Among the many popular protective styles, faux locs are a crowd favorite. Mimicking the look of traditional locs, they provide all the beauty of locs without any of the long-term commitment or ...

Flynn chatted with ELLE.com about how she crafts her goddess locs and the beauty of the style below. What are Goddess Locs? Goddess locs are a form of faux locs with a more bohemian styling.

We’re diving into some incredible faux loc and Brazilian wool styles that are straight-up ‘todiefor,’ giving you plenty of inspiration for your next trip to the braid lady or a fun DIY project.

Though protective styles are great at keeping heat away from your hair, you still must practice your normal wash-and-care routine when wearing goddess locs. We'd recommend the Pattern Hydration ...

At first the stylists tried to talk me into just getting regular faux locs, not goddess locs, since I didn’t have the right hair. But I was pretty dead set on the fact that if I was going to ...

Faux locs are pretty easy to take care of compared to other protective styles. You can gently wash them with a sulfate-free shampoo and let them naturally air-dry, or you could buy an at-home ...

There’s also one other defining characteristic: “The wavy ends distinguish goddess locs from faux locs,” Dr. Williams explained.

Williams previously told Refinery29 that goddess locs use various types of human hair to create a lightweight, lived-in finish. And in particular, it's the wavy ends that distinguish goddess locs ...