Dreadlocks - What you need to know before starting your locs journey

First of all the term Dreadlocks is getting less and less popular with time, it is getting slowly replaced by just locs or locks. But I still use the word dreadlocks for the sake of habit and also for Youtube and search engine's algorithms.

If you are considering starting your first dreadlocks journey then there are few things you need to be aware of.

You may watch this presentation video instead:

I- Questions to ask yourself and to think deeply of before locking your hair:

                1- What does the word "dreadlocks" mean?

This simply means that you have to collect as many information as you can about dreads, from history, to cultures who had them as hairstyle, to dread's products you can use to even the possible links between being a dreadhead and spirituality... etc

(You might come across some funny myths like that dreadlocks attract bugs or that your hair has to be dirty to lock.. etc).

                2- Why do you want to have dreadlocks?

There are so many reasons why people start their dreadlocks journey: trying something different, being or becoming a rasta, changing the look, trying to look like a celebrity, self-empowerment and growth... Knowing why YOU want to have them will help you a lot in the future, especially in choosing the dreadlocks method that suits you the most.

                3- How patient are you?

Patience is crucial when it comes to dreadlocks, you will know later why you need a lot of it, if you're not patient enough then you should reconsider having locs, they are probably not for you.

II- General information about dreadlocks you must know.

                1- You will mostly not have the exact result you imagined

You probably wanted to have dreads like Bob Marley or any other celebrity that you admire, but you will probably not get the exact look you wanted length and size wise. your dreads will just do their thing they won't care about your wishes. So just be ready to accept whatever your hair ends up doing. Every dreadlocks journey is unique so be proud of yours.

                2- You will have a messy hair for a while.

We are talking here about at least a year before your dreads mature, that's when you will need the "lots of patience" we talked about earlier. So be ready to deal with the mess on a daily basis, using bandanas or bonnets or any head accessories for your interlocking locs.

                3- Washing your hair will be different.

There will be no brushing any more, which is going to be a challenge to get used to. You will also need to have a residue-free shampoo to help your hair locking. And finally every now and then you will have to do a deep cleaning, because no matter how good you wash your dreads they will still have build up inside that you have to do a cleaning and a "detoxing dreads", using Baking soda and apple cider vinegar for example.

                4- Drying locs takes ages.

If washing your locked hair will be just a new different routine, drying it is another story. No matter what you do to your dreadlocks they will always take ours to dry after getting them wet, take that into consideration because it will change your daily plans.

Regardless of all these negative sides, having dreadlocks could be the best experience you might have in your life. They will boost your self confidence and make you feel special, because of course not everybody has the chance to have them. And above all my favorite part is that you will find a welcoming community in every social media platform that you can be a part of, which is very fun.

Dreadlocks might be a lot of work but the final result is totally worth it. Trust me.

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How to Separate Dreads - Separating Dreads quick Tutorial

How to Separate Dreads - Separating Dreads quick Tutorial

Dreadlocks will always try to grow together at the roots, especially if you're using the neglect method. So if you want to avoid that, if you don't want to have any congos or very thick locks, which some other people would love to have, you should just separate them regularly.

Watch here a quick tutorial video on how to separate your dreads

Simply grab the two dreads (or more) that are conjoined together, and pull them apart from each other to the roots.. you do not have to separate your dreads all the way to the sculp, as this may is some cases cause some dread thinning at the roots with time.

you will hear some cracking hair sound, but that's ok don't worry about it.

Separating dreadlocks is a process that all dreadheads do, no matter what method they used to have dreadlocks, even dreadheads who want congos they still want to control how many dreads are going to be in every new formed congo.

So if you are planning to have dreadlocks, be prepared, along with washing and drying, separating your dreads is a routine you will have to get used to.

It is better that you make it a habbit, every other day, play with your locks by separating them.

Note that the best time to separate dreads is after the shower before they are 100% dry.

