How To | Defined Curly Locs

 By Olivia of Shades Professional Makeup

I'm sure that if you have locs and are ceative with your locs, you have seen many Youtube videos or photos of loc'd pipe cleaner curls. Well this post is no different. Pipe cleaners are the most cost-effective and efficient way of curling locs as they can be purchased from any art & craft store for $3 or less. I purchased 2 packs of 50 and use just about all of them to curl my locs. 

 Here's a step-by-step pictorial of how I curl my locs using pipe cleaners:

Step 1:  Wash hair (or have damp hair) 

Step 2 (Optional):   Add product to your hair. I grease my scalp with Dax Kocatah Coconut Oil & Tar Oil mixed with Argan Oil or Black Jamaican Castor Oil. I also spray on the Hask Placenta Olive Oil Leave-In Conditioner.

Step 3:  After massaging all products in my hair, I start 2-strand wrapping my locs around the pipe cleaners.

Step 4:  Wrap all locs on pipe cleaners, and leave in until hair dries completely (usually overnight).

Step 5: Pull out pipe cleaners.

Step 6: Separate curls and style as desired. Nice tight curls :)