Just like a scenic road trip or a beautiful work of art, locs are just as much about the process as the end result. Whether you’re dreaming of manicured microlocs or elegant freeform locs, it can take up to two years for your locs to mature, so feeling confident at every stage of your journey is essential.
After all, locs are a celebration of your gorgeous hair and inherent beauty, so embrace each step of this process. While every journey is different, here are the five typical stages you can expect when growing locs.
Starter Locs
There are many ways to start locs, from comb coils to mini braids, as well as different parting patterns, such as a brick-lay structure or diamond pattern. An experienced loctician can help you choose a starting method, a parting pattern or freeform method, and a size that suits your hair and desired aesthetic. A gentle rosewater for locs spray can keep your strands hydrated during this stage—without unraveling your starter locs.
Budding
During the second phase of your loc journey, which typically lasts from six to twelve months, your hair will stop unraveling and begin to matte.
While caring for your locs with nourishing loc care and maintenance products is essential during any phase of this journey, it’s especially important to cleanse and hydrate your hair during the budding stage to keep your locs bump-free and strong.
Teen
Now that your locs are becoming stronger, plumper, and taking on a more definitive shape, you can truly start to see your style visions come to light. During this 12-to-18-month stage, your locs are not yet long enough to lie flat but are beginning to take on their mature shape.
Embracing the playful, independent nature of your locs during this stage is essential for falling in love with your loc journey. Whether you adore your little locs or are ready for a more uniform look, scarves, headbands, and confidence can help you embrace the teen phase.
Mature
Your locs are beginning to hang down, and you’re noticing minimal frizz and flyaways—welcome to the mature stage! During this phase, your care and maintenance routine will begin to feel simpler, and you’ll have more versatile style options.
With a clarifying shampoo, hydrating rosewater, and nourishing scalp and strand oil, you can keep your mature locs happy and healthy.
Rooted
Now that you’ve reached the final stage of your loc journey, your locs will feel denser, fall naturally, and show no signs of unraveling. All of your patience, commitment, and dedication have paid off, and you can look back on every stage of your loc journey with plenty of love.
Caring for your rooted locs can be as high or low maintenance as you prefer, although using loc maintenance products from a trusted hair care brand is the best way to give your locs the nourishment they deserve.
Knowing what to expect from each stage of the loc journey can help you feel confident, empowered, and gorgeous as you achieve this stunning style.
About Jaycee Naturals®
Celebrating your natural radiance and achieving your best hair starts with innovative products that merge health and beauty. Jaycee Naturals®, a luxurious hair product brand tailored to textured tresses, was founded by Jewel, Jenna, and Jackie—three sisters with a shared passion for haircare. When these three women had difficulty finding hair products for textured hair that nourished their natural tresses, they combined their unique expertise to develop efficacy-driven, nourishing products. With opulent ingredients that visibly support scalp and hair health, Jaycee Naturals® offers products for every stage of your hair journey. Whether you’re looking for loc care and maintenance products or nourishing oils, this Black and women-owned brand can help. Whether your crown is adorned with locs, braids, or puffs, Jaycee Naturals® can help celebrate your beauty and style.
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