How to Grow Dreads with Straight Hair Faster.
- 3 years ago
How to Grow Dreads with Straight Hair.
Whether your hair is naturally straight or pressed straight it is possible to loc you hair!
Back in the day, if you had put a relaxer in or had your hair pressed straight you would have to cut all your hair off and grow out an afro long enough to start forming locs.
But now that’s not the case.
If you want to keep your length and start your locs you can do so.
The most popular method for starting locs with your own straight or curly hair is interlocking.
Some people get the micro size or sister locks done when their hair is straight, but interlocking can be used to create any size locs.
Make sure that the person doing your interlocking does not use a latch hook or crochet needle to do it.
Both of those tools can damage your hair over time.
If you’re getting sister locs/micro locs done then the sister lock tool is fine.
If you’re doing medium to large locs it’s best to do it with your fingers or a yarn needle to help your hair maintain its size and strength.
1.
Get The Essentials.
Get hold of few of your friends before you start the process.
Trust us, it is not possible for you to do this alone.
Now, gather a high-quality dread wax, conditioner-free pre-dreading shampoo, hair elastics and clips, a strong fine-toothed comb, a blow dryer, an old spoon, nailbrush for cleanup and an old towel to clean waxy hands.
2.
Wash Your Hair.
Once you’ve got all the essential things in place, start by washing your hair twice with a pre-dreading soap.
The soap will cleanse any oil build up on your hair and scalp.
This is a very important step if you are serious about getting some permanent dreadlocks.
Your scalp needs to be absolutely oil-free for the locks to hold shape.
3.
Time To Blow Dry.
Now, you need to blow dry your hair upside down and sideways.
Repeat this until your hair gets as big as possible.
Stop blow drying when you look like a big haired giant!
Once you’ve got your hair all poofed up you can start sectioning it.
4.
Get The Sectioning Done.
This is where your friends come into the picture.
Start dividing your hair into sections starting from the nape of your neck.
Work your way upwards and clip each section to secure the strands.
Start dreading one strand at a time. Once you are done dreading all the strands at the back of your head repeat the process by sectioning and dreading the hair above the row in a brick-lay pattern.
No matter what, do not go for a center part while making dreadlocks as you will end up tangling all your hair.
5.
Back Combing and Twisting.
Take a section of hair and place a comb just one inch away from the roots.
Now comb the hair backwards towards your scalp to form a tangle.
Push the tangle up towards the scalp and then from the roots, bring your comb down to the tip to create a tight and uniform texture throughout the strand, this is how you dread all the hair strands.
The tangled knot near the roots will help new hair-growth to dread naturally.
Once you have gotten
Whether your hair is naturally straight or pressed straight it is possible to loc you hair!
Back in the day, if you had put a relaxer in or had your hair pressed straight you would have to cut all your hair off and grow out an afro long enough to start forming locs.
But now that’s not the case.
If you want to keep your length and start your locs you can do so.
The most popular method for starting locs with your own straight or curly hair is interlocking.
Some people get the micro size or sister locks done when their hair is straight, but interlocking can be used to create any size locs.
Make sure that the person doing your interlocking does not use a latch hook or crochet needle to do it.
Both of those tools can damage your hair over time.
If you’re getting sister locs/micro locs done then the sister lock tool is fine.
If you’re doing medium to large locs it’s best to do it with your fingers or a yarn needle to help your hair maintain its size and strength.
1.
Get The Essentials.
Get hold of few of your friends before you start the process.
Trust us, it is not possible for you to do this alone.
Now, gather a high-quality dread wax, conditioner-free pre-dreading shampoo, hair elastics and clips, a strong fine-toothed comb, a blow dryer, an old spoon, nailbrush for cleanup and an old towel to clean waxy hands.
2.
Wash Your Hair.
Once you’ve got all the essential things in place, start by washing your hair twice with a pre-dreading soap.
The soap will cleanse any oil build up on your hair and scalp.
This is a very important step if you are serious about getting some permanent dreadlocks.
Your scalp needs to be absolutely oil-free for the locks to hold shape.
3.
Time To Blow Dry.
Now, you need to blow dry your hair upside down and sideways.
Repeat this until your hair gets as big as possible.
Stop blow drying when you look like a big haired giant!
Once you’ve got your hair all poofed up you can start sectioning it.
4.
Get The Sectioning Done.
This is where your friends come into the picture.
Start dividing your hair into sections starting from the nape of your neck.
Work your way upwards and clip each section to secure the strands.
Start dreading one strand at a time. Once you are done dreading all the strands at the back of your head repeat the process by sectioning and dreading the hair above the row in a brick-lay pattern.
No matter what, do not go for a center part while making dreadlocks as you will end up tangling all your hair.
5.
Back Combing and Twisting.
Take a section of hair and place a comb just one inch away from the roots.
Now comb the hair backwards towards your scalp to form a tangle.
Push the tangle up towards the scalp and then from the roots, bring your comb down to the tip to create a tight and uniform texture throughout the strand, this is how you dread all the hair strands.
The tangled knot near the roots will help new hair-growth to dread naturally.
Once you have gotten