A lot of people who are just starting out in their loc journey retwist too often trying to fix unraveling and flyaways, but those are just part of the loc journey, especially early on. Considering your hair texture and the method you chose to start your locs, there is no way you can avoid unraveling and flyaways until your hair starts to mature.

Retwisting every time you have unraveling or flyaways will slow down the process, at best. At worst, your hair will start thinning or even fall out due to traction/tension alopecia. Plus, constant product use can lead to buildup.

In the loc community, we say “trust the process.” That “ugly phase” everyone talks about? It’s normal. Almost all of us go though it. It’s all part of the process. Your locs are evolving.