DREADLOCKS LOOSE HAIR, LOOSE ROOTS, LOOSE TIPS!

Dreadlocks info on: Loose hairs, loose roots, loose tips and dreadlock shrinkage.
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Let us delve into the world of loose hairs, loose roots, loose tips and magical shrinkage! yay! Well, many people seem to stress out about these things so I try and ease the fears surround these things!

[@LazyDreads]

Yea, a problem with dreads is - strangers think you want their opinions!

[@JulieWallis1963]

this didn't start with "greeting, salutations, hallo " I think the Internet is broken.

[@LazyDreads]

When you shower the water will pull loose hairs out. As long as you don't use a conditioner the showering won't undo your dreads, just pull those loose hairs down, which is what you want because when they get pulled down - although they'll look messy, it will allow the loose hairs to group up and over time they'll start locking. Young dreads are supposed to be frizzy and messy, it's just an inevitable part of the process and not something to worry/be afraid of :)

[@LazyDreads]

It's very stressful and often worrying to have young dreadlocks, but time solves the vast majority of their problems :)

[@traceysartandcraft]

I have 40 skinny dreads I don't have thick hair so it's what I'm working with but my roots and tips have come loose leaving not much dread Lock in the middle . I'm one week in will waiting fix this?

[@92kelsanne]

I'm so glad to stumble across a video like this. When my dreads were young, I stressed so much. I watched so many technique videos and I wasted stupid amounts of money and time on products and tools, working for hours to get no results. Then I finally woke up and realized all I needed is- patience! Thanks for being real :)

[@sethh2861]

This guy has always been my go to for dread advice

[@92kelsanne]

And, as soon as I stopped worrying, my dreadies looked amazing and I fell in love again.

[@RavenclawSeer]

You have the perfect voice for ASMR... Anyway, thanks for the video!

[@ashleymoodie3555]

And what a fun process it is! I've been dreading neglect style for about ten months now... They change so quickly. Your videos are great, thanks for the tips !

[@gbeagle417]

Man idc if uv cut ur dreads or not. ur still my number one source for my dread info. And yeah I can't keep my hands off my hair when it's young

[@annbrown7276]

man your videos are in my opinion the best dreadlock videos I've seen, love them.

[@cutelittledevil88]

Thank you, I've seen half the internet to find what to do about my loose hair. This was really helpfull.

[@tarapotamus]

thank you for this!!!!! I have young dreads, like newborns...I have had to rebackcomb my hair 3 different effing times bc my hair was so smooth/healhty when I started that my backcombing kept falling out, and I had to turn to wax in minuscule amounts to hold them in place, but finally they are sorta there. I have SO many loose hairs and weird spots and loose roots and I was starting to question my method and how well I had done my hair ( I did it by myself) but watching this really boosted my confidence back up!!! Can't say Thank you enough!

[@redhotchillinpeppers]

Tara Davis lazydreads is great. I just put my locks in a week or two ago, he's been my major resource for information. I have really "silky" hair as well and my tips are so lame lol!

[@SimpleSpiveys]

Like the no mustache look you were rocking :)

[@LazyDreads]

SimpleSpiveys It was certainly more practical ^^

[@LazyDreads]

Thanks! :) Natural dreads can start to section off and shape up much faster than people expect, it really depends on the hair type as some people can get away with not brushing their hair for long periods of time... other can't ^^ I'm glad yours are coming along speedily!

[@sanglant12]

Really need to watch this every few months to remind myself to leave my dreads alone. Just over a year now and while most of dreads are tight, still waiting for loose hair near roots to combine.

[@LazyDreads]

Mine are somewhere around 67 months in this video. Loose hair is definitely still normal at 10 months, it's normal to always have a little loose hair no matter how old they are, but there's nothing to worry about at 10 months. I normally say that it takes a good 12-18 months for dreads to mature and so at 10 months they can still be messy and that would still be normal =] Loose hairs left from cutting are going to need to be left alone until they grow long enough to stick into a dread again.

[@HolidayJesus]

I started my dreads a year after you had them like for four months after and cut them off. Couldn't deal with all the shit I was getting in High School for looking like in a bird nest haha. But now I live in the middle of nowhere so I'm considering doing them again, after watching your videos I feel like I'm more confident this time more around with the knowledge you put into your videos. I didn't know nearly half of this information, using wax and etc. Going all natural this time around.

[@LazyDreads]

In the neglect/freeform/natural method of forming dreads the dreadlocks form out of completely normal hair. In the other methods; backcombing, twist & rip etc, the dreadlocks form in the exact same way, the only difference being that the hair is sectioned into lumps via the starting method. Over time these lumps become the dreadlocks. So it really doesn't matter that they're loose, it'll still all knot up given enough time.

