Long Matted Dreadlocks

Other cultures who may have also sported locks are the middle eastern and mediterranean christian ascetics the dervishes of islam and pre columbian aztec priests who have been described in aztec codices as having long untouched and matted hair.

Long matted dreadlocks. Frescoes discovered on the aegean island of thera modern santorini greece depict individuals with long braided hair or long dreadlocks. Place the comb a few inches several centimeters from the end of the tangled hair and brush downward. In ancient egypt examples of egyptians wearing locked hairstyles and. Some of the earliest depictions of dreadlocks date back as far as 3600 years to the minoan civilization one of europe s earliest civilizations centered in crete now part of greece.

Dreadlocks have historically been found to be associated with ancient greek aztec senegalese buddhist and rastafari cultures. Though they are now mainly linked to african culture and identity people from all races do sport their hair in dreadlocks. While dreadlocks became popular in the western world through the rise of the rastafari movement in jamaica in the 1960s and the spread of both the philosophy and the hairstyle through reggae musicians like bob marley intentionally wearing hair in long matted strands actually dates back much earlier in human history. Repeat until that section of hair is free of tangles then move the comb slightly higher up.

As a result this will prevent itchiness. Well dreadlocks are rope like clumps of hair formed by your hair getting matted together. For long or thick severely matted hair this may take an hour or more.