How to Twist Hair to Create Dreads

• 1). Decide what size you want your eventual dreadlocks to be. This determines the size of the sections you make when initially creating parts all over the head.
  
  
• 2). Create even sections with the tail of the rat tail comb. These sections can be square or diamond shaped. You may find it easier to start at the back of your head and work your way toward the front.
  
  
• 3). Take a section of hair and divide it in two. Begin twisting these two strands together from the root all the way to the ends.
  
  
• 4). Use rubber bands to hold these twists at the base of each section if your hair is very short or easy to unravel.
  
  
• 5). Continue twisting two strands in each section over the entire head.
  
  

How to Comb Twist to Create Dreads

• 1). Part hair into small sections with the tail end of the comb, as above.
  
  
• 2). Apply a small amount of lightweight hair gel to the hair and comb through this section thoroughly to remove all tangles.
  
  
• 3). Hold the tail end of the rat tail comb vertically at the root of this section and twist the hair around the end of the comb in one direction.
  
  
• 4). Continue twisting until the entire section of hair has been twisted around the comb and then slide the comb out of the twist.
  
  
• 5). Repeat these steps over the entire head for a good starter dreadlocks style.