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      • Styles + Products for Locs
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  • Tips on How to Wash Starter Locs
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  • 6 Methods of Starting Locs- How to and Loc Tips
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  • How Long Does My Hair need to be to Start Dreads?
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    How Long Does My Hair need to be to Start Dreads?

    June 15, 2020 /

    The best length to start dreads often depends on the method that you are planning to use to start your locs. Continue reading as I will provide more detailed information answering the question of ‘how long does my hair need to be to start dreads?’. When I started my first set of locs, I started them with finger coils, which is a common method of starting locs on 4c curly hair. I had about 8 inches of hair at that time, being that I had been growing my natural hair for a long time, over 2 years. I ended up discontinuing that loc journey. On my second journey, I started…

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  • Best Homemade and Store-bought Products for Retwisting Locs
  • Working out with Locs - Tips for Your Retwist and Scalp
  • 6 Methods of Starting Locs- How to and Loc Tips

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