Having fuller locs is attainable, as long as you know the secrets to achieve that goal. As your hair starts to grow, your locs may sometimes become thinner, or even weaker. Stick around to find out the secrets to making your dreads look fuller and more healthier.
Mature Locs Get Thicker
If you naturally have thin hair texture, your dreadlocks may start off looking small and less full, but as they get more mature and the strands starts to naturally intertwine, you’ll see more fullness. Unfortunately, fullness don’t come so easily for some people.
For some people, the fullness happens from the roots, having thicker roots. If you think about it, the roots are what you want to be thick, so it can sustain the weight of your dreads as they get thicker and grow longer.
Get Fuller Locs With Jamaican Black Castor Oil
Using castor oil to massage your roots will nourish your roots and promote fast locs growth. As your dreadlocks become thicker from the roots, the partition between each loc will become smaller, thus making your dreads look fuller.
Thin Locs Can Become Thick
When I started my locs, my hair was really thin. They didn’t even look like locs. I couldn’t wait for the day for them to become fuller. At first, they were just flat. They did eventually got thick and full, and my parts didn’t show so much, except for the thinner areas in the front where the baby hair is.
Parting Pattern to Make Thin Hair for Dreadlocks Fuller
For those who are just getting new starter locs, especially if you have thin hair, use a special type of parting method to make your dreadlocks look fuller as they mature, such as the bricklayer pattern. There are other common types of parting to consider as well, when getting your starter locs, if you’re worried about your hair being too thin to get dreads.