Dreadlocks

[eifionlewis]

Hi! I have dreadlocks and was wondering if anyone knows what actually makes the hair mat together?? doesn't seem to say on any websites about dreads! Thanks.

[nicola_red]

Isn't it just the hairs tangling together and sticking with dirt and natural oils? I have very long thick hair and if I don't reach all the hairs at the back of my head when combing it through they will start to mat together and I get 'mini-dreads' forming. When my ex-bf had his hair dreaded the chap just backcombed over and over again to make the hair more and more tangled and thus matted together.

[FTVS]

To keep my ex's dreads tidy we used beeswax and friction

[eifionlewis]

thanks, i thought that, but was wondering whether there was a specific substance that caused the hair to stick together, perhapse a component of the the hairs natural oil, perhaps this can be my 3rd year project at uni!! lol

[passatman]

I always thought it was dirt and grime and grease and maybe tarmac, because homeless people always seem to have dreadlocks!. Failing that I dont know. PS Anyone want their drive tarmacing or a subscription to the big issue?

[FTVS]

hmm - there must be a diffrenec as well between eurasian and afro hair types...?