There's nothing wrong with a man having long hair. Loced or unloced, I find it very attractive on a man. In many traditions, long hair, especially dreaded hair, has many deep and powerful meanings in the spiritual/metaphysical sense.
I've been in similar situations. I now have hair that has been dreaded for slightly over a year. I have no regrets. Some people will have a problem with it out of ignorance. Others will take no issue and treat you for you.
Really do your research. YouTube has a thriving loc community that's worth looking into. There are some bad stereotypes that we don't wash our hair and it's dirty. Not true. Dirty oily hair doesn't loc. Don't use patchouli oil for it has an association with ganja. Don't use wax or a shampoo that leaves residues. These can/will cause buildup. Wax also keeps the hair from locing. It holds in moisture, which eventually can lead to mold. You want to use the most natural products as possible.
Also be careful of constant retwisting of your hair. This can be very stressful on the scalp. It can weaken your hair, causing it to thin out and break, and eventually baldness. I plan for now on to only tighting my hair by wearing a tam. Others use a crochet hook for this. Or, rarely, Bantu knots.
Another most common one is that you can't find work. This is isn't true, unless you're going in corporate. Then, you might have a hard time. But again, it's not totally impossible.
long hair as a guy?
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There's nothing wrong with a man having long hair. Loced or unloced, I find it very attractive on a man. In many traditions, long hair, especially dreaded hair, has many deep and powerful meanings in the spiritual/metaphysical sense.
I've been in similar situations. I now have hair that has been dreaded for slightly over a year. I have no regrets. Some people will have a problem with it out of ignorance. Others will take no issue and treat you for you.
Really do your research. YouTube has a thriving loc community that's worth looking into. There are some bad stereotypes that we don't wash our hair and it's dirty. Not true. Dirty oily hair doesn't loc. Don't use patchouli oil for it has an association with ganja. Don't use wax or a shampoo that leaves residues. These can/will cause buildup. Wax also keeps the hair from locing. It holds in moisture, which eventually can lead to mold. You want to use the most natural products as possible.
Also be careful of constant retwisting of your hair. This can be very stressful on the scalp. It can weaken your hair, causing it to thin out and break, and eventually baldness. I plan for now on to only tighting my hair by wearing a tam. Others use a crochet hook for this. Or, rarely, Bantu knots.
Another most common one is that you can't find work. This is isn't true, unless you're going in corporate. Then, you might have a hard time. But again, it's not totally impossible.