A dread perm is when a salon puts all these chemicals on your hair, (fries your hair) and then they just twist the hair, put wax and rubber bands on it and eventually the hair will dread.

I don't recommend them, because it ruins your hair, makes it brittle, and break, but if you want one you should talk to the hair police they do them and they have tours.

I personally think this is a painful time consuming way to make dreads. Not to mention it is not very effective.

It depends on which method you use. Check out the methods section in FAQ Part 2 to find more information about the method you want to use.