[@BananazCheerleader]

people say something every time they see them saying i need to redo them -_- it gets a little irritating but i just nicely say its normal haha

[@LazyDreads]

I went from chest length hair to less than chin length! But some people get very little shrinkage. There are a few factors involved :)

[@LazyDreads]

Don't keep redoing them. T&R doesn't create dreads, it just lumps the hair into sections. Over time these sections mature and lock into dreads. If you keep tweaking, fixing and redoing them you sort of reset the clock on those hairs, they need time to lock themselves up and if you force them into an awkward/unnatural position they'll just keep falling loose again.

[@LazyDreads]

It's normal for them to try and stick together and they'll do it more when the dreads are younger and softer. You just need to keep pulling them apart to avoid them becoming congos. It's easiest to do it while the dreads are wet from a wash. If you have a particularly troublesome bond you can always get someone to carefully split them with scissors.

[@BeylaKaythin]

Yeah, good point. The best thing to do is just to leave them be and even forget they exist. Then progress comes so quickly, it's amazing ;) I love your dreads by the way, they're very inspiring!

[@LazyDreads]

The tips will dread themselves to a certain extent, they get rounded off a little from day to day activity and so it is possible for some to blunt themselves, but this takes a really long time. Usually tips are a little loose or blunted via crochet. I cut my dreads once a year so they don't have time to blunt, but they don't look too loose because the loose tips are cut off when I trim the dreads.

[@Sanni616]

I really LOVE your voice and way of speaking :D thanks for the advices :)

[@LazyDreads]

Cheap rubber bands have been known to break down and turn into a strange goo that gets stuck inside the dreads. Loose hairs will also lock over the top of elastic bands and seal them in. Elastic bands also rub a lot and can break hairs, both under where it's sat and when they rub against neighbour dreads. You can obviously use whatever you like on your hair, but I don't personally ever recommend anything that could possibly cause damage.

[@LazyDreads]

I've never heard anyone being told to wax for that reason.... but yes, I would recommend to stop using it.

[@LazyDreads]

Aw wow, thanks! =] Glad you like what I do and I'm glad you've got dreads that are working for you! I'm sure they'll turn out great =]

[@johannamoeller1375]

It's amazing how long it takes for dreads to mature... But I guess you really have to be patient and after a while they will lock up. Really good dreadlock advice :) Thank yoooou :) your dreads look very nice ;)

[@chertericamilam1246]

For my Locs I take a crochet the loose hair in smaller locs

[@LazyDreads]

I don't regret starting non-neglect. I regret taking advice from a salon (if you've seen my timeline you'll know why), but I was 14 when I started, I don't think 14 year old me would have been prepared for neglect dreads. I wouldn't recommend neglect dreads for someone already trying to deal with high school. Now that I'm 20 and much more sure of myself, if I started over I'd go neglect. Though I recommend Twist and Rip to most.

[@lexilorraine1780]

Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou! just put partial dreads in last week and got worried about the roots. I can put my mind a ease. :)

[@LazyDreads]

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@LazyDreads]

It's hard to say what will happen to them, if they're very tightly crocheted then they might never relax back so it's up to you whether you want to trim or to give them more time, there's no right or wrong way.

[@LazyDreads]

Glad to hear, hope you have a better time with your second attempt!

[@Tam28ish]

Hey man, just wanted to tell you how awesome you are. I'm two months into my second set, and I'm not getting rid of these ones, maybe ever. Lol. We'll see. I used twist and rip, and they're completely natural and I couldn't be happier and not really looking for advice or anything, but if I had watched your videos from the beginning instead of some of the crap I did watch, things would have turned out better I'm sure.

[@GravensMetalVaultYT]

Wonderful video Chris. I have noticed if I have questions, if I wait just a few, u post the video lol. I have nothing but time as everything is started. I get questions and by following u, I'm able to answer...:). About a month now and my dreads are doing awesome! Digging the way it seems urs keep changing lol. A new look in every video :).

[@LazyDreads]

You really don't need to put anything into them or onto them other than soap and water. It's not so easy to wash products out of them and most things like waxes and gels will just get stuck inside of the dreadlock and then dirt will get all stuck in it. So it's definitely highly recommended to just use residue-free soap/shampoo and water.

[@LazyDreads]

Personally I'm using the shampoo from rockinglocks at the moment. You can try and rub the tips, this can sometimes help to speed them along and you can spray them with salt water to try and encourage them to shrink. Most likely they just need more time to mature and lock up though.

