Why Do You Retwist Dreads?
Dreadlocks Form Shaped Ropes of Hair into a Natural Style That Requires Little Upkeep or Maintenance. However, as Your Hair Grows and You Go About Your Daily...
Dreadlocks form shaped ropes of hair into a natural style that requires little upkeep or maintenance. However, as your hair grows and you go about your daily life, you may need to retwist your dreads to add new hair growth to locks or to firm locks up.
When should you Retwist your locs?
Frequent twisting tends to thin and break the strands of your hair, so you should only re-twist your dreadlocks every four weeks. As your hair grows and matures, the frequency of re-twisting grows less as your hair thickens into the locs.
Do dreads get thicker after Retwist?
When you leave your hair alone, your locs are able to flourish and thicken up because they're not constantly “made” into condensed retwisted or interlocked bundles. The ideal timeframe for a retwist is between 4-6 weeks— no earlier!
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