The following objectives will be covered during the 5 week course. This outline establishes the important areas in the Loctician’s learning requirement. Each week is broken down into the basic services needed for client service.
Basic Hair Care and Theory
- Hair Textures
- Product Usage
Basic Retwist Palm Roll Maintenance
- Retwist Methods
- Products Used for Retwist & When to not use
- Best Textures and When Retwists Don’t Work/Common problems
- Get the best techniques for maintenance on kinky hair
- Improper Retwists Methods(What Not To Do)
- Wrapping down shaft vs crochet loose hairs
- Simple Techniques for thinning locs
Starting Traditional Locs(Starter Locs)
- How to Start Natural Locs/Dreadlocks Using Different Techniques
- Who can get traditional starter locs
- How to Start Natural Locs/Dreadlocks Using Different Products
- Learn How to Apply Techniques to Various Hair Types
- Sectioning/Parting and Sizing Locs Based on Hair Type/Hair Lengths
Basic Interlock Start & Maintenance
- How to Start Natural Locs/Dreadlocks Using Different Techniques
- Who can get traditional starter locs
- How to Start Natural Locs/Dreadlocks Using Different Products
- Learn How to Apply Techniques to Various Hair Types
- Sectioning/Parting and Sizing Locs Based on Hair Type/Hair Lengths
- How to properly start interlocks using a latchhook
- Interlocking new growth
- Crocheting in loose hairs
- Best types of hair textures for interlocking
Instant Locs
- How to Install Instant Locs On Natural Hair Client
- Requirements to Install
- Tools Used
- Various Techniques to Achieve Look on Different Hair Textures
- Different lengths and thicknesses
- Products used if any
Basic Loc Repair
- How to Repair Thinning Locs with or without human hair
- How to Reattach Broken Locs with or without human hair
- How to Trim/Cut/Close Ends
- How to extend an existing loc with human hair
Advanced Loc Repair
- How to Install a Basic Loc System onto Existing Locs client to cover semi Bald Spot Areas.
Permanent Loc Extensions
- How to create natural looking human hair Permanent Loc extensions professionally.
- Determining amount of Hair Used for Extensions(Human Hair Types)
- Different Techniques for Permanent Installation of Loc Extensions
- Requirements for Client Eligibility, Who Can and Cant Get Locs
- Different lengths and thicknesses (pruler sizes)
- Installing from the scalp vs. extending and exisiting loc.
- Spacing and hair thickness
Temporary Locs ( Goddess/ Faux Locs)
- How To Install on Various Types of Hair Textures
- Best Types of Hair per Type of Temporary Loc Install
- Length of time to wear, uninstall and touch ups
- Different Installation Methods
- Requirements of Clients Hair
- Parting/Spacing & Length/Thickness
- Installing to look real
- Goddess vs. Faux locs
- Lengths and thickness
- Using smoothing products
- Preparing hair
- Using human hair