How to start dreadlocks with short hair?

I have short hair, that's starting to grow out and I'd like to do dreadlocks but I don't know how to nor do I really want to use a salon to help start my dreadlocks. Is there a (cheap) easy way to start making dreadlocks, while having short hair?How to start dreadlocks with short hair?
There are several at home affordable and natural (by natural i mean chemical free) options to start dreadlocks...





There is the back combing method; section hair off as desired then tease/back comb into matted sections, palm roll sections into cylinders, if desired add a small amount of aloe vera gel (the natural alcohol free kind) to each dread, then palm roll again.


In another variation of this method a very small crochet hook is used by poking it in and out of the pre back combed/palm rolled section pulling/pushing the left over loose frizz inside the lock. (this variation creates instant fairly mature locks quickly that you can wash very soon after they have been installed). Look up ';skillteacher'; he is a user on youtube that has very informative detailed visuals on this method.





Rip and twist; section, back comb slightly then pull apart the one section into two and repeat in a criss cross pattern until you reach the scalp, palm roll.





If your hair is curly you could look into the wool rubbing method where you literally rub a wool or other coarse piece of fiber around your scalp until the hair begins to section itself off into knots. (this method produces random sometimes messy results).





For a very simple and very neat/tidy method you could simply section your own hair off, put it into small regular three strand braids then tie them off with tiny metal clasp free elastics at the ends. This method takes a bit longer to fully lock but your hair will stay fairly neat in the mean time, also your dreads will have a slight braid pattern left over on them for a while.





One last method is the interlock method, this is usually done with a tool you can make yourself (look up interlock dread lock tool on youtube) or there is a company that sells them at affordable prices online look up the ';nappylocks tool';. This method makes very neat dreads on ANY hair texture that you can wash after only one week (again its hard to explain in words look up visuals of the method on youtube).





Whatever method you use tie them down at night for the first 2 weeks with a scarf/bandanna. Wash them at least once a week with a clarifying shampoo that has been diluted half with water so it spreads and rinses from the scalp easily. Clean hair dreads better than dirty, oily, slippery hair. Also wait for your dreads to dry completely before you go to bed, if not your damp hair/scalp may not evaporate in time thus causing mildew/mold. And don't use traditional cream rinse conditioner on them for at least one full year.





Oh and please DON'T USE WAX ! It doesn't matter what kind, all wax is a hydrophobic substance (repels soap and water) and attracts oil, dirt, bugs, and sometimes encourages the growth of mold %26amp; mildew. It doesn't create locks, just smelly dirty candlesticks. Aloe gel is an alternative if you really want a product to help keep frizz down, it is natural, water based (so it washes out easy), and moisturizes locks without weighing them down or causing build up.How to start dreadlocks with short hair?
well, i see that you are white or something like that and your type of hair is harder to lock. usually you start with these little twists but it's really better if you go to a professional to do them. I have seen white people that tried to get a friend to do it for them and black people too not just white but it looks really bad and nappy. I have seen really good one some white peoples better than black peoples but the key is get it done by a professional. Also after you get them done know how to take care of them so they don't get all messy. and a professional can tell you that as well. But please don't try and get a cheap way to do it because you will get cheap results. If you just don't have the money for them try and save up and just let your hair grow out. hope this helps :)
Just twist your hair if it's not to small with bees wax and put that silver clam thing you see girls wearing in their hair.