I'm planning on starting my dreads very soon, way stoked, I have very straight (caucasian) hair and I think i found the method I'm going to use (not positive on it so any tips are appreciated!) but it involves drying my hair out as much as possible and I was just wondering if this might be bad in the long run? or maybe good?
help??
how do you plan of drying your hair out? All you need is a shampoo that will strip residue off the folicles. If you try to actually dry out your hair the way chlorine and bleach do, you run the risk of making your hair brittle. This is bad for your locks. it can make them break into little pieces of hair somewhat like a crochet needle would do. That'll weaken the integrity of your dreadlocks.
I have caucasian hair too. It'a little wavy, but all you need to d is wash it with residue free shampoo. That'll start prepping you for knotting. If you want to go TnR, you could wash with that a few times till the oiliness is gone, and then twist and rip.
But you don't want to just dry your hair out in a careless way. Plus, then your hair is itchy and scratchy. I can't say for everyone here, but I love my locks to be soft and fuzzy. If they're too dry it gets uncomfortable. You'll constantly be scratching, and might even lose hope in your progress.
Stick with it. I'm sure they'll turn out great. Let us know of any questions you've got along the way
what is the method?
u want it dry but not too dry if too dry it can nget brittle and break easily
over drying will cause your scalp to rebel and itch but also fight back anmd over produce oiles and make u oily not dry
my concern is what method u think u will use that requires the hair to be so overly dry
ok your page said u were going to use wax
so you got the wrong methoid
ui nevcer ever ever ever ever put wax in dreads
thats not nearly enough never evers top stress how important it is to never put wax in dreadsw
anyone who told u to put wax in aLSO told u wrong methods and bad advice
so start over from scratch like u know notVing
read dreaducation in main menuy
pick a new method
naturals best
just..no wax or crochet ever
Avoid using any conditioner for at least a week. If you can stand it, wash your hair with bar soap instead of shampoo. This is part of the process to dry out the hair.
Separate your hair into sections and braid it. Each braid will become one dreadlock. Leave the braids in at least one day. This will give your hair some wave which makes it easier to dread.
Use a comb to back-comb the hair to make it knotty. Spread some dread wax on your hands and roll the new dreadlock between them. Repeat the backcombing and rolling process several times until that braid begins to look like a dreadlock.
Do this for each of the braids until you have a head full of dreads.
Over the next couple of weeks, avoid getting your hair wet in normal shower water. Soak the hair in salt water to further dry the hair. Apply more wax as needed.
And yes i would like soft fuzzy dreads. hahah not dry and brittle that method sounds ok up until the waxing? i dunno, what do you think?
why bother
best way to dread
1 wash with dread soap throw away combb and conditioners
2 optional;y use sea salt sprays
\3 dio not avoid water! or washing washing helps dreads dread
thats all no backcomb no wax no over drying no vbraidiong no rolling
optional method
wash
use twist n rip
wash
thend
rebackcombiung is very very bad idea it damages and undoes progress
wax very veruy bad
not wetting..ewewwwwww
your friend is cluelesw
be sure u tell him to get that nasty wax iut
it prevents dreading
hahah i will tell him to get his facts straight. or atleast more accurate. thanks for the input and this might be a dumb question but what is twist & rip exactly? i get the twisting of the hair but ripping? the end of the dread?
twist once spliit section into 2 parts randomly (diferent amounts in each hand each time splitting in diferent place each time) pull 2 parts away from eachother pushing knots to roots put together split in new spot pull repeat retwist every so often like every 10-15 pulls
more random is best
for splts pulls and twist
ofcourse its all unesacary your hair will dread by doing nothing at all
tharts the best way
u say youd only do it naturaly natural way means not combing letting it do it on its own
nature does the dreading for u
natural is best, or course. but if you're that impatient, (Not saying you are, but hey), My girlfriend started a set by just braiding her hair and leaving it. They did eventually mat into locks. She washed them any everything. No rubberbands, no wax, no anything. It's a little cheating, but it worked. After a while they stop looking like braids and tangle themselves.
That being said, You're buddies method is dead wrong. Eagle said it all. Only thing I'd add is that when you are starting out, for the first few months, don't use a bar of soap. Use liquid. It's easier and gentler on baby locks. Wash very 2-3 days for a few months. Make sure you leave enough time in between washes to let your hair completely dry. Best drying method is to squeeze or shake out all excess water and then just dry in the sun. If it's cold out, squeeze the water out, wrap in a towel and squeeze. Let it sit in the towel for 10-15 minutes. Blow dry for a few minutes. And then let it air dry the rest on it's own.
Don't go to bed with wet locks. check them one more time before you go to bed. If their still a little damp, hit them with a blow drier again for a few minutes
well thanks the helps appreciated. i guess i didn't mean fully all natural. i will speed up the process by dreading them myself i just meant no wax or any of the many things i've heard are good for dreads but really are just full of chemicals.
