Your hair is so nice, what is it?

I have Sisterlocks on my hair. My sizes range from micro (around the edges) to small .

Note: Sisterlocks range from micro to large (Sisterlocks & Brotherlocks). Micro is currently not recommended, and it is not done all over...just around the edges.

So how much did it cost to install?

Most consultant charge per hours and that is what you need to be aware of. The installation cost for me was 35 dollars per hours (three days, 8 hours each day).

Note: The smaller the locks, the longer the time it takes to retighten as well as to install.

How much does it cost to maintain it?

Since I stay with the same consultant that installed it; she charges me 20 dollars an hour which include a wash. I go for retighten every 4-5 weeks. Time range between 4 1/2-5 hours.

Note: If you choose the micro sisterlocks version, you have to keep a tight maintenance schedule to avoid longer retighten time as well as breakages.

Do you like it that small? What are the disadvantages of having it that small?

Yes I like my locks this small. Hhaving them this small give me so many options and possibility as far as hair style is concern. The disadvantage of having them this small is the retighten time. Another disadvantage is that if I ever decide to retighten my locks, it will take me a whole week to do so. The last disadvantage is the cost. As you know, most consultant charge per hour, so the smaller the lock, the costlier it will be to retighten. This cost could be eliminated by doing it yourself but I don't plan to be a DIYer unless I have too. FYI...I spend way more money doing my hair in weaves, braids, etc then I do now.

So do your locks snap or break easily?

After my first year being sisterlocks, I notice I was experience hair thinning. This cause me to lose a dozen locks so far. My hair is growing back in that area, but the thinning was really bad, and I still have more lock to lose before I can say I’m done with lost lock due to hair thinning.

Note: Dreads locs & Sisterlocks do snap and break, but there are many reasons on why that happens. The most common reasons for lost locks are heavy pressure on the root of the hair or pulling on the locs itself. Other cause of loc snapping or breaking could range from stress related to hormonal imbalance. Sisterlocks can grow as long as regular dreads.