Question: How long does my hair have to be?

Answer: If you don't mind a little extra maintenance you can start them at about 3". You'll have to tighten them by back combing and wax'em pretty regularly. Rubber bands will help keep'em together until they start to lock up. Starting dreadlocks short takes a bit longer but when they grow out they will be supa nice and very smooth.

Question: I have really thick hair will it be hard to get it to dread?

Answer: There are 2 types of "thick" hair. One is just having a lot of hair. This makes dreading easier. The second is having thick or heavy hair strands like Asian hair. It will take a lil bit longer for this type of hair to dread since its harder to get it to stay in knots . If you hair is really thin, in the sense that you don't have much, dreads usually make your hair look fuller.

Question: Will sports or sweating effect my dreadlocks?

Answer: The sweat won't hurt your dreads at all, it's just salt water really. Lots of sweating though means lots of showers and those can loosen new dreads. Running water over dreads to rinse them won't loosen them much but repeated scrubbing and pulling while they are soapy will usually loosen more than a few hairs. This is natural and usually isn't much of a problem unless your shampoo has conditioners, moisturizers, or scented residues. If your hair is very short wearing rubber bands at the root and tip of the dread will hold the hair secure giving it time to dread and tighten. Also not to beat the nylon thing to death but wearing a nylon (panty hose) stretched over your dreads while in the shower and washing the dreads through the nylon will usually prevent a lot of hair from coming loose from the dreads.

Question: Will Dreads work on Caucasian hair?

Answer: Dreads will work in all types of hair, but they were designed for, and work really great on Caucasian or white hair. Thick hair tends to dread faster than thinning hair, and curly or textured hair, faster than straight, but it will dread any hair that is at least 3" long.

Question: Are dreads hard to take out after you do them?

Answer: Dreads are not a hairstyle that you undo every night before bed, once they lock up its pretty much impossible to undread them. This doesn't mean your going to have them for the rest of your life, it just means you'll have to cut your hair short, not shaved, but short, around 3" or 4" when you want 'em out.

Question: Do dreads make your head itchy?

Answer: Sometimes. There are several reasons that dreads can itch. Healthy, happy, mature dreads do not itch. If your dreads itch it is probably due to washing them with the wrong soap, not washing enough, washing too much, or having a scalp problem, most commonly dandruff. Hair that is dreaded or in braids produces less oil and doesn't need to be washed quite as often as normal hair styles.

Overwashing can cause it to dry out and itch. The hair is generally stimulated less because you don't brush it either. This can take the hair a while to get used to. Until the hair gets used to this it will sometimes itch a bit. This is natural and can't really be avoided but itching due to this reason usually isn't too bad and it doesn't last too long.

Question: Can you dye or bleach dreads?

Answer: Yes, blonde dreads look amazing! Dying or bleaching the hair is easier before its dreaded and the dying and bleaching process will leave the hair a bit dryer and more fried which will make it dread faster. So if at all possible bleach or dye before you dread. If you dye or bleach it after its dreaded wait till the hair is good and locked, about 10 to 12 weeks. Wash out all the wax with hot water so the color will stick.

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