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Thinking about getting dreads in a salon but the process is so expensive?

General Questions

Think i'll aviod salons thanks guys but is it really that easy just don't brush my hair i've done that already(not trying to get dreads) and it just makes my hair nappy and dry.

Baba Fats said:

Salons are notorious for destroying locks. Unfortunately, beauty schools don't generally teach how to grow healthy locks. So the people that do them at salons charge you for monstrosities that are chock full of wax, gels, or creams. or they use techniques like crocheting, interlocking, felting, or perms. All of them arehorrendouslydamaging.

Locks form from knots getting out of control. If you just let your hair knot and tangle, you've got dreadlocks. You don't have to pay for that, do you? Nope. Just don't brush.

The only thing that you need to pay for is a good lock friendly shampoo that doesn't leave residue. Dreadlockshampoo.com sells the best shampoos. If you have soft water, Dr. Bronners is good. So is the Baking soda/apple cider vinegar wash

Thinking about getting dreads in a salon but the process is so expensive?

General Questions

I have a huge afro but it is a pain and/or expensive to get people to put it in styles for me and i looked at getting dreads because i heard their is little maintenance and i think they look cool but i called a local salon and they said 55 dollars to do it,is that the typical price for getting them put in and would it be cheaper to try and learn the procedure myself?
updated by @mugen: 01/13/15 09:50:09PM