Two Years with Dreadlocks!
General Talk
Congrats Shade, its such an exciting journey. I'm 4 months into mine and pushing on. Much love and peace.
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General Talk
Congrats Shade, its such an exciting journey. I'm 4 months into mine and pushing on. Much love and peace.
3 months mixed dreads.
Introduce Yourself
Agree with Soaring Eagle, don't twist or mess just let nature take its course. Peace and love.
Washing better
General Questions
Send a message to Soaring Eagle since i don't know the ratio of soda to water and vinegar to water. You can always have a google online and see what the ratios are. This is what we use for a deep clean but you can use it as a general wash aswell.
Washing better
General Questions
Firstly i wouldn't use head and shoulder shampoo thats probably whats causing the problem since it's a shampoo that has residue in it. Is this what you normally use? Maybe you could try a deep clean with Baking soda and Apple cider vinegar to get out what you can.
Hey!
Introduce Yourself
Thats a great story, glad you decided to join us in the end. We're all here for your support if you have anything you need don't hesitate.
Peace and love.
Will my dreads recover from months of crocheting!? help please@
crochet and dread tools recovery
Just wash, separate and leave them to do their thing. They'll soon sort themselves out. Goodluck.
Beads
Dread Accessories
I've had wooden beads in my hair from the beginning and never taken them out, 3 months in and not got a problem with them. Thats with washing every 3 days in the morning and leaving the thoroughly dry throughout the day and possibly taking a hair drying to it briefly before bed to make sure it is as dry as possible. 
Shampoo
Introduce Yourself
It doesn't leave residue it's fine, i've been using it for months. It also makes your hair super knotty so will help a bunch. Don't use any conditioner it will only make you go backwards.
Peace and love.
How can I avoid dreads matting during washing?
Dread Maintenance
Hi Rosie, this is the same as mine and I started with twist and rip. They tangled and needed continuous separation when I came upto 1 month and just over but now I'm past 2 moths they've calmed down hell of a lot. Just have patience with them. You're meant to hear some tearing when you're departing aswell so don't panic so much.Peace and love.