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Thursday, December 20, 2018

By Joseph Olson


Women of African decent from around the world are learning to appreciate their curly tresses. This is due to the increasing popularity of the natural hair movement. Locking the hair, and more specifically using sisterlocks is one of the popular natural hairstyles for women of around the world. The style has grown over time to reflect a growing pride in black ethnicity and culture.

Locking is a permanent hairstyle in which strands of hair are fused to each other. Traditional locks, which originated with the Rastafarian faith, are created by rolling hair between the palm of the hands. These slimmer locks though, are created by a weaving process in which the stylist converts the hair into tiny locks that are distinct from traditional locks which tend to be bigger.

Such an intricate weaving pattern will naturally take some time to be installed fully. This is why clients who are getting the service should be prepared to spend from one to a few days in the stylist's chair depending on the length and density of the hair being styled. After assessing a client's hair, the stylist usually determines whether the service needs to be broken into parts, in which case the client will make multiple trips to the salon, or it can be done in one setting.

This way of wearing African hair has become popular among many men and women around the world. The male version of the hairstyle is called brotherlocks. Women find it particularly appealing because it can be styled effortlessly and eliminates the need for frequent trips to the salon to get or maintain services such as perms.

These tiny locked ropes of hair are fashionable and appealing due to their versatility. They can be styled easily without the need for the use of common styling tools such as a comb or a flat iron. They are swept into elegant up-dos or side-sweeps for fancy formal events such as weddings. They are tied into intricate buns for professional events or even casual scenes. Tutorials for the creation of these styles are available online so wearers can fix their hair without a trip to the stylist.

Many wearers of this natural hairstyle use color to add vibrancy and variety to their hairstyles. Among the colors that first appeared in locks are gold, red and purple. As time passed wearers got bold and added colors like blue and green. These colors can be added to just the ends of the hair, giving the impression that the hair was dipped in ink. Color can be applied to the full length of the locks as well.

As the demand for the style grew rapidly, stylists rushed to get trained. This has resulted in a situation where stylists around the world have caught on to the trend and are offering sisterlocking among their cadre of services. If you want to install these locks by yourself, there are tutorials that can help.

A lock installation has grown into more than just a fashion trend. It is a unique expression of confidence in the African ethnicity and a flexible way to wear Afro-textured hair combined. It is this winning combination that makes it a hairstyle that is likely to remain in high demand for the future.




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