Interlocked my hair & I dont know what to do or how to fix

[mariama]

Hi, guys!

I'm new here and I've never posted before. I'm sorry for not introducing myself first in the introduction thread. But I really just need some advice on what I can do to fix my hair.

I went to a loctician that I've never been to before, by recommendation of someone, and she ended up using wax and interlocking my hair. I didn't know how bad the method was until I did some research into it after and now I am very worried my hair has no chance of recovering properly. I've read it doesn't lock properly and often the dreads grows in separate since there are holes in the root of my dreads. I've tried to un-interlock some but it's too tight at some places for me to do anything. My dreads have a nice thickness to them and the interlocked parts are very thin and hard. I'm scared of having thin, un-locked and weak spots in my dreads that will end up breaking in the long run and looking quite bad. 

Is there a fix to it, will it solve itself, is there something I can do? Anyone experienced the same? What happened, what did you do?

Sorry to sound dramatic, but as many people here, my locs means so much to me and I'm scared my 3 year old journey has been messed up so quickly.

BTW I'm a mix of African and European if that makes any difference (hairwise)

Thank you for all replies and help, I really appreciate it!

[Dreadlocktruth]

Welcome mariama.

Well, it sucks that you went through that and it's undeniably a terrible technique that is not good for dreads but the good news is that they will probably recover fine, in terms of new growth. We have a member here (Robo) who had his dreads interlocked after they'd been going for a while and they grew out into a great, chunky set. Obviously you will know better than us as to the state of your roots but that's my initial thought.

There is some bad news, however... the interlocking is probably going to cause a bit of discomfort on your scalp until it grows out due to the tightness, and you probably will be able to tell where the interlocking happened (though this probably won't be immediately obvious). Given that the alternative is combing out a 3-year old set to start over, I'd say the lesser of two evils is to just bare through this tough period and come out the other side.

Obviously the wax is also a problem. You never mentioned how much was used but your best bet would to be having a few rinses with as hot a water stream as you can handle (though be careful not to burn yourself) and a couple of regular deep cleaning sessions, plus a couple of rinses with Apple Cider Vinegar. You won't be able to fully remove it but it's better than nothing.

[danzia]

Hi mariama! It will be ok! I was also interlocked. I am almost 4 years in now and my locks have survived. Dreadlocktruth gave you some great tips. Just let them be and try to get the wax out. They will recover.

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ok, what is interlocking guys? root flipping or??? because I just read two different things. (i'm not looking to do this, but just wondered)

and hi mariama! I've made a lot of mistakes myself...it's too early to say how mine are going to turn out, but I know this is the place to find answers