My biggest mistake was not being semi-freeform from the beginning! Haha if I had to do it all again I would skip the whole year I wasted trying to maintain perfectly manicured parts every two weeks
Haha! Love it! It's hard to trust the process in the beginning though. The feeling that one little mistake will mess it up. It was so freeing to be less worried about the parts over time
Lady dem locs are awesome, how about a closer look next time. I want to see den roots lol. I'm 3 years semi free-form also. It's amazing how my parts still there lol.
Thank you! I'm not the best with a camera, but I can certainly try! Wow to 3 years! Yes! It seems like the hair almost learns to guide itself into the correct loc lol
I find it intriguing that your hair naturally coils from free forming. You’re the first CZcamsr I’ve come across that has mentioned this as I have been curious about semi free forming. Thank you for the insight!
Ah I'm glad you've find this video to be helpful in some way! I hope you find a comfortable option for your hair. In spite of the mistakes I have made, I've been loving the benefits of semi-freeforming. : )
The weak areas of your loc’s as you have described them are nothing more than simple maintenance needs. I noticed on my own loc’s, as you showed on yours, places where my locks have stretched and thinned. I use a crochet needle 5 mm, I rough up the thinned frayed ends overlap them about a half an inch and crochet them together until the density feels even and tug on them to be sure they are well connected. By doing this the loc stays consistent with no weak spots and the place where they were joined is no longer detectable. You may need to practice a little to get more consistent with your crocheting and feeling the density. Any locks that have this problem crochet them back together and your hair will look fine! You seem to have the perfect hair for loc’s! I use a three prong 5 mm crochet needle. I find this locks the hair the fastest and the tightest. I learned by watching DXLYN’s videos! she has many videos depicting the very problems you are speaking of with great reparative results! You have a great hair! I hope this is some help to you. Good luck I’ll be watching your videos!
Thank you for your thoughtful comment. I haven't tried that method yet. I'll check out some of her videos and look at options for repairing locs. Yes. I am very thankful that I have hair that locks very easily. Even if I completely destroyed my locs, it's nice to know that they'd lock quicker if I started over. When I really look at my locs, I see the story of me learning more about my hair. I wish you the best as you continue your journey. Thank you again for your thoughts
@@mnotinglife7934 Please do not contemplate starting over. Your hair is not as bad as you may feel that it is. I am Sure that a Loctician can separate and repair your locks and you would never know there has ever been a problem! I locked my own here and I know that I would be able to fix yours but I’m not there. Don’t give up things are not as bad as they seem. Look at those videos by DXLYN just as I did and you will learn how to make the needed repairs yourself for far less money! God bless you I’ll be watching your channel hoping that you took my advice. 🕊
I had a moment a while ago, but the feeling was fleeting. I'm too attached to them. I will learn more about loc repairs, it won't hurt to know. Thank you for your encouragement. Regardless of my mistakes, I'm still loving my hair and what this journey has taught me.
Please let go of the ends that are dangling for dear life. Getting rid of those obvious damaged dead ends is part of taking care of your hair. I will never understand why people can't bare to get rid of obvious dead ends that are about to fall off. I can only imagine the embarrassment if one broke off in a public setting. You can free form or semi free form by practicing healthy maintenance.
While I do not share your perspective, I'm glad if you have a routine that you consider to be healthy for you. I don't consider my locs to be super healthy overall, but do find it important for me to have a healthy scalp. Occasionally I cut some broken ends when I feel ready and remember to do so. Knotting my hair has "fixed" some breaks here nd there, but generally i don't worry about it and consider it all a part of my journey.
Thanks for your simple message....leave your locs alone!! Gently guide them to avoid married locs! Let your crown be to flourish into what IT wants to be.
Your locs are beautiful! My hair does not loc easy and here in year two I’m attempting to semi free form so that my thin, fine hair can thicken up. I never style my locs except for a loose pony. I have a lot of loose hair, if I don’t twist them around my locs how do the loc? I’m stretching my retwist from 6 weeks to 12 right now… thank you!
