WASHING DREADS

 Wash them whenever you want, but remember – the more often you wash them, the more often you have to fix them. There are people who wash their dreads everyday, once a week or even once a month!!! If you wash them rarely you don’t have to spend hours on fixing them, but they may stink (specially in summer when you sweat more) ;)

We recommend you to use herbal shampoos (with nettle, chamomile or turnip) or shampoos for children– thanks to these shampoos hair are asperate and they are not getting out of dreads. Never use shampoos with conditioner because your hair will be slippery! There are people who wash their dreads with ordinary soap. If you decide to do that remember not to wash the skin of your head, only dreads. (it may lead to dandruff).

THINGS YOU SHOULDN’T DO EVEN WHEN SOMEONE ADVISE IT TO YOU 

• Rubbing ashes. It doesn’t help at all. Dreads are not going to be as hard as rock, but they will definitely stink. If you don’t believe – try to do that :)
• Don’t cut hair which stick out of your dreads. This may lead to situation that dreads will be slimmer than before.
• Don’t rub your dreads with wool. It electrifies your hair (which is good) but it also brakes them. The mess on your head will be bigger :)

TRENDY WAX 

Wax is quite popular and there are pros and cons of using it. If you decide to use a wax remember that rubbing may take a lot of time and during it you should use a hairdryer (to melt a wax). After using wax you should fix your dreads. We don’t recommend you to use wax, because it really doesn’t help dreads to be as hard as rock. It only makes them to be slippery and sticky and every little piece of dust will stick to your dreads.

BEFORE MAKING DREADS / FIXING

 You should wash your hair / dreads just like always. If you want us to make/fix your dreads you should wash your hair/dreads the day before our meeting. Hair should be dry and clean because it helps to dread them. On the other hand – nobody likes to touch dirty things ;)

 Of course before making dreads you should decide on thickness of your future dreads. It is possible to change dreads from thin to thick but not in the opposite way. You should also think about parting (if you want to have it or not). We advise you not to make parting because after some time (when hair grow) the mess on your head would be more visible.

AFTER MAKING DREADS

 It’s not truth that you can’t wash your head for a month!!! You shouldn’t wash dreads as long as you manage (but 2 weeks is enough) but you can wash your head :) During the washing your head you dreads can get wet, but try not to cuff them :) Well… We can’t imagine that someone doesn’t wash his head for a month. That must stink a lot! ;)

DYEING

 If you want your dreads to be as hard as rock you should dye them. Dyes kill your hair ;) and make them more asperate (that is good for dreads) If you want to be offbeat you should try to dye your dreads with different colors (for example dread can be black and his ending can be yellow) :)