What Is Dreadlock?
Dreadlocks, also known as locs or dreads, are rope-like strands of hair formed by locking or braiding hair.
What Is The Purpose Of Dreadlocks?
Dreadlocks Is a way to keep themselves in a pure state of nature as God intended. They use the Biblical story of Samson and his vow never to cut his hair as justification. Rastas tend to wear freeform locks, allowing them to grow in random lengths and even combine together to form large, matted clumps.
Is Dreadlock Real Hair?
There are 3 types of dreadlock extensions, made from real hair, synthetic hair or wool. Dreadlock extensions of real hair are made of real human hair and are used to lengthen ‘real’ dreadlocks. They are somewhat more expensive but the durability of real hair is almost infinite.
Can You Wash Dreadlocks?
As your dreads mature, you don’t have to worry about lots of fluffing and re-dreading, so feel free to wash your dreads as frequently as you wish. No matter the age of your dreads, it’s important not to go longer than about a week without washing.
Do Dreadlocks Damage Hair?
As your hair mats and locks together and becomes dreadlocks, your locs will protect hair follicles. Dreadlocks can damage your hair, it’s true. But about 99% of such damage is mainly caused by people who don’t know how to properly groom, style, or even grow dreadlocks.
How To Start Dreadlocks:
Developing dreadlocks requires the same basic preparation, whether you’re paying a professional stylist or working on your own hair at home. The point of variation comes when it’s time to separate and shape the locks. Depending on the preferences of your stylist and the texture of your hair, you can twist it up in a number of ways. Regardless, this simple step-by-step procedure will lay the foundation for dreadlocks:
- Step one: Wash your hair and dry it thoroughly before beginning the process. Make sure that your scalp and hair is clean and free of residue and product buildup.
- Step two: You can choose to let the hair loc and then separate it. But you can also part the hair in advance to divide it into distinct sections. Decide what kind of parting style you want, then divide the hair into sections. You can do this either to the entire head first and hold the sections with bands or clips, or finish each section one at a time.
- Step three: Pay attention to the size of your sections. When you pull them tight, the roots of the hair you’re holding should be outlined by exposed scalp. The amount of scalp that is exposed varies depending on the parting style and the thickness of your hair. The parting style also affects how they fall and how natural they will appear. The larger the sections, the thicker the final locks will be.
- Step four: Add a small amount of product to each individual strand before you work with it. (Experts differ widely and passionately about what to use. Some use creams, waxes, oils, or gels to prevent the hair from drying out. Some dreadlock wearers tout the benefits of wax as a binder and moisturizer, but wax is also heavy and difficult to wash out. Purists just use water.)
- Step five: There are several methods for creating locks. You can choose to backcomb the hair, a popular method for people with straight hair. This creates volume, is easy to do (though time-consuming), and makes it look like you have locks immediately. However, many people do not recommend backcombing, since it can damage hair and can create locks that unravel easily. To backcomb, pull each section of hair straight. While holding the tip, use a fine-toothed metal comb and run it through the hair from the tip to the root. Repeat to the same section of hair until the individual strands are drawn toward the root and tangled together. You want to continue this process until the entire length of hair has formed those tangles, and then repeat with each section. After backcombing the hair, you can palm roll each lock to shape it. You can also start locks using braids, twists, comb coils, the twist and rip method, the interlocking method and the crochet method. (See sidebar.)
- Step six: Completely dry the locks with a hair dryer. If you used wax, this step will also melt the wax into each lock.
How To Wash Your Dreadlocks:
Step 1: Choose your products.
When it comes to washing dreadlocks, many think that you might need special products to get into the braids to remove excess oil and dirt. You do not need any kind of particular duo designed for dreads, you just need a duo that won’t over-strip your hair of natural oils and hydration. Avoid products with silicone as it will cause buildup in the dreads and make them heavier and harder to care for.
Step 2: Apply Shampoo to Scalp
Start cleansing with your shampoo. Focus your product on your scalp, in between your braids. Massage the product in to make sure you’re getting all the buildup that’s caught in your dreads. We highly recommend a scalp-focused shampoo, like SheaMoisture Sugarcane Extract & Meadowfoam Seed Miracle Multi-Benefit Shampoo.
Step 3: Moisturize with Conditioner
Follow up your cleanse with a boost on moisture to those dreads! Use some SheaMoisture Sugarcane Extract & Meadowfoam Seed Miracle Multi-Benefit Conditioner on your braids, let it sit for a few minutes, and then rinse with warm water. Make sure not to leave the product on for too long or you’ll run the risk of fluffing your strands.
Dreadlock Prices In Ghana:
Professionally made natural dreadlocks cost betweenGHS200 to GHS500, depending on how much hair you have.