Starter Locs
A thoughtful beginning for your loc journey, shaped with clean parting and the coil method.
From $165 · 1 hr 30 minBook
Oakland · All textures · Every loc journey
Rootedin craft.Made to be seen.
341 7th Street
Oakland, CaliforniaStarter locs · Sisterlocks® · Microlocs
Retwists · Crochet · Extensions · ColorScroll to explore
Oakland, CaliforniaStarter locs · Sisterlocks® · Microlocs
Retwists · Crochet · Extensions · ColorScroll to explore
The work is the proof
01 — 04
Loc care is personal.
Your result should be unmistakable.
The Dreadlocks Salon is a full-service Oakland studio for the beginning, maintenance, restoration, color, and evolution of your locs. Charlotte and the salon team work across textures, techniques, and stages—with healthy hair at the center.
Made in the chair
Four looks.
Four ways to arrive.
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chair.
Every featured service opens its exact Square booking page—no searching twice.
Microlocs & Sisterlocks®
A high-density small-loc installation for movement, styling versatility, and a beautifully detailed grid.
From $800 · 6 hr 30 minBook
Instant Locs
An immediate loc finish created with crochet technique and no locking product—especially useful for straighter textures.
From $400 · 4 hr 30 minBook
New Locs + Extensions
Begin with natural-looking locs while adding customized length and fullness in one transformation.
$500 · 5 hr 30 minBook
Loc Extensions
Human-hair extensions integrated with the Uchenna crochet method for seamless length and volume.
Price varies · 30 min+Book
Retwist
Scalp exfoliation, wash, condition, palm-roll retwist, natural oils, and a clean finished set.
Price varies · 2 hr+Book
Selected work
A gallery of
possibility.
See a look that feels like you? Open the matching service and build from there.
Charlotte “Peaches” Smith · OwnerOwner · Educator · Loctician
“The first service is listening.”
Charlotte built The Dreadlocks Salon around specialized loc care, clear consultation, and the belief that every client deserves a plan shaped around their hair—not a one-size-fits-all appointment. Her approach connects healthy foundations, skilled technique, honest expectations, and the confidence to live fully in the finished look.
Client notes
The feeling
after.
Clients return for the craft, the conversation, and the confidence that leaves with them.
01“Made me feel comfortable and even excited.”
02“Very welcoming.”
03“Funny, personable and efficient.”
In the heart of Oakland
Come as you are.
Leave renewed.
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Hours
Monday–Friday
7:00 AM–6:30 PM
Saturday
7:00 AM–5:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM–2:00 PM