dude.. half of your videos seem to be saying the same thing, but I love watching them. They calm me down. Thanks man!

I'm glad you're on KZread to help man, my dreads are still young free form and it is always reasssuring to watch your videos

I have some of the worst laptop speakers I've ever heard.. and I can hear myself! But I can appreciate that it might be difficult to hear on a phone in a loud environment, but the same could be said for any video where someone is just sat talking at a normal volume. Glad you enjoy what I do and that I've helped you out! :)

I think I just feel in love!! Thank you ive been wondering about this for a long time!

I’m so happy I found this video your facial expressions and the way you say things is just really funny in a really really good way haha I didn’t care to much for what I was as searching for but I watched this whole video because you were humouring me :)

Thanks for this! I got my dreads done two months ago and they're full of loops... Very frustrating. Now I know what it's all about :)

This video is old, but has helped me today. I'm 3 months into my journey and the loops are insane! My ends were relaxed and the roots were natural, so I expected craziness more so on the straight ends. But I was worried I didn't start them right. This is really a long drawn-out thank you. I'm going to relax and enjoy the process now

I remember watching this video in 2013 when I was thinking about getting dreadlocks. Back then it was confusing to understand what he was talking about, about four years later here I am with two-year-old dreadlocks going through this exact thing here. And this is awesome advice and I have found that I was able to save some of the dreadlocks that did go through this phase. Usually when my locks were wet and the ones that looped and were shrunk I was able to pull them apart to where they stretched. I do still have some solid dreadlocks that have a zigzag and that are not savable LOL I've come a long way your videos are great

I have been doing my journey for almost four years natural neglect and still have loops and loose hairs. I started wrapping them and will maybe be crocheting in the future.

This was a great concise video! straight to the point and spot on. Thanks!

Love the energy, love the dreads

I know this video is super old now, but it sounds like it's not permanent... If so, that's all I needed to know to survive this hideous phase lol. Thank you 8 years later, adorable dread man. :D

Alright. Thank you so much! your videos are really great & helpful!

Awesome ! Thanks for this !!! Much love !

Made since and help answer my questions. Thank you!

Good stuff dude.

I always explain it to folks that bumps and loops are a bit like window blinds. XD If you pull up only one side, you have one side that's super tight and the opposite side fans out and looks odd. It's precisely the same thing in dreadlocks. :-)

You're like Russell Brand with Dreads :)

@Idgixgxjgx

6 жыл бұрын

Khadil Peters he looks like a cute post malone

It's impossible to say for certain. It depends on your hair type, how longer your hair is and how well you can T&R. The longer the hair and the better you can T&R = the more knots you can get in and therefore the less likely they are to come loose.

This video is still relevant in 2022

wow makes sense thank you!!!

Question: are you still there 3/28/2018 I've been looking at your videos and am impressed, didn't know to ask a question now I see. I've asked this without a question; how would I as a sensitive older woman deal with the stigma and haters. thanks again grandma

thanks for this video

Yes of course it can be boosted in Movie Maker!.. but all my videos already have the gain maxed out in Movie Maker unfortunately.

thank you....amigo..

Just leave them be, they're 5 months old - they're supposed to look weird.

They tighten by themselves over the first 10-18 months if you leave them to do their thing.

This video literally just answered all my questions. My dreads are 7 months old and I have so many lumps bumps and loops, but now I am not as worried as before. I am about to use a bees wax to help hold them tighter. I do want to know what should I do about the super short dreads that are just starting to take root with the new growth?

You're welcome.

You need to watch for that and pull them back apart if they try to lock onto themselves - if you don't want them to do it. Once they've locked up there's not much you can do about it. The new growth won't do it so if you wait for the dreads to get longer you can then just cut the lumpy tip off and it'll never come back.

I developed lumps on a lot of my dreads towards the root during the first week of getting dreads. I have straight, shiny hair and my dreads are really loose, so I'm wondering how/why I'm developing lumps towards the roots at such an early stage. I hear that lumps don't usually form until 6 months

Cool

Hey, I have looser curl hair texture and am having trouble locking the hair have any suggestions? some parts of my hair are clumped but others aren't.

Do you have any advice on dreads that dread backward? Some of mine have sort of gone in on themselves leaving like one really big lump.

How long did it take your hair to feel like dreads. Mine are still soft almost 3 months freeform

It's a super cool wallpaper, but unfortunately not mine! So I won't be filming in front of it again for a while.... unless I get some of the wallpaper myself!

