I'm definitely hoping the natural sections will make a difference! Will post some updates along the way 
just all a part of the twists and turns of this crazy but wonderful journey!
soaring eagle said:
ah ok got ya and im sure letting it section naturaly they will come oit awesome
but be weary of w3hat others say about them they may over exagerate
People have commented on it, and not in a nasty way just close friends and my mum have asked if the dreads have pulled some of my hair out causing a bald spot and I wasnt happy with them. I had messed around with them so much at the start of my journey that I had always been unhappy with their size and placement as it wasnt natural and I'm actually glad to have taken some out as it feels a lot better on the back of my head!
Plus now I have a chance to start fresh and I hope my hair can repair itself at the same time. I'm not just bothered about the appearance I'm just worried that what I had done had and was continuing to cause damage. This is something that has gone on for my whole journey and was not a hasty decision. I had tried many things and failed and this was my only other option apart from continuing what has to have been damage as it was never like that before. I have learnt from my mistakes and it feels right to start over with the back section. The line at the back of my head is very unnatural and I don't want to damage my hair with my dreads I want them to help the health of my hair and I'm hoping now they will get the chance to do that without interruption.
I've never palm rolled or used anything in or on my dreads I think it was simply just over-separating. Was just wondering if it had happened to anyone else and if there were any ideas why it happened and how I can prevent it from happening again. Thanks for your input!
soaring eagle said:
you were very aware of a line ....on the back of your head..and it bothered you enough to take out dreads?
how are you so aware of whats hifddwen on the back of your head and why did it bother you so much
i have no clue what the back of my head looks like
ive never seen it
ever
well
when i was 8 maybe i used 2 mirrors to get a distorted view of what it resemblesd
but since then ive nevber been able to see around the earth and see the back of my head
nor have my eyes popped out and fallin on my pillow to get a peek
even if i had eyes on the back of my head they look pit not in
so how is it possible xsomething u should never see is such a pain to you
I'm 99% sure it was never there before. Unfortunately even now I can still see a a couple of them with my hair brushed and I never remember that from before dreads. Even my mum thinks its odd. I have moved my parting a little too so that its more to the middle so hopefully that will also help second time around! Thanks for the help lady *-*
the Barrellady said:
hey Jess, do you think that maybe, just maybe you always had the line that came half way down your head, but you just never noticed it with straight hair because it covered it up. That could be a possibility......did you ever have an accident as a kid, maybe it is a scar that does not grow hair? Maybe that is your Harry Potter scar, who knows.
You must have lost some hair combing out those dread sections, so yes, they will fill in again, I am sure some of the hairs are broken too, but that's okay, they will grow. I hope the line is not obvious the second time around....good luck....love and light back atch...........peace
So I have been dreading my hair with the natural method for just over a year and 9 months. I have always been very aware of a parting line that went down the back left side of my head where my dreads split and it always really bothered me. I thought maybe it would go away with time but in fact it got worse. I'm not sure why this happened. I thought maybe it was because I over-separated at the beginning of my journey because I was a little unsure of what size they would end up/where they would fall etc. I had tried joining some together, separating others but alas the parting line was still as there as ever.
So a few days ago I had had enough and decided to brush out the top back section of my hair and a little of the back of the sides. I still have a good few dreads on the sides of my head and the bottom of the back. The only thing that concerns me is that my hair is very thin where I have brushed them out and there are still several parting lines that are pretty crazy looking on the back of my head when I move my hair around. Maybe it is just because my hair has trained itself like this because of where my dreads were. Maybe it is the tension of separating and the hair naturally pulling which has made my hair go a little thin. I am now leaving the hair to dread again and am planning on not touching it too much as I think the separating was a big issue before. I don't really know why I'm posting this here I guess I just want to let you know about this part of my journey and maybe see if anyone has had a similar experience and also if anyone has any tips to prevent this happening again. Do you think my hair will thicken up again? Do you think if I just leave it to completely do its own thing again and don't over separate that my dreads will fall nicer at the back?
And so you know I'm not over exaggerating the line came half way down my head and made me look like I was going bald. You can kind of see it in some of my progress photos though I always tried to cover it for photos and it also got worse recently. If I can't get this to improve I would maybe consider not even dreading the back of my hair because I really didn't like it.
Gahh so much writing sorry haha. Any comments or whatever is appreciated Cheers guys and love n light!!
I have had the same thing and it is mainly in the bits of my dreads that started first. Mine was white/black/brown coloured and I think it is probably a mixture of dead skin, lint and the little bit of residue you probably have left over from the t-gel. I wouldn't worry about it unless it smells bad!
yes dreadlockshampoo.com is my favourite ever. nag champa is just mmmmm
haha thanks for the input i would actually love to start getting into gardening, I might try and learn some stuff from my step dad and luckily its coming into summer in Australia so perfect gardening weather hope your plants go well i know the heartbreak you are talking about with them haha i have had friends who have grown and when things have gone wrong its the saddest thing after so much hard work!
Cody VanItt said:
start a garden iknow its winter but i grow my stuff inside it keeps me busy like 24/7 but thats just b/c of the type of plants i am growing rite now.... i have my card and so do the ppl i live with so its okay
and by no means am i saying to grow that stuff pshh id rec u never grow that it takes to much time to much trouble and heart break lol
but i also have tomatoes and all that fun stuff in an outside garden(sadly its winter atm)
anyways all in all gardening is fun rewarding and a nice way to get in touch with mother nature
and all natural organic garden goes with out mean even having to say :p chemicals are bad for nature and ppl them selfs so why would they put in on nature itself thats jsut how i see it thowell thats all i have to say :p hope this helped a little and if not oh well everyones diff in there own ways
I live in a tropical climate so I definitely need some sort of deoderant haha and I would love to go to a rainbow gathering but in Australia they are always down the south and it costs too much money to get there 
it is my dream to make it to one someday though!! My dad lives in America so I want to plan a time to go see him that matches with one of the gatherings over there I think it would be amazing!
soaring eagle said:
change your diet and u wont ned deoderant
and go to a rainbow gathering theres a few regionals around now
sick! thanks I will have a look at that site! awesome you should post a link to your etsy once you get it up and running
Mons said:
You could learn to knit as well. Make hemp jewelry. Ravelry is a great place to find patterns and stuff for both knitting and crocheting. YouTube is awesome for tutorials, if you're a visual learner.
I'm about to set up and Etsy or some sort of site to see if any of my stuff will sell. I have to gather up all the shit I've made and take pics of it first tho lol
Thanks yeh I was thinking of learning to crochet and then eventually setting up an etsy to sell my creations on. how did you learn to make tams? is there anywhere on the internet i can learn?
love n light sista!
HayleyB124 said:
You could always learn to crochet. Maybe make some tams or stuffed animals or something. It's one of my favorite hobbies.
