10 months here and still shrinking... i think for my hair everything takes longer.
i have a little theory too, that it depends a lot on enviromental conditions.. i spent 2 months in hot mediterian climate with a lot of sea water, and dreads were changing rapidly... here, i live in colder england, inland, no sea here and they are changing a lot slower.... hope it makes sense.
hahaha, no you wouldn't stink like rotten fish, unless u accidentally put head in one while sunbathing :D
the odour would be more sea like... i like it, but it might be itchy to some people, its safe to wash salt out...
soaringeagle said:
u should at least rinse out the salt water or u will stink like rotten fish
washing helps dreads dread tho so if u feel dirty or itchy wash by aklll means theres no reason to ever not wash except to let em dry betweeen
its up to you, how u feel...
from my experience, i would swim in a sea and leave it like that, or just shower afterwards with cold water, nothing else is needed. sea is great for dreads.
but its your hair and you may feel the need to wash, i dont know...
I am only using tea tree oil and patchouli oil in my bs. so is it a a cup to a gallon of acv? and is it just acv and water in the second rinse? and is it good to do it more than just once a month?
umm ok ive been washing with bs/acv but do you guys put ur oils in the bs mix or acv mix just wondering im putin mine in my bs and is there any difference?
)I don't usually add much oils to my baking soda wash... most of it gets rinsed away within minutes anyway.
I make dread sprays instead. Get a spray bottle, fill with water and a small splash of vodka, and add your oils. My standard "cooling" spray is about 15 drops of peppermint and 10 of rosemary, plus a bit of jojoba oil for conditioning. I keep it in the fridge and just spray it on whenever my scalp feels itchy or hot.
My "just for good smells" one is water + vodka + pure vanilla extract (the kind used for cooking). I spray it on the length of the dreads rather than the scalp.
hahaha! yeah, there is a reason for not combining it....
dont worry about 'residue', oils are natural and healthy, they dont stay in your hair forever.
i put 15 drops of rosemary and about 10 of tea tree into 500ml bottle of vinegar water....find your combination, you would probably feel if its too much or too little for u.... dont put too much, bud enough so u can feel it.... simple..