If you were not separating your dreadlocks until they matured and congos have already been formed, then pulling them apart will become very hard.. At that point and if pulling doesn't work.. the best way to split a thick dread into two smaller dreads is to brush it out and redread it again.(It is a long and annoying process but it's better than cutting them with scissors)

But if you don't want to put that much time and effort in brushing out and starting over again then the only way to separate a congo is using scissors.

But scissors must be the last choice, and it's better that you get someone else to do the cutting for you.
Be careful and enjoy every minute of your journey :)
Peace and Love

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How to wash Dreadlocks

How to wash Dreadlocks

Washing dreadlocks is the number one dreads related issue that many people are confused about. Many think that in order to have dreadlocks you should stop washing your hair, while it is actually the other way around, if you want to have healthy clean dreadlocks you must wash them on a regular basis. Clean dreadlocks mature fast while dirty hair is gross and makes your scalp itchy.

I have posted last year a whole article about the top 10 myths and facts about dreadlocks.



How long until I give my new dreads a first wash?
you do not have to wait at all, but it does help if you wait a little bit and allow your hair and scalp to get used to the new thing.
how much time you should wait depends on few factors: 
* Your hair type
* How often do you usually wash your hair
* The method you used to make dreadlocks
so no one can tell you when to wash your young dreads except yourself, I suggest that you wait until your scalp starts to get itchy, the itchyest you wan handle.

How often should I wash my dreadlocks?
Same thing we said before, only YOU can decide, you can keep the same routine as you used to do before dreads or you can change it if you want, our bodies do adapt to anything new, so your scalp will get used to the new washing routine and will produce oils just as needed. So any washing routine would work just fine as long as it's not everyday that's not good,
you can obviously shower your body without washing your dreadlocks.

Shampoo and soap
there are many shampoos and soaps available. But what works well for one may not work well for the other, that's why it's better if you read reviews, ask your dreadhead friends try many types of shampoos and soaps and see which one works best for you. As long as it's residue free. you can even make your own soap if you want.

My personal dreadlocks washing routine:
you may do just as I do or you can do your own, the keys are: residue free shampoo, good rinsing and good drying.

• I first get my hair wet and give my scalp a gentle massage
• Then I put some of my shampoo on my palms and rub it all over my scalp (I don't use it on my dreads because that will happen later, also if your dreads are new be gentle with the rubbing)
• I get under the shower, the shampoo become bubbly and I rub it all over my scalp and dreads very well (massage carefully if your dreads are new)
• once I feel that I shampooed all my hair I proceed to rinsing
• I set the shower to the strongest mode and let water run through my dreads ( the more you stay under water the better)
• I squeeze my dreads to get new clean water runing through them again
• I repeat the rinsing and squeezing until I feel it's enough
• I turn off the shower and start squeezing my dreads to get all the water out
• Once I feel that I can't get any more water out and my dreads stopped dripping I proceed to drying.

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Loose hair tool for thin dreadlocks

Loose hair tool for thin dreadlocks

How to use the loose hair tool (or the Latch hook) for thin dreadlocks maintenance.

I have already posted an article about how to use the Dreadlocks loose hair tool here, but if you wanted to try this maintenance method on thin dreads you wouldn't be able to, especially if you are using a big sized hook. Because it would be hard to get the hook all inside the dread. so it is better if you try doing it this way (see video below)

It is the same procedure, except that instead of getting all the loose hair inside the dread, you keep getting it in and out untill it fits in

I must remind you though that this tool I am using in the video and in the previous one is not the dreadlocks loose hair tool that you could find in dreadhead hq or Dr dreads or any other dreadlocks related shop. This is just a latch hook that is why the tip of it is different, and that is why it is a little bit big in size, it shouldn't be used for very thin dreads.

There are other issues you need to be aware of while using a dreadlocks loose hair tool, a crochet hook or any other maintenance tool:

1)- It is very normal to have loose hair before your dread mature, there is nothing to panic about 

2)- Do NOT use any maintenance tool unless you really have to, using tools on your dreads all the time may create holes and might do some damages.

3)- While using any tool on your dreadlocks, use it gently, do not pull hard, to not be violent to your dreads.

