How do you form dreadlocks? Are they braided or twisted?
Those fond of the nappy, natty hairstyle known as dreadlocks will be the first to tell you dreads are not braids. Dreadlocks are essentially matted hair — a state some claim is the natural form of human hair. Braids, on the other hand, are neatly formed ropes created by plaiting three (or more) strands of hair in a careful pattern. Twisting will help form and maintain dreads, but there’s more to it than that. Reggae superstar Bob Marley probably just let his hair grow into dreads naturally, as many followers of the Rastafarian faith do. To the Rasta and many others, dreadlocks are a symbol of African herita
