Dreadlock Care + Timeline

Notes

When to retighten:

After Session:

1. 3 to 4 weeks from your first session

2. 2 to 5 months from second session

3. 3 to 6 months from third session

4. 3 to 6 months from fourth session

... keep repeating 3 to 6 months until your dreadlocks start rerooting themselves properly.

You can get them retightened as often as every 2 months for your baby hairs but we would suggest 3 to 6 months to reduce possible damage to your scalp's roots

The Magic Mixture (Dreadlock Root Moisturiser)

• You can use an alternative to soaps to keep your scalp well moisturised and healthy

Timeline

1st Month

Your first 3 - 5 weeks are your Starter/Baby Locs stage, and this is the most important stage of your dreads.

What Will Happen:

• Your dreads will become very fluffy and start to loosen up.

• In this stage your dreads are matting, i.e., they will begin unraveling themselves and twisting around one another, either helping to form a better dreadlock or go into other dreads and start forming a 'new bond' with them.

What To Do:

• Palm roll your dreadlocks everyday.

• Make sure to separate your dreads.

• Avoid washing or rinsing your dreads

• Avoid using anything that can be constricting to the dreads

• Avoid using Beeswax, Gel, Dreadlocking Gel or Other Glue-Like Products or using oils, such as coconut or avocado oil

After this point your dreads will become easier to manage.

2nd Month Onwards

Congrats on your first month! Good news, your dreads have entered their Teen Stage and will now be easier to manage!

What Will Happen:

• Your dreads will still get fluffy and may still lock into other dreads but much less in comparison to your first month.

What To Do:

• Avoid showering or rinsing your dreads.

• Palm roll your dreads as often as possible. You don't need to roll them everyday but 2 to 4 times a week help to keep their shape

After 1 to 2 years

Congrats on your 1 or 2 year milestone! Things are bout to get much much easier!

At this point your dreads can be considered to be mature in their Adult Stage. They are firm to the touch and do not need anymore retwisting or retightening

What Will Happen:

• Depending on how often you are getting your dreads retightened and wether you are taking good care of your dreads or not they will now have much less loose hair and starting holding onto their form much easier.

• You will still have some fluff from your baby hairs that you should get retightened every few months, i.e., 3 to 6 months.

What To Do:

• Keep palm rolling whenever you can to keep a good shape of the dreads, 1 to 2 times per week should be enough.

• Wash your scalp using a gentle sulfate free shampoo and avoiding your dreads entirely.

After 2 to 4 years

Congratulations! This is your final stage of dreadlocks, the Rooted Stage.

What Will Happen:

• Your dreads should no longer need any sort of retightening along the dreads.

• Your dreads will now start dreading themselves at the roots, thats why its called the Rooted Stage.

What To Do:

• Palm rolling from time to time is always helpful to keep your dreads as well formed as possible as they can still form some kinks along the dread

• Even though it is expected for them to retighten themselves they may still have some loose hairs around the dread and/or start looping in certain parts. Besides this your baby hairs may still go wild and get into other dreads so it is important to occassionally check your dreads and separate them whenever you find those loose hairs.

• You may keep washing your scalp normally but remember to avoid the dreads as much as possible.