Backcombed then split & T&R.. just a journal & timeline

I started with dreads about 15 years ago but I used KB wax & backcombed I took them out after 7month - 1 year... because the wax was vile & I couldn't get over it in the end... I didnt' use too much I never had the wax on my pillow or any of that but my hair is dark & the wax was white (before they made other colours) it just didn't work...

My husband cut them all out & that was that..

I decided to backcomb again, I watched a few youtube videos just to see what was going on & all the video's I watched they showed how to crochet them & no wax needed... oh great!!

So this was my plan.. I sent off for a couple crochet hooks (which actually arrived today 2 weeks after I started my dreads).. & I backcombed them in...

When I washed them the 2nd time I got a lot of frizz & they looked a hot mess.. where are my crochet hooks dammit!!! In my turmoil I found this site.... & as I have read many others before me did after probably a similar story.... So here I am 2 weeks later just leaving them & hoping I didn't backcomb them so crazy that they wont fall out some so they can start their natural journey...

At this point I am thinking that if by week 5 I do not have a single loop I may comb them out & just start over natural... the only reason I didn't do this when I found out about it even being possible in less than 10 years...is because my 10 year old spent about 3 days making beads out of Fimo & he was genuinely really upset when I said I was going to start them all over.... but he will understand i'm sure but i'm going to give them a bit longer..

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During, I had to section them myself I've never been very good at hair so it was really hard to do them in the back, I think my sections are going to be too big as well... this is why natural would have been better for me...

This is my 1 week ish... & I have a total of 38 dreads I don't have the front bangs or a little off to the side done though.. if I did that would probably be a total of 42..

I'm thinking I backcombed them so tight they may be hopeless I'm at approx week 2 now but i'm not going to update with pictures until week 5 which is when I've decided to make or break the backcombed locks....

Thanks for reading if you did...

Oh i've ordered some shampoo, some soap & some gel off Vicki I made a sea salt spray but i've only used it once so far.... at the mo. I'm washing them with Dr. Bronner's peppermint bar... & I'm proper neglecting them though because like I said I'm crap with hair.. so they are just basically abandoned at this point...I will try & pull them apart though but even that i'm not sure when to do without ruining them...