I don’t know if everyone knows or not but I am a hairstylist
and I specialize in faux locs. Faux locs are temporary loc extensions. I know a
lot of you have thought about getting dreads but you’re scared of the
commitment. Faux locs are a way to achieve the look without actually locking
your hair. Faux locs are a good protective hair style as well.
You can create fauxlocs with marley hair or yarn. Me
personally I don’t like the way they look with yarn so I don’t do them with
yarn. I just cant see myself doing someone’s hair with yarn. I just can’t get
into it. But there are a lot of pro’s for yarn locs. They are very inexpensive.
Depending on how thick your hair is, alongside with how short or how long you
want your hair- the cost of buying the yarn should not cost you more than
$10-$20. The yarn also comes in a variety of colors. You can also wash your
yarn locs and they will become softer.
The cons of yarn locs are they can cause serious breakage if
you do not moisturize your hair. Your hair is covered by a thick covering of
wool- don’t neglect it just because it’s a “protective hair style”. The yarn
locs can start to smell like mildew if they are not properly taken care of.
When you wash the yarn locs they take forever and a day to dry. The yarn locs
are also time consuming. You have to measure out the yarn, and measuring out
the right length of yarn can have your hands hurting all the time. They can
easily collect lent, and anything that can cling on to your hair.
Some pros of the marley locs are the hair already comes pre
stranded so you don’t have to worry about cutting or measuring out the yarn to
achieve this style. The hairstyle can last from weeks to months. You have to be
careful not to leave it too long because it will lock with your real hair, unless
that is the look you are going for.
Its also great for those wanting to actually grow out locs
but don’t want to go through the awkward phase. It is also gentler on the hair.
Some cons are this hairstyle is way pricier than using yarn
to wrap your hair. Wit the method that I use you’re going to spend around $60-$85 on the marley hair. This hairstyle is
easy to collect lint, and anything that can cling on to your hair. The hair
tends to snag onto everything. They can also cause breakage if you don’t properly
take care of them. These are harsher on the hair than the yarn.
A lot of people ask are these locs heavy. I’m honestly not
sure which form is the heaviest on the head. I think it all depends on how big
or small your locs are as well as how many strands per hair you used which
achieving the style.