Are dreadlocks dirty?
Despite what you may have heard, dreadlocks require no more maintenance or special treatment than normal hair. You can wash them, dry them, dye them, and just about anything else you feel like doing with them. As dreads mature, they naturally require less washing. This is because daily brushing causes the scalp to produce extra oil with normal hair. Of course, with dreadlocks, you no longer need to brush your hair and this leads to less oil production, meaning that as long as your child isn’t rolling around in the dirt, he eventually won’t have to wash quite as much as he did pre-dread. Excessive or daily washings can cause damage to mature dreadlocks, because they are not allowed to dry completely. This can cause mildew and unpleasant smell, so dreadlocks are actually cleaner with fewer washings.
