Client Intake Page

FULL DISCLAIMER: We only serve the cities and metropolitan areas that are listed on this page. If you intend to travel to us, please select your city AND the city you intend to travel to, and select the request to travel to us. This is a question you will answer within our intake form below. In some cases we may be able to travel to you if you are willing to cover the accommodations to do so, however this will be determined on a case by case basis and is for large jobs only such as major repairs, installations, or extensions.

• We are currently onboarding the newest addition to our team to serve Central PA.
• Requests for this area will be placed on a list to start booking for November of 2023.
• Appointments booked in November of 2023 will be served by the founder and our newest trainee.

• New service requests for NYC are typically quoted within 7 days.
• Appointment availability is typically within 2-4 weeks.
• Booking times available Monday-Saturday – unavailable Sunday.
• Clients served in a private studio in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

• We are no longer traveling to Richmond however you have the option to travel to our home studio in Virginia Beach, VA for appointments. Refer to Virginia Beach listing for more info.

• Seeking a new trainee to join our team and serve our clients, inquire here.
• We are overbooked and currently not accepting new clients in the Atlanta region.

• New service requests for DC & Northern Virginia are typically quoted within 7 days.
• Appointment availability is typically within 2-6 weeks depending on location.

• We are currently not accepting new clients in the Maryland area.

• New service requests for the Norfolk and Virginia beach area are typically quoted within 7 days.
• Appointment availability is typically within 1-2 months.
• Appointments for long repair sessions and new installations are typically booked Friday, Saturday and/or Sunday and shorter maintenance sessions are available during weekdays.
• As of October 1st all clients will be served in a private studio in Pungo (Virginia Beach) unless an exception must be made.

• New service requests for the Miami area are typically quoted within 5 days.
• Appointment availability is typically within 1-4 weeks.

To schedule an appointment please select and read over the service page that applies to you – then in the pricing section of each service page you will notice a button to “Request Quote / Appointment” when you click that button it will launch our service form – fill out that form to get a personalized quote and set up your first appointment.

Once you fill out the form the first time there is no need to fill it out again, simply contact us directly.

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Dreadlock Central Services

Time will vary dramatically depending on what you need done. A simple root maintenance will take as little as 1 hour and a full installation will range from 6-14 hours or possibly longer for extensions. We will give you a time estimate after we review your form submission.

We do not have a physical shop, instead we travel from home to home as a mobile dreadlock salon and intend to keep it that way for the immediate future. You can view our services areas on our locations page!

We can arrange to meet at other locations, or you can travel to us. This can be discussed if it is an issue. Some of our clients choose to rent a hotel room or an AirBnB or use a friend or family member’s home. If the weather is favorable we’re not opposed to meeting up in a park if you’re the outdoors type.

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• Wash or deep cleanse 24-48 hours before your appointment.
• DO NOT use any conditioner or oils or any other product between this wash and your appointment.
• Make sure you have a chair that sits medium to low height, high chairs make our work difficult.
• Make sure you have sufficient lighting, dark environments make our work difficult.
• Please remove extremely hyper pets or children from the environment while we are working on your dreadlocks if possible.

Click here for our full Appointment Preparation page.

For a new installation and/or extensions 5 inches of length is prefered, however 3 inches is the minimum.

The required length will vary depending on the size of the dreadlocks to be installed. The smaller the dreadlock, the shorter the length that is required and the larger the dreadlock, the longer your hair must be.

This will vary depending on your current length, dreadlock thickness, hair type, and also if you want your ends open or closed. Typically you’ll lose 3-6 inches, or sometimes more for longer hair. The good news is that you won’t lose any additional length once we install them since we crochet them.

This is a difficult question to answer. The short answer is probably, however it’s not guaranteed. Most dreadlocks can be taken out when they’re new, however the older they get the more difficult that can be. If you decide to take them out you need to be prepared to put in a significant amount of time and patience, and you’ll pull a lot of hair out, it is not an easy process to comb out most dreadlocks.

The pain level varies between individuals and dreadlock age. The short answer, is a moderate yes. New installations and young dreadlocks tend to be less painful than older ones because your scalp usually increases in sensitivity over time as you wash less frequently. The only part of our process that will be painful is when we’re working very close to your scalp to tighten your roots.

TIP: Be sure to drink plenty of water. Dehydration may result in a sensitive scalp.

If you have to cancel your appointment, please notify us as early as possible so we can all adjust accordingly. The sooner, the better. Down payments are non-refundable for any cancelation less than 48 hours before the appointment, or especially for any no-show. This is especially important for appointments we travel to – because we often book other clients along our routes, and spend time and gas money traveling to you, the non-refundable down payment covers our expenses, time, and improbability to fill your time slot on such late notice which would otherwise be wasted.