Dreadlocks
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Dreadlocks, also known as dreads or locs, are a hairstyle made of rope-like strands of hair. Locs can form naturally in very curly hair, or they can be created with techniques like twisting, backcombi
Boxers with dreadlocks on a fresco from Akrotiri (modern Santorini, Greece), 1600–1500 BCE
The rapper Mavi wearing dreadlocks
Himba woman with red dreadlocks
Hamar women with red ochre locs
Backcombing
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Backcombing, also known as teasing or ratting, is a way of styling hair to create volume. It is done by repeatedly combing the hair towards the scalp, causing the hair to tangle and knot.
Dreadlocks
…are a hairstyle made of rope-like strands of hair. Locs can form naturally in very curly hair, or they can be created with techniques like twisting, backcombing, or crochet. The word dreadlocks is usually understood to come from Jamaican Creole dread, "member of the Rastafarian movement who wears his hair in…
Robert Smith performing in 2004