Yes, there are MANY different ways of doing dreads, and everyone that's done them has their own special method and combinations of things they do to get them together.

The problem is, though, most of these methods involve putting something sticky in there, and more often than not, it's a sweet edible of some kind like honey, toothpaste or even pureed mango! Can you say 'bug picnic'?? Others try by putting straight beeswax in their hair, but most people hate it after trying it once. Who wants candle-head? And then there is gelatin. Gelatin is a well-known super-holder mostly used by punk rockers to spike up their huge, crazy mohawks, BUT it doesn't work too well for making dreads because it washes right out and also makes your hair VERY crispy and hard. You can achieve the look of dreads with gelatin for a party for one night, but for the real thing, they can't be all glued together like that. They need room to move around and get knotted up, and they can't do that if they are rock-hard.

The method that we describe in full detail on the site is the one that is used by most salons for doing dreads. It has been proven over and over by both our Knotty Boy Lock Shop stylists, and everyone that does dreads using this method, to be the one that is the most fail-proof. You really can't go wrong with that method, AND they stay clean and bug-free because our product is easy to use and does NOT attract creepy-crawlies.

Just be VERY careful and think things through if you decide to experiment with other people's methods. Decide, before you try it, if it's worth possibly having to cut off your new dreads down the road because of bugs or destroyed hair.