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Thinking about locking Printed From: HairBoutique.com Category: African American Hair Forum Name: African American Hair Forum Description: Devoted to the special needs of African Americans. URL: https://talk.hairboutique.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=26765 Printed Date: December 27 2025 at 10:05am Topic: Thinking about locking Posted By: Unregistered Guest Subject: Thinking about locking Date Posted: September 03 2002 at 11:56am I`m thinking about locking my hair for various reasons...the most important being that I`m tired of poisoning my hair every 6 - 8 weeks resulting in scalp burns for the sake of societal acceptance. My hair now is shoulder length and relaxed. My main question do I need to cut my hair to start locking or is there an alternate method. I don`t mind cutting if it`s necessary, but I won`t if I don`t have to sacrifice the length. Replies: