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Imadreadhead
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How to Backcomb
Instructions:
First section the hair into squares or hexagons. Between 1" and 2" squares works well for most people. Smaller sections make thinner dreads. The sections can be secured temporarily with rubberbands or braided at the root.
After the hair is sectioned use a lice comb to comb the hair backwards. Start close to the scalp, not more than an inch away. Comb repeatedly towards the scalp. Eventually hair will start to pack up at the roots. It is not necessary to twist the hair. It is helpful however to roll the hair you are holding between your fingers a little while you are backcombing. Continue backcombing, slowly working towards the ends of the hair, making the dread as tight as possible as you go. When you reach the ends you can secure the dread with a rubberband. Another rubberband on the roots will help the dread stay tight at its base. The rubberbands can be removed after the dread has a chance to mature.
Dreads formed by backcombing look very much like dreads right after you do them, however they will tighten and smooth out a great deal as they mature. The hair continues to dread as it grows.
Tips: Starting with clean, residue free hair makes the process go much faster. Any residue in the hair tends to help the hair slip out of knots as you backcomb. Also be sure that the hair is completely dry when you back comb it.
If you do not have any friends that feel comfortable doing this for you most salons have at least one adventurous stylist who will be willing to help you for about $20-$30 per hour, which isn't that bad considering you won't ever have to pay for another hair cut! It is a very good idea to bring with you the products you want to use and the instructions for backcombing. Many unfortunate white children have had dreads started with the twist method and were more than a little disappointed.
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2/26/2004, 8:23 pm
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Re: How to Backcomb
Smuggers...
I had a pretty good explanation on making them really tight to begin with, but I can't remember where I posted it. If anyone knows, please copy and paste =D
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3/3/2004, 8:13 am
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Re: How to Backcomb
" QUOTE "
Firey wrote:
Ohhh-kay.
You need a good metal comb with as many thin teeth as possible. It's also useful if the teeth are more or less spiky, as they penetrate the dread you're creating better (I have one with blunt and one with spiky tips, it really makes a difference). Something like these should work:
 
Start backcombing as usual, long, steady, relaxed strokes, each taking about 2 inches of hair (less if the dread is thinner or the hair is really thick). Go all the way to the tip. Don't worry too much about making them really tight, you just need a good foundation of knots all along the length of the section that is to become a dread. Just be careful not to make big loops or a puffy, messy ball instead of a semi dread.
Now it's time to make those knots really really tight, this is the trick.
Stick the comb into the dread about and inch form the root, and push it toward the scalp with one stong stroke. Whis way youll get all the knots alredy there much tighter and puched further down. You'll also notice a completely knotless patch where those knots used to be. Now, stick the comb in the knots above the loose patch, no more than half an inch from where the patch ends. Push it toward the scalp again, thus takking more knots, tightening them up, and pushing them together with the ones under the loose patch.
At the same time, the patch will move a bit toward the tip. Keep going all the way to the tip. If you find pushing the knots down too hard, try taking less in eash stroke (stick the comb into the dread less then half an inch form the top of the loose patch).
Keep repeating the whole process until you cannot tighten and puch downward the knots any more (that is, until you can't move the comb toward the scalp once you stick it into the dread).
If you've done it properly, you should be left with a thick, pretty hard dread, 30%-60% shorter then the rest of the hair, depending on hair and dread thickness. You should also be left with an overall blunt tip with a couple dozen long hairs sticking form it (a "rat tail"), that you can simply sew into the dread and get a nice blunt tip.
The "rat tail", ignore the "Rubber Band Here" comment, the pic is from DHHQ 
You might want to get a flea comb just for finishing off the backcombing of the tips:
Ok, that should be it.
You can also change the method a bit, for example, you can start off with short, strong strokes righ away, it's more effective, but also hurts more, and so on. The essential part is the retightening (sp?).
Now you can ask about all the parts that are unclear and/or poorly explained 
Found it :) ( //com3.runboard.com/bknottydreadlockforum.fdreadlock911.t86|offset=10 )
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3/16/2004, 7:22 am
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Firey
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Re: How to Backcomb
Thanks a lot :rocker:
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3/16/2004, 3:15 pm
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ashe87
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Re: How to Backcomb
how often should you backcomb new dreads?
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12/26/2007, 2:28 pm
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aUDiOetRY
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Re: How to Backcomb
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ashe87 wrote:
how often should you backcomb new dreads?
once
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12/26/2007, 2:31 pm
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