4)- Be patient, make peace with the fluffy frizzy loose hair around your dreadlocks, it is normal to have loose hair all the time that will eventually end up locking itself.

I hope that this Dreadlocks maintenance post was helpful to you.. More coming soon, stay tuned

Peace And Love

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Loose hair tool - Latch hook

Loose hair tool - Latch hook

How to use the loose hair tool (or the Latch hook) for dreadlocks maintenance.

In this video here you can learn how to use the loose hair tool for your dreadlocks maintenance:

The loose hair tool for dreadlocks looks like that:

The loose hair can be a very annoying problem to people with dreadlocks, dealing with it is one of the reasons why dreadlocked people invented maintenance. The Crochet hook is one way that could help you get all the loose hair inside the dread, but crochetting dreadlocks reqired a little bit of skills, I'm not saying it's hard but using the lose hair tool is much easier, anyone can use it on their dreadlocks with no problem.

You can find this dreadlocks loose hair tool in dreadheadhq stores, or you can get a latch hook at any craft store.

How to use it:

A)-On the root:

1. roll the loose hair between your finger
2. find the dread that the loose hair belong to (or the closest dread it could fit in)
3. roll the loose hair between your fingers and thumb to make a small hair ball
4. measure how long in the dread would the loose hair take to fit entirely inside the dread
5. insert the loose hair tool inside the dread slightly above the point you measure (to make sure that the loose hair wouldn't come out when you pull out the latch hook)
6. slide the tool all the way in the center of the dread untill you touch your sculp
7. pull it out, hook the hair ball and close the latch
8. pull it back inside the dread untill it comes out 

and that's it, all the loose hair is now inside the dread and going to lock with no problem.

B)-Anywhere along the dread:

You pick all the loose hair around the dread but only in 2 inches area, otherwise it's not going to be easy to get it inside. The rest is similar to how you use it on the root, pull inside and pull out at the base of the loose hair, hook the hair and pull it back.

You can also use it at the tip of the dread to get the hair back inside and give the tip of your dread and nice round shape.

This is one way among others that can ensure you a good dreadlocks maintenance.. I will post more articles about dreadlocks maintenance soon.

Peace and Love

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How to braid Cornrows

How to braid cornrows

Welcome to this tutorial on how to make cornrows, or how to braid cornrows, it is a phase that I have been through during my dreadlocks journey it's nice to try different exotic hairstyles sometimes.

This is not actually the first time I do this hairstyle, I have had my hair braided before twice, but I must say, the second time I have had cornrows on my hair was the best, I loved the look of braids on me.

this is how to braid cornrows:

start by sectionning the hair, choose big or small sections depending on the look you want, then divide the section into three small sections, one hand holds two secions and the other hand

holds the third one. the hand that has two sections twists them to make the outter section becomes in the middle then the other hand grabs the middle section, then you do the same thing with the other hand. everytime you grab the middle section grab some hair from the scalp with it, to keep the braid attached to the scalp.

More about Braids and Cornrows from Wikipedia:

Cornrows, also known as braids, are a traditional African style of hair grooming where the hair is braided very close to the scalp, using an underhand, upward motion to produce a continuous, raised row. Cornrows are often formed, as the name implies, in simple, straight lines, but they can also be formed in complicated geometric or curvilinear designs.

Often favored for their easy maintenance, cornrows can be left in for weeks at a time if maintained through careful washing of the hair and regular oiling of the scalp.

Cornrowed hairstyles are often adorned with beads or cowry shells, in the African and Caribbean tradition. Depending on the region of the world, cornrows are typically worn by either men, women or both. Cornrows are known as canerow in parts of the Caribbean and the United Kingdom.

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How to make dreadlocks twist and rip method

How to make dreadlocks twist and rip method

I have already posted an article about twist and rip method for dreadlocks here but the video of how to make dreadlocks in the twist and rip method I have posted with it is kinda low quality, recently I have made a new high quality video, with more detailes on the process.

