Learnin everyday haha, thank you for the welcome! 
so congo is the term, sounds like I might need alot more advice than I thought, I'll have to have a see about that then, depending on the difficulty I mgiht not do it, I know it sounds like a cop out, but we'll see as they grow
I'm not totally sure how to work this site yet haha thanks for the welcome, hopefully get some decent pics up soon, top fluff and all haha. Not sure I'll seperate mine too much, hoping for some fat ones have a nice day n all
Georgina said:
Hello. Welcome!.
I also have super straight hair that I think is really hard to dread naturally. I started with backombed and crochet 4 months ago and I haven't done anything, just separate them once in a while (that I also hope doing it correctly). And I know I'm hard to dread since I left some side bangs and they are straight as hell, haha.
Anyways, will be good to see pictures of your dreads!. Have a nice day.
Hey, thank you for the advice that's seriously a great help, I don't really know anyone who understands dreadlocks and how they work and thanks for the welcome guys, I'll put some pics up soon I hope.
Have a good un :D
Baba Fats said:
Welcome. but there's no need to TnR the tips over and over. They should be loose. Loose tips helps the water drain out of them when you wash. And they are only a few months old, right? So the whole lock is going to loosen up and tighten and loosen and tighten over the next few months. Every time you reTnR them, you are setting the progress back to day 1. They won't actually mature if you keep making them babies again.
I can't tell from you picture, but if you are only redoing the tips, are you using rubber bands on them? If so, stop. Rubber bands restrict movement, cause weak spots, and can get sucked into your locks where they will break down and start to rot causing mold and mildew in your locks.
Good luck. We're all here to help and answer and questions you've got, and give any moral support you may need
Hi, I've just joined today, been wanting to for a while, but only jus found a laptop that kind of works, how is everyone?
I used the twist and rip method, pretty much left them to it, but I've been twistin n rippin the ends a little to make sure they don't loosen too much, I had really straight hair and I'm not sure but I think it makes it more difficult, anyways yeah, I'm me, I play music, I garden and walk and I'm lookin forward to chattin to you folks.
I got dreadlocks after wanting them since I was about twelve, I never really knew why, but I'm a fairly spiritual person, visited Avebury and Stone Henge and it felt amazing. What pushed me to get them so recent was a massive change in my life, almost like becoming a man and all that, and they represent my new journey, with the band, as a gardener, as a traveler due to getting my van recently, mixed reasons really.
