00:00For me, the significance of LOCKS today represents freedom, individuality, self-expression.
00:10This hair is part of my strength. It is the biggest part of me, honestly.
00:15I'm glad that I get to service people and allow them on their journey as well.
00:25My name is Jasmine Thomas. I'm the CEO and owner, also a loctician, here at Rockefeller Lock Studio.
00:33A lock is a coil, basically. It's our hair in its natural state. So once you begin that coil,
00:40that is what forms a lock in your head. So for me, there is a difference between the term
00:46dreadlocks and LOCKS. You know, the history of the word dreadlocks is back then they used to say that
00:52it was a dreadful hairstyle. It was labeled as dreadful. So we drop the dread, we just say LOCKS,
00:58because nothing is dreadful about this hair. So a client will come in, I recommend every,
01:05we say every four to six weeks, get their hair done, wash, condition, retwisted design. That's the
01:10desired maintenance period, four to six weeks. So today we're going to be doing my client
01:16job. My really good friend.
01:21I've had my LOCKS for about 14, 15 years. I love the look of LOCKS. My mom has LOCKS.
01:28I also came up like really into reggae music. I look at Damian Marley, he makes me want to like
01:33grow my dreads down to my ankles. So I can just like pick it up and wrap it around. His
01:38hair is super healthy.
01:41I think when I got LOCKS, I thought that it was going to be easy because I don't have to
01:44do my hair
01:45every day. I can go once every other month or so or whatever, but it's something that you have to
01:51be dedicated to and that you have to embrace. I just took my braids out right before today. Right
01:56now I'm really in my straight back phase. So it's just twisting my hair up, braiding it straight to
02:02the back. Very simple style. It's just clean. Oh, so we got to go over.
02:08Step by step. Okay. So the first thing that we do is we go to the washbowl. We wash the
02:15hair.
02:16We have a four-step shampoo system, scalp rinse, lemon fluff, rejuvenating, and conditioner.
02:23Squeeze the LOCKS out really good. Make sure that all the scent is out, all the dirt is out,
02:28all the buildup is out. We definitely recommend that you do not wash at home. When we wash it,
02:33the suggestion is right after that, we twist it because when you wash it and you don't, the locks
02:38will stick together and you got the puff. You got the afro here. From the washbowl, we take them to
02:43the chair, sit them down. There are different techniques, you know, that we do to form a lock.
02:49When you look at JAWS LOCKS, those have been palm rope, which is absolutely the preferred method
02:54that I love. I start off by sectioning the style that I want to do. So in JAWS' case,
03:01I'm doing the six barrels back. I will section it out first, put a rubber band on each braid
03:06to make sure that I have my six. Each individual lock has to be retwisted. So you will need clips.
03:13You need your lock sauce. Clip it down. Make sure that, you know, there's no hair out of place.
03:20If we're talking about JAWS now, listen, she doesn't do her homework very well and I have to always
03:26separate them, pull them apart. There's sometimes, if they get too stuck together,
03:31you got to take the scissors and clip a little tiny piece that's stuck together to rip it apart.
03:36You're not cutting any of the hair off. You're just making it as painless as possible for the client.
03:41But we work through it. We work through it well as a team.
03:44The neatness, the precision, that's all a part of the technique. So your technique has to be on point.
03:49When you see me doing the barrel roll, you will see me specifically taking the lock from the left
03:55side and the right and crossing them over. There will be three lines of locks. The middle will stay
04:02middle. Left will go over. Right will go over. And I'll continue that down all the way to the bottom.
04:12Once you get to the bottom and you've braided it down to the very end, if the end is straggly,
04:17you can fold it up a little bit. We seal it off with a rubber band. Not too tight because
04:22the rubber band could also damage if you put it too tight on the ends of the locks.
04:26So just enough to hold it in place for a while. That's how you create a barrel roll with the
04:30locks.
04:32So some locks, you know, depending on the person, depending on the history of the hair,
04:37you can get some that are longer than others. For instance, my hair, I can show you on mine.
04:42I've been bleaching it. I've had my hair for 15 years. I've had my locks.
04:46I've been putting this color on there. They break off sometimes.
04:50So I got some pieces that are longer than others. That's just, you know,
04:53a part of the journey. It's a part of the process.
05:07I love it. I mean, the whole process from getting it washed. I feel lighter now. It's fresh.
05:14Ain't no hair sticking out. My edges is clean. I'm just saying, I love the whole look. It's, you know,
05:21that's classy. Make sure you tie your hair down, put your oil on it. I can fill a lock oil.
05:29You
05:29already know what to do. Take care of your locks. Until next time.
05:33Yeah. This is a safe space for anybody to come. That's what this is about. That's why I always say
05:40it's bigger than hair because it's not just about what you do behind the chair. It's about
05:45the lives that you impact. This brand is a family. This brand is about saving lives. This is about love.
05:51This is what I stand for. That's what Lockerfella is. That's how this started. I didn't intend to,
05:57but that's why I say the path was divine.
06:02Hey, y'all, y'all, where's my end? Where's my catchphrase at the end, man?
06:10If you want your dress popping, fella, pull up to Lockerfella. I can show you better than I can tell
06:15you.
06:21I can show you better than I can tell you.
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