In our texts the terms dreads and dreadlocks are used as synonym. How do you know which type of dread fits you the best? Take a look at ‘What dread fits me?’

How long can I leave the synthetic dreads in my hair?

Your dreads braided in your hair will be pretty until for about two months, sometimes even longer. We advise you to not wear your dreadlocks longer than 3 months. Your hair will have grown so much that your hair will tangle and become  dreadlocks of its own. If you still want to wear your dreadlocks after 3 months you can take them out and braid the dreads back in again after washing and combing your hair. This will do no damage to your hair. The advantage of this is that you can wear your dreadlocks more than ones.

Removing your synthetic dreads

Removing your dreadlocks is very easy, you cut the elastic band on your dreads. A seam ripper is a very handy tool to do this, it is faster, easier and the chance you cut your dreads is a lot smaller. Watch our video and see how this works.

After cutting the elastics you take out your dreadlocks, you can do this by pulling your dreads apart. A pointy comb can make this more easy for you.

Don’t comb your hair directly after removing your dreadlocks. Make sure you wash your hair first, make it wet and put some conditioner in. Go through your hair with your fingers so until it feels very smooth. Than comb it with a brush, begin at the tips of your hair and go up to make sure you don’t tangle up your hair even more. If you can comb your hair completely you can rinse out the conditioner.

Than you wash your hair with shampoo, not until the shampoo froths, your hair is clean.

Finally you wash your hair again with conditioner and comb it through one more time. For extra care you can use a hair mask after removing your dreadlocks.

Note! You lose about 100 hairs a day, all these hairs are now staying in your weaves. When you remove your dreads these hairs will fall out all at ones. So don’t be frightened by all the hairs that come out while combing your hair, this is normal.

Washing your synthetic dreadlocks after removing.

You can use your synthetic dreadlocks more than ones. We do advise to wash your dreads after removing them. You can do this by hand but you can also put them into the washing machine. Put the dreadlocks into a washing bag and wash them at a maximum of  30⁰C. Use by preference a liquid detergent and don’t use fabric softener. After washing the dreads you dry them in the air, don’t use a wash dryer. Now you can store your dreadlocks for next time or put them in again right away!