10 reasons why locs break at the root.

[@ThankMeNowBro]

For anyone going through this - I had 4 specific Locs that were literally hanging on by maybe 5-6 different hairs, if I did one little tug, that loc would have popped right off. I was guilty of over touching those specific Locs because I was constantly "checking on them". I gave vitamin D a try (regular pill supplement) and kept my hands OUT OF MY HAIR for a solid 2 months (not including wash days). From then, I had major new growth that could revive those Locs and now I live by not touching my hair, especially scratching it (even with the revitalizer comb that's supposed to be 'safe') and made sure to get my daily dose of vitamin D. My entire head feels 10 times better than my previous 2 years of having Locs. Currently, the 4 Locs are technically still my 'thinnest', though they are catching up in the right direction and that's all I could've wished for. In the next year I expect to not even notice the difference. I hope this helps someone before it's too late.

[@flavia7130]

Thank you for sharing this, I’m currently having the same issue and didn’t even realise until I read this comment that I’m over touching that area too

[@RaeeUfSunshineeNYC]

@@flavia7130 I know I have a issue with touching too much. I'm aware and try not too, what gets me is the scratching! My scalp sometimes just have its scratching fits and it blowsssss mine. I noticed it in Feb. and its April now I've had 2 retwists since then and once they roots get a bit longer, I will be asking my loctician to crochet the roots for meeee

[@NickSwishh]

Whenever you oil your scalp do you massage it in or do you just leave it in hands free?

[@ThankMeNowBro]

@@NickSwishh Hey - Yea I massage it in, though it's never rigorous! I also don't oil my scalp TOO often because it leaves my hair dry (Everyone's hair is different).

[@spiritualak5147]

I have a couple that’s thinning but I haven’t retaliated on a year those locs have hella nu growth but thin

[@mishamandudi75]

1. Balding 2. Postpartum shedding 3. Stress (emotional) 4. Over twisting 5. Tight styles 6. Under twisting 7. Covering all the time (l will do better) 8. Over touching 9. Lack of Vitamin D (sun) 10. Sickness Thanks for getting straight to the point.

[@user-lv2lm3ov5u]

Water is the key for beautiful locs both internally and externally. Our locs are like a plant, it needs TLC, common mistake ppl make with locs is it doesn't need any attention, for healthy locs it does. Nice vid❤️

[@His.Heart.]

thats not true for everyone... i have low porosity hair and it hates water

[@user-lv2lm3ov5u]

@@His.Heart. thanks for letting me know that, your locs are beautiful ❤️

[@ladybones9233]

Water use can be bad... the water can be locked inside your dreads and if you don't dry them thoroughly you can end up with MOLD and MILDEW inside your dread. Yes dreads definitely should have some sort of care done... however most products are a big no no and plz plz plz DRY YOUR DREADS.

[@latoyaokoski7706]

The over touching thing is the truth!

[@user-fi6wi8gl8r]

You have some of the cleanest locs I ever seen bro.

[@Kingclayx2]

I was searching dred videos and click because my heart said you look like Jesus! Then your name is Kris and you are speaking truth and wisdom.

[@vanessatanke2657]

Your locs are everything!👏

[@ladyneal8145]

Your hair makes me happy King!!! I’m locked and do well with maintaining my locs I just love to hear you speak about locs

[@mslorna78]

I so loved the video you did a couple of years ago on white people having locs. You are a lovely man with no ego and you shine!

[@ladybones9233]

I have posted that video more times than I can count... ppl can be so cruel and ignorant, this man's video of weather or not white ppl can have dreadlocks has been a perfect way of explaining why some of us do... I truly adore this man and his amazing energy.

