How do you make dreadlocks?

First section the hair into squares. Square sections make round dreads. Between 1" and 2" squares works well for most people. Smaller sections make thinner dreads. The sections can be secured temporarily with rubberbands. After the hair is sectioned use a dread comb to comb the hair backwards. Start close to the scalp, not more than an inch away. Comb repeatedly towards the scalp. Eventually hair will start to pack up at the roots. It is not necessary to twist the hair. It is helpful however to roll the hair you are holding between your fingers a little while you are backcombing. Continue backcombing, slowly working towards the ends of the hair, making the dread as tight as possible as you go. When you reach the ends you can secure the dread with a rubberband. Another rubberband on the roots will help the dread stay tight at its base. The rubberbands can be removed after the dread has a chance to mature. After the rubberbands are applied to each dread the dreads should be waxed with a dread wax that does not contain petroleum. A good dread wax will tame loose hairs and help the hair dread much faster.

Dreads formed by backcombing look very much like dreads right after you do them, however they will tighten and smooth out a great deal as they mature. Using a good soap and wax is key to the development of the dreads. Well maintained dreads can reach maturity in as little as 3 to 4 months! The hair continues to dread as it grows in some cases by itself but in most cases it will need a little help. You can wear a rubberband on the root of stubborn dreads to help them lock up. Rubbing the root of the dread clockwise against the scalp also helps.

Tips: Starting with clean, residue free hair makes the process go much faster. Any residue in the hair tends to help the hair slip out of knots as you backcomb. Also be sure that the hair is completely dry when you back comb it.

Get some dreadwax - hairboutique.com (brand: Knotty Boy), seperate your hair into sections (or don't if you don't want uniform sized dreads), back-comb until sufficiently knotted, use enough wax to hold them together - repeat. The longer your hair the longer you'll be there knotting. Don't be surprised if it takes hours.

Don't listen to the R-tards that say "don't wash" - initially you don't want to because you'll need to keep the wax in for a while (a month at the most before washing the first time), but then you can do it as often as two or three times a week if you so desire.

Smartypants is wrong.

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Dreads are actually much cleaner than the average persons hair if properly maintained and that is the important part. Dreads are lots of work but if you really want them you will love the way they turn out. That website is the best company for dread products, and is very informative.

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There are a couple of ways to do it. The best way that I have found is to get somebody to separate your hair into square sections of about one inch by one inch. Rubber band them as you go. Then you have your friend rub in hot beeswax and backcomb or tease the sections one at a time into dread locks. I did this a few years ago and it was crazy. They stayed in until I cut them out. But they did itch at first...

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Start of by two strand twisting or gel twist. Once they get long enough, getting them palm rolled every 2 weeks and not having your hair washed will make your hair loc up...Im in dc, if your not to far I can start them off for you.

One part oil, one part grease, forget to wash. Walah, dreadlocks.

Don't wash your hair for a while. Like weeks. Then twist it. It should stay. It's pretty gross if you ask me.

you grow your hair out to where its scraggly and nappy, you stop washing it and put vasoline or oil in and twist the locks so it grows intermingally. its most distgusting look a white person can do.

don't wash your hair for a very long time