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article Balding, thinning roots and hair-loss associated with dreadlocks
We have received and responded to many...

  10-3-2007    Views: 4673   
article Are my brand-new nappy locks going to be presentable after just being done? Or is it a take-a-week-off-work type thing?
Yes, your locks will definitely be presentable...

  8-24-2006    Views: 2891   
article Can I bleach or dye my dreads, and should I do it before or after I lock up?
You can bleach or dye before or after you dread...

  8-24-2006    Views: 1839   
article Can I still use your wax if I play an extremely physical sport requiring a helmet, such as hockey, football, BMXing or snowboarding? I am asking if this product can hold up to being smashed under a helmet.
It all depends on how much extra room you have...

(No rating)  8-24-2006    Views: 1149   
article Do any bosses have the right to fire you if you have dreadlocks or if you're applying for a job and they refuse to hire you because of them? Are there less job opportunities for dread heads?
Yes, bosses have the right to fire someone if...

  8-24-2006    Views: 2461   
article Do you have to use the wax before you use shampoo or can you just use the shampoo?
You can use the shampoo whenever you want,...

(No rating)  8-24-2006    Views: 836   
article How long should my hair be to start locks?
If you are using Knotty Boy, you can start dem...

  8-24-2006    Views: 5788   
article I don't want big locks that every body will notice - I want short ones like a little below my ear lobes - but my concern is school and the public. I'm only 12 and a half. By the time my hair's all at the right length and its all dreaded, I'll be 13, so is it alright to have them at a young age? And also I'll be a WHITE dreaded 13 year old. Does that sound ok?
No, we don't think you are too young to have...

  8-24-2006    Views: 1868   
article I have fairly short (3 inches approx) hair and it's very silky. I want to dread it, but I've tried before and it just slides right out. How should I even start? Will Knotty Boy Dread Wax help?
Yes, actually KBoy will help, tons in fact,...

(No rating)  8-24-2006    Views: 1776   
article I heard that if you want dread locks you can't wash your hair for a month before hand, is this true?
No, this is a myth. Most people are convinced...

(No rating)  8-24-2006    Views: 1776   
article I want dreads and my mom can't stand them (I already told her about how you can still wash them but she didn't care). I'm only 14 so I can't exactly move out. You knotty guyz and girlz got any tips for me?
Unfortunately, we never really know what to say...

(No rating)  8-24-2006    Views: 940   
article I wanted to make a few fat dreads and use them to pull back my hair into a ponytail or a bun...but I want the rest of my hair to be undreaded. How can I dread those sections while I would continue to wash, comb and maintain the rest of my hair??
You can try to dread just a few locks if you...

(No rating)  8-24-2006    Views: 1247   
article I was recently told that putting beeswax into ones hair makes the hair actually become very thin and begin to fall out. This person said that the wax gets into the scalp and into the roots and damages the hair from inside. I have used your wax and my hair is very dreaded and thick. But I'm just wondering wax can to this or not. Can you help me?
Hmm. Wow, never heard that one before. Hair...

(No rating)  8-24-2006    Views: 1241   
article I was wondering if it is possible to lock up by myself? Time is not an issue.
No, you don't need another person to dread up...

(No rating)  8-24-2006    Views: 1960   
article I was wondering if there were other methods of dreading hair without using your wax?
Yes, there are MANY different ways of doing...

(No rating)  8-24-2006    Views: 1753   
article I was wondering if you had heard of dread perms, and if you thought it would have the same effect as backcombing - or maybe they're the same thing?
A dread perm can be one of two things: 1) a...

(No rating)  8-24-2006    Views: 1574   
article I was wondering if you knew how I could make temporary dreads? I don't want real dreads, but I want to be able to get that look every once in a while. Can you help at all?
A helpful person wrote to us and suggested...

(No rating)  8-24-2006    Views: 1916   
article I was wondering if you knew how I could make temporary dreads? I don't want real dreads, but I want to be able to get that look every once in a while. Can you help at all??
Well, we get asked this question on at least a...

