Maintenance is how we keep your dreadlocks looking beautiful and keep on top of things like lumps, bumps, weak spots and the frizziness that you must learn to live with if you have dreads! After your initial dreadlock creation, your hair is going to grow and your dreads are going to start the maturing process. Lots of things happen from month to month. When dreadlocks are new, they will have a tendency to become fluffy and frizzy as the hair is getting used to being knotted together. Over time the frizziness will lessen as the hair really knots together and matures. 

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You will also go through periods of shedding hair from the root. This is a normal process that everyone with hair goes through. New hair grows in place of the shed hair and this creates short, messy hair at the roots of your dreadlocks. 

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As the hair matures and tightens up, weak spots in the dreads can occur. Extension joins are a prime place for this to happen and, depending on the method used to attach them, they sometimes need a bit more attention. 

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I can fix most things with a good maintenance session. Maintenance can range from a general tidy up of new growth and a bit of fluffiness, to a full on dreadlock rescue. I will sort your dreads into their rightful sections once again and crochet in all of the loose hairs. I can strengthen weak spots and replace damaged extensions if necessary.

 

Don't be afraid to reach out to me if you are embarrassed about the state of your hair. I can guarantee that whatever has happened, you will leave my studio looking and feeling a million times better than when you arrived.