Dreadlocks, also calledlocks ordreads, are coils ofhair which are made by themselves, in all hair types, if the hair is allowed to grownaturally withoutgrooming for a long time. They are part of some religions, like theRastafarian religion inJamaica. People who do not have to have dreadlocks because of their religion sometimes have dreadlocks as well. A lot of them do not let their dreads form naturally, but make dreadlocks themselves. There are different ways in which people help their hair go together to form dreadlocks. Backcombing, braiding, and twisting are some of the different techniques used to form dreadlocks.
Dreadlocks are one kind ofprotective hairstyle. They can stop the hairs from breaking.[1][2][3]
