These post will help people new to dreadlocks with installations including two-strand twist, braids and twist and rip.
One of my earliest memories with dreadlocks were the headaches after a fresh retwist. There were some instances where putting my hair in a ponytail was painful. However, not everyone experiences headaches with dreadlocks; you and I are the unlucky ones. Headaches are a dull or intensive pain you experience in different areas of your …
There is no one fit at all with dreadlocks, even if you have planned out your style it does not always look the way you wanted. However, you have a choice of whether to have thin or thick locs. With maintained dreadlocks, your decision is made before installing your locs. Your loctician will ask you …
It may seem unbelievable, but you can get beardlocks if you don’t comb your beard. This style has been around for centuries and 3-10 people with dreadlocks have beardlocks. But, what is beardlocks as well as how to get and maintained them to look the way you wanted? As the name suggests, beard dreadlocks are …
If you don’t comb/brush your hair, it will dread naturally no matter the hair type. However, people with courser hair will lock faster than straighter hair with a bit of patience, you can lock your hair naturally. Having natural/free-form dreads mean you must do little to no manipulation these include no re-twisting, combing/brushing, no gels …
Yes, white people can have dreadlocks in fact, if you don’t brush or comb your hair in time it will dread on it’s own. To some, wearing dreadlocks is a styling decision, a religious statement, or a lifestyle change. It is now an acceptable hairstyle amongst people in the entertainment business and all walks of …
Sisterlocks is a hairstyle where a Sisterlocks consultant locks your hair in a specific pattern using a small tool that creates that pattern. They are created using no wax or styling gel because African- American has texture hair which allows the patterns to stay. The pattern allows hair to lock and touch up is required …
Congo dreads are two or more dreads fuse to create one. You would notice the dread fusions at the roots, however, at the ends, the dreads will separate like spider legs. Congo dreads are popular amongst people with free-form dreads since they don’t control the way their dreads are grown. Some people love congo and …
The twist and rip method sounds scary right! Well, it’s not. No one wants to do this to their hair when hearing the name, but there is no ripping and tearing involve it’s a motion you do to your hair to have dreadlocks. Twist and Rip is a popular method and you don’t have to …
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Natural dreads, commonly known as freeform dreads, is unique. They are easy to identify and low maintenance. While they are the cheapest to achieve, Freeform dreads involves little to no manipulation and grow and shape naturally. People with straight hair, who want to achieve freeform dreads without manipulating their locs, should start with long hair …
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Palm rolling is a technique used to maintain locs where you or a loctician roll your dreads in between their palms. This process twists the new growth at the root of the dread. Whereas, interlocking is a method where the loc is pulled through the new growth and is repeated until it tightens the loc …
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