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1. Starter/Baby Stage. When you see someone with long, healthy dreads, it’s easy to wonder how they got to that stage. Well, everyone has to start somewhere and it’s here. The starter or baby stage is when you decide to start growing your hair into locs.
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- Starter Locs. The starter (aka "baby") stage of the loc process can last anywhere from three to six months, depending on your hair type and how fast it grows.
- Budding Locs. During the budding phase, you might notice that your new growth is puffy and on the fuzzy side. "During this stage, your hair will start to stick or matte together at the tops of your coils after shampooing," Faulk notes.
- Teenage Locs. "The teenage stage feels fun because you start to see the vision," Faulk says. However, this is also the stage where you wonder what could be going on with your hair.
- Mature Locs. "The mature stage could begin as early as one year after beginning your journey depending upon the texture of your hair," Faulk tells us.
Feb 21, 2019 · My dreads are well beyond their mature stage 🙂 It’s still the best thing that I’ve done with my hair and I’m very happy with my beautiful locs. In the coming months, I’m planning to brush out some of the freeforms at the top of my head to achieve a cleaner look.
Dreadlocks, often abbreviated as locs, can be a beautiful and unique hairstyle when worn correctly. There are many ways to wear dreadlocks, and each person's style is unique. This guide will show you the four main stages of hair growth for dreadlocks based on the month in which they are started.
- Misunderstanding the dreadlock process. Dreadlocks are like six-pack abs…they don’t happen overnight! What many people fail to understand prior to locking their hair, is that it’s a journey.
- Expecting your locs to look like someone else’s. It’s so common to look at someone else and envy things about them. It has become a vicious cycle for many who are dreaming to look like their idols.
- Not moisturizing at all or doing it improperly. One of the lessons I learned late in my dreadlock journey was the importance of moisturizing your hair.
- Using too many hair products. Too much product (even natural ones) can cause buildup, especially if your hair isn’t absorbing it well. Wax, shea butter, and cream-based products are not recommended for two reasons.
May 8, 2019 · There are different methods to start your new dreads, such as the interlocking method, twist and rip, backcombing, crochet method, finger coils, and two strand twist method. Each of these methods has pros and cons so we’ll talk about those to help you determine which method will work best for you.
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Hopefully, this dread timeline will take some of the mystery out of what you can expect your locks to look like over the span of a year. You can also check out our extensive customer-submitted photo galleries to see thousands of examples of dreadlocks, of all hair types, in various stages of growth.
