Hi guys, newbie to the whole dreading thing here with a few questions if i may.
First tho a little introduction i think is in order,
My husband Ky expressed a wish to have dreads, apparently its something he had been pondering the idea of for some time, so we embarked on the task of researching them on google, ofc we found the money making companies first, reading and watching videos about waxing and palm rolling etc and how much it was gonna cost us not only in money but time too.
Well i had my reservations about waxing, i mean wax by nature is waterproof and Ky has naturally very greasy hair, and to add to that as he is disabled we exist on a very low income now days, so all this entourage of products was going to hit our pocket quite hard.
So... i carried on researching and found techniques using a crochet hook to start them and then this kinda rethreading maintenance, initially the idea of being able to do them without the use of wax was what made me continue to research i must admit, all be it with again some reservations due to being old enough to have used a crochet hook in the past and knowing how hard i found it to use without damaging the wool you were not trying to hook (i was never good at knitting or crochetting), and im glad it did, cos it was only then, when i typed crochet dreadlocks into google that your site came up on the front page (i do have a tendancy to not look at subsequent pages).
Well i am glad we found your site as it did confirm my initial feelings about both waxing and crochetting the dreads, we read quite a bit here and decided on the TnR method, although i was i believe pretty gentle with it, his hair kinda took to it real well and did not need much persuasion, so i feel fairly confident that i did not do much damage, at least nothing like what waxing or crochetting would have done.
Anyhow now comes to the maintenance of what we have, which i must say i am very pleased with, i feel they do suit him alot, and he said "yeah im happy, i like them" and if you knew him you would know that means he loves them loads LOL :P
So we have read about the washes and rinses and have taken notes, and rummaging thru my collection of oils, candles, etc etc i have some lavendar, rosemary, tyme, tea tree oils, but..... im not sure these are the correct oils, they are massage oils see, and the essences are blended with grapeseed oil and vitamin E, they are therefore very well oily and im guessing totally wrong for putting on the hair.
So could someone please recommend a link or two of website pages featuring the right ones i need to add to the washes and rinses for him, then i can do some research for supplies of said product further.
Much obliged for any help and advice you guys can give, when i find the battery charger for our camera will take a photo for you all to see
Many regards and thanks
Chey
updated by @chey-mckenzie: 01/13/15 09:04:32PM