[@maplescented]

Good advice sir! Back when I started my locks I had all these concerns about how they were forming and how they looked but learned to get used to letting them do what they do, I would never have unlocked hair now, could never go back. Shrinkage was dramatic for me though, went from mid shoulderblade length to about my chin, in about 2 weeks. Locked up tight though! Just was a surprise.

[@BeylaKaythin]

Aye :) more dreadheads should spread that message. Instead of tell you to maintain and fuss when something goes wrong. Ahhh, I love dreadlocks, they're so wonderfully forgiving ^^ And you're welcome!

[@LazyDreads]

Thank you! I'm glad you like my videos! =D

[@LazyDreads]

I tend to call dreads that haven't matured yet young dreads and each persons set will take a different length of time to mature, but it's usually somewhere between 10-18 months and then after that they're all fully locked up and will continue to lock all the new growth by themselves.

[@LazyDreads]

If you redo any of the others they will get started over, so it's up to you. You might find that after you re-T&R them they get back to this stage again after another 5 months... whereas if you had left them they'd be 10 months old and likely a lot more mature.

[@LazyDreads]

Over the first year it shrinks and then doesn't grow much at all (it shrinks as fast as it's growing) and then it grows at a constant rate from then on. Dreadlocks grow slight slower than normal hair because the hair doesn't grow straight down, it zigzags inside the compressed dreadlocks.

[@lilbitdiffrentthirtysix2107]

I wish i would have seen this vid 18 months ago.....super cool video realy helpful

[@LazyDreads]

That shampoo is fine as long as you don't use too much of it at a time, but the same can be said for all dreadlock shampoos. I'm not a fan of DHHQ but their shampoo is perfectly fine. It will, like all dreadlock shampoos - residue free or not, result in some build up over time and a deep clean will take care of that. I wouldn't recommend going to just water because it won't break down oils and dirt. Use a shampoo and then deep clean every month or so.

[@lynneakalynno]

HIGH there Mr Lazy Dreads i wanted to have dreads so i decided to twist and rip my hair by myself. When i was done dreading my whole head the roots were loose and some dreads came completely apart. I decided to drench my hair in salt water then blow dry and wip it dry. The next morning was Monday i somehow convinced my mom in letting me stay at home when i was suppose to go to school because when i looked in the mirror..... all of my roots were loose and quite messy. I tried twisting them and rubbing them together in my hands this worked for a bit until i rinsed my hair again in salt water. PLUS i got fed up with my roots so instead i decided to put Rubber bands at the roots. When my dad came home and saw me he just had such a disappointed look in his face. My hair is looks terrible but i am not going to undo the dreads nor cut my hair even though kids at school make fun of it a lot. I just hope my hair matures fast

[@LazyDreads]

Lynne Davids Young dreadlocks are in general going to look rough and messy - it takes months for them to lock up properly on their own... how rough and messy they look is going to depend on who starts them and how well they start them.

[@thelittlestgiant]

Your videos are the greatest. Your advice is excellent too. Keep on doing what you're doing, man! Your dreads are awesome looking, and I hope my ugly mess of frizzy baby dreads will someday assimilate. :)

[@XIDoStuffX]

I'm waiting to see how these few dreads turn out in the next months before I do anything else. I think that redoing the loose patches of hair would be best, because when my dreads were first T&R'd they weren't done very well, and the sections seemed too large in many places, so they came completely loose very easily. The patches of loose hair have sectioned themselves better and I think T&R them again would help them lock faster than just neglecting them, esp. the hair that isn't dreaded at all.

[@BeylaKaythin]

By the way, on the subject of tips... I like loose tips in general, but mine are RIDICULOUSLY long. Like half of the dread with some. That bothers me quite a bit sometimes (when I DO NOT forget about them), and I wonder if they will ever lock up at least like yours... but yeah, they're 10 months old, so there's still plenty of time for them to mature and stuff. Anyway, great channel! :)

[@LazyDreads]

Congrats on the two months! =] They'll be messy for a little while yet, but that's normal. Before you know it they'll be locking up all by themselves!

[@FederalEmployee]

first 3 minutes helped thanks lol Im at a year and Ive been bugging out wondering if these loose bands of hair will catch one day. Im so tired of the frizz

[@thenondualisticmystic]

this video is perfect! Thanks so much!

[@LazyDreads]

Mine never really had a shrinking period because they were started very poorly and were way over backcombed. But it's different for different people anyway and has a lot to do with your hair type, hair length, how often you wash them and what you wash them with. Lots o' variables.

