Thanks dudes, i'm meaning like clean dreads, dreads that have perfect strands,, your dreads look awesome. i've been to saloons and they always want too rip me off and not give me proper dreadlocks, i have no idea how to get them waxed or w.e it is called, any ideas?
Knottysleeves said: Exactly what SE and Grey said.
Your new growth will dread by itself... no maintenance needed.
no, there's no friction, all it is is running the towel through once. just a slow combing motion that lays the frizzies down. try it sometime!!
no, there's no friction, all it is is running the towel through once. just a slow combing motion that lays the frizzies down. try it sometime!!
i do it with my hair dry and it works great! i'll try it when they're wet and see if it works as well. and i have a video to post soaringeagle said:with hair wet or dry?
and if anyone wants to know..I'm not gonna risk dying my dreads- the blonde mixed with my root color looks cool anywaysI dyed my dreads a bright copper red a few months in (I think it was 3 or 4 months in) and while I did an okay job, I'm not sure that it was entirely worth it. I was still getting red dye out of my dreads for a week or better after the initial dye job, and the color was really really uneven. Granted, I was advised to pour all the mix into a bowl and try to apply it with my hands... not a good idea if you're applying dye all by yourself. I about choked on the fumes even though I was in a really well ventilated area. If you're going to try to do something like that, I would try consulting someone (my first thought was Lish from 'Get up, Dread up' another dread forum/livejournal... she's been bleaching and dying her dreads for years with awesome results) who's done it frequently and with a high amount of success and see if they can give you any tips/help you do the job. Personally, I find it easier to just embrace your natural hair color, but I won't lie, I do (and very often) find myself longing for red locks again.
So I usually dye my hair blond every few months and I know that dying your hair BEFORE dreading helps the process but now I'm wondeing about if how dying my hair post-dreading would work out. So here are my questions 1) is dying hair after dreaging difficult or even possible? 2) is dying dreads damaging in anyway?
