My name is Vernette Carbon and I am the proud mom of three beautiful boys. I am originally from a small island in the Caribbean. Although I don’t have dreadlocks, I love to see dreadlocks on other people and I enjoy the dreads on my boys hair.
It’s easy to maintain as I am now using the Nappylocs latching tool to redo the roots. Maintaining their dreads is so much easier than having them go to the barber every 7 days to get a haircut. Dreadlocks are beautiful once they are washed regularly, conditioned, and well-maintained.
I have learned a lot over the years about dreadlocks since I am the one that put the dreads in my boys hair. I made so many mistakes in the beginning. Beeswax was one of those mistakes. It makes the hair clumpy, dirty, moldy, and the hair attracts lots of lint.
I had to end up cutting off some hair off the boys head just to fix some of the locks destroyed by beeswax. I washed their hair several times with a Neutrogena’s non-residue shampoo, which did a great job, but still had to cut some hair off anyway. I later found out about Apple Cider Vinegar that would do that trick very quickly in getting rid of beeswax from the hair.
Anyway, their hair are now quite healthy, just the way I like it. So I’ve decided to put this blog together to share some of my mistakes, and other info on dreadlocks. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. Thank you.