These questions and answers are a compilation of many years of dialogue between you and our helpful Knotty Boy Customer Service department. We can say with confidence that everything we know about dreadlocks and their related issues really is here, so please take your time, read thoroughly and get ready to learn so much more than you came for!
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If I use Knotty Boy Dread Wax, can I turn my braids into dreads?
Yes, you can start dreads from braids, BUT they will always kind of look like
braids. Now if you don't mind that, then by all means go for it, but people
often braid their hair and leave it expecting that one day they will have nice
fat Marley locks, but that rarely is the case. Your dread braids will always
look very thin and kinky like braids, which can be a very cool look, just
different. And definitely get a good shampoo like our Shampoo Bar which has NO
conditioners in it and a high concentration of tea tree and peppermint oils in
it - you want to keep washing your scalp to prevent problems like oily buildup
that leads to bad dandruff and smelly hair. Washing your scalp will not prevent
the development of dreads and in many cases will help the process along by
drying the hair out so it's not so greasy and more tangly.
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