PITTSBURGH, Aug. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I'm a stylist and I wanted to create a more effective and time saving method of twisting hair for dreadlocks," said an inventor, from Spring, Texas, "so I ...

The most common reasons for removing locs are the desire for a new hairstyle or scalp health concerns (like buildup or dermatitis). You can remove locs by cutting them out or combing them out.

After years of applying chemical relaxers, hot comb pressing and other artificial straighteners, Black women across the country have been adopting a more natural way of trending to their tresses.