Question: can you dye your hair before starting locs?
Answer: A. You can bleach or dye before or after you dread your hair, it don't matter. ... Coloring before will also help to fry the hair, which will help the dreading process. It's not difficult to dye or bleach once your dreads are in, though, just proceed as you would with normal hair and really squish the dye out when washing.