You are spot on. That’s why people with finer textures tend to bald at crown when locs not retwisted every two to three weeks. The weight of the locs from not being retwisted pulls the hair out. Thanks for the information you confirmed what I was thinking and had been observing. Also retwist shouldn’t be super tight either because it will damage the hair follicles. You are a wellspring of information. Blessings to you 🙏🏾
Absolutely. The weight plus any styling or pulling, or even running your hair through your scalp to massage it can cause breakage. Thanks for your comment! 🖤
Agreed!!! I also have fine hair and I too experimented with going two months without a retwist. My hair grows away from the LOC as well. I noticed that because all of that loose hair wasn't growing into the LOC, my roots were much thinner. Went back to washing and retwisting every two weeks! All is well, three years strong!!
I've been on my loc journey for 3 years now. What I've learned for me is that my locs are thick and heavy. Waiting to long to retwist my hair made it easier for my locs to break and the damage is just terribly. My locs definitely need a lot of care and upkeep. I got high maintenance locs lol
I had to experiment this also since I have fine hair. I retwist monthly and it works for me better especially since my hair grows away from my locs. You have to do what's best for your hair texture and journey. ✌🏾💖
I just dropped a video on my channel about why I'll be retwisting my Locs next year 3 times. Someone told me to watch this video from you, and I love this information!!!! This is advice is something that I rarely hear.
Congratulations on 100K🎉 I totally agree! I’ve been loc’d 5 1/2 years I have my retwist done twice a month & Cleansed once a month. I often now get asked if my locs are extensions lol! I’ve also noticed a lot of women with long locs have thin edges, a balding crown or both. Mine are only styled for occasions. I also avoid snatching them up into ponytails. I believe those practices keep the edges and hair full. Along with healthy eating for sure! 😉Your channel has been a huge help. I joined before I started my journey. Hope to meet you one day. Peace & Wellness ❤
💯 I have fine flyaway hair that grows away from my locs and I know better than to wait over 6 weeks. It will break right off. It's the way a person retwists that causes thinning, you don't need to retwist your scalp, just the new growth.
Thank you for sharing my dreads have been breaking off I thought going a long period from a retwist would help it grow I was going 2-3 months without a retwist so now I’m going to be going once a month congrats on your 100K I just received your products the growth oil and drops thank you for all you do I appreciate your insight on things love you
I absolutely agree I wanted thicker locs so I semi freeformed still washing and going with my daily routine thinking it was gonna help but it didn’t i my roots started to thin out break off I had my locs for 8 years cut them last may i thought I knew everything about locs but I didn’t I have a Afro now so I’m definitely gonna start my loc journey again but this time I’m doing my research every day so I can have a better journey this time around
For those of you watching this video my prayer is that you ALL come to know JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH as your LORD AND SAVIOR. ROMANS 10:9 say that if we confess with our mouth and believe in our heart that GOD raised JESUS from the dead we will be saved.
Very informative video. I found out some yrs ago that I have fine hair and I agree that not retwisting fine hair locs for a long time makes the roots thinner.
Hi✌️. Thank you for this video 👍. It's clear as day 👍. I also have fine hair and yeah I noticed that when I take a long amount of time b4 retwisting (or latching for me) , it does not benefit my hair. My roots seem thiner actually...😶.. Thank you again for all your videos ✨
Congrats 🎉. Your right it's not a one size fits all. I have 200+ locs, tailbone, finer texture around my perimeter & I'm semi free-form. I retwist Nov/Mar/July. However, my hair don't grow away from the loc, I have to go in weekly to separate my roots. I was with my Niece this weekend her locs are passed her butt, she's got a who afro on her head( grows away from the loc), so yes! Pages like this is very helpful 🙂, we all want our locs strong from root to tip.
I watched this embedded but had to come here just to give it a thumbs up. I realized this after going semi freeform for 6 months but luckily my hair survived it. Thought I did something wrong so it's nice to know it happens. Love you for sharing this♥️
I'm so glad I saw this. I just started my locs 3 months ago and I've noticed that my hair grows away from my locs so I have many strands that are loose. My hair is fine also and I kept seeing people say wait at least 4-6 weeks to retwist or else it'll cause thinning. So I've been scared to retwist. Now I'm like... Okay maybe that doesn't apply to me. I'm gonna try doing it twice a month and then once a month if twice seems like too much. Thank you for this video!
