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Not all dreads are the same my nigga there’s a difference between ass dreads, mid dreads, and good dreads
Ass
These are the weakest dreads I ever seen
- high tops
- 17 dreads on their head
- extreme frizz (some frizz is not bad but it shouldn’t look like a ball of puff is on your head)
- no Hang time
- no texture or pattern
Mid
These are examples of mid ass dreads. The second guy has nice texture and they’d probably be good if he didn’t cut bangs into them
Nothings really wrong with them but they just look like copy and paste dreads and don’t really add to your appeal
Good
This is what she means when she says she likes dreadheads
As you can see
- nice and thick but not too thick
- fullhead, not a high top or sky top
- good texture, makes them look unique
- can dye some strands for increased appeal (I’m thinking about dying mine golden brown, but it’s very risky if ur hair isn’t healthy)
- chief keef length or more
- 80+ locs
Now how do you actually get the ideal dreads
1) hair health
Dread health is the most important thing to achieve maximum length and thickness, the main reason people have skinny dreads is cuz they don’t take care of their shit
- get retwists like once every 6 months or longer in growth phase. Your dreads might look rough at the start but once they lock up your going to have ideal appeal and not them goofy ass worm dreads
If you need to spam ski masks and beanies then do it
- Use proper oils
Oils won’t make ur hair grow faster dont believe any of that bullshit but they will keep your hair from breaking or drying out. So use coconut oils or just spray some olive oil from your kitchen and that’s all you need
- avoid over washing it
You only need to wash if they start smelling, get dirty, or if they’re getting greasy. Otherwise it grows fastest and looks best when unwashed
- eat well
inb4 cope. What you eat is more important than the cope growth hair oils you put on it. Most of the oil cope stays on the surface and barely gets absorbed. Nutrients get directly added to every part of your body including your hair
2) how to grow them faster
To grow your dreads faster it’s mainly genetic but here’s somethings you can try
- oral minoxidil
- oral castor oil
- mary Ruth’s hair growth (might be cope but it’s new)
Everything else is cope.
Last resort try extensions
3) how to loc them properly
- don’t crochet your locs or let them free form. They will loook either stiff or make you look homeless. Go to a Loctician or look up YouTube videos and get those mini ugly ass dreads. Then once they are in the right form and you have the ammount of locs you just trust the process
Don’t just trust the process, if your formation or base is shit, it will just grow up into ass dreads. Your parting should be how you want it
3) get a semi-middle part
Middle parts don’t look as good, no part looks cool but it’s not practical (take it from someone who had it for like a month). Its painful to go out in public with them and u can’t see where the fuck your even going. Also it’s a pain in job interviews and shit. Just get a semi middle part (part the very middle so you can atleast see but let them grow close to your eyes
This is a example of good semi middle part
Trim the fronts a little too and let the back be longer, it will give the aesthetic lions mane look
4) dont dye your hair until their the length you want
I don’t recommend dying at all unless you have strong hair genetics but if you do atleast give them time to marinate
5) accesorize your dreads
Some cool accessories can include like a Sherpa, kefiya, beanie, ski mask, snap backs, caps
6) know when to restart
restart if you have any of the following
- high top dreads (growing out the sides never ends up looking good usually)
- skinny dreads (unless their like a inch long they not going to get thicker their going to get thinner and god forbid you dye them)
- overly thick dreads (you don’t have to restart just seperate them)
Do not trust the process in any of these scenarios you are just going to get sudden doom
Ass
These are the weakest dreads I ever seen
- high tops
- 17 dreads on their head
- extreme frizz (some frizz is not bad but it shouldn’t look like a ball of puff is on your head)
- no Hang time
- no texture or pattern
Mid
These are examples of mid ass dreads. The second guy has nice texture and they’d probably be good if he didn’t cut bangs into them
Nothings really wrong with them but they just look like copy and paste dreads and don’t really add to your appeal
Good
This is what she means when she says she likes dreadheads
As you can see
- nice and thick but not too thick
- fullhead, not a high top or sky top
- good texture, makes them look unique
- can dye some strands for increased appeal (I’m thinking about dying mine golden brown, but it’s very risky if ur hair isn’t healthy)
- chief keef length or more
- 80+ locs
Now how do you actually get the ideal dreads
1) hair health
Dread health is the most important thing to achieve maximum length and thickness, the main reason people have skinny dreads is cuz they don’t take care of their shit
- get retwists like once every 6 months or longer in growth phase. Your dreads might look rough at the start but once they lock up your going to have ideal appeal and not them goofy ass worm dreads
If you need to spam ski masks and beanies then do it
- Use proper oils
Oils won’t make ur hair grow faster dont believe any of that bullshit but they will keep your hair from breaking or drying out. So use coconut oils or just spray some olive oil from your kitchen and that’s all you need
- avoid over washing it
You only need to wash if they start smelling, get dirty, or if they’re getting greasy. Otherwise it grows fastest and looks best when unwashed
- eat well
inb4 cope. What you eat is more important than the cope growth hair oils you put on it. Most of the oil cope stays on the surface and barely gets absorbed. Nutrients get directly added to every part of your body including your hair
2) how to grow them faster
To grow your dreads faster it’s mainly genetic but here’s somethings you can try
- oral minoxidil
- oral castor oil
- mary Ruth’s hair growth (might be cope but it’s new)
Everything else is cope.
Last resort try extensions
3) how to loc them properly
- don’t crochet your locs or let them free form. They will loook either stiff or make you look homeless. Go to a Loctician or look up YouTube videos and get those mini ugly ass dreads. Then once they are in the right form and you have the ammount of locs you just trust the process
Don’t just trust the process, if your formation or base is shit, it will just grow up into ass dreads. Your parting should be how you want it
3) get a semi-middle part
Middle parts don’t look as good, no part looks cool but it’s not practical (take it from someone who had it for like a month). Its painful to go out in public with them and u can’t see where the fuck your even going. Also it’s a pain in job interviews and shit. Just get a semi middle part (part the very middle so you can atleast see but let them grow close to your eyes
This is a example of good semi middle part
Trim the fronts a little too and let the back be longer, it will give the aesthetic lions mane look
4) dont dye your hair until their the length you want
I don’t recommend dying at all unless you have strong hair genetics but if you do atleast give them time to marinate
5) accesorize your dreads
Some cool accessories can include like a Sherpa, kefiya, beanie, ski mask, snap backs, caps
6) know when to restart
restart if you have any of the following
- high top dreads (growing out the sides never ends up looking good usually)
- skinny dreads (unless their like a inch long they not going to get thicker their going to get thinner and god forbid you dye them)
- overly thick dreads (you don’t have to restart just seperate them)
Do not trust the process in any of these scenarios you are just going to get sudden doom
