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I was just wondering wether anyone knew anything about dying dreads I've had them for over a year now and there in extentions but I really want to dye them blue :( is this possible?
K so I had dreads for over five years and let me tell you all I washed my hair every second day!!! its all a mith that dreads have to be dirty!! if theer done rite and they are real dreads they wont unravel no matter how much water you get into them.. as fo rdyeing them you can go nuts each one a different color.. I used to change my dreads color all the time..pink blue purple.. black even bleached them once.. I really hope you had fun with teh coloring process... and just rememeber just because your hair looks grundge doesnt mean that you have to let it be... wash away!!!
It can be done, it just needs more dye than un-dreaded hair, because the dreads soak it up like crazy! I recommend caution with the bleach if your hair is dark to start with - as with any dark hair, too little bleach and it just goes orange, too much bleach and it breaks off. I always get my hairdresser to do the bleaching, then put the blue (pink, green etc) in myself afterwards. My hairdresser refused to do it at first, but I insisted and it turned out great.
It can be done, it just needs more dye than un-dreaded hair, because the dreads soak it up like crazy! I recommend caution with the bleach if your hair is dark to start with - as with any dark hair, too little bleach and it just goes orange, too much bleach and it breaks off. I always get my hairdresser to do the bleaching, then put the blue (pink, green etc) in myself afterwards. My hairdresser refused to do it at first, but I insisted and it turned out great.
whoever said you can't wash dreads man.. not true wash em' twice a week or once a week depends on you..and you can dye hair just have to wait until the dreadlocks are matured about 3 months or so it should be no problem just make sure you use residue free shampoo and don't condition your hair and you should be good also helps to actually have a good amount of dye being as how dreads take a bit more color than regular hair good luck man
omg, whoever told you that you cant wash dreads is a bozo, neways I've been growing mines for seven years I bleached them blond about 5 years ago, and they've grown out and faded beautifully, just remember the more bleech the more damage. Oh and you dont have to mash the color into your hair you just have to coat the outside really well, do not condition its not necessary...GOOD LUCK! ps I wash mines biweekly
1)well it really depends, I've HEARD you can't wash dreadlocks, and well, part of the dyeing process is washing the crap out :] but if you CAN wash them then I'm sorry and I probably just heard that rumor from some bozo
2) you can't dye synthetic hair, so if your extensions come from healthy human hair, then yes you can dye them.
xxuniquechickxx, I suggest you go to a proffesional, I'm sure it can be done. I think it would look neat. Just don't do it yourself, it might turn out a disaster, and you don't want a disaster when your working with dreadlocks and blue hair dye. Good luck and let us know how it goes. -ѕтәpн♥
oooh thankyou and yeh you dont have to wash dreadlocks but you can like once a month apparently :)
yeah maybe if you had a sylist do it!!
:) good luck :)
