@Noelle Lounsbury Do you know her? Maybe they wont look good on her.......also, please read this in a friendly tone cause thats how i meant to come off😅😄
@@sjnowman3938 It's not necessarily bc she didn't take care of them but straight hair holds the moisture for longer so it's easier for it to get mouldy 😊
If you've got straight or wavy hair, if your hair isn't especially curly or coily, think carefully about getting locs and get them thin if you do. The things done to make straight/wavy hair loc up means they often don't get air flow all the way through the loc, which makes it hell to dry. If your locs don't dry all the way through, it's a perfect environment for mold and mildew. If your locs don't air dry all the way though, go in there with a hair dryer.
He also looks like the teenage gangster at highschool in 90s who’s the main protagonists bully who tries to sabotage his skateboard by glueing the wheels so they don’t spin, but then it backfires, and while the music plays he gives the protagonist is holding his trophy he shakes his hand in defeat and befriends him
i have dread locs and ummm... no mold is not a “normal” thing.... that’s just her not taking care of them.... locs are a lot of work and need special care... locs are not for everyone... that is nasty
My hair is naturally curly. Gets a little straighter as it gets past my shoulders, but still curls when it's wet or if it's too humid. Also coarse-ish because that's very common for us***, especially as it turns grey. I *still** don't think I could do locs. My hair takes long enough to wash and dry as it is. I can't imagine what a 6 hour drying time would become if I tried them. 😨 (**Edit. By "us" I mean the Jewish side of my family)
My sister is white passing as fuck (green eyes, freckles, etc) but her hair is still 3c at least so she rocked them for years, but I had friends with straight hair with dreads too and they didn't get that nasty
The biggest difference in Locs are texture. Straighter/Wavy/Looser curls are matted hair. While Tighter curls/Coils curl into itself creating a Loc. Tighter the curl the less moisture it holds also the less product it needs to create locs. The straighter the hair the longer it holds moisture which causes the mold.
I remember continuing my cosmetology education to have the knowledge for textured hair: true dreadlocks won't hold mold, especially if properly maintained. "Dreads" with untextured hair are what get moldy. They're not truly locked curls: it's essentially just matted hair. So they can't dry fast, if at all, and therefore get moldy. 🤢
Thank you for getting extended education in cosmetology. I love that you want to be inclusive. But it also opens you up to more pay check opportunities. I love everything about that 💜
Certain hair styles just aren’t good for certain hair textures and sometimes we have to except that (even me as a black girl, I don’t straighten my hair often anymore due to heat damage)
When I was in a basic training (military) they gave us special cream when we arrived, because it was so common for the white people to grow mold in their buns. We had to wash our hair about every 3 days, style it into a sock bun wet, and they made us use products not intended for our hair type. When I got to my next base, I literally had to chop 1/2 of my hair off. It was never the same, it never smelled great even after shower after shower. UGH
They were WAY more practical. Not nearly as thick as the first lady’s hair so I can only assume that the second lady was able to take care of them much better than the first
And too that White girls only so dreads because it's cool or because they are disrespectful or racist. Unfortunately there are too many people like that but there are many too who do them because they are on a spiritual or cultural journey and they shouldn't be ridiculed or abused for their hair. But for this reason I think you should search information about dreadlocks and have a reason for why you have them and be respectful that in some cultures locks mean a lot and are not just a hair-style. Though people can so what the fuck, it's their hair and not one else but we need to be respectful towards each other too, why that's important imo too.
@@GunsNRoses1123 I completely agree with the second part but just to respectfully inform you, dreads originated from the Vikings and many other people have worn it since then (Romans, Mayans, Celts etc) before black people adapted it :) I'm sorry I didn't really know how to word this so if it sounds rude I didn't mean to I'm sorry
Idk why people are going on on you but it was gross. She didn’t take care of her dreads and that’s why they got moldy and smelly. It takes a long time to wash and try them but it’s necessary to put the time in or don’t get them.
Mould can be encouraged by a) poor loc care, not washing them and/or not allowing them to dry out properly after washes and b) artificially forming them in the beginning with waxes and other sticky things which hold moisture and impurities in the centre of the locs. Tends to be more common in people with hair that doesn't naturally loc up as a result.
@@goosty17 Let's not start with this. People can have varying degrees of curliness, thickness, porosity, etc.. this all affects how hair performs in certain styles. Yes, coily hair is mostly African and locs up the most and tends to be the driest, but that doesn't mean other ethnicities cannot have hair that does fine in locs.