Thanks for this clarification. Your experience is same with mine. I have fine hair too. I discover that my roots grow fast and thin when I don't twist monthly. ❤
I am about to start retwisting my hair every two weeks. I have been doing 3-4 weeks and have had my locs for 9 months now. I have noticed so much breakage and marrying at the roots. I just feel it would do me more good to retwist more often, than have to separate my roots. I am very careful when I retwist anyway, so I shouldn’t have too much tension. I think I’ve had more breakage and possible thinning going longer without the retwist then not.
I have rough 4c hair but if I semi Freeform my hair breaks off at root. I never let it get that damaged but still noticed the signs leading to breakage. The longest I can go in between retwist is 3 months!
Good point. I found that years 2-5 my hair benefited from semi freeforming. Now I need organization lol😂 retwisting a little more frequently. Oh. I think I have both fine and course hair. Little nappies at the nape and fly away strands at the top. 😂
Good morning. Thanks I have fine hair and this is so good to know. I find myself retwisting often though my hands just love my hair and I thing that am overdoing it a bit it like everytime am in front of the television at night mostly my hands just goes to my hair and retwist lol. Yea I think it relaxes me doing this hmmm and I know that it's do much sometimes but... So good advise. Thanks Keisha and have a lovely day and a great and safe week ahead. Stay beautiful stay humble as you are. God bless. Bye.
Thank you for the information. I hate when my roots marry each other, I wait but then at retwist my roots feel thin from pulling the roots apart. Now I know I can retwist regularly. I have thin hair.
I’m so glad I watched this. I was pretty much told that retwisting before the 4 week mark was bad for my hair so I’ve been stretching it out and by that 4th week my hair is looking crazy, it’s dry and I do have some signs of breakage. I also have really really dry hair anyway and I’m trying to find better ways to moisturize my locs in between retwists. I think I’m going to try every 3 weeks next but I would definitely not be mad at doing it every two weeks.
If your locs are just beginning its gonna look a mess. Think retwisting as often will end up with thin dreads like the video creator. I want mine thicker so 2x a month is NOT it for me personally
I can 100% confirm this from testing the waters. I have a mix of both and mines grow away from my locs causing it to thin at the roots so i had to go back to grooming once a month or every 6 weeks being the longest. I was doing the whole go longer to thicken up my roots but nah that dont work lol keeping it groomed and all the hair in the same loc is whats keeping it thick.
My locs look just like yours and I HAVE to do the same thing because my hair is so delicate. I have been defying a lot of people online because I know my hair. My hair is like baby hair lol
I came across your chanel for the first time. Thanks I was felling that I was retwisting my locs to often, but your explanation helped me to feel good with it now. Short and great video🥰
Thank you so much for this, i just retwisted my 2 week old locs and was worried i messed up and it was too early but my hair was just all over the place and i didnt know what to do so this vid made me a bit calmer and validated with my choice!
Can you explain to me how you manage? It wouldn't be a problem if we were to completely freeform without manipulation at all, but because we are trying to semi-freeform, that's what makes it hard with our hair texture. I have fine hair too, and I noticed same thing she mentioned in the video. Infact, my initial plan was to not retwist at all, but just separate, cause that's what semi-freeforming means to me, but examining my hair made me realise that it might start to thin out if I let it be, so I have been forced to retwsit twice now, just to save my hair, which pisses me off, cause if I had thick hair, I would have been able to do what I intended to do. So how do you manage to retwist just twice a year, at least if I can find a way to limit how often I retwist, it would go a long way. I don't like the idea of manipulating my hair often. So since you said you have the same texture, I would like to know how you manage to keep it down to just twice a year.
