Get Your Dreadlocks Ready for Summer

5 simple summer tips for healthy, fresh and well-maintained dreadlocks

Summer can be fantastic for dreadlocks. Sun, festivals, road trips, swimming, and long days outdoors offer freedom, adventure, and great memories.

However, heat, UV rays, sweat, saltwater, and frequent bathing can also make both hair and scalp drier, more irritated, or challenged than usual.

That's why we've gathered our most loved summer essentials for dreadlocks - so your summer care can feel simple, safe, and easy to take on the go.

Whether you're going on holiday, to a festival, to the beach, or just enjoying the summer at home, it's not about doing everything perfectly.
It's about having the right products at hand when your dreadlocks or scalp need a little extra care.

Protect your dreadlocks from unnecessary moisture when bathing frequently

If you love the beach, pool, or spa, it can be nice to protect your dreadlocks from chlorine water and unnecessary moisture.

Dreadlock Silicone Swimming Cap - makes bathing easier with long dreadlocks
Our silicone swim cap is designed with extra space for dreadlocks and helps keep hair more protected while swimming.

It helps protect hair from chlorine water and can make summer swimming trips a little easier - especially if you want to avoid long drying times.

Make summer hair washing easy to pack and take with you

When traveling, camping, or on the go a lot, it's nice to have products that take up minimal space and are easy to carry.

Shampoo Bars - easy hair washing without heavy bottles
Shampoo bars are perfect for summer and travel.

They take up minimal space, can be taken in hand luggage, and often last longer than liquid shampoo. At the same time, they make it easy to keep your dreadlocks clean without dragging heavy bottles on holiday.

They are residue-free, designed for dreadlocks, and easy to carry in your bag or hand luggage.

Soap Pouch - makes the shampoo bar easier to travel with
A sisal soap pouch helps the shampoo bar dry faster and also makes it easier to take with you when traveling.

Travel sizes and refill bottles

If you want to keep your summer care simple, small sizes and travel-friendly solutions can make it much easier.

Mini Care Kit - summer care in travel size
A small kit with 3 of our most popular products in mini size - perfect for holidays, festivals, or weekend trips.

Dread Care Kit Sample Size - try several products in small sizes
A larger sample size kit with 6 mini products for those who want a complete summer routine in small sizes or want to try several products before investing in full size.

Travel Bottles - take your favorites on holiday
Reuse your favorite products in smaller sizes and save space in your bag.

Keep your dreadlocks fresh between washes

In summer, many people don't want to wash their hair all the time.

Hot days, festivals, beach trips, and travel often mean you need products that can help your hair feel clean, fresh, and comfortable between washes.

Refreshing Mist - refreshes and cares between washes
Refreshing Mist is much more than a fragrance spray.

It helps neutralize odors from sweat, smoke, and hot days, while also adding light moisture and strengthening protein to the hair, so your dreadlocks can feel fresh longer between washes.

Can be used on both dry and damp hair.

Many use it after the beach, exercise, or at a festival - when the hair needs to feel lighter, fresher, and more alive again.

Dry Shampoo - when hair needs a quick refresh
If you want to skip a hair wash, Dry Shampoo can help absorb oil and give the hair a fresher feel. It is especially good if you experience sunscreen greasing your hairline.

At the same time, it provides extra texture and grip, which many love for styling and volume in the summer.

If you have a very dry scalp, we recommend using it with caution.

Protect the scalp when the sun gets too harsh

Sun and heat can be harsh on the scalp - especially if you have partings, new roots, thinner areas, or a scalp that easily becomes dry and irritated.

Here, summer care is about both creating shade and giving the scalp peace when it has had a little too much sun.

Rescue Tonic - cooling care for a warm scalp
If your scalp becomes dry, warm, or irritated in the sun, Rescue Tonic can be nice to have on hand.

It has a soothing, relieving, and cooling effect - especially after long days in the sun, either on the beach or at a festival.

Tip: Store it in the refrigerator for an extra cooling sensation.

Dreadlock Visor Cap - shade for the scalp without flattening dreadlocks
A practical cap with a visor and extra space for dreadlocks.

It resembles a regular cap but is designed so your dreadlocks can be gathered comfortably at the back, while the top helps shield the scalp from the sun.

Dreadlock Denim Sun Visor - shade for the face and air for the scalp
A light and airy sun visor that shades the face without covering the scalp.

It's perfect on hot summer days when you want to shade your face but still let your scalp breathe and avoid the feeling of a warm cap.

Help dry dreadlocks retain moisture in summer heat

Sun, saltwater, and heat can make dreadlocks feel drier, stiffer, or duller than usual.

Here, extra moisture and nourishing products can help the hair maintain suppleness, strength, and balance.

Hydrating Oil - help dry dreadlocks retain moisture
The light oil helps protect the hair and maintain suppleness and moisture - especially after sun, heat, and saltwater.

Tightening Gel - moisture and hold without stiffness
Tightening Gel helps gather loose hairs and shape dreadlocks, while aloe vera adds moisture and nourishment to the hair.

Many use it after washing their hair or on slightly damp hair.