How Do You Dreadlock Thin Straight Hair?
Dreadlocks have been around for centuries. Today, they are growing in popularity within the world of fashion. Anyone can form dreadlocks, even those with thin, straight hair. Simply simulating a curly hair texture is all you have to do before starting the dread process. Leaving braids in your hair for a couple weeks will give you the perfect hair to work with and hold your dreads in place. Step 1 Prepare your hair. A common myth is that washing your hair ruins dreadlocks. This is actually far from true. Leaving oil in your hair makes it hard for dreadlocks to form and stay in place because your hair will be too slippery and won’t hold the dreads together. So start off with dry, freshly washed hair. Section off your hair in approximately 1-inch-thick sections. Use an elastic hair tie to hold off each section. Continue until you have sectioned through all of your hair. Step 2 Braid your hair. Dreadlocks are harder to form with straight, thin hair. So before the dread process can begin yo