What can I do if I have break hair in my dreads? I used crotchet hook like 5 times and now that I don't want to use any more, I have break hair coming out from my dreads! My dreads are 5 months old. I don't want to remove them but they look really weird. Hope you can answer my question. Your dreadlocks are awesome.

With new twist n pull method I got some loops as the dreads mature and lock up will the loops tighten up?

Hey lazy dreads i just got my hair backcomb yesterday and they are loos should i get them re done or wait it out for a few days, also how do i do the ends of my hair

Sorry about that. From doing all this dreadlock stuff - planning, recording, editing and uploading the videos, answering the questions, replying to emails and tweets... I get back pennies per hour so I really cannot justify putting anymore money into it at the moment.

How to tighten the your dreads?

Hi I have been free forming my hair for about 3 month's now. But I only stopped using head and shoulders shampoo/conditioner 2 weeks ago. And I R&t some dreads last week then washed my hair this morning with dr Bronner and half of my t&d dreads came loose. I have fro type hair so how long do you think it will take for my hair to stop coming loose when I wash? Thank you

If you just leave the loops and do nothing to them will they gradually just grow into the dread??

hey, just wondering if my dreads will get thicker on their own, without merging more than one dreadlock? mine were made with the backcomb/crochet method - started out fairly thick, but with maturing have gotten thinner, i've had them for 6 months now x

hi, what if i have in de middle like a hole due to interlocking, what do I do in this case?

Citations?

I have some parts of dreads that are still straight, normal like a roots if you know what I mean so I thought that this parts are fallen apart so i decided to backcomb them. It kinda worked but i couldn't backcomb all of it. It's really annoying

Bee. Using a Crochete needle to get thg e bumps out is that not something I should do?

At least 12 months.

question: I have brand new baby dreads.. I had he'll getting the locks to stay in.. backcombing and twist n rip both just washed out. I FINALLY got them to stay, hopefully, but I have hella loops at the roots is there a specific way to fix them at the roots? or do you think it'd work out better in the long run to just live with them and fix it once the shrinkage has occurred, so as to not have to constantly be fixing them?

do they go away themselves within years when free forming?? ive googled that yes , but still not sure

I was 100% prepared for loops by watching your videos but I'm just curious, my dreads are 2 months old and already have a LOT of them. In most videos I've seen of people's progress it doesn't usually start this early. Can loops start this soon or have I done something wrong?

@4DR14N209

6 жыл бұрын

Taylor Diaz how are your dreads coming along?

Do you still have your locs ?

hey man , what can you do if you want more wigglt bumpy bits in your dreadies? as I really like some wiggly bumpy lumpy bits in them! I have a few but want more wiggles and lumps in them , as I think gives them more character and looks more natrual:) will it happen over time and after I wash my hair? I've had my dreadies for nearly 10 months now , so a while , let me know man , thanks , peace x

Hey brotha ! I have new dreads maybe a year old and a few of my dreads are parting at the roots.. What do i do?

My young dreads are only 3 or 4 days old but I think my loctician messed up on a couple and I have 4 to 5 inches of loose roots on a few, should I do anything to fix this? Should I let them be? I have an appointment with her in about 2 weeks for maintenance, should I just let her deal with the weirdness?

I’m on day 9! My dreadlocks have so many lumps and loops! Is that normal?? I wish I could send you photos. It’s odd! Thought it happened within 3-7 months!

WHAT ABOUT LUMPS IN FIRST WEEK

My dreads will b at 3 months in 2 days and I started noticing lumps and loops a couple weeks ago, is it normal for them to be there this early on?

Ha yea, I figure I have more than my fair share!

About 3 years into mine dreadlocks and they still look weird xD

Love the birches ((:

hey brother, great vids! I did twist and rip and admittedly on some of them I just went too fast and I have places where it looks braided...should I worry about that and comb out to where it is twisted and redo them, or will it sort it self out as they mature?? I am not worried about lumps, bumps etc, only whether or not it will still look braided and the strands where there are gaps will dread individually and look more like braided dreads, or as they mature will it still knot up normally and blend where it looks braided?? Thanks in advance for your feedback and hope you have a good one bro!

@4DR14N209

6 жыл бұрын

Noran Davis as long as they are part d into individual dreads your good to go bro try not to pay attention to them and they will naturally form all on their own 👌🏼

I like the loops lumps and bumps 👌🏼

Is it the same for black people with dreads

I did twist and rip on curly/wavy hair 2&1/2 weeks ago and I already have A LOT of squiggle-ness, so guess this is a good thing after all..? :) Not that I mind

@LazyDreads

10 жыл бұрын

squiggle-ness is good :)

How can I talk to this guy???!! Do you have an email Mister?!

