Reacting To People Combing Out Dreadlocks
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I’ve combed out locs many times, using many different methods. The best method I’ve found is saturate the dry loc with Vaseline, and gently comb with a fine tooth metal comb. The loc practically slides out, and you get less breakage, also your hands aren’t numb like they are when you use water and conditioner. I combed my daughters locs out with this method and she ended up with healthy tailbone length hair! Give this method a try and see if it works for you!
Thanks for sharing this tip.
@@ijl8636 you’re welcome!
About how much time did it take?
@@justov3049 her locs were about 12 inches long, she had been loc’d for 3 years, each loc took about 7-10 minutes to take down. The timing is dependent on the length of the hair and time the hair was loc’d.
You are actually a genius this saved my hair’s life
For some it's a temporary hair style and for others it's a Lifestyle
That's exactly what I told my husband after like 24 he's with my locks. Lol. "It's not a hairstyle, it's a lifestyle"
Locs are for life. These young individuals don’t know how to commit, they are very uneducated about locs and the journey, they also begin thinking their hair will look like the pictures they saved . If you don’t start the journey with your own look and over thinking it and being a product junkies then you will not love or enjoy locs. It takes patience and understanding, and commitment.
@@redlocculturetalk right everybody locs are different that wat makes them unique
@@redlocculturetalk 💯
@@redlocculturetalk a lot of assumptions being made over hair. 😂 Some people comb their locs out simply because they want a different look. I change my hair because I don’t want to look back at my photos over the span of 10+ years and look exactly the same. 😂 never testing my limits to see what other styles I can pull off. NOTHING is permanent especially hair. You can change it at any time or go back to it. One girl said she simply didn’t like being mistaken as a boy…the second one was a REALLY young child maybe 4 years old. His parent probably gave him locs from birth and he wants to see his real hair for the first time ever since locs weren’t his choice. People really OVERTHINK hair this is obsession!! You don’t have a “lack of commitment” problem simply n for changing ur hair and it doesn’t mean your just too young and immature. Stop overthinking it’s JUST HAIR.
I combed out my locs after a year I'll let my hair grow for a few months then put locs back in the end of the year 🤞🏾
Sounds like a good plan 👍
Didn't like the set?
@@deljean no they were to thick couldn't style them the way I wanted going to do thinner the next set around
@@justcallmeD90 oh okay cool
@@deljean yea I definitely have a plan for my new locs. I talked about it with my loctician and she seemed on board with my plan and I'll be rocking a new style as well. I have vids about my locs on my channel and I a playlist.
I combed my locs out in 2 weeks. I had 132 locs for 1.5 years. I used a rattail comb and a safety pin for tiny knots, conditioner water, and a thick oils at the roots to get the lint out at the roots. I actually retained a ton of hair. It was ridiculous lol. My arms will never forgive me! But I'm happy getting my 4c natural hair back
Thanks for teaching me about hair types. I didn't even know that was a thing. That helps a lot since I was the one wavy frizzy dry kid among my family of straight haired people.
I combed out my locks at the end of 2019. I had them for 14 years. It took me two weeks.
Having locs is a hairstyle. Growing locs is a lifestyle.
At the start of the video he said “why are people doing this? 😫😫” but he’s helping ActDaVerse comb out his dreads and he combed out his own dreads last year 💀💀💀
One thing I heard from a friend who had dreads was to use oils! Not conditioner because like you said it can make it tougher to pull through.
Bro i don't understand why people are doing this ?? 😁😁😁
But my reason being I will be starting new journey called " Dread-Hawk-Loc" 🤙 GREAT VIDEO BTW 🤣
Go for it!
i’m thinking about it because mines are thick but idk
Thank you so much for making people aware. I've tried several times to explain to people that you can comb out your dreads and how to do it and they act like I'm being ignorant..no additional research or questions asked...? I've literally said they can just go and look up a video (like yours.) Like if everyone would rather chop their hair off be my guest. :)
7:11 I routinely get box braids (in 2-3 month cycles) because I’m to lazy to manage my hair so I feel like I kinda understand the appeal of locks
Locs are magic my friend in high school had the thinnest locs and she could style them just like you would style straight hair. It was so pretty.
Sounds like sister locs
I combed out my last set of locs. Because the last person who retwist my locs used grease and it was stuck in my locs causing my face to breakout etc. So now I started with 2 strand twist and im currently 5months in. I'm honestly liking how they look now.
