Any Members with Dreadlocks?
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341743)
Rockingham, Australia
December 16, 2016 9:56pm CST
We had a house concert here in Donnybrook, Western Australia, the night before last. While some are outside we had planned this one for indoors. We had a lot of cancellations at the last moment. The town of Yabberup which some of you might have heard me speak of before had a major bushfire nearby so ten from that area cancelled. There were also a few others who couldn't attend but it was still a successful night.
The singer doesn't eat wheat products and is vegetarian. We are fine with that as long as we know in advance so we can plan meals accordingly. However the lass has her hair pulled to one side in a loose plait which is now a dreadlock. It just puzzles me that she is really into health foods (rice milk, yoghurt, etc) but is happy to have a dreadlock. There is no way her hair can be clean.
Anyone care to wade in on this? Am I missing something?
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18 responses
@Inlemay (17713)
• South Africa
17 Dec 16
You are not missing anything - I agree, it cant be clean as dreadlocks are expected not to be washed. I have had two exchange students come from Australia - both declared themselves Vegetarians and only drank water, no sodas. We thought it was just their fear of eating SA meat (dont know why) but when the second one arrived from Darwin - she was the same. Luckily their hair was NOT dreadlocked because I might have been inclined to do a DELILAH move on them!
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16784)
• China
17 Dec 16
I haven't seen it before .It is said that this kind of matted coils of hair is popular with Rastafarians.
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@DeborahDiane (40316)
• Laguna Woods, California
17 Dec 16
@JudyEv - I agree with you. Dreadlocks have never looked very clean to me.
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@DeborahDiane (40316)
• Laguna Woods, California
17 Dec 16
@JudyEv - I agree. If they do wash them, it could only be on the surface, not deep inside.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
17 Dec 16
i guess the only way to wash them would be to just stand under the shower then pat dry with a towel. i don't think there's a way to shampoo it or comb it.
i've seen a guy with dreadlocks down to his bottom so he walks with his head bent from the weight.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
17 Dec 16
@JudyEv flies, spiders and now molds! eww! hahaha!
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@JudyEv (341743)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Dec 16
If you manage to get the locks wet through, they would take ages to dry - probably grow mould! 
@JudyEv (341743)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Dec 16
It didn't look particularly nice and it certainly didn't look clean. :)
@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
17 Dec 16
i dunno how one'd tend to such? i've a couple 'f horses though who look somewhat similar since i aint been able to be out 'n get 'em groomed :( i do wonder how one gets rid'f those dreads? jest whack 'em off? i know that jest mr. whiskey's mane 'lone took nearly a full bottle 'f detangler 'n an hour 'f gentle combin'....
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@JudyEv (341743)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Dec 16
I feel sure most would have to be cut out. There is no way you could untangle some of the ones I've seen.
@JudyEv (341743)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Feb 17
But at least your ears are clean. I don't see how her hair can be.
@andriaperry (117130)
• Anniston, Alabama
17 Dec 16
I have super curly hair and I have no idea why people wants that wadded look, in the picture I had straightened my hair, And that looks like a wad of tangles that has not been washed in months.
That nappy mess in that girls hair is something other than dreadlocks, I thought dreadlocks was long braids that people had weaved into their natural hair.
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@JudyEv (341743)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Dec 16
I think they're just dreadlocks in the making. Dreadlocks to me is just hair left to matt itself into what usually looks like ringlets. Whatever - they're gross! 
@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
18 Dec 16
I tried to grow dreadlocks. It didn't work out right for me, but you can wash your hair, but you can't use conditioner or comb or brush it. They just weren't growing evenly for me.
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@KrauseHome (36447)
• United States
2 Feb 17
We have known many differeint types of people over the yrs. Many different styles. Some people it may be more their culture, and we have seen a lot of musicians around here who do this. Some of the ones we also see are homeless and have longer hair so easier to keep.
I know one who does it all the time, and loves his hair this way. He is a clean freak though so his hair is always clean. He just does it because of his nationality, and because he is a Reggae musician.
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@JudyEv (341743)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Feb 17
How can he possibly keep it clean? And it would take forever to dry.
@Tampa_girl7 (50580)
• United States
18 Dec 16
I am really not familiar with them. 
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@mommymonky (325)
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17 Dec 16
Dreads give me the shivers. Yuuuuuuuck! I once read an article where someone had spiders nest in their dreadlocks....and hatch.....and now I feel itchy just thinking about it.
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@JudyEv (341743)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Dec 16
I've read that too. I've never been able to stand them since. :)