Gustavo Villar no what you said is spot on. Caucasian hair is typically fine and weak so locs don’t end up being a protective style but a destructive one. And it looks crazy on them
I'm honestly surprised there isn't more comments on why people with Caucasian hair shouldn't loc not only for structural/health purposes but cultural...
Dandruff isn't that bad I have it and it's just flecks in ur hair but mold is the gross part they didnt wash there hair properly or they just didnt take care of it
Gabby Nguyen no it’s because it didn’t dry all the way. It’s extremely common because dreads take almost an entire day too dry! That is why it started molding. And the mold spores came from going outside. So, y’all do your research before you choose to be rude :))
@@dandelionheadd I'm not TRYING to be rude I'm just pointing out that dandruff is a normal thing and that they shouldn't be hating on something A LOT of ppl have so it can bring those ppl down with it
Last year I went from 5-year old sisterlocks to a buzz cut and totally discovered a new "me". A new confident "me" that I am absolutely in love with. The 60s have brought me a whole new life and mostly because nobody believes I'm in my 60s. LOL!! Kudos to these guys and much love to you Brad from the Netherlands!! xxx
I wouldnt get over 45 you're skin us glowing wow. I almost have 1 year locs almost i have 77.. I hope i keep them awhile my hair has went from 2inches to 5 and ita only month 10(:
@@ceceruben6113, thank you so much!! I'll take 45 and run with it!! Actually, last week I decided to go even further and do my first wet shave on my scalp. I LOVE IT!! After MUCH review watching, I opted for the HeadBlade MOTO. It looks a bit gimmicky and I dismissed it at first, but the reviews couldn't be ignored so I jumped in the pool...and I am so glad I did. I wish you much, much joy with your locs. I absolutely loved mine, but my poor scalp couldn't support them. I'm going to see if you have an active channel. I'd love to follow your journey. Much love from the Netherlands!! xxx
First video title: combing my dreads out after 6 years Brad: that’s probably like 6 years of growth Her: 6 years Brad: there we go I was right Edit: thanks for 1.5k likes 2.7K?!?!?!? 3.8 THOUSAND LIKES WHATTTTT 4.8 WHATTTTTTT
Caucasian hair is likely to get mouldy in dreads bc it splits and breaks so shit gets trapped. Super curly hair that dreads naturally doesn't have the same problem fyi
All hair splits and breaks and comes out of your head, regardless of ethnicity. It doesn’t matter in terms of that, everyone looses 80-100 hairs from their head a day. Now hair texture, density, and thickness matters.
That's not true at all, afro textured hair can get build up and mold like Caucasian hair, it all comes down to the maintenance method/cleaning methods/products used on the hair. Mold comes from not using proper products in your hair that leave build up inside the dread and makes the dread moist from the inside, doing this over a long time will eventually cause mold and dread rot. You can also get mold from sleeping on or tying up wet dreads and not letting them dry fully, this will happen regardless of the hair texture.
@@soreenloaf7519 You can (and need to) wash dreads, most people with dreads do washings weekly and then deep cleaning soaks every month - few months. Build up and mold is usually caused by using wax or additive heavy products on your dreads and not drying them properly. Not washing your hair would give you scalp problems, not mold in your dreads.
Getting dreads is actually a very big thing in some parts of India, because for hindus our god Shiva has dreads, so most people get them for religious reasons to pay ode to shiva and it's a very big step into devotion obviously because it's a huge change for your self in general Idk why I said this but I did, lol.
@@poppyseed5270 yeah and it's sad that the hair connects you to your inner peace or something so it's very interesting. I have seen it but nowadays straight hair is like the thing there but I do see some dreads not a lot anymore sadly
@Poppy Seed Yes mate, I’ve been raised Hindu and basically the story goes like: The river Ganga, when it came down from the sky to the earth, it arrived worth so much force that if it did hit earth it would have killed everyone and caused like, a huge flood. So Lord Shiva took the river and trapped it in his hair where it got lost in his dreads, and by the time it got out it was much more subdued than before. So it could come to earth without destroying everything. As for as I know this is how the story goes but if anyone thinks that I’m wrong please don’t hesitate to share your opinion. :)
Cady Perry hey! It’s not a shorten way the actual name or the hair style is locs. White colonizers coined the term “dreadlocks” because they saw this ethnic hair style as dreadful.
