Removing Beeswax from Dreadlocks

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  The hotter the water, the more effective this process will be.Polka Dot Images/Polka Dot/Getty Images
  
  Fill your bowl or bucket with water as hot as you can stand to touch.
  
  
• 2). Squirt a small amount of dishwashing soap into the bowl or bucket.
  
  
• 3). Dip the dreads in the soapy water. Let them soak up the water for a couple minutes or as long as you can tolerate the waiting process.
  
  
• 4). Squeeze water from the dreads. Twist them to remove even more water.
  
  
• 5). Apply enough apple cider vinegar to the root of the waxy dreads to saturate them. Let stand for 15 minutes.
  
  

Cleaning Dreads After Wax Removal

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  Clean dreadlocks for maximum wax removal.Brand X Pictures/Brand X Pictures/Getty Images
  
  Rinse the apple cider vinegar from your dreads in the shower or under a tap.
  
  
• 2). Wash your hair in clarifying shampoo or a shampoo designed for dreadlocks.
  
  
• 3). Repeat the above steps as many times as necessary. Doing the process one time is not usually enough to get rid of the beeswax.