Needed to hear this wasnt sure if I should retwist my hair or not..I've been doing once a month but this month I retwisted already and I can tell my hair needs a maintenance twist again....this helped a lot
Keisha congratulations on 100 K I’ve been watching you almost 10 years January will be my 10th year🎉I’m so glad you brought the subject up because I watched so many TH-camrs that have locked hair and nobody really ever touch the ❤subject thank you
Love this video, Keisha and your beautiful long Locs. I have fine hair also and to be honest I still do not retwist very often. Too much hair to deal with and I am not a hair person lol. 10 years loc anniversary February 2023. My hairdresser said I should cut my Locs as she claims it is getting too heavy and also thinning in the front (always has been like that due to medication) and in the middle somewhere. Any advice please?
if you don't believe your breakage is due to your fine hair but it's your medication, how about looking into alternative medications. talk to your doctor. all the best!
Wow only 12 years with all that hair that’s amazing I’ve been growing mine for 13 years and it’s almost at my waist you must have started with a lot of hair
I think all black women in the world should get dreadlocks biracial women should get dreadlocks fair skinned women should get dreadlocks light skin women should get dreadlocks dreadlocks look beautiful on black women embrace your dreadlocks beautiful black women
I started my locs with crochet method, and hear that you don’t wanna get the crochet retwist too often or can lead to breakage. I be so confused when getting loc advise lmao
Retwist once every 2 months , and as it gets longer every 3-4 months . Scarf when you go to sleep , Wash every week or every 2 weeks . It’s that simple. I’ve had locs for 15 years
You shouldn’t retwist with sisterlocks. Sisterlocks call for retightening. I’m not well versed in sisterlocks but I imagine you’d need to retighten a bit more often with fine hair. I recommend asking a sisterlock practitioner for confirmation.
Interlocking last longer than retwists so waiting longer is normal for sisterlocs because maintence frequency depends more on new growth than unravelling in the case of retwists
@@monicajade3704 yes, but relative to ppl with sisterlocks who have coarse stands, I’d imagine if you have fine strands, you’d still need to retighten more frequently than those with coarse strands.
This is really good information. I needed to hear this, because I generally go 3-4 months for a retwist. Being that my hair is fine, I ll gladly start getting my retwist every 2-3 weeks! Where can I purchase your products?
You are spot on. That’s why people with finer textures tend to bald at crown when locs not retwisted every two to three weeks. The weight of the locs from not being retwisted pulls the hair out. Thanks for the information you confirmed what I was thinking and had been observing. Also retwist shouldn’t be super tight either because it will damage the hair follicles. You are a wellspring of information. Blessings to you 🙏🏾
Absolutely. The weight plus any styling or pulling, or even running your hair through your scalp to massage it can cause breakage. Thanks for your comment! 🖤
Agreed!!! I also have fine hair and I too experimented with going two months without a retwist. My hair grows away from the LOC as well. I noticed that because all of that loose hair wasn't growing into the LOC, my roots were much thinner. Went back to washing and retwisting every two weeks! All is well, three years strong!!
This is true. My hairs very fine so I find twisting everything 2-3 weeks works best for me.
I've been on my loc journey for 3 years now. What I've learned for me is that my locs are thick and heavy. Waiting to long to retwist my hair made it easier for my locs to break and the damage is just terribly. My locs definitely need a lot of care and upkeep. I got high maintenance locs lol
Had to learn this about mine as well. The retwist helps support the weight of the loc .
@@86Kera definitely!
I had to experiment this also since I have fine hair. I retwist monthly and it works for me better especially since my hair grows away from my locs. You have to do what's best for your hair texture and journey. ✌🏾💖
I took 3-4 months off from retwisting and my hair broke off.. I learned the hard way. Now I’m on my 2nd set and I know better! 😊
Same! Like 2 locs. I learned my lesson FR LOL
@@QwonaC_33 Ikr!! When you know better you Do Better!!🥳
How long was ur hair locd for ?
@@FlyboyA my hair had been loc’d about 15 months at that point. I cut it all off and restarted due to the damage I had caused.
@@allthingsme641 damn , what will u do differently this time to ensure ur locs are good n healthy
I just dropped a video on my channel about why I'll be retwisting my Locs next year 3 times. Someone told me to watch this video from you, and I love this information!!!! This is advice is something that I rarely hear.
