Dreadlocks on the client's own hair

No extensions, no added hair — just the client's own hair shaped into locs that feel natural from day one. The Seienstyle method works across all hair textures, and because we work with the hair's natural intelligence rather than against it, the locs begin to settle and mature within weeks rather than years. This is one of the most meaningful services you can offer, because the person sitting in your chair isn't just changing their hair — they're stepping into something they've been quietly picturing for a long time.

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Dreadlocks with extensions

This is the service that people travel hours — sometimes across continents — to have done. Dreadlocks with Extensions make it possible for someone with short or fine hair to walk in and walk out with the long, flowing locs they've been picturing for years. Using real hair or high-quality synthetic hair matched carefully to the client's own colour, the result looks so natural that most people can't tell the difference.

The Seienstyle process works on any hair type from as little as 7 cm of length, and because no products are used, the locs feel clean and alive from day one. As a loctician, this is the service that tends to create the most devoted, long-term clients — people who found exactly what they'd been looking for, and who will come back to you again and again to maintain and extend what you built together.

If you want to learn more about this service you can do that here: https://www.seienstyle.com/eng/dreadlocks-with-extensions

Dreadlock maintenance

Dreadlock Maintenance is what keeps a loc journey alive. As the hair grows, the roots need separating, loose hair needs to be crocheted back in, and any sections that have grown together need gentle attention. With the Seienstyle process there are two approaches — one using a fine thread at the root for added stability, which works especially well for fine or slippery hair types, and one using a small amount of extension hair crocheted in for a softer, more natural look. Both are gentle on the scalp and designed to last. As a loctician, offering maintenance means building the kind of long-term client relationships that sustain a practice for years — some of my own clients have been coming back to me every few months for over fifteen years. Learning to do this work well is what turns a one-time appointment into a career.

If you want to learn more about this service you can do that here: https://www.seienstyle.com/dreadlock-maintenance

Synthetic dreadlocks

Not everyone is ready to commit to permanent locs — and that's completely valid. Synthetic dreadlocks are a beautiful way for a client to try the feeling of having dreads, to experiment with length and colour, or to wear locs while their own hair grows. Made from high-quality synthetic fibre in carefully blended shades, they can look remarkably natural, and they last up to three months before being refreshed or reinstalled. As a loctician, this is a service that opens your door to an entirely different kind of client — one who isn't yet ready for real locs but is curious, drawn in, and often on their way there. It also adds a creative dimension to your work, since colour, texture, and style can be customised endlessly. The services you'll be able to offer include:

• Synthetic dreadlock creation (pre-made)
• Synthetic dreadlocks created directly on the client's own hair
• Installation with braids
• Installation with blanket stitch braids
• Installation with pinch braids
• Installation of single ended synthetic dreads
• Installation of double ended synthetic dreads
• Mermaid hair installation
• Faux loc installation
• Loose braided synthetic hair installation
• Synthetic micro locs
• Curly synthetic dreadlocks
• How to make synthetic dreadlocks with a crochet technique
• How to make synthetic dreadlocks with a twisted technique that will make soft smooth lightweight dreadlocks

Locs with extensions on kinky hair

Kinky hair has its own intelligence, and when you know how to work with it rather than against it, the results are extraordinary. Creating locs with extensions on kinky hair opens the door to some of the most stunning transformations you'll ever be part of as a loctician — locs that feel completely native to the hair, that mature beautifully, and that carry a depth and texture no other hair type quite replicates. With the Seienstyle process, the technique adapts fully to the hair's natural pattern. The sectioning, the tension, the way the extension hair is woven in — all of it is calibrated to what kinky hair needs, so that the finished locs look and feel like they were always meant to be there. For many clients with kinky hair, this appointment is the moment they finally get the locs they've been told weren't possible, or weren't quite right for their texture. Being the loctician who can offer that — with skill, with gentleness, and with no products — is a powerful thing to be.

Dreadlock extenders

Sometimes a client loves their locs but wishes they were longer — and that's exactly what this service is for. Dreadlock extenders add length to existing locs, whether they were made last month or fifteen years ago. Using real human hair carefully matched to the client's own colour and texture, the extension is woven strand by strand into the existing loc and built up through backcombing and crocheting until it reaches the desired length. The result blends so naturally that most people can't tell where the original loc ends and the extension begins. For clients who prefer a wavy or softer finish, high-quality synthetic hair can be used instead to create a beautiful loose end. There is also a pre-made option — extenders created in advance and attached during the appointment — which significantly reduces chair time and suits clients who find long appointments difficult. As a loctician, offering extenders means being able to say yes to clients at every stage of their loc journey, not just at the beginning. With yearly maintenance, a well-made extender can last for many years — and the client who comes in for extenders often becomes one of your most loyal, long-term regulars.

Micro locs

Micro locs are thinner than traditional dreadlocks, which means more movement, more styling possibilities, and a result that sits closer to how natural hair flows. Because each loc is created individually by hand, a full head takes longer than a standard installation — but the result is something quite different: softer, more delicate, endlessly versatile. With the Seienstyle process, micro locs are designed to begin maturing within two to three months rather than waiting through the long awkward stage that most methods produce.

There are three approaches, and which one is right depends entirely on the client in front of you.

For kinky hair, the technique works directly with the hair's natural coil and density. The sectioning is adapted to the texture, the crochet motion follows the hair's existing pattern, and the result is micro locs that feel completely native — as if the hair was always heading this way. This is one of the most rewarding installations to learn, because kinky hair has so much natural intelligence to work with.

