alison Posted April 5, 2019 Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 Does anyone know of a good person who can build new dreadlocks? i have done it once before, on myself— it is incredibly tiring to do for yourself, you get tired arms. doing it on someone else is much faster. I have long hair, am a woman, a friend suggests a young Mexican woman would be hip to this, and know the technique. i am thinking someone young might be tuned in to youtube, have seen plenty ( as I have) and know how to begin the dreads... i know mexico is a bit counter-intuitive as the place to have them done. am here for some months. Want them done for my birthday. ideas? thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted April 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 also, i should add, I appreciate a low-key simple atmosphere, something calm, focussed, not too noisy and too bright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted April 5, 2019 Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 You could head to the beach and there will be all kinds of ladies to help you. Uh...calm and not too bright...no creo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted April 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 hmm, that’s an idea. . . thanks for your reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted April 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 “calm and not too bright”... oh dear, sounds like a diss of the ladies. I was thinking of an indoor place, and reading various posts about hair salons, some being called noisy. ... etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted April 5, 2019 Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 2 hours ago, pappysmarket said: You could head to the beach and there will be all kinds of ladies to help you. Uh...calm and not too bright...no creo! As far as I've seen, the women on the beach do braids, not dreadlocks. Do you know the difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Posted April 5, 2019 Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 1 minute ago, mudgirl said: As far as I've seen, the women on the beach do braids, not dreadlocks. Do you know the difference? One or two vs many??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted April 5, 2019 Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, Tiny said: One or two vs many??? No. Try again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted April 5, 2019 Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 I see a lot of fake dreadlocks on the China websites. Extensions? I guess they carefully crazy glue them to your existing hair, after dyeing them color you want. https://www.dhgate.com/wholesale/search.do?act=search&sus=1&searchkey=dreadlocks+weave+hair&catalog=130002001#hpsearch1806 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnMama Posted April 5, 2019 Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 To return this thread to the OP's question - and take it away from the little boys - call Sandra at Ganesha Spa. I have no idea if she knows how to do dreads (do you know what they might be called in Spanish?) but they have a single room for hair treatments and only one person at a time. Ganesha Spa 766-5653 https://www.chapala.com/ganeshaspa.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 19 hours ago, mudgirl said: As far as I've seen, the women on the beach do braids, not dreadlocks. Do you know the difference? Haha, yes, although lily white I do know the difference. And there are many Mexican women on the beach who do dreads. I have watched them. Perhaps with your knowledge you could help the OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 19 hours ago, alison said: “calm and not too bright”... oh dear, sounds like a diss of the ladies. I was thinking of an indoor place, and reading various posts about hair salons, some being called noisy. ... etc. No diss of the ladies intended. If you have been to a Mexican beach where there are vendors "working the crowd" you know conditions are anything but calm and the sun is usually very bright reflecting off the sand. Some people instantly assume every comment must be a put down. Sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 I have yet to see anyone doing dreadlocks at the beach.. braiding African style yes but not dreadlocks, those are done at hairdressers. I would look in Guadalajara for dreadlocks not at the beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susy Wilson Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 My daughter is excellent at creating and maintaining dreadlocks. Hers are gorgeous actually:-) She however won't be Lakeside until the end of May or first part of June:/ If you are still looking then let me know and I am positive she would do it for you:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigd Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 I am sure if you ask guy think his name is Jonnie Trouble (sic) I think he has worn his hair this way before he came to Mexico? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 4 hours ago, bmh said: I have yet to see anyone doing dreadlocks at the beach.. braiding African style yes but not dreadlocks, those are done at hairdressers. I would look in Guadalajara for dreadlocks not at the beach. You probably don't live at the beach... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 6 hours ago, pappysmarket said: Haha, yes, although lily white I do know the difference. And there are many Mexican women on the beach who do dreads. I have watched them. Perhaps with your knowledge you could help the OP. As I don't live Lakeside, i wouldn't know anyone there who does them , so sorry, can't help the OP. I live in Sayulita, and I've seen those women doing braids, cornrows, etc, on the beach, but never dreads. Maybe I just missed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 17 minutes ago, mudgirl said: As I don't live Lakeside, i wouldn't know anyone there who does them , so sorry, can't help the OP. I live in Sayulita, and I've seen those women doing braids, cornrows, etc, on the beach, but never dreads. Maybe I just missed it. Next time you're in PV, especially during a time of lots of tourists, you can usually see them on Los Muertos doing some dreads. PV attracts, ahem, a much more eclectic crowd than Lakeside so the vendors are offering what they want. Until just a few years ago Lakeside was almost lily white and probably not much demand for dreads. PV attracts a mix of everyone, as I suspect Sayulita does also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 13 minutes ago, pappysmarket said: PV attracts a mix of everyone, as I suspect Sayulita does also. Oh you're right about that. Everything here from dreaded-out backpacking Mexican hippies to lily-white, loud, obese American families who look like it's their first trip outside of Armpit, Iowa 🙂 I actually avoid the downtown area and the main beach like a plague. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted April 9, 2019 Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 On 4/6/2019 at 10:26 AM, Susy Wilson said: My daughter is excellent at creating and maintaining dreadlocks. Hers are gorgeous actually:-) She however won't be Lakeside until the end of May or first part of June:/ If you are still looking then let me know and I am positive she would do it for you:-) This is an excellent offer BUT, if you need another option, I found one for you. Today I asked Ritchie (dog walker etc.) (whose dreadlocks are down to his waist) who he would recommend. His answer was Patricio of Pato Dreads (Rastilista) in Guadalajara. He WILL come Lakeside. Cell phone is 331-021-0728. I do not know if he speaks English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barley Posted April 21, 2019 Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 On 4/5/2019 at 9:59 PM, Ajijic_hiker said: dread locks, also known as dreadful locks.. 👾...not something all that popular with the local Mexicanos...thank goodness....... I just lost my dreadlocks after 19 years due to cancer. Mine were neat and clean and everyone loved them. Mine were started instantly by giving me a permanent and then backcombing. I am 72 years old and want them again when my hair is 5 inches long. I'm looking for a beautician in the Lake Chapala area too. Barley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barley Posted April 22, 2019 Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 Alison, If you find someone let me know. I responded to someone who does not like dreads. Perhaps this is because they can look messy. Mine were started by a beautician who gave my straight blond hair a permanent and then backcombed. I wore them for 19 years before cancer made me have to shave them off. Barley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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