Congratulations on 100K🎉 I totally agree! I’ve been loc’d 5 1/2 years I have my retwist done twice a month & Cleansed once a month. I often now get asked if my locs are extensions lol!
I’ve also noticed a lot of women with long locs have thin edges, a balding crown or both. Mine are only styled for occasions. I also avoid snatching them up into ponytails. I believe those practices keep the edges and hair full. Along with healthy eating for sure! 😉Your channel has been a huge help. I joined before I started my journey. Hope to meet you one day. Peace & Wellness ❤
What type of retwist do you get?
💯 I have fine flyaway hair that grows away from my locs and I know better than to wait over 6 weeks. It will break right off. It's the way a person retwists that causes thinning, you don't need to retwist your scalp, just the new growth.
Thank you for sharing my dreads have been breaking off I thought going a long period from a retwist would help it grow I was going 2-3 months without a retwist so now I’m going to be going once a month congrats on your 100K I just received your products the growth oil and drops thank you for all you do I appreciate your insight on things love you
I absolutely agree I wanted thicker locs so I semi freeformed still washing and going with my daily routine thinking it was gonna help but it didn’t i my roots started to thin out break off I had my locs for 8 years cut them last may i thought I knew everything about locs but I didn’t I have a Afro now so I’m definitely gonna start my loc journey again but this time I’m doing my research every day so I can have a better journey this time around
For those of you watching this video my prayer is that you ALL come to know JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH as your LORD AND SAVIOR. ROMANS 10:9 say that if we confess with our mouth and believe in our heart that GOD raised JESUS from the dead we will be saved.
Amen!
Very informative video. I found out some yrs ago that I have fine hair and I agree that not retwisting fine hair locs for a long time makes the roots thinner.
Hi✌️. Thank you for this video 👍. It's clear as day 👍. I also have fine hair and yeah I noticed that when I take a long amount of time b4 retwisting (or latching for me) , it does not benefit my hair. My roots seem thiner actually...😶.. Thank you again for all your videos ✨
Congrats 🎉. Your right it's not a one size fits all. I have 200+ locs, tailbone, finer texture around my perimeter & I'm semi free-form. I retwist Nov/Mar/July. However, my hair don't grow away from the loc, I have to go in weekly to separate my roots. I was with my Niece this weekend her locs are passed her butt, she's got a who afro on her head( grows away from the loc), so yes! Pages like this is very helpful 🙂, we all want our locs strong from root to tip.
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I watched this embedded but had to come here just to give it a thumbs up.
I realized this after going semi freeform for 6 months but luckily my hair survived it. Thought I did something wrong so it's nice to know it happens. Love you for sharing this♥️
This makes sense. I wanted to extend the time between locs to thicken my roots but I noticed the opposite. I’m going back to every 3 weeks.
This is true. I have learned my hair is fine. I retwist once or twice a month.
🎉100K! Congratulations from another fine-hair textured LocQueen who you inspired all through her journey from back in the day!😘❤️🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
I'm so glad I saw this. I just started my locs 3 months ago and I've noticed that my hair grows away from my locs so I have many strands that are loose. My hair is fine also and I kept seeing people say wait at least 4-6 weeks to retwist or else it'll cause thinning. So I've been scared to retwist. Now I'm like... Okay maybe that doesn't apply to me. I'm gonna try doing it twice a month and then once a month if twice seems like too much. Thank you for this video!
My edges have always been thin. I guess this apply to me as well 😂 whew finding your way in this journey is hell, but beautiful in the end.
that helped a lot, cause i have fine hair but i wasn’t twisting my hair as much as i should, now i know
Thanks for this clarification. Your experience is same with mine. I have fine hair too. I discover that my roots grow fast and thin when I don't twist monthly. ❤
I am about to start retwisting my hair every two weeks. I have been doing 3-4 weeks and have had my locs for 9 months now. I have noticed so much breakage and marrying at the roots. I just feel it would do me more good to retwist more often, than have to separate my roots. I am very careful when I retwist anyway, so I shouldn’t have too much tension. I think I’ve had more breakage and possible thinning going longer without the retwist then not.
