I had always wanted Dreadlocks, ever since I was a little kid. I was fascinated with Dreadlocks, I stared them them when I saw someone who had them, and I watched a lot of videos with bands whom happend to have members that had Dreadlocks. But the most notable one I admired was Jonathan Davis from Korn. I watched all of their videos, mesmerized by how they'd move when he shuffled about and swung his head.
But I was faced with disapproval from Family, saying they looked dirty, trashy, etc. And Racial accusations from African Americans, saying that Dreadlocks were the cultural property of their people, etc, etc.
I recently turned 18, and I went ahead and got dreadlocks anyway, despite all of the negativity surrounding them. I used the back-combing method, with rubber bands. And have been washing them every few days, I did do palm-rolling the first week, but only lightly. to help them along. I've been using Dawn Dish soap, since it's made not to leave residue, and is used world-wide to clean up animals, remove oil, sanitize silverware and dishes, etc. It seems to be working incredibly well. I put rubber-bands on my dreadlocks after I had formed them, but only lightly. I read that they can cause breakage, so as a test I used a pair of scissors to clip one in half, and the rubber band easily slipped out from around the dreadlock after a week of being in. So I just added a new one.
About me, I'm quite the artsy person. I like to draw, I like fantasy books and games, I like to sculpt and carve wood, I like rock, classic rock, metal, select few rap bands, and folk songs.
Glad to join the site, and meet fellow Dreadheads!
updated by @seaver: 01/22/20 09:33:16AM