I’m 3 months in I want my hair to grow so fast I really don’t want to wait ngl
@@yugofrr It’s all about being patient. Your locs will get there in due time my guy. Trust me I’m almost 7 months in now & my locs are looking really good now.
@@grimstylz nice bro I got to wait 4 more months I’m doing this thanks for the inspiration man ✊🏾
@@yugofrr No prob my guy!
I certainly understand the difference. I started locs for this very reason. As an umpire I was outside a lot and very active so there was no use in going to a salon or relaxing my hair every day. I’m on my second set going on three years now and I don’t have to spend so much time with my semi free form. I do self maintenance but I just don’t twist my locs. I prefer to crotchet them. I combined them into eight wicks and am growing back my shaved sides. I can style them up or down. It’s great!
You from Florida?
@@Soulstealermari No
I've combed out my locs. 4 items: water, conditioner for slip, a rat tail comb and tons of patience😊
I combed out my locks. I was very careful and patient. I used conditioner, water and a rat tail comb… my hair came out longer, it was still healthy and I didn’t have to get a lot of ends clipped
I had locs for 16 years. I literally did everything to try to comb and pic them out, but after It took me 45 minutes to get not even half way through my locs. After that I waited a few days and cut them off in the middle of the night.
I started my locs 4 days ago and honestly watching u is my inspiration to keeping them
It took me three months to comb out my locs. I had them for 15 years and I did them picking them out but combing once it was separated. I used some conditioner and water, a pick and comb. Once my curl pattern started to come back it shortened up a bit and it did and does try to loc back up still. It’s nice to have my natural hair again though.
Yes, I've thought about it because I get bullied for having them.
I make up this lie every time saying "I'm gonna comb them out soon..." little do they know their never going to see me soon... I'm moving to a different state, switching schools, and blocking all of their numbers!
It's not like I have any social media to get tracked down... and I don't have anything with my real name on it except for Roblox...
Either way if they say "Hey (my name) were have you been?" I can't say "Oh I live in (place I'm moving to)"
NO!
It's going to give me tags, delete the message...
Hope you enjoyed that true story.
I really hate that you were bullied for a common hairstyle. Sending you love & blessing ❤️
@@seaserenity5971 🙂
I’ve done it many times as well. The best, IMO is to use a dentist pick type tool to “untwist” the hair. Usually, it opens up the lox and you’ll even find the bud intact ( well In my experience). Then , I comb each strand gently. I feel the constant combing is harsh for my stands.
My daughter and I combed out our dreadlocks. It turned out it was great. I have a 4c hair type. It took me 3 days.
ive combed mine out once, and am doing it a second time. ive just learned new things about how to deal with my hair and i want to keep those in mind as they grow. my hair is pretty long though, despite having cut it to detangle the first time, so i'm happy at least with the amount of hair ive retained
This the same as combing out any kind of tangles - you always comb from the bottom up, never pull the tangles out from above.
Hair is NOT a “living organism”. That’s why you can cut or trim it with absolutely NO pain.
Also you are correct when you say locs, Not dread locs. There’s nothing dreadful about our hair. So I am respectfully asking you all to stop saying dred, or dread locs. I am aware I can’t make you do anything, but it’s nice if you understand what I am saying. Thanks 🙏🏾
@ how can you tell me “ain’t nothing wrong” with it? That’s your opinion. There is NOTHING dreadful about OUR hair. You need to call things as they are. Perhaps yours is. And are you even Black? If not then you TRULY don’t need to be saying ANYTHING. A real Black person is not going to insist that their hair is “dreadful” once they understand that they should not be calling it dreadful. So please don’t tell me there’s nothing wrong. We have enough negativity spoken over us. Don’t need anymore.
i’m getting twist for the first time soon (never done anything with my hair) and i’m excited
I’ve combed out a few really thick locs to match my thin locs its really satisfying tbh😂
I did this let my hair grow for two months and I had SOOOO much dead hair I’m glad I combed them out fr my hair was actually terrible inside the locs started um back up three days ago💪🏽
I combed 4 dreadlocks of 5 years 2 years ago and almost cried😂
I need to comb mine out because I have alopecia and I’ve been growing my hair for a long time and can’t bear the thought of cutting it off.
Never crossed my mind to comb them out.
