How to unlock dreads
Loc Takedown — My Unlocking Tutorial
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after 20 years I decided that I am going
to unlock my hair I've had them all
coloreds and I've had them all linked
I've always been very experimental with
my dreads so I decided I'm gonna be
experimenting with other hair styles and
the way I've decided that I'm gonna get
rid of them is by unlocking them I think
most women that I come into you know
contact with they automatically think
they just have to cut it and that is not
true in I am gonna dispel that myth
through my journey of unlocking my hair
first thing I did was separate my hair
in sections and drench the portion I was
working on in hot hot water I tried her
really well and I was very generous with
the conditioner that I use I worked that
portion in a bun and covered it with a
plastic sandwich bag to try and generate
heat to better penetrate the lock
when starting you start from the bottom
up of each lock I alternated between a
rat tail comb and a safety pin depending
on the thickness of my hair
I picked through each lock until it
began to loosen and shed hair and I
worked my way until I unraveled each
thread once each individual lock was out
I took the rat tail comb and comb
through to get the excess dirt and shed
hair out after 13 days this is the end
result my hair was a little bit past
shoulder length and now it's a little
bit above shorter length I lost about
one to two inches which isn't bad
because it's shed hair and I would have
lost much more if I decided to just chop
it all off once I was finished I headed
to the salon where the hairdresser gave
me a deep conditioning treatment to
further rejuvenate my hair
what I liked about my hairdresser is she
also combed through it to get any excess
tangling and dirt out of my hair
my hairdresser trimmed about an inch to
an inch and a half of my hair which is
all split in I recommend everybody get a
trim especially after a lot take down
I decided to go with banana curls for my
first heat applied hair style if you
want to see my product review stay tuned
