How locks are formed

A lock is a section of hair that has intertwined or matted together and can not easily be combed or picked apart.  Locks are made up of tangled unshed hair.  You comb your hair to keep tangles out and to remove the hair that sheds.  The average healthy person will lose between 50 - 150 hairs a day.  This is normal.  When you stop comb your hair those hairs get caught up and tangled and intertwined to form a lock.  So it is really time and the shed hair that forms a lock.

There are two basic methods for locking your hair. Each of these methods has two subtypes:

Organic Methods

• The Totally Organic Method
• The Free Formed Method

 
Cultivated Methods

• Hand Cultivated Methods
• Tools Cultivated Methods

When I decide to lock my hair the first time six years ago, I searched all over to find information. What I found in print as well as online that many lock wearers are biased to the methods that they used to start their locks.

Over the years I have found that there are several locking methods. And the way you maintain your locks will depend on the method that you used.

I have also found that hair type can play a huge role in your journey and the final look. I have two distantly different types of hair and I learned – the hard way- that some method just won’t work uniformly on all hair types.

You won’t have that problem. In this section you will find all you need to know about how locks are formedas well as basic and not so basic locking methods. And you will learn which methods work best for each hair type.

If you just want to try out the locked look before you start your journey. I will provided information on the various synthetic locking options. This could be a good option for you if you have a tendency to always want to change hair styles and if you really aren’t ready to commit to locks yet.

If you are worried about a lack of styling options, don’t worry. There are lots of styles that you can do with your locks. And locked styles can be stunning.

If you ever decide to take down your locks, I can give you some tips on removing locks without loosing all your hair or cutting it all off. It is NOT easy, which is probably why people discourage you from thinking about it. But it can be done.

How Locks are Formed

Although locking has become less and less controversial than it was a few years back. There are still some common misconceptions about locked hair and locking. Keeping your hair well maintained can help to counteract the negative view that many people have of locked hair.

One of the first questions you will probably have about your new locked hair is can I wash it? Of course you can wash your hair! How and how often will depend on how you chose to start you locks. There is no reason for you to go months or even weeks with out washing your hair. Anyone that tells you otherwise just isn’t well informed.

Another question than you might have is how to keep your locks looking neat? Again this depends on how you started your lock, how much time you want to spend on them, and whether  you want to maintain your locks at home or go to a loctitian or natural salon to have them maintained.

Last but not least as your hair gets longer you will want to know how to style them. If you are worried about a lack of styling options, don’t worry.  There are lots of styles that you can do with your locks. And locked styles can be stunning.