The Dreadlock Blog
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How should I care about my hair before I make dreadlocks?
In order to be able to have as good dreadlock journey as possible you can start to take care of your hair in a way so that you can prepare your hair to have dreadlocks. It is great to do this because your hair will get use to the dreadlock shampoo that is great to use when you have dreadlocks and you hair will want to lock up.
Check out this video and learn more of what it is that you should do to prepare your hair to be dreadlocks!
How long hair do I need to have to start dreadlocks?
This is a very common question that people that are interested in dreadlocks keep on asking.
Well there is not really a strait answer to this one I’m afraid. It all depends on how thick your hair is, what technice you want to use when you will do your dreadlocks and who will make your dreadlocks (yourself or as a loctitian)
If you are getting dreadlocks done on your own hair I would say that you need 10-15cm minimum if you have caussian hair, if you have affro textured hair 5 cm works great to start dreadlocks. Remember the longer your hair is the better forming dreadlocks you will have in the future.
The shorter your hair is the more you will have dreadlocks that are standing out a lot from your head. You need at least the length of longer than sholder length if you don’t want dreadlocks that are pointing strait out from your head from the beginning. Althou that they will point out from your head doesn’t last very long.
If you...
A week at Seienstyle dreadlock and hair extension salon
This is Hanna she has partial of her hair dreaded.
Today me and Hanna was trying to figure out how long ago I started her dreadlocks. We can’t remember maybe 3-4 years ago...
How should I take care of free form dreadlocks?
Today I'm answering the question how should I take care of free from dreadlocks. Free form dreadlocks is when someone decides to stop brushing the hair and let the hair just be and lock up by itself.
Week 1 at Seienstyle hair extension and dreadlock salon
I started Sofias dreadlocks 2 years ago.
She has dreadlocks with extensions and we have left some loose hair on the to create a more flowy look. This time I went thru her hole head...
I would like to have a fwe dreadlocks but I don't know which was the best place to make them?
Today, I have a question here from a girl on Instagram. “I would like to have a few dreadlocks but I don’t know which was the best place to make them?”
So, if you want just a few dreadlocks on your hair, it’s really, really important that you can divide your loose hair with the dreadlock hair. If you start to make like one dreadlock in the middle of your hair like here, and you have all this loose hair around; you will have a really, really hard time to separating the dreadlock from the loose hair and when you’re brushing your hair, you might start to brush on the dreadlock.
So, I highly recommend if you want to do dreadlocks in just like a few here and there; make them in the neck. Just take the bottom section of your hair, make a row and make sure that you make a straight row. You can use a pin comb for that to make the section and just put all the hair up, just to make a straight section. It is really, really important and then do the dreadlocks...
How old should your dreadlocks be when you do your first deep cleansing, and how do you dry them?
I have here a question from Liz Marda on Instagram that asked me,
“How old should your dreadlocks be the first time you deep clean them?
And do you have any good advice on how to do that and how to dry them after washing?”
Well, a lot of dreadheads are really into deep cleaning their dreadlocks. It’s a really good thing if you are scared that there’s a lot of dust and scary things are stuck inside of your dreadlocks. To get a really good recipe on how to deep clean your dreadlocks, you should just Google around and see different types of recipes on how different people have made their deep cleans. If you want to buy a kit that is already made; you can buy them from Dollylocks has a kit that is finished with a shampoo and some powder that you can use.
You can find the Dollylocks deep clean kits in our shop here:
https://dreadstuff.com/collections/dreadlock-detox-kit
So, how old should your dreadlocks be before you start to do your first deep...
How to dry dreadlocks in a cold climate
Today, I’m going to answer you a question that I got from Instagram from Alfonso: “It’s fall wintertime and it’s getting pretty cold out. What’s the best thing to do to keep my dreads clean and dry up quickly?”
Well, when it’s winter out if you live in a really cold climate like here in Sweden, you really have to think about when you are washing your dreadlocks. So, just take a moment and figure out what day of the week is the best time to wash your hair. If you know that you’re maybe always home on a Saturday, or a Sunday or maybe you’re off on a Monday, plan on washing your dreadlocks during that day and do it in the morning. If you know that you’re going to stay inside all day, that’s a really, really good plan. But what you can do is wash your hair, make sure that you really, really squeeze out the excess water that is still in the dreadlocks when you’re in the tub or in the shower, and just like squeeze it...
How to remove lice from dreads
Just the thought of lice freeks me out! Yes I admit it I hate everything to do with lice. Making this video also got my hair to start to itch.
But I got this question from: lejonlind And now in my kids school they have put up notes about lices in school.. if (really hope not) I got lice in my dreads, how do I do? 
And also from Lena: What happens if I get lice? Can you get rid of lice out of dreadlocks?
You don’t have to shave off your dreadlocks off if you get lice don’t worry. There are ways to fix this. Watch the video and you will get my advice on how to get rid of lice from your dreadlocks.
I would love to hear what dreadlocks questions do you have? What do you want to learn about dreadlocks?
Post your questions here and I will answer your questions in videos like this.