Looking for a job and needing something to hide my messy hair
General Questions
what about if i have extremely short hair (look at my avatar). what exactly would work for me?
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General Questions
what about if i have extremely short hair (look at my avatar). what exactly would work for me?
crochet dreads idiots on youtube
Dread Maintenance
why do i suddenly want to take a match to his dreads?
IF YOUR IN CALIFORNIA GO VOTE YES ON PROP 19 LEGALIZE MARIJUANA
General Talk
.....sorry im too lazy to go thru all the threads......i just want every1 to know why there was nearly a big was to make marijuana ILLEGAL in the first place. http://www.drugwarrant.com/articles/why-is-marijuana-illegal/ did my research paper on this for school
... received a high grade (wow accidental pun! ;D )just want ppl to learn the truth thats all.... you will see that theres was no science used when it came to the fight to make marijuana illegal. just ignorance .hmmmm.... illegal or not... imma smoke my weed because i can see past the stupid bullshit the government tries to cover up with smokescreens.that is all....btw........marijuana will not be able to become illegal until most of the "Reefer Madness" generation DIES (just my humble opinion)that is all for now
a few questions about aloe vera
Dread Products
i just purchased an aloe vera leaf and there are something that i want to know b4 really putting it to use.- once you cut open the plant, do you have to put the gel in the fridge or can it stay out?- how do yall prepare ur aloe vera gel. (like in spritzes or creams that you put in your hair)-do you have to do something to the pure aloe vera gel b4 using it? (like blending it or something like that)-any other things i should know b4 i use it?thanx in advance
updated by @kathleen1: 01/13/15 08:48:43PM
The importance of daily hot water rinses
Dread Maintenance
well its a dam good thing my hair knots and tangles naturally then o.O. ill still do my rinses because the shrinkage that my hair is naturally able to do can also help with the knotting and the tangling, thanx for ur input. i guess i dont really need my own advice lmao. ill still do it tho, just for the shrinkage effect.
The importance of daily hot water rinses
Dread Maintenance
Knottysleeves said:
i understand that. but seeing that my dreads are still in the baby stage i can probably continue to do it every day, since they dry fast. i might continue to do it for the next couple of months and then change to wetting my hair every other day, and so on and so forth...Washing does help locking -- I always have to rip & separate my dreads afterwards!
However, daily washes/rinses is NOT a good idea. Moisture is what leads to mold and dread rot... and if you get them wet every day, they won't have enough time to thoroughly dry inside. Just because they "feel" dry doesn't necessarily mean they are, especially once your dreads thicken up and start to mature. You'd be surprised how long it can take for the dense cores to get totally dry.
The importance of daily hot water rinses
Dread Maintenance
soaringeagle said:
ahhh i seee.....ignore that part i said about the cuticles then.well the cuticles really have nothing to do with locking if you exacmine a microscopic view ith cuticles when open barely protrude and really have no place in the locking process the locking is knotting which washing does help so when wet they do knot up easier its not becaue of the open cuticles though
open cuticles alow oil penentration and cold rince will close them sealing in oils making the scalp not over produce to compensate for oil loss
so the opening and closing norishes the hair, but the open cuticles dont interlock at all they cant they dont protrude enough and when closed theyre smooth
now with nappy hair wetting it the water weight draws it down making it longer and gets more tangled in the process then when it dries it curls back up tightening as it does making the knots tighter
ok if this is a greatly magnified haitr folicle witdth |--------| with open cuticles its like this \-------/ and they cant rerally interlock with anything unless theres the highly unlikly event of a har thats twisted 180 degrees so the tops facing the scalp and rootrs facing the tips and totaly parelel and in very close proximity so the cuticles can interlock like this \-----\/------/ (the \ amnd / forming the \/ are from oposite sides interlocking)
also when backcombed all the cuticles are damaged and stuck open
The importance of daily hot water rinses
Dread Maintenance
yay.... someone make this thread public.THE PPL MUST KNOW!!! O.OGOD I FUCKING LOVE SCIENCE. >.> <.< >.>sorry but science is so awesome you guysok done being off topic
continue with teh feedback :P
The importance of daily hot water rinses
Dread Maintenance
ok so i really aint a real expert on this. im just using my knowledge of water's effect on the hair and a lil bit of experience (errrrrr 5 day tehehe), so dun b rude or act like a smart ass cuz i know im not an expert.the dreading of hair is due to the cuticles of the hair interlocking with eachother. when water touches the hair, it actually breaks down the hydrogen bonding in hair (making it more permeable especially in African (nappy) hair, and those bonds usually reappear as the hair dries. hot water opens the cuticles of the hair. this is true. now what im thinking now. if one does a daily hot water rinse in the shower, it could possibly help with the dreading process because you are opening the cuticles, allowing movement in the hair (the hot, not burning, water) and when you leave the shower entering the cooler air , the hair would be a lil more closer together, allowing the cuticles to slightly close on each other, making the dread a lil bit faster. that is my hypothesis. oh and dont forget that wonderful gift of shrinkage (yay nappy hair
)ive done it for a couple of days now, and my hair seems to dread a lil faster because the ends are closing up and rounding up (i started my dreads with braids); it seems like good results to me (just look at my pics). im gonna test out this experiment even further and ill give updates. what do you guys think about this. i would say give it a shot. the science seems to work in your favor. it wouldn't really hurt and there's no permanent damage, as long as you moisturize. it just might work!!!! especially if you have a lot of shrinkage like me :P . feel free to give your thought on the matter. i would love to hear em.
updated by @kathleen1: 02/14/15 05:45:43AM