Specialist dreadlock consultations · Brighton & Hove + online
Your hair is the starting point—not the service menu.
Whether you need straightforward maintenance, help planning new dreadlocks or extensions, corrective work, or specialist support for thinning hair and alopecia, you do not have to diagnose the right service yourself.
★★★★★ Specialist expertise supported by verified client feedback
Start with your situation
Choose the closest starting point. Full eligibility information appears before payment.
What looks like routine maintenance can sometimes involve weakened roots, unsuitable sectioning, accumulated damage or reconstruction needs.
The correct service should be determined by the condition, density and history of your hair—not simply by the appointment name that appears closest.
Real starting points · considered outcomes
These genuine transformations show why hair, density, structure and the long-term plan must be considered before a service is booked.
Severe alopecia to a full head of specialist dreadlocks.
Short hair and traction alopecia dreadlock extensions.
Permanent extensions from approximately 1.5 inches of hair.
Specialist extensions for thinning and balding hair.
Reconstruction following breakage and structural damage.
The method behind the assessment
Sectioning, density, root direction, weak areas, long-term hold and what the hair can realistically carry all need to be considered before work begins.
This assessment-led approach supports the Precision Intermatting Method™: a mapping-led, structure-aware method refined across delicate, complex and resistant hair types.
Precision comes from how the hair is assessed, mapped, tensioned and built. The method is adapted to the condition and behaviour of the hair rather than forcing every client through the same process.
Verified client experiences
“Made me feel very at ease.”
Iggi Goddard · Verified Google review
“Completely transformed my Dreads.”
Denise Page · Verified Google review
“So worth it.”
Karen Lomas · Verified Google review
A clear specialist process
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Select the consultation that reflects your starting point and complete secure payment.
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Complete the assessment form and provide the requested photographs, history and goals.
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Your hair, scalp, structure, limitations and desired outcome are considered properly.
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Where appropriate, receive a recommendation, quotation and suitable service or care options.
Healthy established dreadlocks
For straightforward root maintenance where your existing dreadlocks and sectioning are healthy, stable and established.
After payment, you will be directed to the relevant assessment form.
Main planning route
For new dreadlocks, permanent extensions, repair, reconstruction or a starting point that requires proper service planning.
After payment, you will be directed to the relevant assessment form.
Deeper specialist assessment
For vulnerable or higher-risk starting points that require deeper specialist consideration before permanent work is planned.
After payment, you will be directed to the advanced assessment form.
Simple guidance
You are not expected to know whether your hair needs maintenance, repair, reconstruction or a more specialist approach.
Healthy and straightforward: choose the £69 assessment.
Planning, extensions, repair or uncertainty: choose the £120 consultation.
Thinning hair, alopecia or vulnerable areas: choose the £199 consultation.
Investment
Service prices vary because every head of hair, existing structure and desired outcome is different.
Smaller maintenance appointments may begin from around £100. Fresh dreadlocks, permanent extensions, reconstruction and specialist transformations can range from hundreds into thousands.
Some advanced or multi-stage cases may exceed £2,000. Your final service quotation is provided after assessment.
Location and reach
In-person dreadlock services are carried out in Brighton & Hove, South East UK, unless another arrangement has been agreed.
Consultations are available to clients elsewhere in the UK and internationally.
In certain suitable cases, travel or home-visit arrangements may be discussed after assessment.
Specialist guidance
Understand when waiting or choosing another route may be safer.
Learn how tension and existing hair loss affect safe planning.
See what may be possible when your natural hair is very short.
Frequently asked questions
Choose £120 for repair, extensions, reconstruction or uncertainty. Choose £199 whenever thinning, alopecia, hair loss or vulnerable areas are involved. The £69 route is only for clearly healthy, established dreadlocks requiring straightforward maintenance.
After payment, complete the relevant assessment form and provide the requested photographs, history and goals. Your starting point is reviewed before the most appropriate next step is recommended.
Not accurately. The required work depends on your hair, scalp, density, existing structure, history and intended result.
It usually begins with your assessment form, photographs and message-based guidance by email or WhatsApp. If a deeper live review is required, the Advanced Case route may be recommended.
This deeper specialist route may include an extended WhatsApp review or Zoom consultation where needed.
Sometimes, but not automatically. Existing dreadlocks may need a fresh assessment where there is major regrowth, discomfort, breakage, merging, weak roots or structural damage.
Dreadlocks by KNOT is based in Brighton & Hove, South East UK. In-person services are normally carried out here.
Consultations can be provided remotely. Depending on your case, you may receive guidance about the safest route and whether travelling for specialist work should be considered.
In suitable cases this may be discussed after assessment, depending on the work, complexity and location.
No specific result can responsibly be guaranteed before the hair has been properly assessed. The consultation establishes what appears realistic, safe and appropriate.
Start with clarity
Choose the description that most accurately reflects your hair. The assessment process will help establish the safest and most appropriate way forward.