Dreadlocks

Dreadlocks, also known as dreads or locs, are a hairstyle made of rope-like strands of matted hair. Dreadlocks can form naturally in very curly hair, or they can be created with techniques like twisting, backcombing, or crochet.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ Robbins, C. R. (2012). Chemical and Physical Behavior of Human Hair. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-25611-0. ISBN 978-3-642-25610-3.
  2. ^ Evans, T.; Wickett, R. R. (2012). Evans, T.; Wickett, R. R. (eds.). Practical Modern Hair Science. Allured Business Media. p. 538. ISBN 978-1-932633-93-1.
  3. ^ Jerrentrup, Maja Tabea (2020). "A Non-Linear Style: Contradictions Surrounding Dreadlocks". Anthropos. 115 (1): 171–180. doi:10.5771/0257-9774-2020-1-171. ISSN 0257-9774.
  4. ^ Valentine, Syris (2024-04-16). "Locs Represent Resistance for Black People in the U.S. That's Why They Are under Fire". Scientific American. Archived from the original on 2024-04-16. Since locs can form by simply ceasing to comb kinky hair, young Rastas could easily defy social norms by allowing their hair to become matted.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.