Locs don’t “lock” overnight, they mature in stages. Here’s what’s actually happening: Locs form through matting intertwining, not products or constant retwists. Your strands wrap around each other, tangle, and tighten over time as water, movement, and patience do their job. The stages: • Starter phase: Hair is loose, frizzy, and soft, this is NORMAL. • Budding phase: You’ll feel bumps/knots inside the loc, that’s the hair locking. • Teen phase: Locs swell, shrink, and look messy before they smoo
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What stage is this? 😅 This is the budding/teen stage of loc development. At this point your locs will be budding, have kinks and bumps, they’ll still be soft and not dense and compact like mature locs. They’ll be really frizzy too. It can make you feel like a mess if you place a lot of emphasis on having your hair neat 😂 A point to remember is that while frizz is common and natural at this stage, too much frizz is a sign of dryness. Pay real close attention to dryness at this stage because it’
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🌱 The Budding Phase: where patience meets progress. At this stage, your locs are starting to form their unique shape and personality. You’ll notice frizz, swelling, and some unraveling. ALL are normal parts of the journey. This is your locs learning who they are. With consistent maintenance, hydration, and care, they’ll soon begin to lock and strengthen from root to tip. Embrace the wild, the free, and the becoming 🌿 #LocJourney #BuddingPhase #TrustTheProcess | Servicing Medical Wigs, Prosthet
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