Rubbing Dreadlocks

        

Finger Rubbing

Finger rubbing is great for making knots in the roots, tips and even the body of a dread. It can be used as an alternative to palm rolling in thinner dreads and it's the best way to make dread balls out of loose hairs that need to be stuck back into their dread. Again you're rubbing the hair in a circular motion, clockwise if possible, to create knots. How you hold the hair and the size of the circles will vary and that's fine. You'll figure out what works best for you with some practice. You'll probably do the majority of the rubbing between your thumb and forefinger (pointer finger) and you'll no doubt switch off hands as your fingers get tired. Of course the same ideas apply hear as far as products go. Clean is great, clean and accelerator is better, clean with accelerator and a dash of lock pepper is Kick ASS!