How does someone make their hair into dredlocks?

Question

I've heard u can't wash it.

I don't want them, just curious

Answer 1

You bunch up the hair as tight as you can get it....it's best to have a friend help you. You tangle the hair up with a comb like you are teasing it ;but you pack it in real tight. You get it knotted up into a shape that looks like a dreadlock. Dreads take time; this is only the preparation for it; spanning over a period of about four to five weeks.

If you leave the hair alone and don't wash it or comb it; it usually takes about 7 to 8 months before you have dreads. The secret is to use dread wax. You can use the wax to keep them clean. They will look fine while they are locking...and of course they will lock faster.

Some people use toothpaste; but I don't recommend it...it isn't exactly formulated for hair. A good product might be Dread Head. They also make dread soap; and a substance to help your dreads tighten faster.

After you get the hair knotted into the shape that you want; put rubberbands on each dredlock. Put one on the tip (end) of each dreadlock and one at the top, near the root. You'll take off the top one in a few weeks, leaving the tip on...the dredlock will swallow it as it grows and leave you with a nice round tip.

Once they are secured; its time to wax them up. Use a hair dryer to heat the dreads as you wax them. This way the wax melts into the dread where it does the most good and the outside of the dreadlock won't feel waxy. Take about 1/2 a finger tip full of wax...squeeze and rub and twist it iinto each dredlock. Wax each deadlock at a time.

You have to really want dreads to go through all this...but I think I answered your question.

Answer 2

Dont wash or brush it. You can also get this waxy stuff from Targe boutique (Target) and just twist your hair thruogh it every day. But if you live in somewhere hot like Florida or anyplace that gets really hot during the summer, I would suggest washing your hair every once in awhile. otherwise it will get REALLY greasy and it wont stay in that wax stuff.

Answer 3

Go to the salon and they can do them properly for you.... but I thought if you get dreads, once you don't want them anymore, you have to cut them off.. is that true? I couldn't stand to have short hair!!! Make sure it's the right decision for you, because not everyone can pull them off.

Good luck :)

Answer 4

Check out www.dreadheadhq.com they got instructions on how to do it the right way and they got products to help you maintain the dreads not washing and combing your hair aint really the best way to do it if your air gets to oily the dreads will start to come undone trust me dont listen to these peoples answers its not te right way to start dreads

Answer 5

u dont brush it and dont wash it and it gets real nappy and then it creates what looks like a twist and then it becomes a lock not dreadlock

Answer 6

my teachers daughter had dredlocks and she said that you can't wash or brush it.....gross huh?

Answer 7

Lots of swimming in the sea and no shampoo or conditioner. You can rinse though. When its dirty take sections and twist them together to get them started.

Or just get your hairdresser to make them!

Answer 8

You can also get it done at a salon and then you'll have all perfect dreadlocks. I think they use a wax to bind your hairs.

Answer 9

don't wash it, it starts to Matt and ur just tame it into dreads with bees wax and u cant brush!!!xxx

Answer 10

I had a teacher with dreads and he said you just dont brush it. Not sure if he was joking.