Check out and learn how to make dreads in an easy way, those are kinda skinny dreadlocks but it's not the final version, it's not how the dreads will look at the end, plus you may change the size of dreadlocks by making big sections

First thing you do is that you section your hair into square sections starting better from the bottom of your hair, use rubberbands to secure your sections then split the sectionned hair in two random parts then rip untill your reach the root, then then twist again and split the same section of hair in other two random parts and rip again untill the root, you will start to see knots forming. keep twisting and ripping the whole secion of hair untill you reach the tip of your hair.

But remember twist and rip or any other method you use does not create dreadlocks, you are just helping to define the size of your dreads by forming knots and keeping the sectionned hair together, your hair will lock itself in a natural process, but that will eventually take some time.

you might do some palmroling aswell, it doesn't do much actually, it just keeps the section tidy.

keep twisting and ripping until you reach the tip of your hair, as long as you can still hold hair between your fingers, then use a rubber band on the tip of your hair aswell.

When you finish twisting and ripping all your hair.. You do not have to do anything else, just wait for your dreads to mature.

Patience is the key to having beautiful healthy dreadlocks.

Hope this new twist and rip video was useful to you

happy journey to everyone of you

Peace and Love

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Dreadlocks Couples - Dreads Love

Dreadlocks Couples - Dreads Love

Couples with dreadlocks, are just like any other couples with the same interest or same passion, of same outlook to life.. Depends on how you see it and for what reason you are wearing dreadlocks.

But what makes dreads lovers special, is that there are few dread related activities they would be certainly doing that normal couples won't. Maintaining your dreads for instance :D it's a great thing to have someone with you who would keep an eye on your dreads, someone to be a part of your dreadlocks journey.. Someone to grow old congos with lol. They would sure have no brush at the house as well.

I have never had a dready girlfriend, but it is always a pleasure to see other dreads lovers together, and that's why I made this video.

Hope you enjoy the love and positive vibes in this beautiful dreadlock video:

I want to thank all the beautiful dread couples from facebook who shared their love with us and allowed me to use their pictures, much love to you guys you are the best <3:

Cat and Carl

Lady Reiko and Art of the Sin City Prophets

Sarah and Chris

Cait and Randy

Joanna and Huw (Instagram:joannamarieduffell)

There would sure be others, but those were the ones who read my post on dreadlocks group on facebook. But I have managed to get some very beautiful pictures of dreadlock couples.

Anyway, I hope that you like this beautiful dreadlocks video, lots of love and positive vibes

Peace and Love

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Wool method for Dreadlocks

Short Dreadlocks

Wool method for Dreadlocks

What you need to know about Wool dreading:

dreadlocks wool method is a lot similar to the neglect method, or you can say it's a neglect method with just a little help. If you are going to do this method you must be very patient, and I mean VERY patient. because it is one of the most "annoying" methods, and it takes a lot of time before you start to see real dreadlocks in your hair. You you have to live with a crazy messy hair for at least a year, plus there is physical work you have to do almost everyday.

For all those reasons, many people choose other dreading methods, but it's still one of the best and healthiest ones.

How to do the Wool dread method:

The basics of the wool method are very easy:

take a wool thing (sweater, hat or gloves or anything you have)

put it on your hair and rub it in circles for few minutes till you feel knots starting to form.

You may rip it apart later to separately form your dreadlocks.

do this wool method process everytime you have free time.

Be patient and be ready to handle the pain.

This video shows you how to do the dreadlocks wool method:

Dreadlocks wool method Advantages:

like the neglect dreadlocks, it's an all natural method, anyone can do it themselves no help needed, no tools (except a wool hat or something in wool).

Dreadlocks wool method disadvantages:

It hurts a lot while you are doing it. takes a lot of time till you start to see real dreads. You will have a crazy messy hair for at least one year. You may lose a little hair in the process but it's ok.

That was all you need to know about the Wool method to make dreadlocks, you may be interested in knowing more about other methods in this post: wich Dreadlocks method to choose?