[@gretchengeorge5302]

@@ladybones9233 y’all see black people’s hair/culture as some kind of experiment/personal journey. Foh. Y’all look a hot mess with your locs and should be called out for it every time. You’re hair literally is not meant for it, it’s just a “quirky white girl” phase you go through…

[@mrswagbull1978]

@@gretchengeorge5302 dreads aren’t just for black people bro look up greeks or south asian with dreads and many other cultures. any hair can be dreadlocks. i suggest and hope you get educated more

[@EillaTNghuumono]

I agree with everything you mentioned here. Especially tight styling / twisting. I'm glad my locs are freeform

[@kayleebee3981]

Your hair is beautiful😍

[@KrisMcDred]

Thank you

[@Brownlaycurls]

I love your spirit...wise, calming and funny, too. Im going to start treating my hair like i treat my shoulders. LOL

[@briandvictor2239]

Ancestors ancestors that is my way to live my brotha. I love my ancestors. Good feelings. All love for yah.

[@ermageorge657]

So happy to see you post another video. Yes my sides fell out for a long time. I started taking my vitamins, and mixing my own oils.

[@Mllascelles1]

My goodness your locs are beautiful! I just started my journey but Microlocs with two strand twists. Loss of a loc is one of my fears so I’m here to be proactive and learn.

[@janellequinn]

Thank you for putting me on Henna! Makes my locs look beautiful! Please talk about natural ways to color locs 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@latoyaokoski7706]

My God you are so sensible!!! The very things I tell my clients!❤❤

[@r2Gt06]

Hearing that stress is really bad for my health (and for my babies' health at moments in my life) really stresses me out 😅🖖

[@spikeykiwi01]

As always learned a lot. Thank you for sharing your professional advice 🙏

[@gabreilsmall9028]

Your locs, so beautiful. I must say your skin is gorgeous. Thank you

[@jasonhueso]

Just followed you on Instagram. Loving your vibe. How you care for your locs is how you care for your life.

[@adenijielizabeth3001]

Wats his Instagram Handle?

[@jasonhueso]

@@adenijielizabeth3001 krismcdred

[@joebobbitt7331]

Ur Locs r beautiful thank u for the tips. Im almost 6 months with locs & looking at your video to make sure I stay ahead and don't do too much to my locs to make them thin.

[@sintumavuya7495]

I believe stress is a real problem cuz: Today I’m laying in bed right, trying to get my 2nd sleep (I first sleep for 5 hours then I’m up for 2hrs and sleep again for another 2 hours. I’m a Uni student so I can manage this pattern when it comes up). So as I’m falling asleep I can hear that my thoughts are anxious and the front top of my head was getting warmer. That spot that’s soft on newborn babies. And everytime I would breathe and think happier thoughts, it would feel cooler and the thought energy felt like it was coming from the back of my head. These warm and cooler sensations I was feeling on the inside. I wasn’t touching my scalp.

[@desiree.s]

wow Kris, you are amazingly brilliant and wise. love this video!

[@JonnelleLola]

Thank you for this video! I am guilty of always covering it and definitely felt I was going to do damage if I don’t stop. Thank you for the advice.

[@diopsokhnarokhaya1937]

i'm so in love with your hair

[@avisquarles3066]

Thank you for the information. I am 61 have had my locks 7 years going on 8 in September. My locks to the root to me feels thin I never had thick hair my hair is medium texture soft. The front part the very top just looks thin to me. people will ask me did you retwist your hair ? I said no. I don't over twist. I only use oils and aloe vera juice on my hair and shampoo with Castile soap. I don't do twist styles. I did some research and I have started taking vitamin D3 along with hair and nails and skin vitamins. Thank you have been thinking about cutting them off I do wear wraps only at work because I work around food

[@RawkustvOfficial]

Damn! Going through a breakup and I just started my comb twist loc journey 🙈

[@teejaxk5481]

Here because of postpartum shedding. My locs around my edges are hanging on by strands of hair. It looks crazy because there’s a ball of new growth that has flattened out somehow followed by thin new growth. It almost looks like braided hair with the knots at the top if that makes sense.. 😔

[@peggyparham5271]

Touch your hair like you touch your shoulders. I love this.

[@alicemwangi3861]

Thanks so much ,you've been of great help to me my hair is actually going thru much from constant reliance on locticians to handle my hair buy I'm on my journey to grow it backand learned how to manage my hair . Thanks 🇰🇪

[@madamqueen950]

Thanks for keeping it real..sleep warm

[@waynedarville8227]

“Have you ever seen a meow” 😂😂 this guys a comedian

[@chocogold7636]

My daughter hair is breaking at the roots and I was trying to figure out why. I recently took her to the doctor. Her vitamin d level is 7. So now I know why it's breaking off at the roots. Wow! I was gonna cut them off but now I'm not. Just gonna leave her hair alone for awhile.

