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Crochet healing. Changes in my hair after about a month.

crochet and dread tools recovery

Hello fellow dredhedz,

I started my recovery about a month ago as I came across this site. I thought a little update may be instructive for those of you who chose the dark side and are trying to step into the light haha

My first BS wash was ehm nasty! Couldn't believe how much crap came out of my locks! The water was almost black! It felt like a ritual cleansing, and the feeling of having clean dredz was awesome.

Since then I wash every 3 to 4 days experimenting with the essential oils and the amount of bicarb. I had some dandruff issues, but using less bicarb and cold water really helped a lot. I am still in the experimental stage of course, but that is in itself very instructive. I am learning a lot about my scalp as it gives me feedback while i try to give it what it needs.

My hair is going through change too. It feels lighter and cleaner. My new growth, to which my loctitian referred to as "mess that needs tidying", picks up the dreading process faster than I anticipated. It's almost like my hair is thanking me for paying more attention to it's health and is enjoying the end of the crochet era. I have loose hairs all over the place, but that's no problem whatsoever. I embrace them as a part of the healing process.

The recovery has a personal impact too. I am learning to let everything take it's course instead of obsessing and trying to control everything, letting peace and calm settle in my mind.

The most important thing I have learned so far: THE JOURNEY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE DESTINATION.

Let it be, keep the faith, and all will be well.

updated by @frederic-masure: 01/13/15 09:41:17PM

yet another case of crochet recovery

crochet and dread tools recovery

Thanks. I used wax a couple of times years ago, and I think I managed to cut the parts with wax in them. They had become thin and britlle anyway...I checked theparts I cut, and the wax was still there, all dirty looking. God that's nasty stuff!!!

Mons said:

No need to cut them. Crochet recovery can take a very very long time tho. Be prepared for a lot of loose hair and fuzzies. Was wax ever used? If so you'll want to do some aggressive wax removal as well. There are others that know a lot more on this than I do, hopefully they can help guide thru the recovery. Good luck and welcome to the community!!!

yet another case of crochet recovery

crochet and dread tools recovery

Thanks for the advice. I already feel a change, it's subtle of course, but i can feel it! By the way my niece wants to have dredz "done" in a salon or something, and I'm happy to say I could share some of the things I learned here. Told her to check this site out to have an impression ofwhat itreally isabout, and managed to prevent her from making the same mistakes. So in 2 weeks time you guys helped 2 members of my family. Impressive...

yet another case of crochet recovery

crochet and dread tools recovery

Hello everyone I'm Fred from Belgium. First of all great stuff going on here! Cool people too.To the point. I have six year old dreads, sadly they are crocheted and have been "fixed" every seven or eight months since the beginning. They were very long (had to watch my moves when I had to go to the bathroom know my french...), but i recently cut them shorter because the tips got really thin and started to break. My hair still reaches the middle of my back though.I have learned a lot from people's stories here, and I changed my ways some two weeks ago. My hair is much cleaner, and I feel more confortable with myself. Feels kinda nice too let my hair do its own thing instead of forcing it into dreads.I guess I will keep it clean and see how it works out, or is it necessary to cut it all and start over? I want to do what's best in the long run.Very grateful for the knowledge I gain here!
updated by @frederic-masure: 01/13/15 09:40:36PM

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soaring eagle said:

awesome

Stephani said:

I'll talk to them and see what we can all work out!

soaring eagle said:

when u go do a pressentation at your school with yiour teachers ..can i come too or can i do a video pressentation to take with you or something?

Hey good morning (in western Europe). I have six year old dreads and yes I also fell for the crocheting myth. So I believed all the usual crap the so called professional told me and spent shitloads of money to have them redone every 7 or 8 months. My new growth started to do all the funky stuff described by everyone here, and while I was told for years the "mess" needed to be redone, turns out my hair was in the process of dreading on its own. I was about to make a new appointment to fuck up my hair some more when I stumbled on you guys, and now I'm going natural hoping I won't have to cut my waiste long dreads. But I'll do it if I have to.

When confronted with what I had learned here, the "stylist" got irritated and denied eveything people like SE say about dreads. I really feel betrayed. Live and learn I guess and THANKS for opening my eyes!