Thank you! It's tricky to say because that depends on your hair type and maintenance. My hair really likes to get all tangled up, so I didnt have many stray hairs at all. My sister, however, did. She has a looser curl pattern than me and would wrap the strap hairs around some of the locs at times, but she did not semi-freeform, so I'm not sure how it would have turned out. I know this response isn't ideal. If you find some people online with a similar hair type, it may help to see what they did and how that turned out for them. Wishing you the best on your semi-freeform journey!
Great video sista! I am on my second loc journey. I was thinking of not retwisting ever again. What is your take on that sista? They are about 2 weeks old right now. I was thinking of semi-freeforming...yet I am thinking about never retwisting them again.
Thank you! It depends on what you want. I chose semi-freeforming because of the look and simplicity of it and I also felt it was healthier for my roots and lifestyle, while considering my hair type. I didnt want to worry about messing up a retwist. I just wanted to feel free. I'd recommend thinking about overall what you aim to get out of it, check out some more semi-freeform journeys here, and I'm sure you'll come to a good conclusion. I hope this was helpful 😊 What led you to start a second journey?
Hey, thank you! Actually it'd be interesting to do a video with both of them. Maybe around the holidays when we're together again. Yeah, I found that coconut oil was not good for my scalp. I feel like it did more harm than good. Castor oil works for me though-i just don't overdo it.
My biggest mistake was not being semi-freeform from the beginning! Haha if I had to do it all again I would skip the whole year I wasted trying to maintain perfectly manicured parts every two weeks
Haha! Love it!
It's hard to trust the process in the beginning though. The feeling that one little mistake will mess it up.
It was so freeing to be less worried about the parts over time
@@mnotinglife7934 Yep I absolutely love having stress-free hair
Cheers to that!🥂
Lady dem locs are awesome, how about a closer look next time. I want to see den roots lol. I'm 3 years semi free-form also. It's amazing how my parts still there lol.
Thank you! I'm not the best with a camera, but I can certainly try!
Wow to 3 years! Yes! It seems like the hair almost learns to guide itself into the correct loc lol
You are so gorgeous!! I love being semi free form never retwisted best decision ever!! Love your amazing locs hun!! I’m inspired.
Aw! Thank you so much!
Yes, it is so freeing!! I'm glad you're loving your journey!
I find it intriguing that your hair naturally coils from free forming. You’re the first CZcamsr I’ve come across that has mentioned this as I have been curious about semi free forming. Thank you for the insight!
Ah I'm glad you've find this video to be helpful in some way! I hope you find a comfortable option for your hair. In spite of the mistakes I have made, I've been loving the benefits of semi-freeforming. : )
You’ve remained so true to yourself, your loc journey and your CZcams community and for that deserve much well due respect love 🫶🏽😘
Wow! That's such a thoughtful comment. I really like this community. Thank you so much!
@@mnotinglife7934 Keep building your momentum love 💘🙏🏽
Dem locs is 🔥. Love it. Let it go, let it do it’s thing.
Thank you!😊
The weak areas of your loc’s as you have described them are nothing more than simple maintenance needs. I noticed on my own loc’s, as you showed on yours, places where my locks have stretched and thinned. I use a crochet needle 5 mm, I rough up the thinned frayed ends overlap them about a half an inch and crochet them together until the density feels even and tug on them to be sure they are well connected. By doing this the loc stays consistent with no weak spots and the place where they were joined is no longer detectable. You may need to practice a little to get more consistent with your crocheting and feeling the density. Any locks that have this problem crochet them back together and your hair will look fine! You seem to have the perfect hair for loc’s! I use a three prong 5 mm crochet needle. I find this locks the hair the fastest and the tightest. I learned by watching DXLYN’s videos! she has many videos depicting the very problems you are speaking of with great reparative results! You have a great hair! I hope this is some help to you. Good luck I’ll be watching your videos!
Thank you for your thoughtful comment. I haven't tried that method yet. I'll check out some of her videos and look at options for repairing locs.
Yes. I am very thankful that I have hair that locks very easily. Even if I completely destroyed my locs, it's nice to know that they'd lock quicker if I started over. When I really look at my locs, I see the story of me learning more about my hair.
