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Dr. Lockstar
Dr. Lockstar

Dr. Lockstar

Studio in Clayton, NC

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Dr. Lockstar is a dreadlock and loc business operating from 888 Jack Rd in Clayton, North Carolina. Appointments are required, as services are booked by appointment only. The business says it serves Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina, Wake Forest, Chapel Hill, Apex, Cary, Durham, Raleigh and Clayton, along with nearby communities in the Triangle.

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About

Dr. Lockstar is a dreadlock and loc business operating from 888 Jack Rd in Clayton, North Carolina. Appointments are required, as services are booked by appointment only. The business says it serves Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina, Wake Forest, Chapel Hill, Apex, Cary, Durham, Raleigh and Clayton, along with nearby communities in the Triangle.

The business was founded by Dr. Lockstar, who began creating dreadlocks in 2007 with a first set in his own hair. He began taking paying clients after returning to Raleigh in 2015 and switching to crochet. The work is built on the Noble Hook crochet method, which the Clayton page says the owner invented. The founder is also featured in Kingdom Academy, which offers video lessons, a certification program, business training and direct mentorship for locticians.

A visit usually begins with a consultation. A free digital consultation is held by video call, and an in-person consultation carries a $50 deposit that goes toward service. Prices are not quoted by phone or text; clients are asked to view the prices page and book a consultation for an estimate. Services are charged by the hour in 1-3 hour appointments, based on time worked, and estimates are approximations rather than fixed prices. Repairs often need two or more appointments.

Hair should be clean, dry and free of residue before a session. Bronner's. Every client receives a free matting technique lesson along with guidance on washing and upkeep. Traveling service brings the same work to a client's home, charged per minute of travel plus gas reimbursement, and overnight stays add accommodation costs plus $100 per night. Gift certificates are available for any service or a custom amount.

Everything is crocheted with the Noble Hook method, with no products, twisting or chemicals, and the business describes its work as natural.

Services

Final prices may vary.

A free video consultation, or an in-person consultation with a deposit that counts toward service, to get a time estimate before booking.

  • Digital consultation Free
  • In-person consultation $50

Hourly loc maintenance in manicure or free-form styles, along with Instant Dreadlocks.

  • Professional Maintenance $90/unit

Traveling service to the client's home, plus gift certificates for any service.

  • Traveling Convenience $1.25/unit

Hands-on lessons on crocheting and maintaining your own locs, including wick combining, root and length care and washing.

  • Lessons Price at booking

Loc extensions, maintenance and starter loc alternatives, with options for all hair types.

  • All Hair Types Price at booking
  • Loc Extensions Price at booking
  • Pro Maintenance Price at booking
  • Skip Starter Locs Price at booking

Hourly repair work for damaged interlocking, loose loops, knots and other loc issues.

  • Interlocking Damage Repair $130/unit

Alternative interlocking repair, alternative retwisting, and starter loc options.

  • Alternative Interlocking Repair Price at booking
  • Alternative Loc Retwist Price at booking
  • Starter Locs Price at booking

Combining existing locs into thicker wicks, charged hourly.

  • Wick Locs $90/unit

Photos

  • Before-and-after comparison of dreadlock growth, 1st week versus 6th year
  • Header banner with the logo, the owner's photo, and the 'Your Professional Loctician' tagline
  • Curly hair before and after instant dreadlocks, shown from several angles
  • Close-up of repairing thinning or damaged locs at the scalp
  • Top view of a full head of maintained locs with parting lines
  • Top view of a scalp with instant dreadlock extensions installed
  • Top view of a head of locs after loc combining, with parting lines
  • Grid of day-one instant dreadlock results in various stages on several clients
  • Four-panel view of afro-textured hair before and after instant locs
  • Before and after panels of straight hair turned into instant dreadlocks
  • Loc maintenance results on a client's head, top and back views
  • Loc maintenance on grey-blonde locs with beads, four views

Meet the team

Team members listed on their website. Individual roles, credentials, and current employment have not been independently verified.drlockstar.com (opens in a new tab)

Highlights
  • Instant Dreadlocks made from existing hair with the Noble Hook crochet method
  • Free matting technique lesson included for every client
  • Traveling service that brings sessions to the client's home
  • Kingdom Academy training for locticians, including video lessons, certification and mentorship
  • Free digital consultation by video call
Good for
  • clients who want instant dreadlocks
  • straight, wavy, curly or coily hair with crochet dreadlocks
  • people who want to skip starter locs
  • clients who prefer home visits
  • aspiring locticians looking for training
Treats
  • loc repair
  • loop and knot damage
  • thin or uneven locs
  • root growth
  • loc extensions
  • reducing loc count
Techniques
  • Noble Hook crochet method
  • Instant Dreadlocks
  • crochet maintenance
  • loc combining into wicks
  • dreadlock extensions with human hair
  • free matting technique

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