Knotty Jason B:

“Don't worry! There IS something you can do about loose hairs. After showering (or whenever) rub yer head with the towel in a circular motion. A sweater also works VERY well. Loose hairs will either form itsy bitsy dreads or cling to the other dreads. When they form itty, bitty ones (as little as 15 or so hairs) push them through the base (untangled part near the scalp) of a neighboring dread. In about a month you will notice they have grown right in there with the big dread. Happy dreading!”

Knotty Al:

“I know a way to get rid of loose hairs. Take the loose hairs and roll them in yer fingers until you just got a big ball of hair. Make a little hole in the bottom of the nearest dread and stick the ball in the hole. Then, use some wax to kinda glue it in there. No more loose hairs!”

Knotty Spacey:

“I found a different method for getting the loose hairs back into the main dreads (something I have to do a fair bit).... get a medium size needle, and using a knife or something widen the hole a bit. Then you get all the loose hairs that are goin into a dread, and roll 'em together with some wax. Then get a bit of thread and put it around the bunch of hairs, and pull both ends of the thread thru the needle hole. This does take a bit o practice but its ok, once ya get it. Once you've got the looser hairs threaded thru the needle ya go thru the base of the dread several times, and when there's not much hair left push the needle along the inside of the dread, just make sure you don't lose the needle in there. That's about as well as i can explain it but I've had good experience with this method as I find it alot easier to do on your own than the crochet method.”

Knotty George:

“I have a way of controlling loose hair if you would like to hear it. What I have started doing is, whenever I find loose hairs I gather them all together, tie the end of that bundle of hairs in a knot maybe 2 or 3 times, then i simply put my dread through the middle of this small bundle of hair creating a new dread. Then I wax it well. It sometimes comes untied, but it keeps those the hairs down for a few days at least, if it doesn’t come untied it will dread up. It's the fastest and most effective way I have tried.Also, I tie up my tips very well by holding them and rubbing them (separately of course!) in circles on my palm and then waxing them up. It works well.”