Is it possible to undread dreadlocks

Before washing and starting on all the little knots, tackle any big ones. If you have joined dreads or matted sections at the roots, gently pull them apart, as close to the scalp as possible. The first step in removal is washing out any wax or build-up you may have; it'll work against you in this process, holding your strands together.

Wash the length of each dread with the Removal Shampoo in the hottest water you can stand, and really scrub it in. If you can soak your locks for a while in a tub or bucket of hot water before or while washing, even better. Rinse out the suds, and massage the Removal Conditioner into each lock, saving some to use later. Don't rinse, just wrap it all up in a towel to keep it out of your face until you're ready to work. Grab your first dread. If you have a tail comb, use the metal tip to pierce the very bottom of your lock, and pull.

If using a regular comb, do virtually the same thing with the teeth of the comb, starting at the very, very bottom of the lock. If the metal tip, or your comb, is stuck and goes nowhere, apply a little more pressure. If you still get nowhere, move further down toward the end again until you can free some hair.

Gently pull the knots apart for an inch or so. If you need more slip, try spraying a mixture of Removal Conditioner and warm water on the area you're working.

Keeping the area wet will increase the elasticity of the hair and help prevent breakage while you pick. When you've got a portion loosened up, start combing through to the bottom to free the tangles and any shed hair. If you have dreadlocks and want to remove them but don't wish to cut them off, there is a way. This article will help you get your hair back! But don't expect it to look the same as it did before you locked it all up.

Read on to get the lowdown So this is a question that a Loctician gets asked a bit. It's quite funny, because I don't do dread removal as a service simply because it takes way longer than creating fresh dreads and I don't feel like I could charge to get dreads out, but to spend days on someone I would have to, or I would be eating baked beans all week!

Saying that, I have had a few clients over the 18 years I've been locking, go through the process and try different ways and I have helped a few of them. I've also tried it myself on about 10 dreads just to see what works and what doesn't and how long it takes. The result for my fine hair was a frazzly mess, but some others have better results.

Most of the hair you lose, however, is simply hair that has already departed your scalp in the normal, natural hair shedding process, but due to having your hair locked, these departed hairs didn't leave before people on average loose hairs a day!! Your hair is just knotted, lots of knots, lots of shed hair.

I just sit here and I just pick and pick and pick. You just want to pull every knot out. Before I use that, I started with the comb. As soon as I get stuck I just, like right there, you could stop and go back down until you can pull it through. You can feel that the end is near. I had like a month of new growth so I went ahead and untwisted that. You know how your hair is twisted after your re-twist? So now what I do is I comb it starting from the bottom of course.

The bottom is already done. You just really want to make sure that last part, the last remaining knots is good to go. Remove any straggly, scraggly hair. There you go. I recently took my little girls lots down. It took me close to a month. But she loves her natural. Hi Dana. As it began, so it must end. You also must understand that your hair will go through various stages of, well, challenges once the combing out is complete. Through trial and error, below is the method I devised for successfully combing out my dreadlocks.

Note that this method worked for me, but it may not work for you. The results greatly depend on the condition of your hair and the skill in applying these techniques. Neither myself nor Globe Salon can be responsible for your results. We recommend leaving the process up to a experienced professional. Got that? CUT : The best way to start is to first remove some length. No matter how well you cared for your dreadlocks, the ends of your hair will not be pretty.

It will likely be damaged and split, and will need to be cut anyway, so save yourself some time and do it now. My dreads were almost to my waist, and we began by cutting off about five inches from the bottom. If your locks are shorter, you can get away with cutting off less.

Oiling the hair is critical; not only will it aid in the removal, but it keeps the hair pliable. This also aids in untangling.