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@daniel2
10/11/16 03:38:24PM
62 posts

Mildew and Rot Knot questions

Dread Maintenance

Hmm I'd say I do give them plenty to dry. Washed them yesterday around 2pm and didn't sleep till 3am-ish. Like you I want to get it done early in the day. Can't say I've never slept with them wet. I probably have slept a few times when they were moist in the past but I've stopped that right away.
Oh that's exactly what I did yesterday, driving with the windows down! lol

Best blow dryer
And an update on the Rot Know product: It did away with the funky smell and buildup

@daniel2
09/28/16 09:10:50PM
62 posts

Newbie

Introduce Yourself

They all sectioned awesomely without any interference. Other than separating often. Though all of my dreads may be knotted up, most of them have around 1-2 inches of loose hair at the tips. Which isn't a bother at all. They're about shoulder length...um I think I need to make a video lol

to show the progres

@daniel2
09/28/16 08:56:17PM
62 posts

Mildew and Rot Knot questions

Dread Maintenance

The Rot Knot smelled so good! That has to be the best smelling product I've used in my dreads lol (if only the bars were similar). And like you mentioned, I didn't limit the amount I was using, so I REALLY soaked the dreads in the liquid. Going to continue using it until that buildup goes away.

I'm in a budget so as far as my diet goes, I'm on that college diet lol. I do shower every day though, a habit I guess. But like I said, I cover them up so they don't get wet, unless its a scheduled wash.

I'll ask about that charcoal deep cleanse!

@daniel2
09/28/16 08:51:26PM
62 posts

Mildew and Rot Knot questions

Dread Maintenance

The Rot Knot smelled so good! That has to be the best smelling product I've used in my dreads lol (if only the bars were similar). And like you mentioned, I didn't limit the amount I was using, so I REALLY soaked the dreads in the liquid. Going to continue using it until that buildup goes away.

I'm in a budget so as far as my diet goes, I'm that college diet. I do shower every day though, a habit I guess. But like I said, I cover them up so they don't get wet, unless its a scheduled wash.

I'll ask about that charcoal deep cleanse!

@daniel2
09/26/16 09:28:06PM
62 posts

Newbie

Introduce Yourself

ceebenn:

Here are my two week pics. Not sure I see anything happening... but I'm continuing, using dreadlocks shampoo.

The back of your head looked exactly like mine when I started my journey 5 years ago. It was looking at myself lol I cut mine though shortly after that, but in 2013 decided to go for it again.

So far I'm 25 months in, and just like everyone else will tell you, it takes time. Since you seem to have the same type of hair as mine, you might start to see some sort of progress around your 6-8 month mark. Then again I think that's the norm now for people starting.

@daniel2
09/26/16 02:00:48AM
62 posts

Mildew and Rot Knot questions

Dread Maintenance

I don't rinse in between because if I do my scalp gets very oily afterwards. So I just wait for that ONE day to wash them, and don't bother in between. I've rinsed them before (for certain situations) but don't like the outcome. I cover them up when I shower so they don't get wet, usually with a shirt or a Walmart plastic bag lol.

So the days that I don't wash my dreads I mainly shower at night, so I cover them cause it's usually late and I don't won't be able to let them dry if I wet them. On the scheduled days I DO wash them, I try to get it early in the day, and I'd say it takes about half the day for them to dry.

Do you recommend rinsing them in between the washes?

@daniel2
09/25/16 03:57:05AM
62 posts

Mildew and Rot Knot questions

Dread Maintenance

After looking up what sebum buildup was about, I'm think that's EXACTLY what it is! Thanks for pointing that out Wonder how long it'll take to self regulate. I've waited this long in my journey, whats another month or two right? haha

I wash mine every 4-6 days. I don't rinse at all between either (I cover them bad boys up). So I'm definitely gonna try the product in my next wash. Also I've been air drying mine since the beginning, I don't use a towel or blow dryer to quicken up the drying process. I do squeeze the life of them though. Air drying is good right? As long as they have enough time to dry of course.

thanks for the advice soaring eagle.

@daniel2
09/24/16 05:44:52AM
62 posts

Mildew and Rot Knot questions

Dread Maintenance

Found some mildew (mold?) in some of my dreadlocks. Here's one pic (I tried to get more but got extremely frustrated due to my
inability to take pictures of the back of my head).
Been told by my younger sister that my hair smelled like a 'closet' and a friend once sneaked a quick sniff of them once after a
scheduled wash, he said they smelled like a wet dog. I knew right then that something was up cause I've read that that's a huge
red flag of mold/gunk and such. Up until now I would brush it off cause, well c'mon who wants to admit that they have gunk in
their hair!? Plus as much as I hate to admit this is that I think I got used to the smell and I didn't check the actual
dreadlocks cause I thought I was doing everything correctly. But NOW I'm noticing the smell even more now.
So the buildup I have is towards the root of the dreads. If I were to grab the part of the dread that has the gunk between two
fingers and put pressure or move my fingers in a circular motion, it feels sticky and mushy.
I've been using the shampoo bars from dreadlockshampoo (tea tree and peppermint bar) these past 3-4 months. Could it be the
bars?
Any who I recently bought the Rot Knot (mold killer) off dreadlockshampoo website and I want to ask any instructions on how to
properly use it? I've also read about a 'Deep Cleanse' and the ol' 'BS/ACV' wash. Which of these three would actually remove
the problem I have?

P.S. I'm 25 months in the natural/free form method (my profile pic was taken the 2 months after my last hair cut lol). I've only done the bs/acv until recently switching to the shampoo bars.
Only maintenance I do is wash and separate