I have rough 4c hair but if I semi Freeform my hair breaks off at root. I never let it get that damaged but still noticed the signs leading to breakage. The longest I can go in between retwist is 3 months!
Yea I was told after you past the budding phase retwist every 3 months… I go 6 weeks at the minimum.. and I’m 15 months in
this is very true, Keisha, i found this to be true with my own locs. Great video!
Good point. I found that years 2-5 my hair benefited from semi freeforming. Now I need organization lol😂 retwisting a little more frequently. Oh. I think I have both fine and course hair. Little nappies at the nape and fly away strands at the top. 😂
Thanks for sharing!!
Good morning. Thanks I have fine hair and this is so good to know. I find myself retwisting often though my hands just love my hair and I thing that am overdoing it a bit it like everytime am in front of the television at night mostly my hands just goes to my hair and retwist lol. Yea I think it relaxes me doing this hmmm and I know that it's do much sometimes but... So good advise. Thanks Keisha and have a lovely day and a great and safe week ahead. Stay beautiful stay humble as you are. God bless. Bye.
Thank you for the information. I hate when my roots marry each other, I wait but then at retwist my roots feel thin from pulling the roots apart. Now I know I can retwist regularly. I have thin hair.
Ms. Keisha can you or any of your Subscribers recommend a loctician in NY. I am visiting and need my hair done badly.
I’m so glad I watched this. I was pretty much told that retwisting before the 4 week mark was bad for my hair so I’ve been stretching it out and by that 4th week my hair is looking crazy, it’s dry and I do have some signs of breakage. I also have really really dry hair anyway and I’m trying to find better ways to moisturize my locs in between retwists. I think I’m going to try every 3 weeks next but I would definitely not be mad at doing it every two weeks.
Same I'm going on my first month w33k 4
So it's time for a retwist
If your locs are just beginning its gonna look a mess. Think retwisting as often will end up with thin dreads like the video creator. I want mine thicker so 2x a month is NOT it for me personally
@@Minimovie411 thank you for that advice. I do want my locs to be thick as well.
This makes perfect sense. Tfs.
You are so welcome
agreed! I have fine hair and also have experimented with waiting longer to retwist and my strands were coming away from root.
This was a help FR!!! Thanks girlie!!! 🤗
I can 100% confirm this from testing the waters. I have a mix of both and mines grow away from my locs causing it to thin at the roots so i had to go back to grooming once a month or every 6 weeks being the longest. I was doing the whole go longer to thicken up my roots but nah that dont work lol keeping it groomed and all the hair in the same loc is whats keeping it thick.
My locs look just like yours and I HAVE to do the same thing because my hair is so delicate. I have been defying a lot of people online because I know my hair. My hair is like baby hair lol
Congratulations on reaching 100K!!!🥳🎉🎈🎊👏🏾. Well deserved!❤
This is sooi tru and personal....I tried going longer and it feels like some if them are popping off...oh lord
i kinda have both but i just do every 2 to 3 weeks
I came across your chanel for the first time. Thanks I was felling that I was retwisting my locs to often, but your explanation helped me to feel good with it now. Short and great video🥰
Thank you for sharing and congratulations
Hi Young Mula 🤜🏽🤛🏽
I always learn with you Keisha! Thanx so much🙏🏽❤️🙌🏽 congrats on your 100k🎉🎉🎉
Thank you so much for this, i just retwisted my 2 week old locs and was worried i messed up and it was too early but my hair was just all over the place and i didnt know what to do so this vid made me a bit calmer and validated with my choice!
This was a good video!!! My hair breaks away from the locs and I get it done once every 2 months😕
I take a holistic approach on my hair. I have fine hair and I retwist my hair twice a year
Can you explain to me how you manage? It wouldn't be a problem if we were to completely freeform without manipulation at all, but because we are trying to semi-freeform, that's what makes it hard with our hair texture. I have fine hair too, and I noticed same thing she mentioned in the video. Infact, my initial plan was to not retwist at all, but just separate, cause that's what semi-freeforming means to me, but examining my hair made me realise that it might start to thin out if I let it be, so I have been forced to retwsit twice now, just to save my hair, which pisses me off, cause if I had thick hair, I would have been able to do what I intended to do. So how do you manage to retwist just twice a year, at least if I can find a way to limit how often I retwist, it would go a long way. I don't like the idea of manipulating my hair often. So since you said you have the same texture, I would like to know how you manage to keep it down to just twice a year.
