Dreadlocks London

QUESTION OF THE WEEK! CAN YOU BLEACH OR DYE DREADS???? Yes, No Problem, blonde dreads look great! However I would suggest dying or bleaching the hair before its dreaded as all the hair will be easy to cover and it will not leave dreads damaged and porous after. If your hair is already dreaded go for it, just exercise a little more caution. You shouldn't have any problems going darker (just remember that if you hair is blonde and you want to go dark or black you MUST use a dye that has a red base eg. auburn, mahagony, burgundy or you will end up with green hair!! You can always put a darker dye in after if its too red but its incredibly difficult to correct green hair. If you want to go lighter I would suggest doing it in stages. Wrap each dread individually from the root for about 2 inches from the top with aluminium foil and dye the exposed section first as it will take longer. Then remove the foil and bleach the roots last this will only take a few minutes usually as the heat on your head activates the bleach. Be very careful not to leave it too long or you will have extremely bleached roots that will look ridiculous! Bleaching very dark hair is extremely time consuming it takes a few applications and you must be careful not to damage the hair by trying to get from dark brown to platinum blonde in 1 application - its not gunna happen! So take your time. DO NOT EVER apply bleach directly to the roots unless the rest of your dreads are almost at the desired colour and towards the end of the suggested application time. Heat activates the bleach and speeds up the process. So with the heat you have on your scalp it fastens the process and you will end up with white roots and yellow dreads. I would highly recommend a product called Sun-In for bleaching dreads its in a spray form and very easy to use, select the super strength one (4) and again starting at the ends spray as desired and use a hairdryer to help activate it or sit in the sun for an hour or so. Its an awesome product and will give a very nice natural sun bleached effect. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS LET ME KNOW!