How do Dread Waxes and Dread Creams Work?
As we’ve mentioned, creams and waxes are humectants, meaning they provide the hair with moisture. Each of the three main hair types: Asian, Caucasian and African absorb water. When the hair has enough water it is less fragile. African hair has the most difficulty retaining it’s water and is therefore the most susceptible to drying out and being damaged. Facing this fact and embracing our hair for what it is allows us to account for this and make the correct choices. Knatty Dread cream is the most powerful humectant/moisturizer available for dreadlocks. Period. Before you write me off as a nut job let me explain how thickets relate to dreadlocks. If you doubt this, simply rub some between your fingers, allow them to sit for a few minutes and then blow across them. They will feel cool and moist as if water were condensing out of the air to moisturize them. Try this yourself, you will be floored to feel how your thirsty dreads will be provided with the water they need to flourish. Proper