I had lots for all of 6 months before combing them out. I was missing my hair and ignorant to the fact that I could wear wigs or lace fronts if I wanted a different hairstyle. It took me a week and a half to comb out my hair. My cousin helped me also. I've been thinking of getting lots again. 😂
you and actdaverse should have a community loc competition. pick a top 5-10 from each community and review them, no real winner or winner picked by viewers.
I combed mine out 3 years ago I had them for 12 years I was sad but I love I can just get 'em back
This isn’t my hair type but I use a lot of the same tools, so it was easy to follow. I like watching things like this even though they don’t relate to me😅
I combed my locs out, it took time, but I retained hair unlike when cutting the locs off.
Combed out 16 wicks that were down my back put em in double strand twist hair longer than before 💯
My sister co\mbed out her locks and the results were amazing
I barely had the patience to install my microlocs. (Took me a week to complete) No way I’d comb them out. Id just cut them and start fresh
i combed out my hair with just a comb like a year ago bc the dreads i had i didnt want them to grow that way and rocked the fro for like 3 months then when to get a retwist successfully & ended up with dreads bein freeformed like i wanted them to perfectly and still have em to this day
Am working on my locs
I’ve had locks for seven yrs and I think about combing them every other day😂
I Combe out my locs late July and started a knew set in September I wish I researched starting locs b4 cuz I was 2 months in the journey and didn’t like them and didn’t have the patience to keep them
Man I think about it all the time but I have issues with scalp acne (not near as disgusting as it sounds) and it keeps me from going back to waves. I’ve had my locs now for 6 and a half years and I’ve grown to love them a lot. It started off as a self conscious thing because I was embarrassed by the sudden appearance of the scalp acne but now I can’t really imagine myself without them. Over the years I’ve combined some and I’ve done the side taper and then I’ve done the under cut and still going strong. I don’t see myself getting rid of them for a while.
I got face acne
Your scalp acne is probably caused by demodex. A sulfur soap should help alot.
Lmao mines kinda the opposite. Ive had waves for 6 years because i have crown breakage or alopecia in one area. Prevents me from growing locs so im basically stuck with waves. Possibly a short curly fro
@@FreshJez that’s tough man. I never really had to deal with that but it’s all about self confidence. Took me a while to get it back after I had to deal with my scalp breaking out but it’s actually gotten better over time and I’m sure yours will too.
@@FreshJez or maybe your acne has a face. 😬
I had really long locs for 6 years and I combed them out and it took me a week straight to do it. That was 3 years ago, now I’m contemplating on getting them back
The reason I combed mine so I could get a full set / taper
same
same
I'm currently letting my hair grow out again and then hoping to start semi freeform. Let's gooo
I've had my locs for about two years, it seems this video is the one.
I have thought about combining out my locks but I like them
i have just started my drean locks jurney i dont even know why you would want to cut your dread locks
I wish I never cut mines off 🤣
I've had dreads for five years. Also much love your videos are Great!!
Am keeping my locs 🙃
Yes , I have.. I’m doing to now successfully and my hair it long and thick
I'm an 18 year old white girl and I will never get dreads because it's not my place to get them but DAM this was super interesting and relaxing as hell. Black hair is absolutely fascinating to me, always so beautiful.
EDIT: to everyone saying I was looking for a badge, no, the main point of this comment was how i was interested in the processes and the strength of black hair, I only mentioned the first part because i had commented something similar and people responded with "you better not try it out" or" its not yours to wear" hence why I stated it so I wouldn't get the hate
Thank you for respecting our culture and giving us our own hair just like you guys hair can always be straight tysm
go for the locs! haters will hate no matter what you do.
There are many cultures that have had dreadlocks including European ones, go for it if you want
just get dreads if u want them
@@TBM_arms those are different locs.. if she gets these locs she would be disrepsecting culture.
I only had my lics for 2 years now and ready to comb them out maybe next year I will
Seeing you laugh genuinely at your friend ActDaVerse really brightened up my mood before I sleep G 🙌🏽😂❤️🔥‼️
I’m finna take my locks out and do it again after the school year ends
I just like watching him talk🤣
I combed my locs out using conditioner, it worked like magic. I had a minimum amount of hair loss as well.
i combed out my starter locs cause they wasnt gettin retwisted then got my shii right back by myself like 2 months after now my shii str8
Just having 2 strand twists or some other protective style is fairly low maintenance as well. And you have a bit more versatility
I think about it all the time. just to see how long my hair is. plus I miss my cornrows *Terribly* but Im in love with the process n how long theyre getting
Appreciate the reaction 🚀 I gotta new set.