I have dreads and have had them for 5 years. There are things you can do to prevent the mold and nasty. Mine have never stank. I soak my hair in a apple cider vinegar solution and wash it with regular shampoo. I think a lot of people don't maintain their dreads. They do require maintenance, just like any hairstyle.
I'm SO GLAD that last girl kept that one dreadlock. With the super short hair and that one dread wrapped around her head? SO ADORABLE! It's SUCH a great look for her, and I agree, she does look younger! She's gorgeous with the dreads and then still super gorgeous in a totally different way with the pixie and one accent dread. I had no idea she was gonna look so good when she was talking about going so short but I AM SHOOK at just how beautiful she looks. Like that cut suits her so much more than I would have imagined. And I'm really glad that first girl brushed out her dreads...if you've got mold growing in your dreads...you're doing something wrong.
@@acoolgirl7221 That was just matted, dirty hair. Locs are carefully coiled and made to eventually matte through a process which requires a lot of work to maintain. Anyone can DO them, but not everyone can take care of it properly, hence why some looser curl patterns have a harder time and need help through extensions/cotton etc.
@Dani Damien ha lol. Believe in what u want to believe but I had dreadlocks myself ( and I am white white) and everything was okay. Just chill anyway. People are tired to see all those WHITE PEOPLE CAN'T DO BLACK CULTURE SUPREMACY WHITE CAN NOT DO Lmaooooo
It is honestly so nice to have someone giving such positive responses, even when things seem to go wrong you are so nice about potential etc. I love seeing you come up on my timeline on Facebook.
You can tell when Brad isn’t in the best mood or just having a low energy day at the beginning of his videos, and then he watches these videos and it just completely changes his mood and he’s happy. I love it.
Hey Brad, just to let you know, a more appropriate term for the hairstyle is simply “locs”. Historically, the term “dread” in dreadlocs oftentimes had negative connotations that implied that POC failed to properly care for their hair, thus making it “dreadful” and unkempt. When in actuality, grooming thick, beautiful locs requires excellent maintenance and hygiene. I’m sure you didn’t mean any harm with the title of your video, but I thought I’d just shed some light for future reference. I’m still a huge fan!
I agree with what you saying, but he’s also right. Dreadlocks is a term used for the unkept, matted look that was seen on white people’s hair. Locs are seen on Africans/Nubians and their descendants as a grooming technique and has a well maintained look.
Lauren Jewel, just to let you know, "dreadlocks" "dred-locs" "dreddies" "dreads"...all of these are common names for the masses of hair that Brad refers to here without cultural affiliation. I have seen all styles and thicknesses - neatly groomed and IDGAF lumpy - depending here in the 21st century depending on the person whose hair it IS. IMO it is the choice of the person who is wearing them as to what they would like their hairstyle to be called. If you woke up one day after your history class and decided the word "dreadlocks" was offensive to you, sweet. Don't use that word. However, please don't shame, disrespect, or otherwise try to embarrass another individual for using a word that has, by now, been used to describe a commonly recognized thing. You call them "locs"? Outstanding. Do that. It would be ridiculous to expect the rest of the world to suddenly adopt that term, especially with the approach of, "I'm sure you'll appreciate this: you're offending some people out here. Now that I have educated you, I'm sure you'll change." K love ya! mean it! byyyeee! 😸💕
I get this because I had this huge knot in my hair and it was like a dread lock.Nobody but my mom and me thought it would come out everyone else thought we had to shave it. Even a professional. Me and my mom sat down for hours combing out my hair, a few weeks later we finally got it out.After she got it out I was so relieved.
When i was a child, in school, my mom told me that , if i ever had lice, i must never tell anyone. Totally socially unacceptable. I cannot imagine how she would react if i told her that there was "mold" in my hair.
@@lonelyronin2428 when I got lice in like third grade, I said it and since then no-one talked to me or came anywhere near me even though I had it treated and it was completely gone
Exactly dreads aren’t dirty or moldy and not stinky when taken care of the fact he’s using words like ratchet and gross is dumb and uneducated there are so many people with beautiful clean taken care of dreads that love their culture and do it for a reason.
Lindsi Maxstead exactly! And people like her show why white people should not have locs. Their hair isn’t made for it, they are uneducated on it and they don’t respect the significance behind them. I’m sure there are white people out there who do, but it’s people like this that make society look down on POC with locs.
