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• Steps
• Method 1 of 3: Getting Started
• Method 2 of 3: Brushed your dreadlocks
• Method 3 of 3: Other Methods
• Tips
• Warnings
• Things That You’ll Need

Want to have dreadlocks on your head? Alas, if you have straight hair, you won't wait for it to twist into beautiful dreadlocks on its own. Owners of curls in this sense are more fortunate, yes ... However, a lot of patience and a little effort - and you will achieve your goal

Steps

Method 1 of 3: Getting Started

1. 1 Grow your hair. As long as possible, minimum - by 7.5 centimeters... At the same time, do not forget to take care of the health of your hair.
2. 2 Decide how long you want your dreadlocks to be. Thick dreadlocks tend to clump faster and are easier to care for - but harder to make. On average, dreadlocks will be no thinner than a centimeter and no thicker than two and a half, but, again, it all depends on your hair and your own desires.
3. 3 Find a friend to help. Braiding your own dreadlocks ... ahem ... better not. If you have very long hair, call two friends at once.
4. 4 Prepare your hair. They must be dry and clean, washed without using conditioner. The statement that it is easier to make dreadlocks out of dirty hair is a myth! Dirt only prevents hair from straying into dreadlocks, and working with oily hair is completely uncomfortable.
5. 5 Dry and comb your hair thoroughly. Yes, this is not what you want, but for now, it should be.

Method 2 of 3: Brushed your dreadlocks

Backfilling is the most popular method for braiding dreadlocks at home.

1. 1 Part your hair into sections. At this stage, rubber bands will come in handy, with which you will fix the strands, which, in fact, will precede the work itself. The rubber bands themselves then, of course, will need to be removed.
2. 2 Comb your hair, starting at the roots and knocking your hair into a tangle along the entire length. You need to comb it until the strand becomes somewhat like a dreadlock.
3. 3 Roll your dread between your palms. By the way, a little wood ash will be useful - it will be much more convenient to roll the dreadlocks. Most importantly, do not forget to get rid of it later.
4. 4 Wait. Someone advises 10 days, someone - a whole month. Quite often, it is also advised to do without shampooing, although opinions on this matter differ. Those who advocate washing strongly recommend that you do not wash your hair with conditioners.
5. 5Remove the rubber bands one at a time.
6. 6 Tighten each section of the dreadlocks tightly. Take a metal comb and, starting about 2.5 centimeters from the scalp, start knocking the dread out towards the tip until it forms.
7. 7Secure the ends of the dreadlocks with rubber bands.
8. 8 Tuck loose hair into dreadlocks. This can be done by crocheting.

Method 3 of 3: Other Methods

1. 1 Pulling hair into dreadlocks with a brush. Use a bristle brush, shampoo without conditioner or gum.
   • Wash your hair with shampoo and let your hair dry without a hair dryer or towel.
   • In a clockwise direction, start combing your hair with a brush. After some time, tangles will begin to form.
   • Continue until dreadlocks begin to form.
2. 2 Twisting. Don't use wax! Better a hair gel, at least wash it out. Yes, hair gel is a temporary solution, but as a first step it will do just fine. Otherwise, you run the risk of growing a mildew colony in your hair!
   • Take shampoo without conditioner or gum.
   • Wash your hair with shampoo and let your hair dry without a hair dryer or towel.
   • Divide your hair into strands of 2.5x2.5 centimeters at the base, fix them with elastic bands.
   • Start curling the strand between your fingers. Continue until dreadlocks begin to form.
3. 3 Neglect. This is the slowest way, but at the same time, it does not require ... anything from you. Just wash your hair with shampoo without conditioner. And no wax, it will only prevent your hair from gathering into dreadlocks! Wait, do nothing, and one day your hair will get tangled.
4. 4 Permanent wave. You have to go to the salon and hit your hair with chemistry!
5. 5 Kanekalon. Faux dreadlocks made of synthetic material that can be simply attached to the hair.

Tips

• Buying hair gel? Choose a gel designed specifically for dreadlocks.
• Use only metal combs - plastic ones will not work.
• Over time, you will need to separate the dreadlocks, which begin to grow together. Desirable - in the shower, it is easier to work with wet hair.
• Dreadlocks require a lot of time, they will reach condition for at least a year. So bear with it. If you change your style often, then permanent dreadlocks from your hair are not suitable for you. Maybe we should hang the kanekalon ones?
• Look for dread shampoo.
• Many people think that the only way to get rid of dreads is to shave them off. It's a delusion. You can both use special products and shampoos, and, in some individual cases, weave them.
• No need to pour all sorts of rubbish on dreadlocks! Hair must be healthy!
• Love and take care of your dreadlocks. Over time, they will become dense and beautiful. Remember, dreadlocks are more than just a fashion statement.
• Roll your dreadlocks every day by rolling the dreadlocks over your head with your palm or twirling it between your palms. This will make it denser and denser.
• Be creative! Beads and other similar jewelry look good on dreadlocks. By the way, beads are not only decoration, but also a good way to make dreadlocks in a certain area tighter.

And remember: you need patience and strength so that no one can spoil your mood by making fun of your hairstyle. In the end, those who will make fun of you simply do not know what it is like to be a self-confident person who does not care about his own form!

Warnings

1. • From thin, soft, straight and brittle hair, dreadlocks are more difficult to make. However, any hair gets tangled, so the task is still real.
   • Finding a job with dreadlocks can be tricky ...
   • Many people just don't like dreadlocks, so if your job requires direct and personal communication with clients, dreadlocks may not be the best choice.

Things That You’ll Need

1. • At least 7.5 centimeters of clean, dry hair.
   • Friends willing to help.
   • Metal comb.
   • Shampoo without conditioner.
   • Aloe - just a little to moisturize the skin.