Meet the dreadlocks artist, Georgi ........................................

Georgi Kuehne has been a beauty therapist for twenty years, and in that time has seen and learnt a lot about the industry. Georgi is not a ‘day spa’ kind of person, preferring the alternative beauty niche.

With this in mind, Georgi had her own hair dreadlocked and liked it so much she wanted to learn the skill.

She began classes in Byron Bay to become a qualified ‘loctician’ – not a title you hear every day.

“My long-term interest in beauty and hair meant that I already knew how to do hair wraps, and more recently also learnt how to create box and Dutch braids,” Georgi says.

“For dreadlocking I use an ‘all natural’ method using a crochet hook.

“If the client wants to extend the length of their hair, they can choose either human or synthetic hair to create their dread extensions as you lose a lot of length when you get your hair dreadlocked.

Georgi wanted to be able to do something different and offer an alternative to the traditional beauty methods, her vision being to blend the two styles (regular with contemporary).

“Everyone defines what is beautiful in their own unique way, and I want to be able to cater for everyone,” Georgi says.

The wonderful thing about dreadlocks is the ability to do something different.

You can create new dreads, extend preexisting dreads, extend short hair with longer dreads, or add different colours, beautiful wraps, beads and even incorporate dread jewellery, Georgi told Style Magazine.

“Although there are no official figures, my experience suggests that dreadlocks are becoming more popular as employers and society as a whole becomes more accepting of different life choices,” Georgie says.

“I have had dreads a few times during my life and the beauty of dreads is that they can be brushed out, so with a little patience the dreads can be removed without having to cut your hair, should you not want them anymore.

“Alternatively, you can cut them off and reattach them later.”

There is a stigma and misconception regarding dreads, being that they are dirty and that you can’t wash your hair when, in fact, you can wash your hair and perform a nice deep clean of your dreads using apple cider vinegar.

There are also many different dread-care products out there; you only have to look.

So, if you’re looking to start or continue your dreadlock journey, find a loctician to get your dread on.