Men's dreadlocks and everything you need to know about them

Not only women are inclined to change the image, a strong half of humanity does not lag behind them a single step. For example, men often braid short dreadlocks if the length of the hair does not allow long, or resort to the use of de-dreads from outside materials.

A short excursion into the history

The full name of dreadlocks - dreadlocks literally translates as "horrifying curls" - as they were called in the 50's civilians, shocked by the kind of tangled hair of the Rastafarian. However, wearing such a hair was nothing more than a kind of worship of God Jah and a pass to the sky out of turn. After all, according to legend, when the world comes to an end, Jah stretches out his hand and drags all the rastas to his ringlets.

Male dreadlocks could be found not only in Africa or the Caribbean islands. The eastern roots of this hairstyle start from the Garden - Hindu hermens, who have known the world and themselves. These people did not cut or comb their hair, why they fell down, forming the most horrible curls up to 2-3 meters long.

However, you can not call dreadlocks belonging to any particular race, simply because they exist about as much as the earth inhabited by people. The fact is that such a hairstyle is a natural state of hair that has not been subjected to specialized care like washing or combing, because dreadlocks in the more ancient times adorned the head of every second person.

Fashion and legends

Female and male dreadlocks were covered with a heap of legends for all time of their existence. Many believe that such a hairstyle contributes to the development of extrasensory abilities and augmentation of strength. The latter, however, is not without purpose: long hair was revered in the Bible, and in many religions the use of scissors is not welcomed.

One of the brightest owners of this hairstyle was Bob Marley. By the 1970s, his popularity had grown to immense heights, and in his homeland he earned the title of cult figure: every word his audience caught almost with his mouth open.

It is not surprising that soon the male dreadlocks, the ideology of the Rastafarians and reggae became a symbol of freedom and peace in the whole world, having become widespread in certain circles. However, religion itself has many currents with contradictory teachings, and one should not forget about it.

Today dreadlocks are popular because of the relative simplicity of care, which takes much less time than for long hair. Such a haircut allows you to look spectacular and unusual, which is especially appreciated by the current generation, which promotes the originality of the image and freedom of choice.

What you need to know about dreadlocks

1. Dreads, the price of braiding is quite high, fit not everyone, and you need to remember about. Owners of thin and brittle hair can wear only safe dreadlocks or easier African haircuts, as damaged hair simply can not stand such a mechanical impact.
2. Weaving is carried out and with the addition of additional materials (kanekalon, wool, felt) to give length and volume of hair.
3. Before you make dreadlocks, you need to determine their number and thickness, directly depending on each other. The smaller the curls, the easier it will be to care for them, but less than 30 should not be done: the appearance of the hairstyle will suffer .
4. In order to braid short dreadlocks, the minimum length of hair should be 20 cm. When stalling the hair is shortened by about a third, it is unlikely that it will get curls to the waist without adding additional materials.
5. The scalp of the client's head should be healthy! This is a very important condition, because when it is not observed, dandruff, itch, watery blisters and allergic rashes up to the bumpy growths are possible.
6. Men's dreadlocks need to be washed at least once a week, but in the first month after the procedure it is desirable to refrain from getting wet as much as possible.

Types of dreadlocks

To curl in the desired image and bring the expected effect, you should seriously consider their choice. There are several types of dreads:

• JA-dreadlocks - pigtails from a kanekalon factory production with a wide palette of flowers. They are weaved into their hair without harm to them, they are removed easily (if desired, they can be untwisted at home) and have no effect on the pristine state of the head of hear.
• Safe dreadlocks. The price for this kind of braiding is the highest, because usually workpieces are hand-wrought from felt. Such locks are fastened to strings with the help of pins and hooks, so easy removal is ensured. Care of this hair is almost not required.
• Dangerous dreadlocks are woven from their hair in various ways: twisting, rubbing, pricking or felling with the help of a hook (the one who has ever encountered felting will understand what it's about). Today, even this haircut is untwisted in the salons.
• De-dreadlocks are konekalon curls made by hand according to the wishes of the client. They attach themselves to hair according to the technique of a spiral.

Men's hairstyles with dreadlocks

Since dreadlocks are non-slip material, the variations of the hairstyles from them tend to infinity. It can be beams, tails, knots (curls are perfectly tied), various variants of twisting with the help of pins and erasers. Interestingly, a stronger sex often prefers dangerous dreadlocks, and, least often, African braids.

How to weave?

On the ways of weaving can be very much to tell the whole story, you need a separate article. The main types of weaving - twisting, rubbing and nasyasovanie.

• Nachos is done with a special comb, which knocks the strand to a dense state, and hands.
• Rubbing is carried out with a woolen object. They simply rub their head until the hair begins to fall. But this method is rather sloppy, there are a lot of loose strands left.
• Twisting speaks for itself: hair is scrolled clockwise, knocking down the dread with a comb.

To get quality hair, you should contact a specialized salon. However, you need to be ready for big expenses, since the price tag of any dreadlocks starts from 5000 rubles.