How to Do Blonde Dreads
- 1). Wash your hair with a residue free shampoo and allow it to air dry. The idea that dreadlocks form in dirty hair is a misconception. Residue in the hair will prevent it from matting. Comb the hair out until it is free of knots.
- 2). Divide the hair into 1 inch square sections. Use a comb to section off the hair. Section off all of the hair on your head. Use rubber bands to hold each section of hair in place.
- 3). Undo the elastic band holding a section of hair, starting at the back of your head. Hold the hair about two inches from the root. Place your thumb on top of the hair and cradle the rest in your hand. Start combing from your thumb towards the scalp, one inch at a time. The hair will start to bunch up. Do not let go. Backcomb your hair starting about 1 inch from the root and working towards the tip. Move your hand back in one inch increments. Secure the roots and tips of the dread with rubber bands.
- 4). Place a pea sized amount of dread wax on the palm of your hand. Rub the backcombed dreadlock between your palms. The dreadlock should look smoother and thinner. The more you roll the drealocks, the faster they will mature. As the locks mature, they will keep their shape better. The advantage of backcombing is that you have instant dreadlocks, whereas other methods take weeks or even months to form the dreadlockslocks. Backcombing will work with short blonde hair and can be used in hair that is only 3 inches long, where it would almost impossible to braid the hair.
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