Forum Activity for @hayleyb124

Monster Underneath

Introduce Yourself

they look perfectly normal starter methods are basically just a blueprint for sections and will ravel and unravel many times. Loops and zigzags are my favorite part but they too sort themselves out over time so learn to love them while you have them

Dread dreads.

General Talk

I've gotten a few stares and in my first week a woman at Starbucks couldn't fathom why I live without a hair brush but it doesn't really bother me. I'm used to it and have been for years. Not a week goes by that I don't get asked "did you dress yourself in the dark?" at least once. I've never been very good at color or pattern matching so I gave up and started wearing whatever tickles my fancy (yesterday was a grey hoodie, green shorts, purple argyle tube socks, and orange and yellow sneakers) and my hair is no different. I used to rarely style or do anything with my hair and now I'm doing nothing at all and it's great lol. Bring on the stares and comments!

Itchy neck/upper back/ shoulders after doing a bs wash?

Dread Maintenance

Yeah I was planning on getting a bottle or two when money gets better.

Itchy neck/upper back/ shoulders after doing a bs wash?

Dread Maintenance

So I should just stick through it? Ugh... I'd rather listen to someone brush their teeth (another strange thing that makes me cringe) but my scalp probably needs it

Itchy neck/upper back/ shoulders after doing a bs wash?

Dread Maintenance

I've been wondering something similar. When I wash with bs I try to leave it in for at least 5 minutes but usually cave and rinse around the 3 minute mark because it makes the lower back of my scalp itch (where my cradle cap used to be and where I get itchy from sweating). I've been wondering if I should fight through it (it doesn't hurt, it's just like nails on a chalkboard) or just keep rinsing when the feeling starts like I have been.

BS/ACV for "mature loc's" only???

Dreads Hair and Scalp Health

BS/ACV is a pretty popular alternative to shampoo and conditioner, even for people without dreads, so I don't know where she's getting the idea that it's harmful.

Oddly shaped sections?

General Questions

I'm roughly 5-6 weeks into my natural journey and the past few days my hair has been going beautifully crazy. It's amazing. However, I'm a little concerned over the way my hair has chosen to section itself. The majority of my babies have longer, skinny sections at the roots as opposed to more structurally sound shapes like (but not limited to) triangles, circles and squares. Should I continue to let my hair do its thing or should I intervene and make the sections a little more solid?
updated by @hayleyb124: 01/13/15 09:37:04PM

Fighting the urge

General Talk

Haha oh wow. SE, that was the greatest analogy I've ever read and I can't wait for my boyfriend to get home from work so I can read it to him.It definitely puts things in a different perspective for me. Especially the part about changing an 80 year old's diaper. It's gonna be hard to forget that one lol. My hair and spirit will likely thank me in the future and they're probably thanking you right now.I just need to let go of my impatience. I don't even take daily pictures anymore and only realized it had been a month when I looked at the date of the pictures on my phone.By nature I'm a relatively patient person and my hair should be no exception

Fighting the urge

General Talk

I'm about a month into my natural dreads and everything is going swimmingly. I've even got a few massive loops and open wraps going on and my hair is looking better and better every day.However, I got bored the other day and made a TnR dread towards the front of my head and popped a bead on it. Despite it not being natural and being effing fuzzy, I'm already in love with it.I expressed to my boyfriend that depending on how it handles being washed, I'm considering doing 1-3 TnR dreads a day until my whole head is done or I get bored with it. It seems like a nice idea to me, but he raised a valid point. He told me I'd probably regret it in the future because I won't have been able to watch them grow. He's pretty biased because he's loving watching their progress, but it doesn't make him any less right.It feels like a lot to think about but I still keep finding myself fiddling with individual sections, wanting to TnR them. The way I see it, by only doing a couple a day, I can stop anytime and let the rest of my hair do it's thing. Despite all that, I'm still not 100% sure what I want to do.
updated by @hayleyb124: 01/13/15 09:36:39PM

COME HELP ME WITH MY JOURNEY AT THE OKANOGAN FAIMLY FAIRE 2012

Dreadlocks Journey Emotional Support

That's so awesome! Small world
updated by @hayleyb124: 07/23/15 06:30:36PM