Hiya
Ok, I know I said I would do a daily post, but I forgot. Honestly, my personal life is going a little crazy, so I haven't really found time to sit down and write a post. I will try to get a post in every day, maybe every other day, but as I said, things are going crazy and I may forget to post.
Alright, now that my apology is out of the way, lets talk more indepth about dying dreadlocks!
First of all, I suggest using natural dyes like henna, but if you want something a lil' less natural, say a nice lime green or electric blue, or maybe you just wanna bleach your lovely locs (because henna hair dye tends to be in more natural colors like brown and reddish.) then regular hair dye will do fine. I say try to stick to natural stuff because if you accidentally don't wash everything out of your dreads, it wont be detrimental to the health of your dreadlocks because natural = not so harmful.
I know a few different DIY natural hair dye recipes, and if you guys want me to post some, let me know in the comments below, k?
Now lets get to the dying/ bleaching process!!!!!
- First, mix all the ingredients for your hair dye or hair bleach
- Separate the dreadlocks that you wanna dye from the ones you dont wanna dye (if you are doing all your dreadlocks one color, then skip this part and move on to the next)
- Gently spread the dye along the dreadlock, focusing on the exterior of your dreadlock. Its not important to put the dye or bleach on the inside of your dreadlock, because its not like anyone is going to see the inside of it, right? If you are doing different colors, now is the time to take the locs that have different colors and put aluminum foil around them so that the different colors dont touch or bleed onto each other.
- Make sure all your color is even and to your liking, and then set your timer for the amount of time that the instructions for your dye/bleach tell you to.
- Wash your dreads THOROUGHLY!!!!!! Even when you think you are done washing, wash some more. WASH WASH WASH! I can not stress this enough. I learned this the hard way, because one time I bleached my dreadlocks and didn't wash it all out properly and I ended up having to brush and condition my dreads and consequently no longer had dreadlocks because the texture of my hair was like limp spaghetti. Not cool.
- Then, dry your dreadlocks with a dryer. You wanna dry your hair exceptionally well after dying or bleaching because the hair is delicate and fragile after being processed, and wet hair is more prone to breakage, so both the damage from the dye/bleach and the weakness of wet hair could be a recipe for disaster if not taken care of properly.
And that is it! If you guys have any questions or felt I didn't explain something properly, please let me know in the comments below, or feel free to email me.
Happy Dreading and Coloring!
-Lili Locs
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