How to Choose Henlon Hair Colors for Dreads & Braids

How to Choose Henlon Hair Colors for Dreads & Braids

The Henlon hair in our range is perfectly suited for creating your own dreadlocks using the crochet method, or for making beautiful braids to wear between your homemade set of dreadlocks.

What could be more fun than making your own dreads entirely by yourself, in exactly the colors, thickness, and length you want!

However, there really are a lot of Henlon hair colors to choose from… How do you make the right choice? In this blog, we will help you with that!

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Ombré Henlon or Henlon colors?

In addition to offering more than 60 colors of Henlon hair, you will also find a number of Ombré Henlon hair colors in our range. The Ombré Henlon hair has a beautiful color gradient, with options in natural shades as well as some more colorful tones. The Ombré effect looks its best when you use a single ombre color for your set of dreads. But the ombre shades are also great to combine with other ombre shades or the solid colors of the Henlon hair.

Ombre Henlon combinations:

  • Combine Iced Coffee with Dirty Blonde, Warm Blonde, Light Ash Blonde
  • Sweet Chestnut with: Ginger, Light Brown, Chestnut
  • Cappuccino with Light Ash Blonde, Brunette, Light Chocolate
  • Sunkissed with: Sweet Pink, Caramel, Chestnut

The regular Henlon hair is available in almost every color of the rainbow and you will find various shades of most colors in our range.

A natural set of dreadlocks

Do you want to create a beautiful natural set that matches your own hair color? To choose the color that comes closest to your hair color, you can use the Color Ring. Or send us some photos of your hair in daylight, and we can help you find the right shade.

It is best to choose 2 or 3 shades of henlon that are close to your color. Often, your hair does not have one solid color but always has some color variations. By using a number of henlon shades, you mimic this and create depth in your set. You can use the 2 or 3 shades as solid colors to make dreads, or create extra shades by mixing the hair colors. All our Renate’s Locks of Love also consist of 2 mixed henlon colors.

Examples of 3 natural shades that are close to each other:

  • Light Blonde, Light Ash Blonde, Natural White
  • Blonde, Golden Blonde, Buttercream Blonde
  • Chestnut, Caramel, Light Brown
  • Carob, Walnut, Light Chocolate
  • Ginger, Copper Brown, Golden Copper
  • Mulberry, Mahogany, Black/Coffee

A colorful, subtle set of dreadlocks

If you love color and want to keep it simple, you can simply choose about 3 shades of a color and create your set with them, resulting in a set with 3 blonde shades or 3 pink shades, for example. Using multiple colors in your set gives it more depth than using just 1 solid color. Of course, you can mix the 3 shades together to create even more color variations.

Examples of 3 shades of a color:

  • Misty, Copper Brown, Ginger
  • Pale Pastel Green, Mermaid, Mermaid Turquoise
  • Light Brown, Caramel, Chestnut
  • Cherry Blossom, Magenta, Ruby
  • Opal Purple, Purple Rain, Plum

Create an eye-catching set with dreadlocks

Do you want your dread set to really stand out and have lots of color? The options are endless, let your creativity flow!

For example, choose 3 pastel shades together:
Mermaid Turquoise, Purple Rain, Bubblegum Pink

Or 3 vibrant colors:
Mermaid, Magenta, Copper Brown

Perhaps 3 cool colors:
Smokey Lilac, Capri Blue, Sky Blue

Maybe 3 warm shades:
Copper Brown, Ruby, Cherry Blossom

A badass combination:
Army Green, Purple Rain, Black

A sugary sweet mix:
Opal Purple, Pearl, Bubblegum Pink

Henlon braids in your dread set

Do you think your dread set could use a little something extra? Then make some braids with the Henlon hair, a super cool addition to your set! By the way, we also have ready-made braids in our Webshop ;)

Or decorate some dreads with yarn, charms, and beads, or make a cool hair wrap! In this blog, you will find DIY courses to get creative.

Make & install your dreadset yourself!

Is your super cool set with dreads, braids and decorations ready? Time to braid them in and shine with your new look!

👉 Here you can learn how to install your dreads yourself. 

Is installing them yourself a step too far for you? Then book an appointment at our salon to have your set installed by a professional!

Don't have a dreadset yet?
👉 Learn how to make your own reusable synthetic dreads in our online course.

Have fun creating your dream set!