I really do not recommend cutting loops off. I had it done on a bunch of my dreads by a professional to satisfy my fiancée so my hair looked "neater" and all it has seemed to do is slow down the maturation of my dreads, cause little hair nubs and poky bits to stick off them which then act like Velcro to every and any fuzz that I come near whether from sweaters, hoodies, blankets, etc. so now my blonde dreads are full of black and rainbow colored fuzz balls...

@LazyDreads

9 жыл бұрын

wickedelfaba I wouldn't recommend trying to 'fix' loops, cutting or otherwise until the original length of dreadlock has already fully matured - for one so that it can't have an effect on the maturation of the rest of the dreadlock, but mainly because a lot of lumps and loops can resolve themselves in time. ...but if you're having lint build up inside the dreadlocks, that's probably something you'd want to look into trying to resolve as it can be a symptom of other issues: kzread.info/dash/bejne/o2F4tLKYdc3doZM.html

My 4 month old dreads have substantial loops at the scalp. Not sure what to do about that, maybe nothing?

@LazyDreads

9 жыл бұрын

Heidi Karr What you do or don't do is completely up to you.

@HeidiKarr

9 жыл бұрын

From what I gather, when my dreads start tightening, this somewhat goes away! I'm pretty patient, but admittedly dreads are a whole new world for me. Which i'm loving.

@LazyDreads

9 жыл бұрын

Loops form when dreadlocks shrink quickly and unevenly - the looser part is pushed out by the tighter part. Over time the dreadlock will continue to tighten and loops can get pulled in. Loose hairs can also knot over the top of loops, also knotting them down. You may however find that even once mature, not all of the loops completely dissipate by themselves - the shrunken original length will usually be more lumpy and bumpy than the steady forming new growth. Some may then choose to crochet hook the loops in - though crocheting has it's own set of risks vs benefits.

are you swedish?

@knucklehead1321

8 жыл бұрын

+Fighting Viking hes british

AT 3:38 you start telling us what we can do if we don't like the loops,lumps, bumps etc but if i don't mind it and leave it, is it going to straighten out eventually??? or am i going to loose all the length that the loops sucked up?

@grapesm2067

5 жыл бұрын

ccloves birdie this is exactly what I need to know how did it work out for you???

@grapesm2067

5 жыл бұрын

Please help lol

It's a cool thought, but I don't think I'd be comfortable accepting money from people.

My dread lady thinks that washing my new dreads is causing the loops, she says my hair needs dirt to hold together better.. any thoughts?!

@LazyDreads

9 жыл бұрын

Rebecca Colby If your 'dread lady' thinks that dreadlocks are held together with dirt... you need a new 'dread lady'. Loops are related to washing... because when you wash the hair it encourages the dreadlocks to tighten - clean hair locks faster than dirty hair. If you stop washing the hair, you could stop the loops from forming... but only by stopping the dreadlocks from forming.

@Spookylove13

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@Aeyla967

9 жыл бұрын

Lazy Dreads I never said dirt holds dreads together, washing brand new dreads that have been "put in" is causing dreads to loosen, these are premature dreads that havent had time to "mature" or lock. what do you suggest she washes her premature dreads, that havent locked yet?

@LazyDreads

9 жыл бұрын

Jade Garcia Dreadlocks take months to lock (and even longer if not kept clean)... so if you're going to wait for the dreadlocks to mature before you wash them... you're going to be waiting a very long time. Young dreadlocks will loosen when you wash them, yes... but that's because young dreadlocks are loose - they will loosen whether you wait 7 days to wash them or 7 months to wash them - you have to get through the loose stage at some point... most would prefer to get it over sooner with cleaner hair rather than slower with unwashed hair.

@Aeyla967

9 жыл бұрын

Lazy Dreads yeah man I am definitely aware of how long they take to mature, and I know they will loosen when washed. she just washed a little too soon after putting them in, they loosened more then if they would have been given time to settle, got some loops quicker, I was saying what are you suggesting washing with? at this point they are washed its just a matter of maintenance, I have to say washing often( when still baby dreads; first few weeks) does loosen them more when they are new dreads, the process of washing I mean, and from a educated mind set washing your hair is only necessary every few days. As you even pointed out in another video, the more you wash the hair the more you tell your scalp it needs more oils. Along with that, your natural oils aren't bad for your hair or scalp.

I ment twist and ripped dreads. Sorry I hate this stopid phones keyboard.

Get a microphone dude it's hard to hear you!