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Services Offered

Dreadlock Creation

    • Consultation/Photo required
    • By appointment
    • A combination method of backcombing, rip and twist, and crochet method is used
    • No wax, gel, or goop is used on your hair!
    • Usually takes 8+ hours depending on length of hair, thickness of hair, if the ends are sewn in etc
    • Hair MUST be more than 3 inches long (preferably longer)

Dreadlock Maintenance 

    •  Available for Dreads past the age of two months
    • Consultation/Photo required
    • By appointment
    • Crocheting loose hairs into dreadlocks, separating dreadlocks that have grown together, root-rubbing and tightening, palm rolling, tip blunting.

What should I do for my Appointment?

Professional matters

Unfortunately, I can only offer creation/maintenance on Caucasian hair. African-American hair locks differently and is more benefited from twisting techniques, rather than the backcombing and crocheting that I offer. Since I am not familiar with these techniques, it is not professional for me to pretend that I know what I'm doing. 

I do not offer twists, dread perms, or any dreadlock service that involves wax or gel. Dreadlocks done in such a fashion often fail to develop or snap off all together.

Minors

I can only offer dreadlock creation services to minors who have a signed parent/guardian consent form. It is preferable to have a parent/guardian present during the appointment.

The consent form is available here.