Why Are My Dreads Shrinking

This makes them wider and shorter. So I wouldnt sweat it this is all normal.

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My hair started off at chest length and by month 6-7 they had shrunk just past my shoulders.

Why are my dreads shrinking. You will soon start to get your length back and your dreads will get thicker. One problem includes thinning of the hair where the dreadlocks meet the scalp. During the first months of your dreadlock journey your hair is likely to shrink significantly since your hair is adjusting to the knots of your locs.

Its a little-known fact that dreadlocks typically shrink when they are first created. I installed them on 71018. New baby young dreads will shrink basically its all dependent on how much your hair SHEDS not how fast it grows.

It means that all the hair in the dreads is finally locking up. After a summer living at the beach and being in the ocean everyday they are now way above my shoulders in length some shorter than others and Im at a year now but shrinking is all part of the process and will lead you to having awesome dreads. When eventually I let them down they were about 4ins long.

After ruling out the cause as natural thinning due to pattern baldness take steps to re-strengthen the weakened bases of dreadlocks. I have a friend whos had his dreads for over 2 years himself and his dreads are still getting tighter and shorter aka. When the hair moves around it tangles.

Dreads go through a beautiful and constant transformation. Thicker dreads are effected more by this than thinner dreads. Well the first thing that I can tell you about your dreads not growing is dreadlocks sometimes shrink.

As your dreadlocks mature they will get tighter and more compressed causing the dreadlocks to shrink more. When the shrinkage is finished the dreadlocks should expand and thicken. Sometimes dreads do mature and change later than expected.

The amount they will shrink has a lot to do with how they were backcombed and the section size. Theyre high-maintenance at first so you should know what youre getting into. For instance straight hair that is allowed to mature on its own with minimal maintenance can thicken dramatically as it loops and shrinks in the first 6 months to 15 years.

Dont worry about that its normal for dreads to shrink right before they lock up. Dreadlocks are always shorter than the straight hair you started out with this is because the hair in dreadlocks doesnt grow straight down it weaves around inside the dread. Dreadlocks grow just as fast as loose hair does but due to the nature of the dreadocking process you may not notice your dreads growing at all for the first year or two.

My hair grows really fast when I first started locking my hair in 2000 I kept my baby dreads wound up as ever enlarging bantu knots for 2YEARS. Dreadlocks require maintenance and over time problems can arise. It is pretty un-usual for the timing to be way off when all things are average average section size average hair density and coarseness and the maintenance is followed pretty closely - but there are a lot of possible explanations.

One more reason you may feel that your roots are thinning is due to the maturation process of some hair types. As the hair begins to knot and tangle each dread will adjust to the changes by shrinking while becoming puffy tight in some spots and loose thin in others. If youre new to the world of dreadlocks or locs as theyre often calledthen you need to know what youre dealing with before deciding that theyre the hair leap you want to take next.

Two strand twists dont pull or stretch the hair in any way which causes it to shrink even more. Generally the hair grows at exactly the same speed after its dreaded but the dreads gain length slower because as the hair grows it zigs and zags horizontally or back and forth in the dread and this takes up much of its length. When you initially twist or dread your hair into locks they will appear smaller and thinner.

This phenomenon occurs as a result of the knots getting tighter. That said before embarking on your loc journey its important that you familiarize yourself with the five different stages. People with curly hair already struggle with this.

In todays video I will be sharing my 5 month loc update. Youll also loose some length as the dreads tighten and mature because they shrink up from the bottom as theyre maturing. If you have any questions please leave them down belowWatch.

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