OK, basically, since it is pretty much impossible to backcomb them (cuz you'd
have nothing to hang on to), you have to get them to dread more or less on their
own. The best thing to do is to be constantly rubbing the tips between your
fingers. Y'know, when watching the tube, reading, etc. Just keep rolling the
tips between your fingers, back and forth, knotting them up a little more each
time. Some kids have said that it helps to put a little of the wax in the palm
of your hand and then take the dread tip and rub it around in the wax until it
gets all frizzy and blunt. Don't be shy to use the wax, heck, that's what it's
for! And again, don't stress about the loose tips either, everyone with dreads
has them. And if you like, once you've had your dreads for a year or two you'll
be able to snip off the undreaded part and your dread won't come unraveled.
Knotty Brianna:
"My tips were very undreaded for a long
time. One day I started taking the tips, half in each hand, and gently but
firmly pulled them in opposite directions, alternating different chunks of my
tips. You can even hold/pull the majority of your tip down, and pull small
pieces of the tip upwards at the same time, taking different pieces as you go.
This seemed to really work and if you spend like 5 minutes on each dread in your
spare time, you can really knot them up this way! I began doing this at about 7
months."
Also, Shrimphead had something to say about keeping those tips dreaded:
"I had dreads many, many years ago. And last week I decided I wanted them
back. I got your dread wax and I love it. Thanks so much! Now to the tip,(pun
intended). My wife wanted the ends to look 'finished' and not wispy. So she
hauled out her felting needles and started at them. It sounds weird. But dreads
are really just felted hair so she figured that she could just needle felt the
ends. And voilá it worked like a charm.
So if you want good round ends try
felting needles."
Thanks so much Knotty Shrimphead!!!
11-27-2007 at 10:24pm
How to dread 'undreaded' tips on mature locks
For anyone who wants solid tips and is not sure how to go about it here's my advice.
I have had my dreads for about 4 years now (all home made with knotty boy)
It wasen't until about a year ago that I started playing around with idead on how to sort out my tips that just wouldnt dread.
I simply lightly backcombed what I had of the undreaded tips and piled on some KB wax to hold it with the dread,within a few days the wax dries and leaves you with a nicely rounded,solid tip.
I kept applying small amounts of wax to hold it together every few days.
Another way is if you already have a solid dread but wispy bits where your dreads have grown,simply trim them to form a tip and add some wax.
It neatens up your dreads and after time makes them solid.
I found that these things worked awesome for my dreads so I hope this helps to other fellow dreadies
Cheers
Knotty Kerry
NZ
10-12-2008 at 1:45pm
dread tips that dont seem to dread
7-31-2009 at 2:50pm