Great video, thank you 🙏
Needed to hear this wasnt sure if I should retwist my hair or not..I've been doing once a month but this month I retwisted already and I can tell my hair needs a maintenance twist again....this helped a lot
I have fine hair, and I wait 2 months before I get a retwist
I have fine hair and I get my hair retwist twice a year. My hair is thriving and healthy.
yall hooooooowwwwww?! the thought process of how married/ matted my hair would be in insane.
Love you Kisha❤️
I have real thick hair I do my hair every 12 weeks so your right
Keisha congratulations on 100 K I’ve been watching you almost 10 years January will be my 10th year🎉I’m so glad you brought the subject up because I watched so many TH-camrs that have locked hair and nobody really ever touch the ❤subject thank you
Thank you!! 🎉
Thank you!!!
Great advice, I retwist 2x a year 💓
Thank you soo much! This is 100% accurate!
Love this video, Keisha and your beautiful long Locs. I have fine hair also and to be honest I still do not retwist very often. Too much hair to deal with and I am not a hair person lol. 10 years loc anniversary February 2023. My hairdresser said I should cut my Locs as she claims it is getting too heavy and also thinning in the front (always has been like that due to medication) and in the middle somewhere. Any advice please?
if you don't believe your breakage is due to your fine hair but it's your medication, how about looking into alternative medications. talk to your doctor. all the best!
Is it bad to touch up your edges frequently?
I appreciate this video so much! My girls hair is coarse and mine is fine, and she doesn't understand that I need retwisted more than she does lol
Congrats on 100K! 🎉
Thank you so much 😀
Wow only 12 years with all that hair that’s amazing I’ve been growing mine for 13 years and it’s almost at my waist you must have started with a lot of hair
So wen doing my retwist do I only crochet loc my hair wen my new growth is to long or do I just retwist my hair normally
I think all black women in the world should get dreadlocks biracial women should get dreadlocks fair skinned women should get dreadlocks light skin women should get dreadlocks dreadlocks look beautiful on black women embrace your dreadlocks beautiful black women
I started my locs with crochet method, and hear that you don’t wanna get the crochet retwist too often or can lead to breakage. I be so confused when getting loc advise lmao
Retwist once every 2 months , and as it gets longer every 3-4 months .
Scarf when you go to sleep ,
Wash every week or every 2 weeks . It’s that simple.
I’ve had locs for 15 years
So question.i have sisterocks....does what you stated apply to me. I retwist every 2 months.
You shouldn’t retwist with sisterlocks. Sisterlocks call for retightening. I’m not well versed in sisterlocks but I imagine you’d need to retighten a bit more often with fine hair. I recommend asking a sisterlock practitioner for confirmation.
@@KeishaCharmaine oooops that's what I meant....retighten, not retwist. I know with Regular locs it requires a retwist. Lol. Thanks
Interlocking last longer than retwists so waiting longer is normal for sisterlocs because maintence frequency depends more on new growth than unravelling in the case of retwists
@@monicajade3704 that's so true 👍🏾
@@monicajade3704 yes, but relative to ppl with sisterlocks who have coarse stands, I’d imagine if you have fine strands, you’d still need to retighten more frequently than those with coarse strands.
Thank you for this video my hair is the exact same way.
My hair is fine, and I tried skipping months for about a year. Now, some of my locs are thinning 😵💫
How many locs do you have?
Congratulations
I’m somewhat in between
That make a lot of sense
This was helpful
💜♾️💜
This is really good information. I needed to hear this, because I generally go 3-4 months for a retwist. Being that my hair is fine, I ll gladly start getting my retwist every 2-3 weeks! Where can I purchase your products?