Question on bleaching and conditioning baby dreads~

Like the title says, I have dreadlocks. They are baby dreadlocks, not fully formed, mature locks. But they were black. I hated the way they looked, so I bleached them. Now they are a greenish mixed with brown. (The green is from my previous dye job, before the black.) My plan is to go a light blonde, and I am willing to take my time with this. But seeing as I have dreads, I cannot use deep conditioners or argan oil, any of that. I attempted a hot oil treatment, and after three washes (with Dr. Bronner's liquid soap) my dreads are still oily! So I guess I can't attempt that again. My question is: how long should I wait before I bleach my hair again? It had been over a month since I had touched my hair with chemicals before I bleached it the first time, and in that time I did hot oil treatments, used argan oil and deep conditioned a bit. (Before the dreads, of course.) And also, are there any suggestions about ways to condition my locks from the bleaching, yet not harm them or prevent them from locking up. I also want to say, I'm using Ion powder lightener with the Ion 20 developer for bleach. Thank you~
updated by @marissa2: 01/13/15 09:52:04PM

1st off u never wabt to crochet dreads

2nd u never want to condition baby dreads except if u made the mistake of crochet u want to loosen them up in a hurry

3rd if u can avoid bleaching u should its risky

aloe is the safest conditioner (only pure from the plant)

jojobas a good 1 too

if u have hard water bronners will always make u ou]ily

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Thank you for all the good info! If I shouldn't crochet, how do I tighten them when they get a little loose?I understand about bleaching, but I'd rather not leave them the colour they are. They're almost the colour of copper rust. They're disgusting looking.

Hi Marissa, I can't answer your question for you as I don't dye mine, but just letting you know there is a group on her for members who dye their dreads. That would be a good one for you to join...Peace

http://www.dreadlockssite.com/group/dyeddreadheads?xg_source=activity

The sections you have made are not really dreads at all, they were formed by hand. Those backcombed sections are the blueprints to your future mature dreads. They will loosen, and must loosen up in order to go on their journey of looping and shrinking, becoming the width of where the section meets the scalp. You do not want to tighten them at all, don't use a hook any longer, they must go on that journey. It can take a year or more for them to become mature dreads, and once they are they will be strong, thick, tidy and beautiful. All you need to do is wash and separate any sections that are trying to join together. That's it! Easy huh...

If you do dye your dreads, which I don't recommend because it dries them out and dye can be stuck inside, at least try to use a healthier brand that is sold in health store and health sections in some grocery stores. If you want your dreads to last for a lifetime, don't dye them. if you want them only for a short time, then have fun.
Peace

Marissa said:

Thank you for all the good info! If I shouldn't crochet, how do I tighten them when they get a little loose?

I understand about bleaching, but I'd rather not leave them the colour they are. They're almost the colour of copper rust. They're disgusting looking.

dont tighten them when they get loose they have to get loose to dread u dont have dreads u have crochetted hair (or backcomnbed if u didnt crochet) u have to leacve em alone let them get loose so they can dread

dreading happens by neglect only by leaving them alone tpo do what they do..naturally

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My new book Ban The Taboo Vol 1

besides the esxtreme damage crochet causes its the excessive tightenes that keeps them from dreading for 6 months after 1 use if u use ot alot it cabtake a year or more to recover

its dread abuse

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My new book Ban The Taboo Vol 1

Good thing I haven't crocheted them too much, I'll stop immediately. Thanks for saving my dreads. But, I used Ion dye for both the blue and black it was previously dyed. Would it be better to continue bleaching with a higher level developer or should I use the colour remover? And how long should I wait between treatments? Considering I'm doing it on dreads.