a natural hair threat (cotton, wool, yarn, hemp etc) around the root sections is way better than using rubber bands or silicone wraps, because they can get sucked into the dreads or damage the roots and thinning out your hair. If you hate frizz, which is part of getting locks you should never crochet, it breaks hair and makes even more frizz that way. Leave them alone or wrapping them is a way more healthy method.
Also please stop root flipping or interlocking, it is very damaging, too, not even palm rolling is any good for the process. Wash at least weekly and separate, that's all you need to do.
Hi Lexy, welcome on here! Glad that you have found this site, we all care for healthy dreads! You should wash way more often, we recommend to wash at least once a week with a dreadlock friendly shampoo, because only clean hair is gonna lock proper! The best dreadlock shampoo on the planet you can buy via the link on top at dreadlocksshampoo.com. Feel free to ask every question on your mind and maybe read the dreaducation section on this page with almost every information for healthy locks.
yeah, we're all used to have those once a while! Keep on embracing the mess, it will get better!
I would really rather not. I'll give it a few months before I do anything.
good idea! In your side picture you can already see some sectioning happen! A little more length is also helpful for the process. You could also spray some seasalted water on your hair a couple of hours before a wash, that helps locking, too.
Congrats for the one year mark, they look awesome! Yeah, i think everybody on this journey know these roller coaster feelings, there are good and bad days for sure! I'm close to 1.5 years and in my case noticeable growth kicked in like two month ago?! You should also get that reward for your patience soon, so keep on track! Cheers
Yeah, wet hair is a total different story! And i bet that your boots are heavier, too !
Hey Nick, welcome! I started my 3rd try of getting dreadlocks at the age of 43 (1st one was at 24 i think), so age is not a reason for not trying to grow locks! I started mine short, too but i thing weight will be no problem, even long locks are not so heavy as you might thing they are!
I know this is a very old thread, and this might sound like a stupid question with an obvious answer, but how do you know when your hair has sectioned itself?
I feel like mine is beginning to, but I’m not sure whether they’re just curls. Unless all of those curls will all grow into individual dreadlocks?
A section is a strand of hair which keeps together without beeing locked yet. Sections can be straight or curly. My hair sectioned in curls, that stayed together till dreaded, even after washing. I think that's why people are afraid of washing in the beginnig, because they are scared losing all their sections. Yes it seems like yours start sectioning itself!
Hey Renna, welcome on here!
Using the crochet hook for maintainance can cause damage to your hair , you should avoid that tool! You have your dreads for a couple of years now, so in my opinion there is no need to maintain them that way. It is normal that the roots are lose one or two inch because the hair grows, but it will dread right back up, without special treatment. Just washing on a regular base at least once a week and a little separating if needed! Then you would not need the rubber bands eather.
You can read some helpful informations in the dreaducation section right at Dreadlock Forums.
