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Rope Twist Dreads
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If you are interested in seeing rope twist men styles, here is an example of what that looks like.
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Table of Contents
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Twist for Men
4 Strand Twist Dreads
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If you already have a set number of locs that you would like to make look chunkier, one way to do that is to do four strand twists on your dreads.
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This is quite a bit simpler than doing them on natural hair.
Take a look at how to in the video below.
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Rope Twist Locs/Rope Twist Dreadlocks/Dreads Rope Twist/Two Strand Twist Locs
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Rope twist dreads are essentially two-strand twists made with already formed locs. You can see pictures of these below.
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Rope Twist Women
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3 Strand Twist Dreads
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If you would like to know more about 3 strand twist dreads, click here.
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Starting Your Dreadlocks
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Once the decision is made, there’s the small detail of getting started. As I mentioned before, the first time I started to grow dreadlocks, I decided to use the “neglect” method.
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The second time, I opted to begin my dreadlocks by twisting my natural hair, at home, on my own–no need to find someone to retwist dreads near me.
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The third and fourth times, I acquiesced to saner methods and visited a loctitian. This time I would retwist dreads near me at a salon close to where I bought groceries.
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How about you?
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How did you get your dreadlocks started?
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If you’ve had the opportunity to try different methods, which do you recommend? (I recommend visiting a loctitian to twist dreads initially! 🙂 )
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Dreads Twist/Dreadlocks Twist: Maintenance
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The first day you begin your dreadlock journey is just that—the first day of a long (gruesome) journey to getting your dreadlocks looking the way you’ve always pictured them in your mind 🙂 — so let’s talk about the process of nurturing your natural hair as it grows to form beautiful, fully-locked dreadlocks.
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For those of you who have been down this road before, what was your dreadlock maintenance routine during the early months?
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Did you go to a hair salon to wash and retwist your dreadlocks, or rather did you opt to take care of your dreadlocks yourself?
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I’ve used both methods with varying results. When I did not retwist my dreads at home, I would do so at a salon near me.
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Going to a loctitian can be relatively hassle-free, but at the going rates I’ve seen in East Africa, it can be quite expensive.
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That as well as it means putting your dreadlock-fortune into the hands of someone who may not necessarily share your dreadlock vision.
What do you say?
Would you recommend maintaining dreadlocks by visiting a salon regularly, or is DIY (do it yourself) the way to go?
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For those who recommend visiting a salon, do you have loctitians/salons anywhere in East Africa that you would like to recommend?
With what frequency do you recommend visiting such salons?
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