Long Dreadlocks

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Dread Perming Method for dreadlocks

Long Dreadlocks (no perming)

Dread Perming Method for making dreadlocks

Dread perming would be the easiest way to have instant dreadlocks. Even if I am personally 100% against this method for dreadlocks, but I have to talk about it. After all, everyone is free to choose the dreading method that they want.

the dreadlocks perming method is mostly done in beauty salons, and it costs around $300 - $400. your hair will be exposed to chemical product that makes is frizzy, then bounded again and retreated with other chemical process to form the dreadlocks. 

you will for sure have nice beautiful very well shaped dreadlocks instantly.

Although it is better when it's done by professionals, dread perming can also be done at home. Home perm kit cost around $10 - $20; and give similar results.

Why people do dread perming to have dreadlocks?

mostly people who are not patient and don't want to wait to have natural dreadlocks tend to do the dread perming method. Also some celebrityies and models who want to have the "dreadlocks look" for a special occation or for a photo session sometimes. Or sometimes some people just want to change their looks without being part of the whole dreadlocks culture.

How long does the dread perming take?

the making of dread perming takes about 6 hours. And if done in a beauty salon, you will need  maintenance appointments that take about two hours and costs about $200 every six months.

Dread perming Advantages:

after going out of the salon you will have dreadlocks.

after about six months it looks just like a natural grown dreadlocks

your dreads will have perfect shape and size

works on ALL hair even Asian straight silky

Dread perming Disadvantages:

The most un-natural dreading method

your hair will be exposed to chemical products

Risks if it's not done by professionals

Costs quiet a lot of money

That was all about the dread perming method to make dreadlocks, you may be interested in knowing more about other methods in this post: 5 Methods to make Dreadlocks

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Dreadlocks Twist and rip method

Dreadlocks Twist and rip method - everything you need to know.

The twist and rip method to make dreadlocks is one of the most used methods, because it works on pretty much all type of hair and  it's also an almost all natural dreading method IF you don't use any dread wax with it. 

But you have to know that once it's done and the dreads have locked, it's hard to unlock them.. So if you choose this method, you have to know that if you changed your mind about having dreadlocks you will go throu a hard undreading process.

How to do the twist and rip method?

(full article here)

 First, you wash your hair with a residue free shampoo, then Section your hair in squares (big squares or small ones depending on the size you want for your locks). Split the sectioned part in two, hold each part in one hand, then twist clockwise, change the hands and spread the sectioned part till it get's tight by the root, repeat the twist and rip till you reach ther end of hair. you might do some palmrolling after. You may also use rubberbands to secure your sections and take them off later.

This video shows you the basic way of twist and rip:

This is a better quality video

Twist and rip dreadlocks Maintenance

The Twist and rip method just like any other dreadlocks method, there is not much to be done, just washing your hair, you may do some palmrolling if needed but you don't have to. Sometimes the twist and rip locks get unlocked at the end, you may need to re twist and rip them again.

You may also Moisturize your dreadlocks sometimes to avoid dryness, it helps keeping your hair healthy.

Twist and rip dreadlock: washing your hair

You wash your dreadlocks twice a week and that's fine. Many people wash it less (when they first twist and rip ) to speed up the locking process, but it's up to you.

But you have to avoid any shampoo that leave residue behind. Make sure you use only natural residue free dread Soap.

Twist and rip dreadlock advantages 

in the twist and rip method You control the size of your dreads. it's almost an all natural method (unless you use wax). your dreads look like real dreads the same day.

Twist and rip dreadlock disadvantages 

doesn't work very well for some straight silky smooth hair. you may lose a little bit hair in the process. Hard to get it undone. may take time doing it and might hurt a little bit aswell.

That was all about the twist and rip method for dreadlocks, you might be interested in reading more about the different dreadlocks method in this post Dreadlocks: what dreadlocks method to choose?

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Dreadlocks Journey: Backcombing method

Dreadlocks Journey: Backcombing method

Backcombing method for dreadlocks is also a natural method of dreading IF you don't use any dread wax or product with it.

