I used relaxer on my hair can I dread it now?

Yes, you can make silky dreads with hair that has been relaxed. It will not hurt the dreads or the hair at all.

That's the great thing about this method you can choose if you want your dreads short, longer or the same length as your normal hair.

The best thing to prepare for making silky dreads is make sure you have the right products.

1. A wax or maintenance product to hold the loose hairs in

2. A shampoo that doesn't leave residue behind. Because if you use a shampoo that leaves residue behind with silky dreads it will make them fall apart faster.

You should also make sure your hair is clean before putting the dreads in.

You can ponytail, pigtail, or braid them. You can wrap them in hemp, ribbons, and string. You can dye them different colors. Wear a tam, crown, headband, bandana, toque, or those head wraps. You can put beads, peyote stitches, or Pyrex in too.

There are many different products out on the market that say they are intended for dreadlocking hair, but that does not mean that they actually work. Any wax that has the ingredient of petroleum is bad for your dreads, it will make your dreads feel nasty and it will make your dreads fall apart. There are 3 waxes that are appropriate for dreadlocking hair:

1. DreadHead
2. Knatty Dread
3. Knotty Boy

1. DreadHead- This is the best of the waxes we have tested. Its strong points were its long lasting hold and its lack of grease.

2. Knatty Dread - This is the best loc cream we tested. It has necessary vitamins and nutrients for healthy locs and scalp and it's not greasy.

3. Knotty Boy-this wax is pretty good over all. Decent hold. Its main problem is that it's greasier than it needs to be and the hold, while long lasting, isn't that strong. I also think the smell of their wax is a bit much. At first I was like mmm yummy, but after a few hours or so I was like sick to my tummy.