Loc Hairstyle tutorial: Curls using "Loc Knots"

I wore my loc knots to my Gayle King interview this week and she loved them!
Wait....you didn't know I was going to be on the Gayle King radio show?????? You need to follow my Twitter, FB or blog!!!

This is a very cute style that works on various hair lengths and best of all is 2 styles in one! When you unravel the loc knots you get beautiful curls, similar to pipe cleaner curls but without pipe cleaners!

thank you Karen and Natsha for showing me this style!

Also thank you Msned12's "curls for locs" tutorial
http://youtu.be/_KxePuflDtY

Loc Knots using just one loc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiqFpzSPoLk

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[solovely03]

I just put these knots in my shoulder-length knots today, after watching your video. Fingers crossed!! One follow-up question before I take them down in a few days: How do you sleep on these to prevent crushing and ruining the curls? I'm notorious for putting my locs in bantu knots and then ripping them out in the middle of the night after a few hours of uncomfortable half sleeping. Do you recoil them before bed?

[chescalocs]

@solovely03 sleeping on them shouldn't damage the curls but try wrapping your hair in a scarf so you don't accidentally pull them out.

[IlluminateTenor]

what if you have an odd number of locks



[chescalocs]

@IlluminateTenor you can twist 3 together or just do one on it's own. i just did a tutorial for single loc knots. check it out!

[Dreaminstar64]

What if you get dreadlocks then lets say after a year you dont want them anymore is there anyway to reverse dreadS?

[chescalocs]

@Dreaminstar64 yes, locs can be combed out, but it's a very time intensive process and you end up losing a lot of hair. do a search for "combing out locs" on YT. there are a few videos about it.

[71025993]

i dont even have locs but i still enjoywatching the videos...

[americangirl3051]

LIKE IF YOU SAW THE AD FOR HER CHANNEL AT THE SIDE AND THOUGHT IN THE VIDEO HER HAIR LOOKED WIERD

[chescaleigh]

@P1NkLoVe88 yes!

[P1NkLoVe88]

was that an engagement ring?

[P1NkLoVe88]

my aunt had them in for 2 months lmao and it lasted

[weepiefan]

Can dreadlocks be unlocked?

[LaDyMaXx]

CHESCA!!! Me and my 10 yr old daughter both have locs and we LOVE your vids! Doing the loc knots was "easy peasy!" much to my surprise (had been wondering for a while how to do them) plus you are so watchable! One question: you say you use no product on your hair. How do you keep your locs looking so healthy??? I use only olive oil and sometimes a little Vit E oil on mine—but I am intrigued how you care for yours. Love n' THANX from Barbados! Lx

[redstrawberrymuncher]

I am extremely jealous of your hair!

[TheSamanthaRosetta]

I'm really considering getting dreads and I just wanted to know a few things about yours. How long have you had them and what was the locking process like? Did you go to a salon and do them or did you do them yourself?

[DynamicRunner]

I really like this technique and I would like to give it a try, but i'm not sure how well it would work on my skinny locs.

[fisku91]

Came across your channel last nite. You are a hair style diva! Congrats on being on Gayle King! Good moves in 2012 for you!  God Bless!