I've had my dreads for a little over 4 months now and I am still having trouble putting them up in cool looking hairstyles. I was wondering if anyone on here had any advice for styling dreads (or photos). Also, has anyone on here used knotty boy dread tightening gel? I am thinking of buying some.
I haven't been to the knotty boy or any of those dreadlock sites recently but I think I'm going to stop by..I keep hearing of all these interesting dreadlock products. Let us know if you try it out how well it works. I saw your dreads a few moments ago and noticed your hair is a decent length. Have you tried taking a dreadlock from the middle bottom of your hair and wrapped it around the others to hold 'em in a low ponytail? Just tuck in the hair or maybe us a bobby pin when the dreadlock gets back to the bottom and tuck it in. How about dread pigtails? They're always fun. There is a link on another thread for dread hair wraps. Check that out maybe. Hmmmm... what about a dready bun and let the bottoms of your hair all come out in the middle of the bun?
I think I'm gonna buy the dread tightening gel, so I'll let everyone know how it works. Thanks for the ideas! I have a few dread hair wraps and I just love how it keeps the hair outta my face and looks awesome.
i love putting mine up in pigtails. other than that, i have some scarfs and woolen bands that i love. letting them go free is also an option!
Pinapple tops!! (where you tie it right on top of your head) looks great with dreads..... makes me feel like pebbles from the flintstones ummm piggy tails. ummmm pony tails. swooping the front ones back into a pony ail but leaving the back ones down.
Hey, yeah iv got the dread tightneing gel. its pretty good, smells great and comes in handy for calming down frizzy dreads.
personally i wouldnt use any of the stuff, But hey its not going to kill, what about wearing it in a big bun,,, like dividing left n right half of dreads,,, then just do a knot with em,, that always looks good.
I get a locking gel from sallys, its rastalocks or some crap like that but all it has in it is aloe and lime and mango, it works pretty good....................... i put it in and wash em once a week or every other week. I am not big on washing all the time LOL as long as they smell ok HAHAHAHA mine are still to short to wear up at all
^^^Oh good, someone else uses that stuff, too! I do the same thing that you do...I wash my dreads about once every 1 or 2 weeks and then I let 'em dry and put in the Rastalocks crap...I love that stuff...
It smells really good and isnt waxy or sticky... I love it!! It washes out easily too so it doesnt mildew them all up and get stuck in the inside of em!!! They have a spray too, but all it does is make the floor in the bathroom slippery as crap HAHAHAHAHAHA
Yeah, I love that stuff! I just moved back home from being away at school and now I don't know if i'm gonna be able to find it in any stores anymore... But yeah, it's great! It makes my dreads feel so healthy and knotty. Oh man...I didn't know they had a spray, too...hahaha...don't slip!
That pineapple thing sounds so cool! I must try it out. And I also like putting my dreads in pigtails. They're short too, so it's like a burst of dready sunshine on either side of my head.
Aye, my locks are in pigtails right now. I pull my dreads back and take a dread from behind either of my ears and safety pin them to the dread at the crown of my head.. the back middle top, I guess. So all my dreads are pulled back into a little halo thing. It's pretty schweet.
My dreads are getting so long now that pigtails look funny and my hair just sticks up all over the place
