lundi 19 janvier 2015

Loc Grooming For Neat, Stylish Dreads

By Enid Hinton


Dreadlocks are simply the natural form hair takes when it is allowed to grow on its own. They form when hair is no longer combed, brushed or has chemicals applied. Strands will eventually spiral around each other, until it forms a lock beginning almost at the root. In a salon however, a dreadlocks stylist creates locs and does loc grooming for a neat head of locs. The service is available in many Brooklyn, NY salons.

A dreadlocks stylist will part your hair at the root with a comb in squares of the size that you would like your dreadlocks. Only a small amount of any products such as beeswax will be used and it will be rubbed it in until it is completely dissolved. Products that are too thick and will cake in your hair are best avoided.

Dreads are most commonly formed by twisting. It is natural and it gives the stylish over the size of locs. Twisting is done from the tip right up to the root before it is dried under a hair dryer.

The best time to re-twist your hair is after washing it. The same method used to start your dreadlocks is be the same method that will be used to tighten the new growth. A small amount of the locking agent is applied to your hair, the locs are re-twisted and then dried under a hair dryer.

The belief that dreadlocks are untidy, unkempt hair and cleaning them is unnecessary is a dreadful one. You should wash your locs no more than three weeks after they are first done and afterwards. Washing will loosen them so it is best to have them washed and then re-locked at a salon.

There are products that are made especially for dreads. They are made to strengthen the hair and to hold locs in place. When locs are first made, the hair should be dried well under a dryer. When the locking agent dries, it helps to form the locs. Locs should also be covered every night so that they remain neat.

The look of a styled head of dreadlocks will stand out from one with unkempt locs. You have to have a degree of resilience to wear dreadlocks with confidence so be open and creative with how you style them.

In between having dreads washed, re-twisted and styled at the salon, the scalp should be moisturized to avoid flaking. Light, natural oils should be used. If your locs are long and you tend to hold them in a pony tail, don't make it too tight as the tension will make hair start breaking. Also, used covered hair bands rather than rubber bands which can snag and break off hair.

There is also the curly dread look which can be done easily by plaiting the locks together after wetting them a bit with water or applying some styling job. They should then be left to dry overnight or under a dryer before undoing the plaits to release the curls. Once you take the plaits out you will have a curly look that you can further style. Braids are another option for styles, which looks very good right after you re-twist your dreadlocks. Another interesting way to style up dreads is to color them, be it full head, tips only, streaks or any creative other way.




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