@@indigoarmstrong9536 These are the kinds of comments I wish were more prevalent. A lot of ppl are being hateful and acting like it's impossible for nonblack hair to be in healthy locs. Tips like yours could create more education and productive discussion :) And it might even deter some people from getting locs if they realize their hair type poses too much risk.
can we not call it nappy hair and call it curly and coily instead, nothing is “nappy” about our natural texture.. and all locs can get mold if you don’t dry them properly (I’m black, and I have locs)
My boyfriend has dreadlocks and has it since he was a kid. He’s 20 now and I don’t think he’ll ever get rid of it. I love them. We’re always looking for new hairstyles for his hair.
I had a friend in HS who did dreads. She shaved her head to get rid of them, she looked amazing with her head shaved. When her hair grew out it was also super cute. She was adorable.
Me: I’m going to sleep early now Brad: people removing dreads Me: meh sleep can wait!!! Thanks for the likes we obvs all love Brad cause he just da best 😝😝😝🔥🔥🔥
as a Jamaican who is apart of the "dreadlocks" culture, i know there are white persons who naturally may have dreads, fine. BUt when you make a choice to dread your hair without understanding the reason black people do it and how much black people have been persecuted for having it naturally, it shows me some kind of ignorance. idk. i understand that we as jamaicans also sensationalize dreadlocks in a way but it's like a slap in the face to the Rastafarians who were shaved and persecuted in the 30's and 60's
The vikings, Scots and Irish had dreads too. Us Irish were also slaves alongside black people. And we're the whitest people in the world. So just because you see a white person with dreads doesn't make it culturally inappropriate, it's in our history too.
I just think people are just so sensitive about things. Anyone can do what they wish with there hair . Just cause different races like the way it looks , doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be allowed to use it . Kinda like saying only one race can eat a certain food but the rest can’t . Hair is hair and food is food .
@@blueclouds9729 I completely agree, The past is the past. If you're free enough to even write a comment about the cultural inappropriateness of someones hair, then you are free haha.
I wish I had filmed my dread removal... I removed a full head of almost butt length dreads! I'd had them for 7 years and I'd had a constant neck ache for 3 of those years! It took 6 days, 3 tubs of conditioner, 2 bags of hair loss and I lost the feeling in my thumb and forefinger for 2 months! It was epic! But now I have my beautiful natural curly hair which I'm loving and embracing for the first time in my life! 😍
Everyone: quickly commenting about the 6 years and it being in the title Me: look at his at his excitement the energy is making him glow and it’s so friking cute
I combed out my dreads I miss them sometimes but it did feel good when I did it like I was lighter I can't explain it then I went and shaved off the rest of my hair def want to color it now
My thoughts are: she probably did a loc tutorial off of youtube or didn't got to a black sytlist w/ locs. They would've told her ALL the care instructions and she could've prevented the mold.
My sons dad has had dreads for over 8 years we do cider washes and take care of his hair it’s simply just not taking care of them properly and the fact that he is making dreads sound gross only says who he is
The fact that he is making dreads sound not beautiful and amazing and culture based makes me mad. But whatever do the dye videos and stuff leave this culture hairstyle alone.
Brad I found ur comment about having the same look for 10 years very funny! I was 25 before I ever got my 1st trim. I'm 32 now and it's only been trimmed about 4 times since then. I have virgin hair. Never been dyed, only a handful of trims and one tight spiral perm 20 years ago. My hair is such a unique color I'm scared to dye it. In a room my hair is medium brown to dirty blond but in summer sunshine my hair goes red and u can see a rainbow in it in certain light.
Mine is too!! I used to think it was a boring medium brown but when I was about 22 I realized I have a damn rainbow on my head. I also have kinky curly hair that showed up when I was 13 out of nowhere lol. I did dye my hair 2 times but I decided I love my hair color more than any other color. I could never replicate it with any amount of hair dye. ❤️❤️
@@stephaniegunnison5908 girl the roller coaster that has been my daughters hair journey. When she was a toddler it was slightly curly, then she got older her hair got longer and I thought oh well it's too heavy to curl any more it was cute while it lasted, she turns 10 started her period and my GOD the CURLS!!!! It looks like I had her hair permed and it's all natural but didn't hit til she started her period. Now I die a little on the inside every morning when I have to fix her hair.