[@ElisiasEvolution]

Have you got a video on how did your curls? The tips are accurate!

[@priscillamoore9576]

Thanks, this was great information!😊

[@ladybones9233]

I just want to say how much I love your videos. I greatly appreciate you and your kind spirit... your video answering weather or not white ppl can wear dreadlocks gas been shared more times than I can count on my personal Facebook page and many of my friends pages. These videos you do about care/maintenance are awesome...you don't ever condemn ppl or cause a person to feel like they are stupid.. you simply share your knowledge and you do it in a way that is easily received by so many different ppl. Plz knw you are appreciated! I do have 2 questions though. 1. How often do you recommend doing the roots? My dreads were done using the back comb and crochet method. 2. Do you recommend doing an apple cider vinegar soak? (apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, baking soda & warm water) and if so how often do recommend doing one? Again thank you so very much for being who you are.

[@KrisMcDred]

Every 4 months Acv 2 times in 1 year.

[@riyaazarendsefwfs7220]

@@KrisMcDred do you recommend anyone that does dreads like you in south africa cape town?

[@teejohnson9160]

I hate touching my hair, HOWEVER... 1)I am in the gym training 6 days a week, 2) I live in Texas. I cover my hair at the gym and I cover them at night, unless I sleep on a silk pillowcase. My loc bonnets are also silk. My locs were thinning (not really the locs, mostly the edges) for a long time until my current loctician told me to stop covering it at the gym (with bandanas). So now I use a silk scarf and take it off when I leave the gym. Edges are looking better, and the 3-4 locs that were thinning were fixed by my loctician. I hope to one day have them 1/2 way down my back. For now, they're about 3" past my shoulders. Longest they've ever been.

[@patkelly8309]

Long time brother! WILD locs man. Peace

[@RILLAMAN84]

I was just told that men at 40 to about 45 shouldn’t get locs. Just because of balding. Apparently the locs get too heavy, causing them to pull at the root. That’s another way to lose your hairline. Again, I was just told this. I’m in the middle ofof growing my hair so that I can get locs. I just want to know the truth that’s all 🤷🏽‍♂️. I’m 40 so I’m wondering what’s true, and false.

[@Cumshot-millionare]

I assume short locs like no further than the nose wouldn't be heavy right? Cause I wanna get them but I'm not sure about how my scalp will react to it, I have curly hair but it's straight at the root so I'm kinda unsure about how it might affect my scalp

[@alicemwangi3861]

I wish I could be able to send a video of my hair for your assistance ..I'm having thoughts of shaving it off

[@nic_victoriaa]

hi! tysm for all of your advice and help. could you possibly have any reasons why freeform locs might fall from the root? ive been trying to look for remedies for my boyfriends locs and i love how informative you are in your videos 🙏🏼

[@TheJayjo9]

Teach teacher!!! G

[@pamelabrown6401]

I am happy to see you again😊 I like this look on you🖤

[@Matildinha95]

So let's work harder on university stress💪🏼

[@kashmereratcliff4207]

Love your channel… Thank You. Do you have advice on hair that grows away from the locs?

[@KrisMcDred]

Yes, crotcheting will fix it

[@Anxiousthinkersclub]

I’m so interested to know, what foods are in your regular diet, you say you stay as close to your ancestry as possible

[@rvggedroses]

A “meow” lol

[@ladybones9233]

That "meow" made my whole day! I will forever call them "meows" now

[@Donyale6230]

Vitamin D is very important. I live in a place where seasonal depression is common due to the lack of sunlight. I noticed my hair does not do well when I am deficient.

[@truth448]

Thank you for sharing very informative 💕

[@patiencebradley9773]

I HAD A QUESTION, BY USING THE WRONG PRODUCTS, FOR YOUR LOCS, CAN THAT CAUSE HAIR LOSS, ESPECIALLY, IF YOU ARE LOCKING HAIR?

