How to Maintain and Tighten Human Hair Dreadlocks

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How to Maintain and Tighten Human Hair Dreadlocks

If you or someone you know needs a lesson in keep their dreads clean and sectioned, this video is for you! In this video Doc will show you step-by-step how to keep your dread sections clean and maintained as your hair grows out.

For this tutorial you will need:

Tail Comb
Thread
Extended Microneedle
Shears

Ready? Steady? Go!!

Clean Sections

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Using the tail end of your comb, clean your parting sections and find hairs that need to be reincorporated into your dreadlock.

Microneedle

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For loose hair sections that need to be reincorporated into the dread, backcomb the hair then use an extended microneedle to the hair into the center of the dread.

Tie

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Bind the base of the dread with thread. Wrap one tail of thread around the base four times, then tie it into place.5.

Cut

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Clip the excess thread away.