Divide dry hair in half from ear to ear, and then clip the top section up and out of your way.

Take a 1-inch-wide section from the loose hair and coat it with a quarter-sized blob of strong-hold gel.

Rub the sections between your palms like you’re rolling a play-doh snake, and then tease from ends to roots with a fine-toothed comb.

Repeat on entire bottom half. Unclip top half and follow the same process.

Remove dreads by saturating hair with conditioner, then detangling from ends up with a wide-toothed comb.

Rinse, then shampoo and condition hair.