I used a sewing needle and it worked well.
My mom used a sewing needle to pic out her locs..it took her a few months but she never had to cut off her hair
I’d never wanna get rid of my locs after the work I went through during the maturing process…
My daughter wanted to comb hers out. 200 locs took 2 months.
My aunt did this THE FIRST time i had locs with DETANGLER!!!
I don’t think it’s possible to comb out the locs on my head
You must got that shabazz
Hair is a living organism…
I took mines out after 7 months and put them right back in after 2 months
Why?
@@darrenallen645 idk, but after putting them back in and keeping them for a year I took them out again 🤷🏽♀️
I combed mines out. The last video 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ive combed mine out twice and Im growing locks out again years later.
I’m combining mine out rn and nobody helping me but I did almost all of them I’m working on the back rn and man it’s pain after u comb your hair out u gonna have so much patience I been in the bathroom for 3days now😭
I'm always curious if my locks can be combed out after being free-form from start to finish for almost a decade.
I combed out my locs with a Cricut weeding tool and detangling spray. The conditioner definitely made it harder for me.
Using the cricut weeding tool is genius.
Nope never thought of it 😂
I cut mine last year and I don’t plan on going back
Combed out all my locs years and years ago. It took a week.
I’m scared to comb them out the shrinkage gonna be crazy
I'm coming mines out as I'm watching the video
Put it up in many hairstyles bc I can’t live with the same thing over and over I like change sometimes
i had to get my locks combed out because they were originally too big and my haie begin to thin out which could cause them to break, i then had to wait a year to put them back in and now they are healthy
I’m taking mine out. After 2 years. I have a Mohawk and it’s hard to get a cut and retwisted. It comes out to 140. When I had my Afro it was easier to maintain. I look crazy right now cause I haven’t had a twist in almost 2 months and I still have to wait 3 more weeks to get my locs done. Smh
i think abt it alllllllllllll the time- but ive spent toooo long growing them out
I’ve been thinking about combining my locs out lately and this vid popped up😭
Why would the first girl comb out their locs because some people thought they were a boy? If I had a nickle for every time people thought I was a girl bc my long hair... Sheesh. People care too much. IF you are wearing jeans and a baggy shirt and locs from behind, I bet some people would think you were a dude. But if you were wearing a cut sweater and leggings, near no one will think you were a guy from behind... Black guys with long curly hair ("natural hair") are often mistaken for women because the style is simply MORE POPULAR with women... To cut off all that hard work that you despratly grew because the opinions (mistakes!) of others on your gender... shm. Why is this so important to people? Its cool to be yourself!
And it’s cool not to judge people for what they choose to do with their own bodies and you don’t know what she typically wears so you cant assume her clothing is the reason she gets mistaken as a boy
@@n0thum4n Sure it's "not cool" but I'm not trying to be cool, I am spitting facts. The facts are that she just hard conformed and people who act like such need to know that they should not take other opinions so seriously. That is all I am trying to say. And I do know what she typically wears out because she vlogs. In her vlogs, she dresses exactly like I said she did. Just look through her videos. Another reason, other than the clothes, that she might have been mistaken as a boy could be that in US black culture, men has dreads at like 3x the rate of females. Walk around Atlant, or LA, and look. Easier than that, look at black music videos.
felt that
I’m coming out my locs watching this
I’ve been in and out of locs (currently out) but I’ve been coming around to loccing back up
Wow that takes alot of patience to take out locs.. I don't think I could do it
brushed out my 1st, 2nd set of locs.
rn on my 3rd set freeform
I’ve definitely thought about combing out my locs
My locs are apart of me. I couldn’t see myself just wearing an Afro all day at work. Locing it is a better look for me. Im a guy so it’s a lot different. I know women have more choices for hair styles. What ever makes you feel beautiful.
‘These vids gave me a great idea!’
*Plugs merch*
I think about it a good bit, I miss being able to run my fingers through my hair, and full washing my hair.
But I don’t wanna comb out my locks because I want my hair to stay long and I know ima lose length.
I don’t want to have to trim or cut my hair to match the length on my sides. I got a couple more years to go I’d say. I just think about it a lot I don’t really wanna do it but I’d like to see what I look like with my hair this long
combing mines rn as we speak to start a new set
yea i thought about it
ofc i consider taking my locs out but ima trust the process