Beach Boy
This is Connor. I locked his hair up just over a year ago. I have to say I'm really pleased with the way his dreads have matured. I love this picture!
Dread Updos
Clients often ask me how to style their dreads.
Don't be afraid to experiment. You can braid them, cornrow them, curl them, tie them into pony tails, pig tails, buns and of course my favourite.. knots! Not to mention all the wonderful different kinds of materials you can add such as ribbon, yarn, wool, beads, feathers, flowers or pipe cleaners.
If your dreads are too heavy to wear up in one big pony tail, start with a smaller pony tail by gathering fewer dreads at the crown of your head. Then, take the surrounding dreads and tuck them or tie them into the center pony tail. This will also help to distribute the weight of your locs more evenly.
Email me with your updo ideas and I will try to post them!
Has this ever happened to you?
There are many many different types of wax. For example car wax, wax candles, furniture wax, wax used in makeup, hair wax and wax hair REMOVAL. (Do you see where I am going with this?)
For the person who shall remain nameless I contacted several of my colleagues and asked for their suggestions on the best way to remove the kind of wax you would normally use to rid of unwanted facial or body hair from the hair on your head. Hmmmmmmm.
A big thank you to Roger from Studio 600 and Adrianna from Knotty Boy for their replies. Here's what they had to say:
My suggestion is to use either acetone or "sure clean" which is used to
clean wax pots. If he can pull most of the dread out and it is just hair
(hopefully) then use an old crappy towel. Apply sureclean or acetone to
the wax and using your fingers try and work at the wax. Once you break
it up and can try and pull most of large chunks away then just apply
mineral oil to all the hair. (the kind of hair oil you would find in
supply stores in the black hair section) put head under the dryer to
heat up and then use fine tooth comb to comb this out. Once it has been
combed out apply baby powder to the hair until it no longer turns wet.
Then without wetting clients hair just add palmolive dish soap work into
a lather and rinse with very hot water. This removes the oil and any
left over wax. I have had to do this to a few clients over the years.
-Roger
This sounds like the perfect opportunity for me to brag about our Knotty Boy
Emergency Dreadlock Removal Kit. ha In our salon we've removed the most
difficult, beeswax-filled, years-old dreadlocks I've ever seen with this
special shampoo and conditioner. It works far better than we ever imagined.
The shampoo is formulated with a body-safe citrus-derived component that is
the only thing known to break down water-repelling waxes, and the deep
conditioner is some of the slickest stuff I've seen for detangling. We soon
will be making an Ultimate Detangler version of these two products suitable
for all hair types, but for now, this is what I recommend. There was nothing
else out there that we knew of, so we made it - hey, kinda like our
dreadlock wax and shampoos. :) He'll want to soak his head in a hot bath
for as long as he can float around in there, then start lathering up with
the shampoo and carefully go to work, as per the instructions. Check out
http://www.knottyboy.com/shop/dreadlock_removal_kit/ , esp. the eZine at the
bottom of the main info page for more good stuff.
Over the past 7 years now we've heard of toothpaste, eggwhite, boot waxes,
mango puree... the list goes on and on.
Leg wax is a first, though. Geezy creezy.
Hope that helps!
-Adrianna
First Entry!
Hi!! My name is Karen. This is my website. Due to all the crazy (business-related)things going on in my life, I asked my web-designer and dear friend
Blooto put together this blog for me so that I can keep in better contact with all of you.
This blog will be used to post helpful hints, new pictures, hair q&A, information about where I am working, what I am doing and a lot more!
So check back often and email me your comments, questions or suggestions -as it relates to the world of hair of course!
This is Connor. I locked his hair up just over a year ago. I have to say I'm really pleased with the way his dreads have matured. I love this picture!
