Products For Locs You Can Find at The Store

Imagine walking into the beauty supply store to purchase products for your new locs and instantly feeling overwhelmed.

The shelves are stocked with beautifully designed shampoo bottles and brightly colored locking gels. You reach for a product that says “for locs, braids and twists” and open it to indulge in how it smells. The scent is fragrant and you think to yourself— I wouldn’t mind my hair smelling like this. You hold on to this product and keep browsing because you really aren’t sure if this is the best product for your locs or not. Ultimately you purchase a few products that smell great, claim to be for locs, and highlight the natural ingredients right on the front of the package. Now fast forward 3 months later and you find your locs filled with buildup and dry. 😳 Can I share with you what went wrong?

Using store bought products on locs

The majority of products for locs at the store are trash. And I say that respectfully. It is unfortunate that for so long naturally cultivated locs have been disregarded as a way to wear your hair. As a result, most “products for locs” are just natural hair products that include the words locs and braids on them. However, the reality is locs are not loose natural hair and as such all natural hair products will not automatically work for locs. In fact most do not. How this shows up in your locs is with dryness, product buildup, and lint$mdash; in the best case scenario.