Jmail Stainless Steel Crochet Needle/Hook for Professional Braid Installation & Dreadlock Maintenance
A single latch hook in stainless steel, for people who already know which gauge they want. The fine tip is the useful part. It goes through a tight loc or a small parted section without forcing, so you are not tearing hairs to get the fibre through.
Steel means it survives being sterilised and does not corrode from oil and product residue the way plated tools do. The shaft stays smooth, which is what stops the snagging that makes crochet installs slow.
It handles the three jobs most people buy a hook for: crochet braid and faux loc installation, loc retightening at the root, and feeding extension hair through for weaves and interlocks.
Stylists working through a client list will want more than one. For maintaining your own locs or putting in a crochet style at home, this is the tool that does the job.
We list the full INCI where the brand supplies it. For this one it is not on file yet, so the pack is the reliable source. If you need to check an ingredient before you buy, message us and we will read it off the bottle.
- 24-hour delivery
- Every brand we carry ships within 24 hours, not just the hero lines. Order before 2pm and it leaves the same working day.
- Free over £40
- UK delivery is free on orders over £40. Below that it is a flat rate, shown at checkout before you pay.
- Tracking
- You get a tracking link by email the moment it is picked up.
- 30 days
- Send anything unopened back within 30 days for a full refund. No explanation needed.
- Opened it and it is wrong for your hair?
- Tell us what happened. Curl products are hard to judge from a photo, and we would rather swap it than have you stuck with it.
- We price match
- Find it cheaper somewhere else and we will match the price.
Application tips
Latch open, hook through, latch closed. That sequence is the whole technique and it takes a session to get fluent.
For crochet styles, pass the hook under a cornrow, catch the folded loop of the extension and draw it back through, then knot. For loc maintenance, enter at the root and pull loose new growth back into the body of the loc. Keep the shaft clear of product, and dry it after washing.
Results
Installs go faster once the hook stops catching. A smooth shaft slides through a tight parting without dragging hairs along with it.
The finish is tidier too, because a fine tip lets you place a loop exactly where you want it instead of forcing a rough opening. Root work on locs comes out neat rather than lumpy. Steel takes repeated cleaning and years of oil without pitting or losing its finish.
Composition
The full INCI is printed on the pack. We publish it here as soon as the brand supplies it, and we will read it off the bottle for you if you ask.
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