What will the rubber band do at the end of the dread? And how long should you keep it there with dread braiding?

Rubber bands are a must with the dread braiding method. The rubber band is used to hold the hair together while it has a chance to form into a dread and lock up. If it is just a regular rubber band then you should just leave it there until it falls off, but if it is one of those super Scunci elastics then it will never fall off, you should take it off after three months.