[@sueschultz9358]

Good points!

[@rachelalexander1665]

I would love to have locs but I have been diagnosed with seborrheic dermatitis so my hair has gotten thin at the hairline and the top of my head. I’m wondering if that hair loss has been permanent and what can I do to regrow my hair so I can grow a dread.

[@sargew1]

Thank you for the knowledge, I didn't know Women carried the balding gene. Goes to show you're never too old to learn.. Peace and Blessings

[@DisneyIsHardcore]

i don't use instagram lol but here's a comment :)

[@tonyacsmiththegarealestate6963]

Beautiful locs

[@xbox1xbox199]

“If you ever seen a meow” 😂

[@cigarza29]

Omg! Just stumbled upon your video thus minute: where have I been! Needed to hear these tips, thanks. What awesome locs brother!! On a different note, hadi I heard sijui ancestral food, East Africa etc etc Kenyan by any chance??

[@dmxm5520]

Is henna good for locs ?

[@patiencebradley9773]

BLEACHING, COLORING, TIGHT STYLES, CONSTANT TWISTING AND LEAVING STYLES IN TOO LONG CAUSE MAJOR BALDNESS. WE HAVE LOCS NOT TWIST. LEAVE HAIR ALONE, LET IT REST😊 GREAT INFO❤❤❤❤

[@lolitiayoung8251]

I love your spirit

[@laseshi]

After how long should we maintain the hair? Where are you from??? I'm from Kenya, when you mentioned the equator I thought hopefully he is from here too and he can do my hair

[@sheenaswirlz6476]

Another reason is when people use chemical products on their hair or bleaching etc. Maybe you mentioned that and I missed it.

[@KrisMcDred]

True

[@lashaundrawebb2457]

Thank you so much! 😍

[@WaululaThompkins]

Thank you for your insight. How about my hair pattern has always been thin on the top before locking my hair.

[@OrganicAlumination]

Seeee this subject matter is what made me stop retwisting in an obsessive way, get some henna ,get some chebe, some clove and start cultivating hair strength. Like i do need a retwist but i will never be one of those people tht need a retwist so bad I start balding my roots My mom had a friend named Samantha growing up and she had dreadlocks she was the first person I saw that had them as a woman, and she cut them out but she has a fine hair texture but she never started using natural products....

[@esuvatmetili17]

You have very nice dreadlocks, what method do you use to loc?

[@miguelgoncalo]

When my rasta was short, I haven't problem with that after I did that with the crochet, but when this became big, it broke close to the roots, I think is because I didn't leave half inch of roots before start with crochet. You have a solution for this problem brother ? My English is not good enough 😁, if you don't understand tell me please, I'm gonna text in Portuguese.

[@ariesgonzales49]

you said dont touch it too much, i touch my scalp once a day everyday washing it. is that bad?? and how often should i maintain the roots then?? thanks. really thinking of cutting it because of bald spots. im hoping you can still save my 10year old dreads

[@puzzlesjay]

If under twisting your hair is not good for your roots, then how do all those “free formers” have such long thick locs and NEVER twist their roots??? Love your content always, but this suggestion confused me.

[@KrisMcDred]

Ever seen a free former with thin dreads? When you free form they matt up and thicken as they go up. When you get them done, you maintain a specific size and if you do get them done, they thin up.

[@jayduncan9315]

@@KrisMcDred Ok...thanks for that. It's the uniformity of the loc that is maintained through occasionally twisting them. Thank you Kris. Very helpful.

[@rhashedahenley4041]

He said over twisting @Kris McDred

[@Anthonyjones-pq4ff]

What about taking Biotin 500mg twice a day with vitamin D or vitamin E Like what you said about touching the hair to much & retwisting too much I go every 3weeks but I stop now it’s once of month My locks are thinning need to be re-crocheting I do wash them

[@user-kp6fu8lc1x]

Watching you from Zambia

[@jillianmiller8736]

You have lovely locs💞

[@RaeeUfSunshineeNYC]

For scratching, what do you suggest? I use aloe gel mix w water on my actual locs and then for my scalp I use jojoba oil, or sweet almond oil. My scalp didn't itch as much as it does now when I started my locs 10 months ago. I oil my scalp every 2 days and water it every in the morning times. My scalp has been itching like crazy recently. Since I started using the jojoba and sweet almond, it's not much but it still itches which is my main cause of root breakage

[@EillaTNghuumono]

Very informative 💯

[@TheLifeofRicky]

How do you detangle matted hair ?

