There's A Difference!.

Ok, so while in N.Y. for the summer 09' I talked to my uncle who is(Rastafarian) about the difference between dreadlocks and kinky twists. and he explained it to me.
Kinky twists are like single braids and you can run your fingers through them as well. People who don't have any knowledge of dreads assume that dreads and kinky twists are the same. When they are clearly not!
Dreadlocks are heavy matted coils of hair which form by themselves (neglect method) or with the help of hair products. So yeah if you think you have dreads try to run your fingers through your hair. If you can they are definetely not dreadlocks. Most likely kinky twists.
Locks were never a fashion statement to begin with.
The wearing of dreadlocks is very closely associated with the movement, though not universal among, or exclusive to, its adherents. Rastas maintain that locks are supported by Leviticus 21:5 ("They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in the flesh.") and the Nazirite vow in Numbers 6:5 ("All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the Lord, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.").
Rastafari associate dreadlocks with a spiritual journey that one takes in the process of locking their hair (growing hairlocks). It is taught that patience is the key to growing locks, a journey of the mind, soul and spirituality. Its spiritual pattern is aligned with the Rastafari movement. The way to form natural dreadlocks is to allow hair to grow in its natural pattern, without cutting, combing or brushing, but simply to wash it with pure water.
Locks worn for stylish reasons are sometimes referred to as "bathroom locks," to distinguish them from the kind that are purely natural. Rasta purists also sometimes refer to such dreadlocked individuals as "wolves," as in "a wolf in sheep's clothing," especially when they are seen as trouble-makers who might potentially discredit or infiltrate Rastafari.