Does anyone have any advice on how to get rid of dreadlocks, but without cutting the hair too, too s

My daughter's friend has dreads and now wants to grow her hair out straight again, but wants to be rid of the dreads right now. But she also does not want her hair to be too short. Any advice on how to "un-do" them?

Does anyone have any advice on how to get rid of dreadlocks, but without cutting the hair too, too short?

While cutting is the most common method of removing dreadlocks, you can try to save your hair by carefully picking apart each individual lock. This is commonly called a "take down."

If you want to cut your locks you should grow them out for a month or two first. Refrain from twisting or otherwise manipulating the roots so that the new growth is as loose as possible.

Now you can cut off your locks at the point where the new growth ends. You're left with a short crop (it would have been shorter if you simply shaved), but have saved time since you didn't need to pick apart the locks.

If you want to take down your locks there are dread removal products to help you. The most popular are:

* Take Down

http://millresources.com/takedown/takedo...

* Knotty Boy Dreadlock Removal Kit

http://www.knottyboy.com/shop/dreadlock_...

These products may help reduce the amount of hair damage and loss that is typical with taking down a style.

Alternatively, you may want to create your own take down cream instead of using a dread removal product. Generally, all that's needed is a few bottles of conditioner, a lot more gentleness and even more time. The process has been known to take several days!

When removing dreadlocks on your own in this fashion, be sure to snip off the oldest growth on each lock (the last inch or two should do it in most cases).

Many wonder if a salon will help you remove dreadlock hair styles. The average cost to start dreadlocks ranges between $200-$500 USD. The cost to take them down is generally about the same, if not more due to the delicate nature of the process and the time it takes.

Does anyone have any advice on how to get rid of dreadlocks, but without cutting the hair too, too short?

Exactly what the first person said! Definitely check out knotty boy, their products are awesome

Knotty boy removal kit http://www.knottyboy.com/shop/dreadlock_...

It depends on how long she's had the dreads and how she originally dreaded them. I had mine for 4 months, but since my hair doesn't naturally dread, I had purchased a lot of dreadlock wax to keep them together...so in order to remove the wax I used dishsoap. It worked on me, but unless your daughter's friend used wax, it won't work. (after the wax was stripped, I could pull out hairballs from my hair...it was really really gross and took 3 hours)

Try the shampoo from knotty boy.

Otherwise, you can start the tedious task of disassembling them...good luck!