If you let your long locs flow loosely on the streets of Johannesburg, South Africa, you might become the target of a hair robbery. Cut-and-run hair thefts have emerged in the city because of a demand for locs on the black market where locs can sell from $200 to $2,000 rand depending on length. The…
Anyone who has grown locs for a significant amount of time can identify with the traumatic experience of loc breakage. When locs become dry and brittle (sometimes the side effect of color treatments or lack of moisture) or long and heavy, they have the tendency to “snap” or thin out and eventually break off. Sometimes…
People shy away from considering wearing locs, or say they do not like them, for many reasons, most of which are based on misconceptions. The following locs myth list was compiled by Ansylla of My Hairitage Holistic Hair Care, which is located in Maryland. Along with hair services, My Hairitage offers various natural hair and…
The natural hair movement among African Americans has experienced resurgence, as evidenced by the many YouTube videos, blogs, and products created to aid in grooming unprocessed hair, or what is at times called nappy or virgin hair. Natural hair has been constructed as radical, extreme, and unkempt, despite the fact that a natural hairstyle simply means…
From The Grio – As an attractive black woman with 36-27-40 measurements, burgeoning model Wahidah Fowler shouldn’t have a problem getting cast in any hip-hop video. But she also wears locs. During the course of her career, the Brooklyn native has been faced with directors who wouldn’t feature her as a lead because of her…
Dreadlocks are one of those hairstyles that yield diversity to various looks from updos to Mohawks and cascading waves. Although you don’t have to suffer through the trial of detangling hair with this style, having locs doesn’t mean that haircare should be put on a back burner. You still need to schedule regular visits to…
