Heritage Photos: 3 Basic Tips for Healthy Dreadlocs: 1. FIND A GOOD LOCKTICIAN This is so important especially in your beginning stages of growing locs. You want a locktician that can give you great advice and recommend healthy products. If you’re cutting off the last of your perm and going natural so that you can start locking, or if you are twisting your already natural hair, please have a real conversation about your hair objectives and your desired look with with your potential new stylist prior to them twisting your hair. Make sure you feel comfortable with her or him, and get a sense of how knowledgeable they really are about dreadlocks. For example, a good locktician will share small but important details like: the size of your initial twists is a good indication of the width of your final locs. 2. MASSAGE YOUR SCALP Not only is it very relaxing, but it also stimulates hair growth. You’d be surprised how the simple act of gently massaging your hair at night for about 5 minutes, will really help you achieve the beautiful locs you desire. 3. DON'T RETWIST YOUR HAIR TOO MUCH We all like the fresh look of a retwist, but if done too often it can start to create breakage and thinning at the root. Look around for new, chic hairstyles that you can tryout to stay in love with your hair in between retwists—it's the perfect time to experiment with your look. Learn more at @ebony . Photo @skyyhendrix #nappywood #naturalhair #menwithlocs by nappywoodla