Never stick your damp dreads in a tam and leave them there. Probably the most important maintenance you can do for your dreads is to get them good and dry after washing them. It trumps pulling in loose hair and clockwise rubbing every time. Because letting your dreads sit wet leads to dread rot and dread rot is the reason many people have had to cut their dread journey short - literally.
Yes, keeping dreads free of soap residue is a big deal , it will put you in control and you'll be able to get your dreads dry in a reasonable amount of time.
Unfortunately, if you leave them sit wet, you're still not out of the woods. If found that a hair dryer can make the difference between leaving them "wet n drippy" or getting them dry enough they'll never have a problem, and it can do it fast. I've gone through my share of hair dryers in search of one that deserved the title of "Dread Dryer".
After a lot of experimentation it became obvious what makes a good dread dryer. It needs to have a heat setting that doesn't roast your dreads and it needs extra powerful fans. Blowing air through a dread is no easy task.
I've also found that the right diffuser can prevent the dyer from overheating while making the shape of the air wider and much better for drying dreads. You can find the dryer I use here. It's pretty bad ass for a pink hair dryer it just looks red in the pics. Multiple fan speeds and heat settings, dual fans, a diffuser, turbo, It's like the sports car of dread dryers.
Cause it gets dreads dry fast!. I some trial and error I found a cheap one that works great. This particular Dryer Cap will slip right over the diffuser attachment on the dryer I mentioned above.
They stick to your dreads and turn into gunk. The softening agents in conditioners will glue themselves to your locs and lead to buildup. A hot oil treatment is much better for softening your dreadlocks.
Given the fact that they are made up of thickly matted hair, dreadlocks will never dry in the same way as traditional hair.
Therefore, they can retain water which causes the mildew smell you feel. After shampooing, squeeze the dreads as carefully as possible. Use a microfibre towel which will absorb a lot of the moisture. Buy a microfibre towel here. If you're in need of a good cleanser, Eden Bodywork's Peppermint Tea Tree Shampoo is a light, paraben- and sulfate-free clarifying shampoo that will get the job done.
Next, Harris says to wrap your locs in a warm, moist towel for 20 minutes before rinsing. Ciceron is a fan of Oribe's Gold Lust All Over Oil , which can be used not only on the hair, but also on the face and body.
However, according to Ciceron, it's also okay to air dry if you prefer. Just make sure the hair is dried thoroughly. All Natural. Kayla Greaves. Remember, you won't get a ton of lather, but it's still working! Once lathered up, get down to the scalp with your fingertips and give it a thorough, gentle scrub all over.
Let the Essential Oils sit and do their thing for minutes. Rinse, allowing the Shampoo to run through the dreads, thereby cleaning them without handling them too much. This is the best way to clean new, still-soft locks without damaging all that hard work you've put into them.
Repeat shampooing and rinsing if necessary. You will be able to feel how squeaky clean your scalp is after it's been rinsed, and where you need to shampoo again. The last step of the process is just as important as the rest - drying. It is critical that your dreadlocks are allowed to completely dry after each wash in order to prevent that musty, wet-dog dread smell. Gently squeeze out as much water as you can with a towel some of us like to alternate whipping locks around to a favorite metal tune with the towel-squeezing part, getting as much water out as possible.
Air drying your locks is fine, but if they're getting wet more than once a week, it's also worth investing in a blow dryer and using it on 'Low' to speed things along.
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