One of the largest differences between the three types of locs are the hair textures that are best suited for each locking style. For microlocks and Sisterlocks, textured hair – coily and ki… See more

Sisterlocks can only be installed by an official Sisterlocks practitioner, all of whom are listed on their website. To minimize tension, these micro-sized locs are interlocked … See more

There are no average numbers of locs for traditional locs or microlocks, because there are no rules dictating the final number. The average number of locs the Sisterlock … See more

With traditional locs and microlocks, parting can be done in any way – square, rectangle, triangle, circle, diamond, free form, etc. Sisterlocks, however, can only be parted acc… See more

Sisterlocks and microlocks are established on very small sections of hair. Because of this, they are thin and lightweight. Traditional locs typically start around the size of a pe… See more