From starter locs to rooted.
There are five different stages of locs and each stage requires different maintenance and care.
This helps prepare your hair for the change in routine it’s about go through.
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This is the stage where you’ll begin to create a parting pattern if you wish.
Your locs will look pretty uniform and neat.
The best course of action during this stage?
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Just letting them grow.
It allows you to get into a consistent routine while keeping up with the rapid growth process.
This stage can last anywhere between six to 12 months.
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However, this is also the stage where you wonder what could be going on with your hair.
Faulk explains: “Your locs start to plump up and develop their form.
You want to be careful with product use before the next steps because of product build-up.
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They’ll enable you to play around with different styles and jazz things up.
The locsshouldbe thick enough to support themselves.
“This stage comes several years later,” Faulk makes a point of saying.
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“In the final stage, your locs will hang differently.
They feel heavier and at the same time more slender.”
This will be around 18 to 21 months.
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“The tried-and-true way to moisturize your locs is through the hydrate and seal process.
