Dreadlocks On Curly Hair

People with curly hair also do not need to use as much gel or wax to get their dreads to hold.

Dreadlocks on curly hair. It should also be noted that there are so many different degrees of curl in one s hair. Use a hairpin to keep the roller close to your scalp if necessary. That means taking one section of hair and splitting it into two pieces and then twisting those two pieces around each other.

Secure it closely to your scalp with the plastic lock on the roller. Wash your hair and rinse thoroughly the hair product. You should dry the hair completely with a hairdryer before proceeding.

The second hair type that works well with dreadlocks is naturally curly hair. Curly hair is considered the best type of hair for growing dreads. Dreads are based on two strand twists because that is an effective method to take advantage of having naturally curly hair.

There are very tight almost coil like curls and there are loose curls that could almost be classified as waves. If your dreads are thin you can roll multiple locks around one roller. If you have a type 1 or type 2 hair type the tutorial below will show you the necessary steps to make dreadlocks for your hair type.

Either way these natural kinks and curls. You should not use conditioners as they can soften the curly or kinky curly hair making more difficult to style dreadlock. The curls allow the dreads to form more easily by curling around the cylindrical shape of the dreads.

Starting at the end of your hair roll one dreadlock around a roller. It helps them lock into place faster. The techniques used to make dreadlocks for type 1 straight hair or type 2 wavy hair differs slightly from the more common techniques used for type 3 curly hair or type 4 kinky hair.