r/Dreadlocks

Fucking LOVE having locs and how long they are getting I think looking back I justt really really wanted long hair

First two pics are from May 26th 2026, and the last two pics are from August 10th 2026. Did my locs drop?? Or is this just normal growth lol??

They’re 2 months old (technically 1 month since all of the first starters unraveled during the first retwist and wash), I like them but the only issue is just the back near my neck. I had a small bald spot grow from having a durag on too tight and now the locs near my back neckline are really thin and kind of mashed together. I fear a next retwist would just pull the hair out. Should I just wash these out and restart when my hairs longer and healthy? My dandruff also has been killing me going weeks without a wash.

What looks better than black or the honey brown? I’m lowkey missing the black locs.

I've been free formed for 6.5 years and My daughter's semi free formed for 1 year. How do they look. I'm excited to share

Lwk wanted to try sum new

The first pic i took recently, the 2nd pic is from 6 months ago, i have around 3B curls, i use head and shoulders shampoo,

i dont double shampoo as i find it made my hair too dry and i wash once a week.

I had around 1.5 years of growth when starting out, i tried two strand twist as a starter method but i didn't like em at all and decided that freeforming like that was way better.

I want to stop seperating to see where it leads me✌🏻

Love the knotnation community ♥️

had dreads for about 4 years now, always waited 2-5 months before retwist ( i know its a while) but i never had any problems for years. Id usually leave 2strands in for a month then take them out and rock twist out for a while however recently hair just started thinning. I dont apply much oil or wash too often could that be the case? I also have a lot of extra dreads from all my trims could i use those to help strengthen my roots somehow

Just trying to make it to the weekend!

Had maintenance done today, decided it was time to cut out the pink extensions and grow out my natural locs feeling good with the progress so far on this 9 month journey

I know it’s tough to see but I’m pulling my hair to give a rough idea of how long it is right now.

I used to have a high top but I broke my arm and decided to cut my hair since it was hard to maintain with one arm. I was cutting the sides at first bc I was going to do a high top again but I stopped bc I know it wouldn’t look right if the top wasn’t long. So my sides are a bit shorter than the top right now.

Also I’d like to know if locs are even a good idea for me. My hair feels like it grows pretty slow.

I’ll put 3 photos: 1st is me right now, 2nd is my hair 7 months ago when I first cut it, 3rd is my hair before I cut it.

I’m half Hispanic from my mom’s side and I mainly grew up around that side of my family. My dad never had long hair and majority of that side of my family live in the south, so I don’t have anyone to ask for advice about my black “male” hair

Genuinely curious as to why everyone keeps staring. If u should hang it up be brutally honest 😭

Idk but recently I’ve been insecure about how thin my roots are i wanna get them thicker cuz if im scared keep letting them grow its gonna just fall off. I do put oil and i wash then daily and i spray them with rosemary water every three days yet nothing has helped i was thinking of telling my loctian to combine any excees hair from the roots to strengthen it but idk any good loctians in new york city

I would always get interlocked and retwisted with no style, but the hair is too much past my eyes to look professional.