(No rating)  8-24-2006    Views: 1047   
article I was wondering if your hair still grows while you have locks?
Well, the clearest example of the fact that...

(No rating)  8-24-2006    Views: 1455   
article If I put dreads in and they don't look cool, or I don't like them, do I have to shave my head to get them out?
Nope, not wanting your dreads anymore no longer...

(No rating)  8-24-2006    Views: 1346   
article If I use a blow drier will that help set up and dry out the dreads after I've waxed? What about going to a hairdresser and asking to sit in the perm chair? Will that help the dreads set?
Yes, heat really helps melt the wax into the...

(No rating)  8-24-2006    Views: 1127   
article Is it a good idea to use elastics or rubber bands on my dread tips and roots to keep them more together?
Well, think about elastics for a second....

  8-24-2006    Views: 2872   
article Is it true that if I make smaller, skinnier locks now, that they will grow together into bigger ones in the future?
Yep, they'll definitely thicken up. See, all...

(No rating)  8-24-2006    Views: 2176   
article Is there any bad hygiene involved in having dreads and doing things that cause you to sweat?
Nope, there is no bad hygiene because you can...

  8-24-2006    Views: 913   
article My hair is about 5 to 6 inches long. If I use Knotty Boy Dread Wax, will my dreads stick up or lay flat?
If you use Knotty Boy and the backcombing...

(No rating)  8-24-2006    Views: 1688   
article My hair is thick as a beast...is this good or bad for starting dreads? What about Asian hair?
Thick hair is always good for dreads, makes...

(No rating)  8-24-2006    Views: 1143   
article My son has baby fine, thin light brown hair with a wave curl, 4 inches long. After bleaching his hair, he was ready for dreadlocks. The hairdresser we went to said his hair was good texture & length for the dread locks. She sectioned hair in 1/2 inch squares, total of 61, split each square in two, twisted it with beeswax, used a salon product on it and shaved up to ears at back. He loved it! But before we got home, we drove 2 hours looking for beeswax because the twists were untwisting! We finally found a salon that sold us Walnut Bees Wax, she also told us we didn't have dread locks, we had twists and we would have to twist and wax everyday. So 1/2 hour each morning I am twisting & waxing. Thru the night with a stocking, the wax wears off at the pillow area, and untwists but the top of head does not make contact, so the beeswax is still there but twists still undo. So now that I know we have twists, am I going to be twisting and waxing my life away every morning at 6am for 1/2 hour? When the new growth of light brown hair grows in under the squared teased spot, how is it that this becomes teased? Your dread wax seems harder. With using your wax will it give us staying power for the twists, and less greasy shine & less redoing the twists? (My wax is soft but not runny and the twists remain soft.) DREADS, TWISTS, LOCKS, BRAIDS - are these 4 different hairstyles?
Ok, we'll try and tackle these as best we...

(No rating)  8-24-2006    Views: 11   
article Please give me some tips on how I might get my non-dreaded better half to be "open" to my desire to be a dread-head. The obvious answer is to temp it but I already know I'm going to dig it since I used to cornbraid my hair. (Read: I ain't gonna go through it just to have me love it and have her hate it.) Help?
Well, if you've already told her that it's just...

(No rating)  8-24-2006    Views: 882   
article Still not sure about getting dreads?
Hopefully this section will help to put to...

(No rating)  8-24-2006    Views: 1471   
article This may be a bit of a weird question, but I was wondering about where would be the good and bad places to travel with dreadlocks. For example, are there any areas of the world where dreadlocks are completely shunned or banned?
Well, you’re probably worrying a little more...

  2-13-2007    Views: 2353   
article What will I need to dread?
You will need the following stuff : - Three...

  8-24-2006    Views: 1105   
article What's the best way for me to part my hair when starting dreads?
OK, here's what you do: In our experience we’ve...

(No rating)  8-24-2006    Views: 1594   
article Why, when you put Knotty Boy Dread Wax in your hair, does it have clumps? Also how long does it take to dry?
You just have to smooth the clumps out with...

(No rating)  8-24-2006    Views: 1091   


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