Backcombing works perfectly on all kind of hair, NO EXCEPTIONS even on very straight and smooth hair.. It's the method that tells that every human can have nice dreadlocks.

How to do the backcoming method? 

First thing is that you section your hair in squares, you can choose from big or small depending on the dreads size you want, you may use rubberbands to secure your sections and take them off later.

then using a comb that has teeth close to each other like this one below:

start combing the hair backwards, you begin from to the root of the hair to the end of it.

I have Made a video of me making one dread to my little niece, and I have used the backcombing method, I didn't tighten it enough because she wasn't going to keep it, but in this video you could see how the backcombing dreadlocks are made:

How often should I wash my backcombed dreads??

Just like we said in the neglect method in a previous post. Wash your dreadlocks twice a week and that's fine. It is a good idea if wash your hair less when you first backcomb it to give your newly dreads time to lock, like once a week.

But remember.. Avoid any shampoo that leave residue behind. Make sure you use only natural residue free dread Soap.

Maintaining backcombed dreadlocks?

Just like the neglected dreadlocks method, in backcoming.. you don't have to do much, Just separating the dreads and washing your hair. And some palmrolling sometimes

You may also Moisturize your dreadlocks sometimes to avoid dryness, it helps keeping your hair healthy.

Advantages of dreadlocks backcombing method:

while backcombing, you control the size of your dreads. 

they mature faster than other methods. 

backcombing works on all kind of hair especially straight caucasion and asian hair. 

It's almost an all natural method.

Disadvantages of dreadlocks backcombing method:

The backcombing process takes few hours. 

Need someone to help you. it hurts sometimes. 

You may lose some hair in the process.

That's all about backcombing method, You might be interested in reading my post about What Dreadlocks Method to choose?

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Dreadlocks Journey: Neglect method (Natural,Organic)

Dreadlocks Journey: Neglect method (also called Natural method or Organic method) what you have to know.

First thing you must know is that this is the best way to have healthy dreadlocks, but choosing the method is a personal choice. Everyone is free in his hair, choosing a less natural dreadlocks method won't make you any less than the all natural way dreadheads.

Second thing: many people when they hear NEGLECT METHOD they think that you neglect your hair, in the way that you don't care about it or don't wash it.. WRONG. THE NEGLECT METHOD MEANS: not using any natural or chemical method to form the dreads and let the hair lock on itself with The minimum of help.

How to do the Natural/ Neglect/ Organic method?

You basically don't do anything to your hair except washing it, your hair HAS to be clean. It takes from four months to one year (depending on your hair texture) your hair will then start to lock, at that time you will have to help sectionning your locked hair by separating the dreads from the roots.

It is important that you start sectionning your hair when it just start dreading or it will form  huge congos (when two dreads or more lock together).

Do this separation regularly, anytime you feel like your hair needs it. It may sound like it's ripped, but it's normal you don't have to worry about it, the longer your dreads are growing, the less separation you will need to make.

How often should I wash my "neglect" dreads??

You wash your dreadlocks twice a week and that's fine. Many Neglect people wash their hair less, like once a week, and that helps in forming the dreads faster, washing more than twice will slow down the dreading process, but it's up to you.

But you have to avoid any shampoo that leave residue behind. Make sure you use only natural residue free dread Soap. (I will post Natural receips later on this blog).

Maintaining neglect dreadlocks?

you don't have to do much really, Just separating the dreads and washing your hair. 

But you may Moisturize your dreadlocks sometimes to avoid dryness, it helps keeping your hair healthy.

The golden word for Neglect dreadlocks is PATIENCE.

Yes, this dreading method need a lot of patience, you will not be seeing any dreadlocks in the first year, only crazy messy hair. And if you set up your mind on using the neglect method in your dreadlocks journey and you give up before you reach your goal then it's not worth it, just some wasted time. So make sure you are patient enough to go all the way in your journey. And believe me, it's really worth it.

Advantages of neclect dreadlocks.

