One of our high school kiddos tried to do dreads. Some faculty wanted to tell him he had to wash the hair... but the powers that be figured holding back and letting natural consequences take their course was better (it being high school and time for people to have some freedom).
Time went on and peers encouraged him to wash... nope...
... but then he was at a buddies house in the kitchen doing something like cooking, adn somehow there was a flour fight...
... and flour in the hair turned to glue.
Kiddo ended up shaving his head. Faculty and students rejoiced. (Student probably just a little relieved at not "giving in" until he wanted to...)

Couldn't tell you what kind of hair he had even though he was one of my students - prob'ly a bit too fine.

Be yerself, in whatever invention that is!