Why is there shrinkage with starter locs?

I bet you didn’t think you would have shrinkage with locs! But it is true— loc shrinkage, or dread shrinkage, is normal and to be expected during the beginning stages of the hair locking process. Your starter locs shrinkage will make it look like your locs are not growing. If you look at pictures of dread shrinkage before and after someone started their locs, you’ll see that the hair is about the same length— crazy, right?! But in this video I’ll share with you why shrinkage is happening and discuss a question I’m sure is on your mind: how to stop shrinkage in locs.