Wonderland Wanderess

  Hot on the heels of the pepperminty goodness of Dreadlocks Unlocked shampoo,  Supasoak,  comes its delectably scented sister product,  Oceanise . This is a light hold spray, made with fine, mineral-rich sea salt. It helps tighten dreads and adds a satisfyingly gritty feel, leaving a matte finish akin to beach air hair. Oceanise has a fun, coconutty fragrance and evokes fond memories of summer sunshine. It is 100% vegan, made in Australia, cruelty-free, and contains organic ingredients. This spray can be used on clean wet or dry hair and can be heat styled post-spritz, or simply left to air dry. My personal preference, is to liberally apply Oceanise to towel dried locks, allow them to dry naturally, then palm roll once completely dry. I find this process results in a grittier finish. A 200mL bottle of Oceanise retails at $25.95 and can be purchased either online at www.dreadlocksunlocked.com  or in-salon at Styles , Highfields. The lucky last product for review is  Dreadlixia . This

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

  Whoever said, "Blondes have more fun" must never have met a dread head!  Surely nothing is comparable to a kaleidoscope of colours, spattered with glittering beads, upon a canvas of wild, rope-like tresses. Surely, this is not bias.  No.  Fact it must be—dread heads certainly have more fun! Hi!  I'm Wonderland Wanderess, by name and by nature, and it is my absolute pleasure to announce my appointment as blogger for Dreadlocks Unlocked.  This is, as the name suggests, a dreadlock salon, and is the brainchild of Styles Highfields owner, Sair. Sair, a fellow dread head herself, is down to earth, friendly, quirky and authentic; a wonderful human, by all accounts.  It should then come as no surprise that Styles is one of the only local hair salons, catering to dreadlock cliental. ~ As my first post, I have decided to do a Q & A of frequently asked questions about dreads.  Should you have any questions I may have missed, please feel free to add them in the comments sectio