It's an easy to do method, you don't need any help or experience, you can do it yourself. It is also the healthiest one.

I wouldn't say it's the only natural method because other than the chemical dreadlocks methods the other ones are natural too, but it's the most Natural one of them.

Disadvantages of neglect dreadlocks.

Takes a very long time so it needs a lot of patience, also the dreads are not all of the same size, and some people wouldn't like the "look" of their dreadlocks when they see diferent sizes on each dread. So if you care a lot about how your dreadlocks look, then this method is not for you.

Here is the video:

You might be interested in reading my post about What Dreadlocks Method to choose?

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Dreadlocks Journey: five Methods how to make dreadlocks

DREADLOCKS JOURNEY | HOW TO MAKE DREADLOCKS?:

Or Wich Dreadlocks Method to choose?

So your hair is long enough now to start your dreadlocks journey?.. The next step is to choose the dreading method, depending on your hair type, and the patience degree you have.

here are the different Dreading methods that exist, with advantage and disadvantage of each one. I will post an article on each method to explain in details and with videos.

1-NEGLECT METHOD:

How to do the neglect method: You don't do anything actually except washing your hair, you let it grow naturally. With time, after a year or so it will start to knot and dreads on itself, you might help it by ripping the dreads while they are growing or using rubber bands to define the sections, but the true nectlect people don't do all this.

Advantages: easy to do, no tools or products needed, no assisstance or help; It's the healthiest way to have healthy dreadlocks. No hair damages.

Disadvantages: Takes a lot of time, at least a year before the dreads start forming, or more if your hair is smooth and straight. dreads are not all of the same size, some are fat others are skinny, needs a lot of patience. read more details in this post: http://dreadlocksjourneyblog.blogspot.com/2014/01/dreadlocks-journey-neglect-method.html

2-BACKCOMBING METHOD:

How to do the backcoming method: Section your hair in squares, big or small depending on the dreads size you want, start combing the hair backwards using a dread comb, you begin from to the root of the hair to the end of it; You may use rubberbands to secure your dreads and take them off later.

Advantages: you control the size of your dreads. they mature faster than other methods. it works on all kind of hair especially straight caucasion hair. It's almost an all natural method.

Disadvantages: Takes few hours to make it. Need someone to help you. it hurts sometimes. you may lose some hair in the process.
read more details in this post: http://dreadlocksjourneyblog.blogspot.com/2014/02/dreadlocks-journey-backcombing-method.html

3-TWIST AND RIP METHOD:

How to do the twist and rip method: Section your hair in squares (depending on the size you want for your dreads). Split the sectioned part in two, hold each part in one hand, then twist clockwise, change the hands and spread the sectioned part till it get's tight by the root, repeat till you reach ther end of hair. you might do some palmrolling after.

Advantages: You control the size of your dreads. it's almost an all natural method (unless you use wax). your dreads look like real dreads the same day.

Disadvantages: doesn't work well for straight smooth hair. you may lose a little bit hair in the process. may take time doing it and might hurt a little bit aswell. Read more details in this post: http://dreadlocksjourneyblog.blogspot.com/2014/03/dreadlocks-twist-and-rip-method.html

4-DREAD PERMING METHOD:

How to do the perming method: Go to a salon that does it, and pay them to do it.

Advantages: after going out of the salon you will have dreadlocks instantly.

Disadvantages: It's a chemical process. Must be done by proffessionals. It damages the hair so.. don't do it ;) Read more details in this post: http://dreadlocksjourneyblog.blogspot.com/2014/03/dread-perming-method-for-dreadlocks.html

5-WOOL METHOD:

How to do the Wool dread method: Take a wool thing (sweater, hat or gloves) put it on your hair and rub it in circles for few minutes till you feel knots starting to form. You may rip it apart later to separately form your dreads.

Advantages: All natural method, no help needed, no tools (except wool hat).

Disadvantages: It hurts a lot. takes a lot of time till you start to see dreads(you'll have a messy hair or at least a year). May damage a little bit of your hair if you're not carefull.

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