[@LilyAriel3123]

It was recommend to him by a family member with dreadlocks, because that family member used honey with their dreads. Thank you! Sorry for commenting on so many videos by the way. Your locs are fantastic, dude! I hope one day mine grow up to be like yours lol :b

[@adrow]

i dont really have tips of my dreads, they're just loose hair

[@LazyDreads]

It's normal. Dreadlocks take months and months to form, they're a mess before that.

[@thebiblesnooper3067]

You're dreadlocks are wonderfully, beautifully messy! The biggest problem with mine is that the hair on the top of my head is smooth and the rest of my hair is extremely tangley. So I'm dealing with loose hairs that just refuse to lock up yet, on the other hand, I'm battling the rest of my hair from banding together to form one giant dreadlock. I started ripping them apart until someone told me I was weakening them and eventually they would fall out. So, I went to a hair salon that cut the dreads apart then twisted them. When I got home, the loose hair had already unraveled and now the dreads are hanging on thin roots. I'm even more scared they're going to fall out. Help. Please.

[@thebiblesnooper3067]

+Carla Jo PS. They're over two years old.

[@TheGuardianAngel666]

Amazing dreads! im doing mine natural and its only been a month and theyre dreading really fast!

[@LazyDreads]

Well if you try and make them tight again... about one week and two days later they'll be back to how they are now and they'll keep cycling like that until you leave them to their thing for some months.

[@jesssmart6379]

Best dread vid iv seen... And iv watched a lot! Thanx :)

[@LazyDreads]

I wouldn't worry about them. If you leave normal hair long enough, it'll dread and so loose hairs on a dread will eventually lock up the same way. Meanwhile the dreadlock itself is growing and gaining length and so if they're still problematic you can cut them off if you wanted to once the dreadlocks are long enough.

[@LazyDreads]

You're either going to have to leave them how they are and wait for them to mature into dreadlocks as-is. Or you're going to have to brush out the ones you've done wrong and start them over in the position that you'd prefer them to be in.

[@egguw]

2 weeks in and I’m like fuhhhh I need mature dreads already 😭 lol

[@lukaku2095]

Really helpful video dude.

[@LazyDreads]

How old are they? Maturing can take anywhere between 12-18 months usually, sometimes a little longer. I'd wait and see how they are then before forcing them to do anything. Chances are that they'll work themselves out. Also if you try and cut the tips off of young dreads, the new ends will fray out and become loose anyway.

[@MARYANNE269]

Awesome! Thank you! ♥️

[@lukaku2095]

Haha good dude. They look really good and natural anyway so don't get rid of them xD

[@oucherspace]

thank you for making these videos!!

[@georgewilkins6834]

If your dreads are itchy and u scratch them does it disturb the locking process?

[@kitricbluu]

George Wilkins it’s naturally gonna itch becuase your scalp is gonna be a lot dryer then usual

[@TheDigitalMurder]

I just embrace it, and yeah lol own lots of hats ✌️😎

[@CraigReeve]

Ah cool, I didn't know they break down and yeah sure hair growing over them makes sense. I not going to use them then :) Thanks for the reply bro!

[@fredjenner]

Cheers for this man! Really helpful!

[@torenphilip]

my dreadlocks are about 20 cm long and almost 2 years old but the loose hairs in the front/ forhead is most annoying.. going to try stick it into my roots hehe

[@kryptosurasoriginal]

Ok thanks i will do that from now on

[@ShatteredRippleBooks]

Very informative

[@LazyDreads]

Glad to be of help

[@LazyDreads]

I started them off, About 5 1/2 years ago. I have a video specifically about my own set where I talk about them =]

[@exquisite187]

thanks dude probably the best advice on the whole of the net everyone keeps asking me are your locs fallin out it really gets on my nerves and people keep on saying get them redone arrrgh lol don't want them to look uniform just a bit neater being rasta should of gone neglet method but my hair is so fine and silky so I used backcomb and then they were crocheted and have jus left them to do there own thing at what month did yours start to shrink up sorry to ask you so many questions peace....

[@LazyDreads]

You can treat dreadlocks pretty bad and still have them bounce back given enough time.... but it's obviously preferable to not treat them bad and have them awesome first time around! =]

[@LazyDreads]

Glad to help

[@LazyDreads]

Forget they exist and before you know it they'll have all locked up Thank you! =]

[@wingsonmyback1]

great video thanks

[@BeylaKaythin]

Has anyone ever toggled on the subtitles and noticed that they have NOTHING to do with what he's talking about, lol! Anyway, great vids! :)

[@ambercurry4138]

Thanks. That did provide insight. I do think the problem lies in who did them for me and maybe the twist n rip method & perhaps not tight enough if there is such a thing. Last question... would it then be possible to simply have all the loose/frayed hair dreaded or crocheted by someone who knows what they're doing? thanks again

[@LazyDreads]

Yes, it would be possible to crochet them together.

