Is Hair Color Wax Safe For Locs?

So you’re ready for some color in your locs but not quite ready to commit to permanent hair color. Or maybe you just want to switch it up because having different color hair is fun. I totally get it— my hair is aquamarine. But before you purchase any hair wax for your locs let me warn you. I don’t believe any type of wax should be used in locs. You can see for yourself in my recent video “Hair Chalk vs Hair Wax for Locs”. In this video, I show you what hair chalk and hair wax look like on your locs before and after shampooing— under a microscope.

And if you’re interested to know what led me to do this experiment let me tell you an interesting story.

A Story: Hair color wax in locs

I once met a young lady that had bleached and colored her locs two years before sitting in my chair. After her green hair color faded, she decided to try hair wax on her locs. As I was shampooing her locs, using the detoxifying shampoo that I commonly use in the salon, a lot of pink color suds started to appear. Naturally, I asked her, “Have you been putting anything pink in your hair recently?”. To which she responded “No, but I did use pink hair color wax last year.” A whole year later the residue from the hair wax was still inside her locs. It was that experience that let me know hair wax for locs was NOT a good idea.

Thankfully, I was able to remove all of the residual hair wax from her locs. So, if you’ve already applied hair color wax to your locs you will most definitely need to detox your locs. And if you haven’t used any hair wax on your locs, keep it that way! As you’ll see in the “Hair Chalk vs Hair Color Wax for Locs” video there are better options!