Hopefully this section will help to put to rest some the concerns you may have about ‘those smelly, dirty dreadlocks.'

Contrary to popular belief, dreadlocks ARE NOT stinky or smelly unless you are putting something weird in there or not taking care of them properly. One of our main purposes here at Knotty Boy is to try and dispel many of these kinds of myths - and this is why we dedicate so much time to telling you all about how to care for your dreads, that washing them regularly is very important, etc. Many people who choose to let their hair dread without the use of a product to speed this long process up, will stop washing their hair because they feel that the natural oils are good for starting dreads. This is also a fallacy. Oil lubricates and conditions hair, making it more difficult for knots to form - and oily buildup will also begin to smell over time. Washing the hair and stripping these oils out will make dreads form faster because knots form more easily, in fact, in dry, clean, unconditioned hair!

Which brings us to the precise reason why we developed our fine line of Knotty Boy dreadlock products. You see, some of us (and our Moms!) can't stand unwashed hair, but would also like to achieve this most fabulous style known as dreadlocks. Because Knotty Boy Dread Wax is beeswax-based, and beeswax is non-water soluble, this means that you can have dreads done up with Knotty Boy and still wash your hair!!! It's true! 

The other thing that everyone should know is, Knotty Boy does not attract bugs and dirt. It is not greasy, doesn't contain any artificial perfumes, and although using straight melted beeswax in your hair seems to draw bugs, this product does not. In fact, since 1998 when we started doing this Knotty Boy thang, we've never had a single one of our thousands of customers tell us that they had a bug problem because of using Knotty Boy Dread Wax. And that's a pretty gosh-darn good track record, I'd say!

So Mom and other concerned guardians, we hope that this will help ease your mind with the idea of your kids starting dreads using Knotty Boy Dread Wax. It'll keep their hair clean and washable, and they'll finally have that hair style they've been bugging you about for the past year or so. (PLUS it cuts down on all those hair cuts they'd need otherwise, right? $15 for a jar ain't that much when you look at it in light of the next year's worth of $20 hair cuts!)  Also, feel free to email us anytime with your concerns - we'd be happy to answer whatever questions you might have. 

And now there's even a way to remove them dreadies if they don't work out in the end! Have no fear, the fabulous Knotty Boy Emergency Dreadlock Removal Kit is now here!

Want to make sure dreadlocks are right for you, without any pain or hassle? Check out www.thehairstyler.com to upload a picture of yourself and see what you could look like with dreads BEFORE taking the plunge!