Combing out dreadlocks?

[Anje]

Would soaking her hair overnight in the most slippery cone-laden conditioner you can think of help? Maybe a vat of spray-on detangling mist? I haven't taken out locs, but I think the general rule is that people with them need to avoid conditioner if they want to keep the hair in locs, so soaking in the stuff should help them come back out.

My sister-in-law had her hair (1c/F/ii, I think, very similar to mine, but lighter red) in locs for a while, and she did not cut it when she took them out. Her hair was a bit past BSL at the time. It did take quite a while, though. Removing locs is not an afternoon project. Your friend should probably plan on spending at least 4-6 hours a day working on them for a week.