Baking soda wash with no oils
Dread Maintenance
Well it looks like I don't have much choice. I'd rather get dandruff than mold from residue.Thanks for the quick replies.
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Baking soda wash with no oils
Dread Maintenance
So for the baking soda wash, it seems like everyone adds oils. People say these oils are cheap...I don't know where you guys live, but here it's not.So I was wondering...could I just do water and baking soda and an acv wash if needed?Thanks!P.S. I bought some "Naturelle Hemp Hydrating Shampoo" today. Would this work? It doesn't say non-residue or anti-residue and does have chemicals in it. The only anti-residue I could find was Neutrogena but I heard bad things.
updated by @negb: 01/13/15 09:05:30PM
Washing Methods
Dread Maintenance
My last question would be:Could you please give me an estimate of amounts (baking soda, water, tea tree, Rosemary, lavander and the acv) for making a cup (I'm not good at math)?Thanks
Washing Methods
Dread Maintenance
So I read all abut the baking soda, water, tea tree oil, rosemary oil and lavander oil along with the apple cindar vinagar. Seems good and all but I have3 questions:
1. Do you use the whole gallon each time?
2. Does it have to be made right before? If not do you refrigerate it?
3. Do you use both (baking soda and acv) each time?
Also, if I decide to instead go with a residue free shampoo, do I use a conditoner or will that undo the dreads?
Thanks!
updated by @negb: 01/13/15 09:05:23PM
Gonna start dreads!...a few questions
General Questions
Thanks!So what can I use pretty often besides aloe vera or wax? The lemon juice?I understand the brick layout but I don't understand how you actually form the squares of hair.Also, could anyone explain tnr? I looked at videos but I still don't get it...
lilMssunshine said:
1. I did the backcomb method and i ended up losing i would say only about an inch of length from my hair but i did very small sections and then i crochet them also to tighten them. which i think maybe why i didn't lose a ton of length.
2. the bangs are up to you. i left mine out cause i like having something to fiddle with and if i change my mind i can always put them up later. If you wear a center part then you can do that for sure. i look ridiculous in a center part so i wear a bang or a side bang.
3. aloe is like conditioner and does tam friz but conditions so i have heard it can undo knots in knew dreads (but im not sure about that 100%). I would say if anything don't use any wax on them. nothing but horror stories about overuse and whatever else. I use lemon juice and palm roll sometimes if i need them to be very presentable.
4. birck laying is staggering the parts.
that way you don't get empty spots or a straight line down the back of your head.
5. I have pretty silky/oily hair and i am a very active person. I wash my hair probably i would say 2 or 3 times a week. I find that since my hair is so fine and im oustide a lot it dries pretty fast so i wont get mold easily (from hair being alwasy damp) i guess with that it's at your descrection. Also for washing be sure to use a non residue leaving shampoo or use the BS (baking soda rinse= 1 tbls per 1 cup water)
I hope some of this helped. I'm not a guru like some people but i know what has worked for me and that's the info i gave.
good luck
Gonna start dreads!...a few questions
General Questions
1. My hair is 15", my medium layer is 13 1/2" and my bangs are 8". Could you give me an estimated of what length it will be with dreads (I'm using backcombing)?2. I have side bangs. Should I dread them or leave them? I was thinking maybe parting my hair in the middle so theyre even and then dread them. Any suggestions?3. Can pure aloe vera be used as a wax? Such as taming frizzies?4. How the heck do u brick section ur hair?!5. My hair now is very greasy. I wash every day usually but say I washed Monday, by late Tuesday afternoon it would be greasy meaning I can't really go more than every 2 days without washing but most sites say wash once during the first week or after 4 days and then every 3 days. I cannot do this! Unless dreads produce less oil? Help?!Sorry for all the questions! Even if u can only answer 1 or 2, please do so.Thanks so much!!
updated by @negb: 01/13/15 09:05:19PM