[@MrChooka19]

thanks on the helpful vid. my dreadlocks are newbies not even a month old and im wondering weather to keep on using gel or switching to wax. it seems like a war between the two and everything i see is very one sided and i dont know whats best. thanks mate.

[@elfishcat]

thanx, i finally understand what is meant by residue in the dreads! i have dreads for three years now and i certainly have ''dusty'' tips, pleas tell me, can i get rid of this dust?

[@LazyDreads]

No problem, if you have any more questions feel free to ask, but as long as they don't completely fall out you have nothing to worry about. The lumps of knotty hair just need to keep the hairs grouped up and then those lumps will start to lock and mature, so as long as they're still in their lumps, they'll still form the dreads from their sections. =]

[@yakyak1483]

How do you keep the loose hair from unraveling using the twist and rip method? P.s love your videos man

[@spaceleaf2]

G'day had dreads for about 2 years still have the mega frizzies..lol--i have days when it bothers me but its apart of the journey to i figure

[@Indacastle]

Thanks dude ! But what about my roots , like they're pretty loose and i don't have a crochet hook . Is there any other methods I can do to tighten them ?

[@LazyDreads]

Thank you. You're welcome. :)

[@queenbeethatsme1005]

there are other types of locks. There is palm rolling..interlocking and twist or braid to dreads. not all dreads are loose after about 3 mobths. Many African A mm Erica hair types lock in 3 weeks to 6 months and seals and harden within 13 months. Maybe this video should qualify what you are talking about..which are the "norm" for dreads of only a few hair types.

[@katiewalker5155]

I started my dreads a week less than 5 months ago via twist and rip (from mid waist length, fine straight hair) followed by neglect (just wash/separate). I have experienced extreme shrinkage (especially the back of my head, where I sleep most likely) I have some dreads that are maybe 5 inches long, where they used to be 16-18 inches long. I left an inch or so of straight hair at the tip, however what I am noticing, the tips seem to be almost making a fish-hook and linking up to the dread. I guess natural blunted tips? I literally go to bed, wake up and I can not undo the tips. Is this a normal occurrence? Will it hinder the drying process? Should I expect MORE shrinkage? I am blown away by how short they have become, but also pleased they are nice and thick! Your videos are so helpful! Thanks so much :)

[@LazyDreads]

Katie Walker Yes - the tips curling up and knotting on themselves is the start of them blunting themselves - instances of longer, more neglected dreads can be more prone to natural blunting as the tips have more freedom to knot up - ironically when people try and force tips to blunt by reworking them and reworking them, they can often end up restricting the tip hairs so much that they're unable to go about it naturally. The main thing you kind of want to watch for is if they sort of "fold up" too much at the tips as this can result in the ends of the dreads being thicker than the body of the dreads and the new growth - which is not often desired. Continuing to just unpick/unknot them as they do it is the only way I can really think of to stop it (or at least slow it/undo it). As they get older you'll likely find that the body knots closer to the tips (rather than the tips knotting into the body) and that restricts the tips enough to stop them from blunting themselves so readily/easily. If you really don't want to keep working on them - but still want whispy tips eventually - you can always just leave them alone now while they mature and then just trim the first half inch or so off later to unlock them again. Drying can be slowed by blunted tips as the water can sort of pool in the ends more - rather than dripping off the ends of looser dreads. You probably won't notice a light-and-day difference in drying times while they're still young throughout though.Shrinkage is pretty much impossible to accurately predict... they kind of shrink up until they can't shrink up anymore ^^

[@onlyformydreadz5971]

@lazydreads hey man. Today is my 3 month mark. And just to let you know you were a big help with your videos and i greatly appreciate them. My question is about roots. I started my dreads by croteching them i didnt really section them i just grabed thehair i felt comfortable with and started. I wanted a more naturl look but with out going with thr negelect method. They are pretty well locked so far but some of the roots are doing great andstarting to lock up but others are straight hair what can i do about that. I dont really want to crotecht any more but how long should it take for the roots to start locking? Or what could i do to help? I am about to post a video of them if you will check it out, i just made this account so i could get advice from you. I really appreciate it man. Hope to hear back from you. Thanks for your time

[@maryannwalkerdreadykay13]

We are like one in the same.. Keep it up and thank you. I have wispy ends :)

[@gracebryson9923]

thanks i did the twist and rip and there was almost no shrinkage whatsoever D

[@abXbawz]

nice dreads buddy! how many dreads do you have btw?