Q&A for How to Dreadlock Straight Hair

You can start dreads on short hair with a combination of wax and twisting. Short dreads may take longer to establish than longer ones.

Dreadlocks can actually be very good for your hair since they don't require daily styling and minimize shampooing. However, they are very difficult to remove, often impossible. Attempting to detangle dreads can be very damaging.

You'll need at least 2-3 inches to be able to properly twist and roll the hair. Longer hair will make the process easier.

This depends on the length and texture of your hair and the particular stylist, but it will be at least $200-300.

Yes, it is possible to dread short hair. This is easiest with the backcombing technique.

The hair has to be knotted because the hair is straight, meaning it is prone to unraveling. Also, yes, if afterwards you've decided that you don't want dreadlocks anymore but your hair has been dreaded for years, you would have to cut them in order to remove them.

People of any nationality can grow dreadlocks. However, it is not very common to see Chinese men wearing dreadlocks.

Yes. Leave In for about two to three hours, so that the natural sugars can thicken your hair.

Not if it is done correctly. You just want to use a small amount of pressure. Back combing only makes your hair frizzy and damaged when you break the hair by being too rough.

No, rubber bands could hurt your hair if you keep them in for a long time and can slow the dread forming.

She's wrong. All hair types can dread, it just depends on the method you use. Try back combing and crochet hooking, or twist and rip and crochet hooking.

Yes, because you can't create a twist dread without two sections. You should always have two or more twists to form a dreadlock.

That is normal. Dreads are just hairs constantly tangling, and sometimes it will loosen a lot and then tighten. It takes up to a year to no longer notice the locking process. But they will forever be getting tighter and looser.

The number one product to use on your dreadlocks is oil. You can get all sorts of serums intended for dreads, but coconut oil is an affordable alternative.

I opted for dreads with extensions so my dreads will be as long as my hair is now. You lose about 50% of your length when dreading, so the extensions are up to you.

You’d have wait until you get new growth for them to move more freely. Don’t twist so tightly and they’ll have more movement with new growth.

Yes, that method and twist and rip are both for straight and short hair. Don’t feel discouraged just because you have short or straight hair. I had short and straight hair and now I have wonderful dreadlocks!

Try not to wash your hair after any method for at least 1-3 months. After that, wash your hair once a week. Don't wash it too much, because you want your scalp to be full with natural oils, which are healthy.

Don't wash for about 2-3 months and afterwards wash, as washing your dreads will actually make them tighten. I would recommend crochet hooking too.

You can renew your dreadlock by repeating the process. Just repeat the process once more. Though, if your hair is not cooperating, it's best to leave it and not force your hair to become dreadlocks.

Any race can wear dreads, it is not a matter of "permission." All people of the Earth will form dreadlocks naturally if they neglect their hair, including white people. There is no reason to assume that people aren't "allowed" to have them.