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| How can I
use beeswax/honey/Aloe
Vera/etc.
to dread my hair? Regular beeswax is very brittle, it will be really hard to put on the dreads unless you melt it and then put it in. But as soon as it dries it's just going to chunk off, and leave little pieces behind, that will hold dirt and make black spots in your dreads. Honey is very sticky and it is not very thick so it will just coat the hair like gelatin would and not help hold the knots together in the dreads. It also attracts bugs and dirt. The only thing Aloe Vera can be used for in dreads is to condition them, but it will not help the dreading process when the dreads are new. |
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| Is aloe good
for dreads? Aloe Vera can be used in dreads to condition them, but it will not help the dreading process because it will coat the hair causing the dreads to have a hard time locking up. |
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| How many jars
of wax will I need? How long will a jar of wax last me? You will probably only use one jar while making your dreadlocks and maintaining for the first year you have them. |
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| In what order
should I wax, wash? You can wash your dreads as often as you like and you should wax about once every 3 days while the dreads are new. And once the dreads are about two weeks old wax once every week or two. |
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| How much dread
wax should I be using? Well
that depends on what wax you are using, if you are using a pomade wax
(like Murray's
beeswax, which I do not recommend, they are greasy and they will make
your dreads fall apart) you will have to use a lot because it does not
hold the dreads together. |
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| How long will
I need to use the dread wax? I've had my dreadlocks for over 4 years now, and I still use wax for little loose hairs, frizzes, and to condition them so they don't get brittle. But you will not have to wax them all the time, once they are about a year old. |
