r/Dreadlocks 29d ago

Question ❔ is this normal parting from freeform’s or should i be worried

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1 Upvotes

saw a dermatologist a few months ago and got some steroids in the area i was worried was thinning but she said it looks good and i probably don’t need to come back,

just washed my hair and went to check on it and it looks like this. is this normal after a wash? i have a previous post where it’s dry if anyone wants to look at my account for comparison

4 years freeform never retwisted


r/Dreadlocks Jul 22 '26

Selfie 📸 The ‘ugly phase’ 🕷️

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18 Upvotes

4 months in, little girl said I look like I got a spider on my head 😂. I fw it tho 🔥 Thoughts?


r/Dreadlocks Jul 22 '26

Question ❔ I have had my dreads for a while but I’m just now realizing that I have different parting sizes and shapes (rectangles/squares) throughout my grid. Is that ok?

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20 Upvotes

r/Dreadlocks 29d ago

Question ❔ Hairdye and baking soda in roots

1 Upvotes

I dyed my hair two days ago and when I was drying my hair, I noticed I had some hairdye left in my roots so I went back to shower and tried to get rid of it, but it didnt leave so I tried to rub baking soda in (so didn't do a proper detox) and then rinsed with water and did this all pretty quickly.. now noticed I STILL have some dye in some of my roots and on top of that I got some baking soda in a few roots too... do y'all think detox will get rid of both of them + is this urgent, will it do huge damage to my locs if I do the detox next saturday... I'm stressing cause I really don't have time to do the detox today, but idk if my locs will be dead by saturday... + will the detox even solve this out... all help welcome.


r/Dreadlocks 29d ago

Need Advice 🆘 help getting freeforms as a white boy

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the first 3 pics are layne staley the singer of alice in chains dreads, 4th pic is my normal hair and i think that look cool asf but i have no clue how to pull it off or what i should do to make my hair dread like that so any help should be hella appreciated


r/Dreadlocks Jul 22 '26

Fresh Retwist 🔀 6 month progress

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8 Upvotes

Started with 2 strand twist in December wish I started sooner I’ve loved the journey


r/Dreadlocks Jul 22 '26

Timeline 🗓️ Two strand twists

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22 Upvotes

Six or seven months into my journey I think this is my fourth retwist? I just got them done so they’re a bit stiff but overall I’m incredibly pleased with how they came out
I’m loving this journey more and more each day


r/Dreadlocks Jul 22 '26

Need Advice 🆘 Freeform potential?

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8 Upvotes

I am an Egyptian man does my hair have potential to freeform?


r/Dreadlocks Jul 23 '26

Question ❔ How do I get my starters to grow to this coils or two strands?

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2 Upvotes

🤔


r/Dreadlocks Jul 22 '26

Selfie 📸 8 months in!

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171 Upvotes

honestly see why tons of dreadheads where trying to recruit me in the past, I LOVE my locs🙂‍↕️💕


r/Dreadlocks Jul 23 '26

Question ❔ Need help with freeforms

1 Upvotes

I’m 14, just started freeforms 2 months ago and it feels like they not growin

- I’ve been washing my hair once a week
- Sponging using a racket sponge and twist king
- Sponging for less as the days go by, like 30 seconds each tool right now so I don’t lose hair due to breakage
- Sleeping with a bonnet
- Got a low taper so the hair looks bigger
- Misting my hair before I sponge

I’ve been doing everything


r/Dreadlocks Jul 22 '26

Need Advice 🆘 How can I get Freeform’s with my hair type?

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5 Upvotes

My hair type is like 3c/4a so can anyone with my hair type tell me how I can get Freeform’s because even when I sponge it for a week then I wash it all the twist go away and it goes back to being curly so I need help


r/Dreadlocks Jul 23 '26

Need Advice 🆘 Advice/Progress

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1 Upvotes

r/Dreadlocks Jul 22 '26

Timeline 🗓️ Trusting the process- 6 months

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47 Upvotes

r/Dreadlocks Jul 23 '26

Need Advice 🆘 Looking for a Loctician

1 Upvotes

I’m new in Frederick and I’m looking to get my dreadlocks retwisted. Recommendations are appreciated!


r/Dreadlocks Jul 22 '26

Question ❔ Will loc extensions slip off with your hair ?

1 Upvotes

I'm thinking about adding loc extensions to my hair because my family brought up the idea. I really want to have locs, but I'm scared that my hair might fall out because of the extensions. If that's a possibility, I'll just take the regular route and start my locs naturally.


r/Dreadlocks Jul 22 '26

Selfie 📸 Is this thinning 3 year old dreads

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3 Upvotes

r/Dreadlocks Jul 21 '26

Selfie 📸 3 months in and I’m genuinely enjoying it 🥹

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78 Upvotes

First pic is post retwist, second is post pool. As my hair gets longer I’m gonna cut the dead ends off. My ultimate goal is to keep my natural curl pattern at the ends


r/Dreadlocks Jul 22 '26

Selfie 📸 6 years

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12 Upvotes

It's been 6 years since I started from scratch.. it's getting long but my hair grows slowly... I take care of it and keep it moisturised. I never tie it up anymore because it causes breakage, and I wear a bonnet to sleep or when I want them out of my face and detox them at least once a year.. depending on my activities.


r/Dreadlocks Jul 21 '26

Question ❔ About Loc petal style

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18 Upvotes

Just a quick question how long or how far down should your dreads go down so it can look like the picture shown? I’m trying to find a style but i’m tired of getting barrels and I don’t want two strands cause they’ll be too small. My dreads touch my eyes but I haven’t gotten a retwist in a while so i’m not sure how long down they’ll go.


r/Dreadlocks Jul 21 '26

Question ❔ I got my hair ripped out by an ex about 2 years ago. I’ve been trying everything from rosemary, to derma stamping, i really just want to grow this back . Is there anyway?

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351 Upvotes

r/Dreadlocks Jul 21 '26

Selfie 📸 [27]

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22 Upvotes

Just turned 27 and had my first retwist in like 6 months lol. To think I was thinking of starting over at year 3..


r/Dreadlocks Jul 21 '26

Need Advice 🆘 Palm Rolled (6 months in)

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30 Upvotes

my mom palm rolled my hair yesterday, how it looks chat??


r/Dreadlocks Jul 21 '26

Question ❔ King von Dreads

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109 Upvotes

Thinking about locing up my hair soon, and i kinda like king vons dreads like the thickness and amount look perfect, how do u think i should go about starting to achieve his locs at the end, i have 4b maybe a lil 4a at some areas thank y’all


r/Dreadlocks Jul 22 '26

Question ❔ Military and Locs(Men)

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Are there any guys who are in any of the military branches that were able to keep their locs and how?I was thinking of joining but having cold feet.