There was some residue, but also dirt, which I don't understand because I've been so careful to keep them clean. The outer hair is very clean but deep inside its horrible.Is there anything that I can use that will get it out? I've seen people talk about orange oil, listerine, white vinegar and even washing powder for clothes that is intended for ground in dirt and mud. I've also heard people say they use clay masks which draws the nasty stuff out. Any ideas? Please help!
I tried a really hot BS & ACV wash with lots of tea tree & lavender oil & dried them fast with a hair dryer as it's cold here & we don't have much sun. The smell was gone for about 2 days but then came back. I train a lot so I'm wondering how much is sweat? How gross.I have the same white crap inside mine too, I think it's a build up of BS and residue from occasions when I've been forced to wash with commercial shampoo, plus I use jojoba oil on my flaky scalp so that's probably in there too.It's so disgusting I might have to cut mine off and start again but I'll pay to ship the shampoo before I do, it's worth a try.
I've not tried it, here are the ingredients, does anyone know if these are all ok?
Ingredients:
Aqua, Glycerin, *Sodium Palmate, *Sucrose, *Sodium Cocoate, *Aloe Barbadensis, Decyl Glucoside, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Palm Kernelate, *Patchouli essential oil, Marigold petals. * = Certified Organic.
my personal experience has been that as my dreads get longer and heavier my neck is slowly getting stronger to deal with the additional weight. Or so I believe anyway. Your body should adapt, but maybe it depends on how long they are when you start, how thick your hair is etc etc. I only notice neck strain when they are sodden with water and super heavy.
I also sleep with my hair over the top of my pillow, and I find it very uncomfortable to have my hair up at all, which means it is always in the way! I think putting it up at night might make your neck worse, but I'm no expert.
I wear my locs like a crown and hold my head up very high, the negativity can't touch me, I'm on a different vibe ; )
Hi,
I've seen a few of these vids and when I commented they said I was wrong. Hope you don't mind but I just pasted your explanation as a comment, but I couldn't credit you as youtube limits the space x
Baba Fats said:
I love Chemistry. Something about it. I feel at ease when I look at a periodic table. Kind of like people who count things or wash their hands a dozen time, or lock and unlock their doors
BS and vinegar make Carbonic acid. It's the stuff that makes soda fizzy. It breaks down really easily into CO2 and water. Cold temps help it stay stable, but soda goes flat fast out of the fridge because it's warm. That fizzing is the CO2 bubbling off.
What is left over is the salt form of nail polish remover. Add more vinegar and, again, you get a basic solution sitting on your head for long periods of time, especially if you are sitting there listening to it sizzle.
Not to mention that it's got to smellhorrendous. I can't stand the smell of acetate in a lab setting, let alone on my head in a small bathroom.
What video was that?
Oh btw it wasn't my idea, I got that advice on here, I knew nothing before I came here, but it really does work, stops the itching right away. Don't fret about the process, it will happen in it's own time and each stage can be celebrated... Good luck! x
Blessed Earth Mama said:
Well I haven't used any salt yet and I probably wont considering it might make me feel worse! And your right SE I need to be better about the water temp. Cold water just makes me feel awful so I try to avoid it. I guess I really need to do better with that. And I love your idea about spraying your scalp with the water/oil mixture too Rachel!
I guess I will shoot for washing 2 times a week instead of one. I just worry about washing too much. My first time dreading I didn't wash for the first month! :/ Which I now know is wrong and wash once a week. But over washing can dry out your scalp too... Ugh just want my head to feel better and now I have to worry about not messing up the dreading process on top of it..
Oh yeah I forgot to mention I ditched sea salt months ago as I found it dried my scalp and made the dandruff worse, plus my hair didn't need any help dreading up.
And I also forgot to say I do my final rinse with cold water, which I think helps the dandruff, but also just makes my hair feel nice 
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