um unless you want to pay through the arese, a flea comb, and some good friends are the easiest/cheapest way to get it done. Also if you posted where you were that would help us =P If you are in the bay area I would gladly help you out!
you could go in and ask if they do it at any hair place you see... or find someone with dreads and ask where to go...
I live in LA (near Pasadena, to be exact). I've looked online, but mainly I've only been able to find places that do dread extensions. I'm not sure how much I can trust any random place that says they do dreads, but I guess I'm overly suspicious like that.
Well, I personally wouldn't trust ANY place that says they "do dreads" but to each his own I guess. Just about any place will probably be the same as the next, they'll charge you a lot probably. Don't let them use wax, whatever you decide on. A better option would be to read the FAQ up here, research what method you want to use, and go out to the beach and find some hippies to help you out with it. )
la oh man, fun stuff. IF you ever are up in the bay area hit me up, but then again i drive down to LA all the time for shows.
But they might not be familiar with caucasian hair. Dreading African hair and Caucasian hair is VERY different.
Its hard to say, I backcombed my hair b/c I went two years and it did not start dreading. But after I backcombed I stopped messing with them. My girl just let hers goa dn ending up with a big clump in the back which I had to spend hours ripping apart. I think if you are white you are gonna have to culture them somehow. Just dont use wax.
I stopped brushing my hair 3 weeks ago and it started tangling and locking up in just a few days. I don't believe in "getting dreads done" like some other type of hairstyle at a salon - kinda feel like it's fake and really missing the point. Dreads mean different things to different people, but to me they equate with my spirituality and oneness with the Earth. It also is symbolic of a simpler lifestyle and of sustainability. Wax is no good in most cases - it gives you the look of dreads, but it doesn't actually help your hair lock up. Plus, it's just gross. I will say that some people's hair dreads faster and easier than others, and some people can't handle that - they lose patience, they want that dread look right away. Also I have maintained mine so far by helping the tangles separate and rolling them in my hands and twisting with my fingers when I'm just sitting around reading or whatever. There are still lots of loose hairs and flyaways, but that's part of being caucasian. I will always have *some* loose hairs. I don't really mind, either. My hair looks insane some days, so I put it up in a headwrap, a tam, or a bandana. It's still very young dreads so they loosen and tighten and loosen and tighten over and over again, but that's just part of it. To me, they are a journey. I don't expect them to be really tight for a long time, and I love watching them evolve in their own way with little manipulation. I love only washing my hair once or twice a week. It's so nice to cut my daily shower down from 15 minutes to 5. My hair seriously used to take forever. Now it's so easy. I feel that the beginning stages of dreads have truly been humbling and spiritually uplifting all at the same time. It is definitely a good way to test your patience for sure. In the beginning when it's all just crazy and looks like a rat's nest, it's hard because people give you some weird looks, but it definitely humbles you. Of course that's why tams are so great hehe
