Can I cut the loose hairs?

Cutting the loose hairs at the roots only takes care of the problem for a short period of time, the hairs will grow back and they will still be loose hairs among your dreads. The best thing to do is just take care of the problem, dread ball z those lil' bastards and get on with your life.

Cutting loose hairs in the middle of the dread is a really bad idea. The effects are the same as cutting tips. The hair is no longer held together and the hair starts to move, sometimes it will fall out of the dread, this can cause the dread to fall apart. The best way to take care of loose hairs in the middle of dreads is to thread the loose hairs through the dread with a dental flosser.

How to do it:
• gather the loose hairs.
• thread the loose hairs through the flosser.
• weave the loose hair in and out through the dread.

The best way to take care of loose hairs at the tips is Tip Rounding.

Can I burn loose hairs?

There is no reason to burn loose hair at the roots, burning the loose hairs only takes care of the problem for a short period of time, the hairs will grow back and they will still be loose hairs among your dreads. The best thing to do is just take care of the problem, dread ball z those lil' bastards and get on with your life.

1. The hair burns into the dread and stays where it is.

2. The hair burns and the hair is no longer held together and the hair starts to move, it falls out of the dread, and the dread falls apart.

Burning tips can give you a rounder finish to the tip, but he hair will eventually break off and the tip will become loose hairs again. The best thing to do is Tip Round the dreads, it doesn't take long for the tips to lock up and the tips end up looking a lot better.

*WARNING* make sure there is no wax in your hair if you are going to burn your dreads, most waxes are flammable.

*CAUTION* burning hair results in the most awful smell, this smell can stay in dreads for up to three months.

What products can I use on loose hairs?

You can use the Dread Ball Z method to get rid of loose hair at the roots, then use a rubberband to hold the new knots together. Make sure you do not put the rubberband on to tight, just snug. Leave the rubberband on for about a month.

You can use a dental flosser to take care of loose hairs in the middle of dreads.

How to do it:
• gather the loose hairs.
• thread the loose hairs through the flosser.
• weave the loose hair in and out through the    dread.

You can use the Tip Rounding method and rubberbands to get rid of loose hairs at the tips of dreads.

How can I prevent getting loose hairs?

There's no way to really prevent loose hairs, they have a mind of their own, and just sort of show up. But there are good ways and bad ways to get rid of them.

The best way to take care of loose hairs at the roots is Dread Ball Z-ing.

The best way to take care of loose hairs in the middle of dreads is to thread the loose hairs through the dread with a dental flosser.

How to do it:
• gather the loose hairs.
• thread the loose hairs through the flosser.
• weave the loose hair in and out through the dread.

The best way to take care of loose hairs at the tips is Tip Rounding.

The bad ways to get rid of loose hairs are burning them or cutting them.