Wonderland Wanderess

Welcome back dreadheads, non-dreadheads and soon-to-be dreadheads! Today we are going to be talking about the Dreadlocks Unlocked  product range. This range is currently comprised of three products: Supasoak , Oceanise and Dreadlixia . We will talk more in depth about each of these soon but first, I would like to give a little insight into how and why the Dreadlocks Unlocked  product range was born. 2020 was a year like no other; it was the year the COVID-19 pandemic hit Australia hard. Cities shut down, the stock market crashed, children were being home-schooled and all non-essential businesses were ordered to close. The majority of these non-essential businesses were small, family-owned enterprises like cafes, beauty parlours, tattoo shops, florists, and, you guessed it, hairdressers. Many livelihoods were left in tatters and unemployment rates skyrocketed. A necessary component of survival for business owners, in this new world, was the ability to think critically and innovatively.

There is no shortage of ways to decorate dreads but today we are going to talk wraps. These are a perfect way to brighten up uncoloured dreads  and play around with funky colours in an easily reversible way. On the other hand, they can also be used to create quirky patterns in coloured locks. At only $10 each, wraps are great value. This price includes both the string and installation. In terms of how long they last, so far I have had mine in for almost 4 weeks.  This is the first time I have personally trialled wraps in my own dreads, so I will see how long I can get out of them and then revert back to this space for an update. Those who know me, know I love a challenge and pushing the limits of how long I can get out of dread related products! Being my first wraps, I admittedly babied the 3 of them for the first couple of weeks—I was petrified of accidentally unwrapping my pretties; however, after they survived their first wash, I became more confident treating them the same as the r