Knotty Boy Dread Wax helps your newly knotted dreadies hold together tight right away, speeding up the locking process, but its main claim to fame is that you can wash your hair as normal.

The initial tangling or knotting (dreadlocking, or locking) is done mechanically by backcombing or any of the variety of methods out there - Dread Wax helps hold your dreads together until they settle and get used to the idea.

In other words, it's all you. The Wax simply helps hold your beautiful creation together.