Your hair should be at least 6 inches to start dreads with this method. This way you will have hair long enough to braid.

Backcombing is probably the fastest way to get permanent dreads. Because the hair looks like dreads right after they are finished, there is also an estimated time of 3 months to lock up. This is the least amount of time out of all the methods.

The fastest way to get temporary dreads is probably the loomed dreads method. But you can only leave them in for a few days. So if your going with temporary dreads use the silky dread method.

You can see some pictures in the pictures section of this page.

This method will work on most Caucasian hair types. It works best on curly hair and thin hair strands

This method will work on all types of African hair.

This method will not work on Asian hair types.