The Dreadlocks Salon - Best Dreadlock Salon in Oakland CA

I can’t say enough great things about The Dreadlock Salon! From the moment I walked in, I felt a warm sense of community that truly reflects the spirit of Oakland. The vibe is welcoming and inclusive, and the team is as professional and real as they come. I came in with some issues with my locs, and in just two appointments, they completely transformed them. The attention to detail, care, and expertise they bring to every session is unmatched. It’s clear they truly care about their clients and their craft. Special shout out to Ms Peaches, Donnie and Roger! I’ve already set up recurring appointments because I trust no one else with my hair now. If you’re looking for amazing service and a connection to the beautiful Oakland community, The Dreadlock Salon is the place to go! Highly recommend

Great salon, came late and they were able to still fit me in and they work really fast. Definitely going back!

Please do not go here if you have non-ethnic hair. They do not know how to crochet dreads. The dreads ruined my scalp. I have blisters all over my head. They said I wouldn't need extensions and that it would take 6 hours maybe 8 at most. In total had I finished it would have been 12 hours. And then on top of that I lost 7 inches in length. I had to cut off all of my hair because of how badly these dreads were. Not to mention the hairdressers were trying to rip me off. The owner comes with the phone while my hairdresser was still doing my hair. They hid the phone talking about the price. Then my hairdresser said "more". So the owner/manager lady came up to me and said that will be $900. Now they charge $90/hour. I started at 10:35 and it was 6:17. So $900 would be 10 hours of work or that

I wanted to love this place so bad. My hair is interlocked so its hard to find a loctician. I found this place and went for a retie and style. (Oct '24)The guy washed my hair and all was good until he put me under the dryer...🤨 Then asked if I wanted my retie with gel or no. I said "no" and this man proceeded to finger through my hair, not doing any part definition and retie 120 DRY LOCS !!! I have diamond parts and I like them crisp when I get a retie. I should have spoken on it, but I thought maybe I was missing something because I only had locs for 2 years maintained in ATL. Fast forward to the end and he couldn't even style my hair. It took 2 other stylists to assist and it still looked like trash. It was for a wedding so I ended up just taking it down. He never put any oil in my hair

I went there a couple weeks back for a dreadlock install, and I went there a day prior to confirm my appointment so they gave me a number to call and it was the owner and she came off nice, told me that I would be getting a call back from her that never happened. So boom the next day I arrive prompt and when I arrive there’s a receptionist and a stylist on the barber side the receptionist was ok but the owner son that did my hair was really rude and unprofessional. Just complaining about the business and his life like I didn’t come to hear all of that. He abandoned me in the dryer for too long, was really aggressive with my head again just being rude about where my head should be towards and then had the audacity to try to run out the shop when I assumed they thought I was going to leave w