Washing your hair

Ok Its dreadlocks time!... First thing you should do is wash your hair with your residue free soap.

As I'm sure you read in the What You Need section. Shampoo is really important when it comes to dreads. It's more important with dreads than undreaded hair because of residues. When you have undreaded hair you brush out residues that are left behind in your hair from shampoos, soaps, conditioners, and other hair care products. These residues also condition your hair and prevent your hair from knotting and tangling. When you have dreads this is bad, bad, bad. You do not want your hair conditioned when you have dreads because you want your dreads to lock up fast. Residues can also cause dandruff by coating your scalp and preventing it from breathing. Dandruff is really bad when you have dreads because it's hard to get rid of and hard to get the flakes out. If you use a product that leaves residue behind in dreads the residue cannot be removed with brushing, cuz duh, you're not brushing your hair anymore. So these residues build up and can cause some bad stuff to happen, like mildew, and other icky smells. And they can also slow down and prevent the locking process of your dreads. The only way these residues can be removed is with a residue removing soap. So when you're looking for a shampoo for your dreads, look for a soap that rinses completely clean and doesn't leave any conditioners, or perfume scents on your hair. Everything soap leaves behind acts as a lubricant and lets your dreads slip apart. Some people use bar soap because it doesn't have conditioners. The problem with bar soaps is it's almost impossible to make a residue free soap and there is not a residue free bar soap on the market. Bar soap can also dry out your scalp and cause dandruff by leaving perfumes and other dread-UN-friendly residues behind.

A good test to find out if a soap is residue free is to wash your hands with it and smell them after they dry. If you can smell the scent of the soap on your hands then its leaving stuff behind and won't be good for your dreads. Yes, of course I recommend our dread soap!! It's awesome. (our yummy soap comes with the kits) You can now get extra Dread Soap with your dread kit at a discounted price! You can get enough soap to last almost a year!

Not all residue free soaps also remove residues from other shampoos. DreadHeadHQ Soap is a residue free soap that also removes residues that other shampoos, soaps, and products leave behind.