdivabarron1973]

Okay, you got your retie on Tuesday. We need a video.

[@goddessvlogmedia]

I did! It's coming!

[@Luxbeautebylexi]

Hi, thank you so much for the update🙏🏾. I’m getting Sisterlocks in about a month and I’m also a SL trainee. My plan is to always pay attention to tension and skip that last rotation. I also plan to maintain them myself…eventually.

[@goddessvlogmedia]

You are so welcome

[@j.r.maverick4355]

Hi, and thanks for the vid. I like the idea of knotted locs, however I see a similarity among the women who wear them. So far in studying the technique, I've noticed that most of the wearers seem to have locs that are not of a consistent length. They almost always seem to have many different lengths throughout the head. It makes me wonder if that particular technique poses a risk of voids forming in between the knots that can lead to random break offs. They don't seem to have that full and healthy look, but moreso a freeform, kind of shaggy look over the long-term. Has anyone else noticed this? BTW, ur locs look healthy and amazing, especially at the edges! I'm currently growing my second set of microlocs.

[@goddessvlogmedia]

@j.r.maverick4355 I absolutely love the fact that you have done your homework. 🙌🏾 🎯

[@bmbm1213]

Checked out the lady with the Krazy glue and she actually makes plenty sense.

[@Purpose4designs]

I have to go watch

[@sparker7768]

It seems to be working for her. My SL consultant used Krazy Glue in some of my locs that were constantly slipping (she always checked with me first). I had no problems going forward.

[@sumayzebecreating]

No one ever talks about how to do the knotted loc method... they just say good it is, but not how

[@goddessvlogmedia]

You find out the method from the creator.

[@sumayzebecreating]

@@goddessvlogmedia only if I pay for a course or something. I've already been on her channel watching all of her videos. She never gets to it

[@lifeandmarriagecoaching]

I don't like the knotted locks look

[@leeceyleece2406]

It’s literally putting knots in your locs

[@sumayzebecreating]

@leeceyleece2406 like, taking a loc and tying it in a knot?... at the root?

[@judybrown5303]

Thank you for your review and sharing you decision. Where is your loctician located? I am 7 months in and once my locks are mature I would like to switch to every 3 months. It will be challenging to find a loctician who doesn’t follow the sister lock bible to the tea

[@goddessvlogmedia]

She's in McDonough Ga

[@MsVsu84]

Thank you for the update! I have just started following you due to the same concerns. I’m 7 years in and my follicles have gotten so small and the thickness is gone! I’m so concerned and I don’t want to cut them😢. My loctician doubles the price after 6 weeks as I would love to go 2 months but I can’t see paying that much for a retie (almost 300) I’ve also been told if I go to long w/o a retie the thinning Loc’s can pop/break. In addition it’s difficult to find a loctician that takes transfers. I just don’t know🤷🏽‍♀️

[@goddessvlogmedia]

I feel like the ones that can't withstand the wait need to be addressed anyway. I'm going to use my 3 months to allow my weak locks to show themselves. Combining them may be the fix. If we pay attention to those, eventually, we'll get them all! 💯

[@bf1822]

Absolutely no one should be getting retires every six weeks, that is too often. Your follicles don't have time to recover. This will just cause thinning and bald spots. If you are being force to retight your hair that often, it's time to learn your own retighten. ✌🏾

[@karenray5958]

Hi Goddess, my name is Karen and I love how your hair looks in this video. While you’re letting it grow out do u brush the front of your hair to make ur regrowth look neater?

[@goddessvlogmedia]

Hi! I try to keep my front edges from being COMPLETELY neglected. I will take a brush to them every now and again.

[@bossdivabarron1973]

Hello, Dana, nice video. So I have some locks that are very small and if I want them to get thicker. I can change my rotation. I am on a 4 point rotation.

[@goddessvlogmedia]

Yes you can!

[@eristotle2380]

thanks for sharing! could you demonstrate the knotting technique?

[@growqueen]

I don't think she knows the technique as yet. You have to partake in the training by Melissa Blake.

[@goddessvlogmedia]

I will not be doing knotted locs. I don't know the technique.

[@citak2186]

Why are most knotted locs look so uneven? Maybe I should ask the creator! Just curious 🤨

[@goddessvlogmedia]

You may get an answer...🤷🏾‍♀️ idk. 😏

[@leeceyleece2406]

Because they are knots. She made it up.

[@bossdivabarron1973]

We have not heard from you in 3 months. No video what is going on with the new lock journey?

[@goddessvlogmedia]

Life is LIFIN'.....I got you this week! I hope your tea cup is empty cuz BABY! A lot has happened. 😏

[@ajike05]

What is your reasoning behind not considering the knotted loc method in its entirety?

[@Meera436]

Most people don’t change their habits until they have over 50-60% hair loss

[@goddessvlogmedia]

I'm not a DIYer. ❤️

[@ajike05]

Can you please explain what is a reverse 3? Thanks!

[@growqueen]

I want to know this too.

[@goddessvlogmedia]

Going counterclockwise instead of clockwise with 3 point rotation instead of 4 pt. Hope this helps.

[@ajike05]

Oh okay, thanks👍…Didn’t know this would make a difference.

[@fee9971]

What loc pattern did you start with and what did you change to? I’m a little confused, not sure if you said it during the video.

[@goddessvlogmedia]

Started with 4pt rotation and switched to 3pt.

[@PamelaWilsonLipscomb]

I am 73 and really need someone to do my knottted locks. Where can I find someone.

[@goddessvlogmedia]

Bless your heart. I don't think she trains people to do them on other people. 😔

[@Meera436]

Why not do knotted locs in the areas you are experiencing thinning and hair loss (edges, crown) and do the new interlock pattern on the other areas to stop progression. I fail to see how keeping with interlocking is going to stop follicle strain

[@goddessvlogmedia]

Allowing the 3 month rest. I'm going to see how that works first. 🙌🏾

[@jamesbennett8637]

@@goddessvlogmediaFrom watching the example on your video, reducing the tension during each retightening session and allowing a longer rest period between sessions appears to allow each loc to expand while the tension at the scalp is alleviated too!🎉

[@goddessvlogmedia]

@@jamesbennett8637 yes!!!

[@milliondollarbaby9008]

Tanisha ali just talked about doing a knot lock class on her channel.

[@goddessvlogmedia]

Much success to her! ❤️