I wish you the best as you continue your journey. Thank you again for your thoughts
@@mnotinglife7934 Please do not contemplate starting over. Your hair is not as bad as you may feel that it is. I am Sure that a Loctician can separate and repair your locks and you would never know there has ever been a problem! I locked my own here and I know that I would be able to fix yours but I’m not there. Don’t give up things are not as bad as they seem. Look at those videos by DXLYN just as I did and you will learn how to make the needed repairs yourself for far less money! God bless you I’ll be watching your channel hoping that you took my advice. 🕊
I had a moment a while ago, but the feeling was fleeting. I'm too attached to them.
I will learn more about loc repairs, it won't hurt to know.
Thank you for your encouragement. Regardless of my mistakes, I'm still loving my hair and what this journey has taught me.
Great video! Thank you for your transparency - super helpful 🙌
Thanks! And I'm glad this was helpful : )
You have gorgeous locs!!!🤍
Thank you!😊
@@mnotinglife7934 You are so welcome!😊😊
You just explained something I’d never considered. My locs are similar.
Oh, that's great! I was hoping someone might learn something from my mistakes.
Beautiful as always! 😍😍😍
So sweet😊 Thank you!
🤍🤍🤍Thank you for sharing your gorgeous locs.
Glad to have shared the journey : )
Please let go of the ends that are dangling for dear life. Getting rid of those obvious damaged dead ends is part of taking care of your hair. I will never understand why people can't bare to get rid of obvious dead ends that are about to fall off. I can only imagine the embarrassment if one broke off in a public setting. You can free form or semi free form by practicing healthy maintenance.
While I do not share your perspective, I'm glad if you have a routine that you consider to be healthy for you. I don't consider my locs to be super healthy overall, but do find it important for me to have a healthy scalp.
Occasionally I cut some broken ends when I feel ready and remember to do so. Knotting my hair has "fixed" some breaks here nd there, but generally i don't worry about it and consider it all a part of my journey.
EXACTLY!!!
Mia I agree.
Ur gorgeous 🙏🏼
Let it be free
Thanks for watching
Loving the freedom of locs.
@@mnotinglife7934 🌺
Thanks for your simple message....leave your locs alone!!
Gently guide them to avoid married locs! Let your crown be to flourish
into what IT wants to be.
Your locs are beautiful! My hair does not loc easy and here in year two I’m attempting to semi free form so that my thin, fine hair can thicken up. I never style my locs except for a loose pony. I have a lot of loose hair, if I don’t twist them around my locs how do the loc? I’m stretching my retwist from 6 weeks to 12 right now… thank you!
Thank you!
It's tricky to say because that depends on your hair type and maintenance. My hair really likes to get all tangled up, so I didnt have many stray hairs at all.
My sister, however, did. She has a looser curl pattern than me and would wrap the strap hairs around some of the locs at times, but she did not semi-freeform, so I'm not sure how it would have turned out. I know this response isn't ideal. If you find some people online with a similar hair type, it may help to see what they did and how that turned out for them.
Wishing you the best on your semi-freeform journey!
Great video sista! I am on my second loc journey. I was thinking of not retwisting ever again. What is your take on that sista? They are about 2 weeks old right now. I was thinking of semi-freeforming...yet I am thinking about never retwisting them again.
Thank you!
It depends on what you want. I chose semi-freeforming because of the look and simplicity of it and I also felt it was healthier for my roots and lifestyle, while considering my hair type. I didnt want to worry about messing up a retwist. I just wanted to feel free.
I'd recommend thinking about overall what you aim to get out of it, check out some more semi-freeform journeys here, and I'm sure you'll come to a good conclusion.
I hope this was helpful 😊
What led you to start a second journey?
@@mnotinglife7934 It was a spur-of-the-moment kind of thing haha.
Haha! Well, when the moment calls you....lol
But “semi freeforming” is just that. Doing it sometimes and others times not??
Sure, it can be. I've heard different kinds of definitions. But all that matters is that you're doing what works for you : )
How many locs is this?
Around 131, I think
how many locs do you have?
I think I have 132
👋 Where’s your sis and bro? Y’all locs are beautiful. Not oiling is a good thing believe me. Some oils cause itching and inflammation.
Hey, thank you! Actually it'd be interesting to do a video with both of them. Maybe around the holidays when we're together again.
Yeah, I found that coconut oil was not good for my scalp. I feel like it did more harm than good. Castor oil works for me though-i just don't overdo it.
My scalp hates EVERYTHING except coconut oil. It actually calms my scalp.