[@tarreakjones6535]

Did you crochet your locs that size and if how many locs did you put together ?

[@studiokevart]

Great info

[@juanitapires1533]

How do you style your hair if you work in the animal field or work with animals alot? I do mostly ponytail but the front is thinning a good amount along with stress

[@thomasthomas6975]

Thank you for this haven't got a retwist in over 6 months like you said want the base full on my head bless up general

[@akosuamroney]

Reason #2 and 3 where the reasons why I had to cut off my locs last year.

[@angelsmith2630]

How can you stop the thinness

[@msting07]

Hi! You did my hair back in Feb. 2016! ☺️

[@KrisMcDred]

Hey

[@msting07]

@@KrisMcDred hope you are doing well. I plan to go back to Dubai soon if you are still there.

[@classic_djbrown]

my hair itches a lot and get rough after 3 days of relocking that makes me go relock every week because if I don't in a week it breaks off what can I do

[@denniswilliams6089]

It's always the front row for me 🥴

[@maxmustermann8442]

Your deadlocks are locked man you’re god

[@jesulapierre-louis9688]

Where can i set an appointment up with you?

[@mtebraak1]

Woww,... u locks.. are beautifull. 😍🥰

[@KrisMcDred]

Thank you

[@mtebraak1]

@@KrisMcDred ur welcome.🤗

[@juliastrunc5784]

Started watching this video because my dreads are falling out after my back to back babies 😂😂😂😂

[@melissamurphy1569]

Thank you for video! So helpful. I wear a dread sock at night, every night. Could that effect my scalp? I have straight hair so I feel it keeps the loose hair down better but maybe I should wear every other night? Only been wearing for a month now

[@KrisMcDred]

Yes. Wear every night

[@tceestg5]

Great video and very informative. My mother used to b aid very tight and I would run my fingers through the braids on the scalp to ease the pain. I don’t touch my hair much when it isn’t locked, but once I lock it I notice I’m doing the same things even though there is no pain now. Can you recommend a way to stop doing that? Also what do you recommend is a good time frame to wait between touch ups, also to help with hair growth to make it thick again. Thank you very much.

[@His.Heart.]

hormons or the lack of can can see hair loss , when you get a certain age

[@The907g]

dang, those curls or awesome

[@KrisMcDred]

Thank you

[@aaronsparrock6559]

what about using hair bands and putting it in a bun

[@chiryc.4812]

How often does one need to oil locs?...thanks

[@KrisMcDred]

Whenever you wash

[@keciacollins8071]

My loctician started my Locs to be thin. I want them to be thicker. My Locs are very long now and I want them to be thicker Locs can my Locs be put together to create a thicker loc?

[@Supa_Soul_Sistah]

I’m an “overtoucher.” Always touching squeezing measuring. I drive myself crazy. Smh.

[@Hudsongotwingz]

Did he combine his hair?

[@allanxg9170]

how can i fix breakage at the roots,i really dont want to loose my dread its scary

[@kluv5560]

Hi there

[@ScoriacTears]

I never saw locks like yours, your silhouette must look like a male Medusa, very interesting, I am white and I have one dread, it contains all my head hair, I didn't plan it I just don't mess about with my hair so it became what it is, a completely natural one dread, people think it's cool but I ain't bothered about being cool an shit, I live my life and leave my hair to do it's own thing.

[@nanonano7358]

Can I follow Ur insta? I wanna see what it looks like

[@ScoriacTears]

@@nanonano7358 I don't have a picture of it. . .actually I don't have any pics on my instagram yet, but good idea, I will do that when I get round to uploading all my art, thanks Mo.