As soon as you said “I look like I’m from a 90s music video” I immediately thought you looked like the evil singer guy from the scooby doo spooky island film
every intro where brad is like, “Hey beautiful...” I feel like he’s flirting with me. It’s weird. He’s gay. I’m a girl.. who is also gay. But... I blush? 😂❤️
mold happens when someone with straight hair “dreads” there hair (which is more like matted hair than is is dreadlocks-that lock comes from the coils fitting together. think the S shape of curly hair fitting into the curves of each other
That's not true at all, mold happens for a variety of reasons, but they mostly come down to the dreads not being dried properly when they're wet. This can be because of sleeping on / tying up wet dreads (thus not letting them dry); or, using products that leave residues/ build up in the dreads that keep the dread moist from the inside and eventually cause the hair to rot. This will happen with any texture of hair, it all comes down to maintenance/cleaning/products used in the dreadlocks.
@@GhGh-ci8ld Yes, but it does not affect the maintenance, products used in the hair or lifestyle of the person with the dreadlocks. There's a lot of factors that go into mold in dreadlocks and it's a problem that can affect every texture of hair, not just straight hair.
LIKE PLS MORE AFRICAN AMERICAN/BLACK REACTIONS 🥴🤦🏾♀️💯 I’m a very big fan of Brad even tho I been coloring and cutting my dreads before I started watching him he’s given me allot of info BUT this video made me wanna say I really wish he would’ve looked at a few black/African American with real dreads (first reaction video weren’t real dreads) people comb or cut off their dreads🤷🏽♀️ just my opinion
If you were really a fan of Brad, you would know the VERY HIGH majority of his reaction videos include black people. His three other dreads/locs removal videos include black people. One video of just white people and everyone freaks out 🤦🏽♀️ Please look at his other videos before judging.
LaNoturna hmmmmmm well what bout all 100s of other Ones ma’am all I said and had right to say cuz ima fan in a non bashing manor was I would like to see more African Americans IN ALL........ thank u
kay bliss Oh for gods sake! 99% of his videos include black people. One video without a black person in it and you people go nuts! What is the world coming to? Honestly! 🤷🏼♀️
The first girl is why I prefer not to call my locs dreads. Her hair literally looked dreadful. I don’t like the negative connotation. Locs make them seem more maintained. I still wash my hair, moisturize, & I know others even do a detox. I also think the problem with dreads is that ppl overuse products. The build up will stay in ur dreads/locs !
I'm saying this all in love: white hair textures are not designed for locs. It is too thin/straight/oily to uphold the integrity of the locs, and you cannot take care of them in the same way. (Hair care is the number one factor in having locs.) You all have so many beautiful hairstyles you can do. As we can see from the first video and many others like it, this is not a hairstyle for white people (and yes, even the white ppl with curly/coily hair). Again, I'm not trying to tell y'all what to do, I'm simply stating facts. Black hair holds this style so well because it was invented FOR and BY Black people. All love tho :)
@NUKE CHINA "buy hair from white people".... It's not white people's hair dumbass mostly from Asia. And straight hair isn't a "white" specific thing/cultural to white people. Black people were FORCED to straighten their hair and were shamed if they left their hair natural. Don't get mad at something WHITE people forced into black people.
@NUKE CHINA interesting that, even after I said it's all in love, and I'm obvs just trying to be helpful, you still have to take it here. Fine, I'll give you the attention you seek. Black women don't buy white hair, it comes from Asia/South America. The weaves and wigs we wear are 50% to protect our hair as it is naturally dry and cannot have constant manipulation, and the other 50% is because we are forced to straighten our hair to appear "professional". Because, ya know, racism. Educate yourself, and be blessed. :)
@NUKE CHINA Obviously they were idolizing your sister's hair because Black girls were never told their hair was good enough, not because they bought white hair. You're centering your worldview on one pov from two decades ago. You sound really ignorant.
Someone please correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe I saw a POC comment on a tik tok about how referring to them as just dreads can be seen as disrespectful due to the history behind dreadlocks and that its better to call them locks
Yeah it’s derogatory. But in cases of Black people in Jamaica and other caribbean countries have reclaimed the word “dreadlocks” as a term of endearment, But you’ll see most African Americans refer to them as locs. For non-POC i guess it’d be better to just say locs
Oh god the first one ... those musty mouldy flakey dreads. Should have seen what would grow in a petri dish. And she thought they smelled weird? I cant imagine. Thank god they're gone.
BLACK HAIR DOES NOT GET MOLDY IN DREADS. white hair gets moldy in dreads because it’s not as thick and it has a lot of porosity in the dread causing moisture buildup leading to mold. That RARELY IF EVER happens with ethnic hair.
I'm begging y'all to stop using the word "ethnic" like that... It literally means the same as "cultural" and people exist outside of white murican suburbs that have extremy varied cultures and ethnic groups...
