The Easy Way to Twist Your Natural Hair into Beautiful Locs

Natural Hair Twist – Longer Hair

Having natural hair doesn’t mean that you have to snap your hair back into a ponytail all the time. You can create some of the hottest hairstyles, keeping your hair fashionable, and trendy. The twist or comb coils is a popular hairstyle, commonly done on African American hair. If you have a different hair type, you can still do the twist, it’s just that it may not last as long as African American hair because of the texture. Follow this simple technique that I use to create my twist, shown in the above photo. This is the similar technique that is used to create new starter locs.

Washing My Hair

I washed my hair first with Wen® Hair Care Basic. This is a natural shampoo that can be used on any hair type. I like the fact that it has natural ingredients such as Aloe Vera Leaf Juice, Avocado oil, sweet Almond oil, Rosemary Leaf Extract, and Lavender Extract. All these are natural ingredients that keep your hair, whether it’s natural or not, healthy and beautiful.

After washing my hair, I use the WEN Sweet Almond Mint Cleansing Conditioner. I love the way how my hair smell and feel after finishing washing and conditioning it. I use a towel to dry out as much of the water as possible, then use a hair dryer on the medium setting to dry my hair. Try not to dry out all the water from your hair. I like to leave it a little damp before I start my twists.

Twisting Short Hair

If your hair is short, one of the easiest ways to make new locs or twists is by using the comb to twist your hair.

  • Part a small section of your hair with a rat tail comb.
  • Apply some locking gel of your choice to the parted section. I recommend Organic Root Stimulator Lock and Twist Gel, which produces amazing results.
  • Use the comb to start twisting the hair clockwise or counter-clockwise, starting from the root.
  • Continue to twist the hair, while stretching it, until you reach the end.
  • Use a duck clip to keep the twisted hair in place.
  • Continue to part and twist each section following the same directions above.
  • You will need to dry your hair to complete your twists.

Twisting Long Hair

For longer hair, you would simply twist your hair with your fingers.

  • Part hair into the desired size, then apply the locking gel to that section.
  • Grasp the root of your hair and gently twist your hair clockwise or counter-clockwise (most people prefer clockwise).
  • Keep twisting the hair, while tightening the twist as you go along.
  • Twist all the way down to the ends, making sure to pay special attention to the ends.
  • Use a duck bill clip to keep your freshly twisted hair in place.
  • Keep parting and twisting your hair into small sections until all the hair is twisted.
  • Dry your hair using a blow dryer or simply sit under a hairdryer.