For Caucasian hair, the approach shifts. Fine or smooth hair requires a different relationship between tension, backcombing, and the root tie — working with what the hair will naturally do rather than fighting what it won't. The Seienstyle process has specific techniques for this texture that allow micro locs to form cleanly and hold their shape from the very first day, without products and without the guesswork.

For clients who want to try micro locs without commitment, synthetic micro locs are braided directly into the hair. They last up to three months, after which they can be removed and reattached — making it a beautiful way for someone to experience the feeling of having locs before making a permanent decision. For you as a loctician, this is also a valuable service for clients who are curious but not yet certain — and it often becomes the beginning of a much longer relationship.

Partial dreadlocks

Partial dreadlocks have been one of the most requested styles for over a decade now — and it's easy to understand why. The combination of locs woven through loose hair creates something that moves differently, sits differently, and feels more personal than a full head of dreadlocks. It's a style that can be worn in countless ways, and because every head of hair is different, no two partial installations ever look quite the same.

The beauty of this service as a loctician is its flexibility. Partial dreadlocks can be created on the client's own hair, on the own hair with real human hair extensions for added length or thickness, or as temporary synthetic locs braided in for a commitment-free experience. The approach depends entirely on what the client's hair can do and what they're imagining — which means the consultation and the creative conversation are just as much a part of the work as the technique itself.

What you'll learn is how to read a client's vision, how to design a placement that works with their specific hair, and how to blend locs seamlessly into loose hair so the result feels intentional rather than added-on. Most clients are surprised by how many locs it actually takes to achieve the look they had in mind — and part of your skill as a loctician is guiding them through that discovery with honesty and confidence. The Seienstyle process gives you the technical foundation to deliver a result that looks beautiful from day one and continues to develop naturally over time.

Curly loose synthetic dreads or braids

This is one of the most visually striking and creatively open services you can offer as a loctician. Curly synthetic dreads — also known as mermaid dreadlocks — are a hybrid between dreadlocks and flowing loose hair, where the loc begins at the root and opens into soft curls or waves further down. The result has movement, volume, and a bohemian quality that is unlike anything else in the hair world. For clients who want drama, texture, and length without a permanent commitment, this is often the service that makes them fall in love with what locs can be.

How much of the hair becomes a dreadlock and how much stays loose or curly is entirely up to the client — from just a few accent locs woven through their own hair, to a full head of mermaid dreads that cascade with curls. For clients who prefer an even softer blend, the loc can be replaced with a braid instead, allowing the extension to disappear almost seamlessly into their natural hair.

Each set is completely custom — colors are mixed and blended by hand, textures are chosen, curl patterns are selected, and the installation method is adapted to suit the client's hair type and the style they have in mind. The dreads are braided in using a pinch braid technique that does not damage the natural hair, and the set typically lasts eight to twelve weeks before being refreshed or reinstalled. As a loctician, this service attracts a wide and creative clientele — people who want something extraordinary, something that moves with them, and something entirely their own.

If you want to learn more about this service you can do that here: https://www.seienstyle.com/curly-synthetic-dreads

Mermaid dreadlocks

Mermaid dreadlocks are one of the most requested and recognisable styles in the loc world right now — and once you know how to make them, they become one of the most joyful services to offer. The style begins as a traditional dreadlock at the root and transitions into loose, flowing curls or waves further down, creating a result that is part loc, part wild hair, entirely its own thing. The contrast between the structured root and the soft, free-moving ends is what gives mermaid dreadlocks their signature look — full of volume, texture, and life.

They can be made from high-quality synthetic hair in any colour or colour blend imaginable, and every set is created by hand to suit the individual client. Whether someone wants floor-length cascading curls or a shorter, boho-textured style, the design process is a genuinely creative conversation. You learn how to pre-make the dreadlocks, how to blend colors for depth and vibrancy, and how to install them using a gentle braiding method that does not damage the natural hair. The set lasts up to three months before being removed and reinstalled. As a loctician, mermaid dreadlocks expand your creative range significantly — they attract clients who might never have considered permanent locs, and they photograph beautifully, which means every installation becomes content that brings new people into your world.

Dreadlock extensions with luxurious ends

Some clients want the full length and presence of dreadlocks but with something softer where the loc ends — a flowing, loose tip that moves like natural hair rather than finishing in a blunt or pointed dreadlock. This is where Rapunzel locs, luxury ends, and wispy ends come in, and it is one of the most beautiful variations the Seienstyle process can produce.

The technique is built on the same foundation as standard dreadlocks with extensions — real human hair carefully matched and blended to the client's own colour, woven strand by strand into the loc using the crochet method — but instead of the extension hair being fully dreaded to the tip, a portion of it is left loose, soft, and flowing. The result is a loc that has structure and maturity at the root and through the body, and then opens into something luminous and undone at the end. Rapunzel ends tend to be longer and more dramatic, luxury ends are full and silky, and wispy ends are lighter and more delicate — and all three can be customised to exactly what the client has been picturing.

For many clients, this is the style they have been searching for without quite having the words for it. They wanted dreadlocks, but they also wanted to keep something of the hair they've always known — the softness, the movement, the way loose ends catch the light. As a loctician, knowing how to create this variation means being able to say yes to a whole category of clients who would otherwise walk away thinking what they wanted wasn't possible.