http://dreadblog.amykristiansen.net How To Make Dreadlocks Blog by Amy Kristiansen. Personal dreadlock experience and advice. First dreadlock, first dreadlocks wash, product reviews, dread wax, Lock Peppa, cool inspiration galleries and progress photos of my new pink dreadlocks! Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:49:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [singlepic=546,560,240,,] The Before Shots The hair I left behind is shown here on a definite good day, probably the best I could get it to look. If it could have been guaranteed to behave like this all day every day without fail, then I possibly wouldn't have dreads now. But the hair ... http://dreadblog.amykristiansen.net/archives/10 It was a sudden turnaround in how I was weighing up the pros and cons, well mostly the cons, of getting dreads that gave me the final push to do it. I'd been thinking of having dreadlocks for a while coz it seemed like a cool idea. The finality of it ... http://dreadblog.amykristiansen.net/archives/12 [IMPORTANT UPDATE >>Don't Use Dreadlock Wax<< ] [IMPORTANT UPDATE >>Lock Peppa Revisited<< ] There are plenty of products available, claiming to be the best at cleaning/tightening/knotting/maintaining/soothing/refreshing your dreadlocks, from all sorts of groovy-looking dready-type dread-loving companies, which are all probably basically good. I haven't tested them all and have no idea which ... http://dreadblog.amykristiansen.net/archives/13 [IMPORTANT UPDATE >>How To Make Dreadlocks<< ] I'm not going to provide a step-by-step instructional guide to making dreadlocks; there are plenty of sites you can find that sort of info on. Google it. The method used for my dreads was backcombing. Other methods do exist. This is the one most usually ... http://dreadblog.amykristiansen.net/archives/14 Yes I know it's not rocket science, but I'd still like to say a couple of things on sectioning, so ner :P Whether you/the dreader decide to section all your hair beforehand or just pull out one section of hair at a time whilst dreading is up to you and whatever ... http://dreadblog.amykristiansen.net/archives/15 [IMPORTANT UPDATE >>Don't Use Dreadlock Wax<< ] [IMPORTANT UPDATE >>Lock Peppa Revisited<< ] I've already mentioned the benefits of Dread Head HQ Lock Peppa in the section on products. The only other thing I would really strongly emphasise is that whoever is backcombing your hair should put in as much physical strength as ... http://dreadblog.amykristiansen.net/archives/16 [IMPORTANT UPDATE >>Don't Use Dreadlock Wax<< ] The instructions on my pot of dread wax suggest using an M&M-sized quantity of wax for each dread. That was about right for my dreads. Most of the instructions I've read about dreading and waxing also say you should work the wax in from ... http://dreadblog.amykristiansen.net/archives/17 [IMPORTANT UPDATE >>Lock Peppa Revisited<< ] So, we - well, my husband - spent 2 days making my dreadlocks. They looked a bit weird for quite a while. All the lengths were different because that's how my hair started out. There were those first few disproportionately long ones from the beginning ... http://dreadblog.amykristiansen.net/archives/18 [singlepic=548,560,240,,center] The After Shots Mission: accomplished! :) I figured this is probably the best they will look for a long while. Judging by other people's pics I've seen, the first wash onwards represents a several-month-long downhill course for new dreadlocks until they begin to mature and head back on upwards. My pink dye ... http://dreadblog.amykristiansen.net/archives/19 Hello! I'm just popping in quickly to say there WILL be a BIG update SOON! I promise! :D [singlepic=684,450,500,,center] http://dreadblog.amykristiansen.net/archives/985