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vip supportersPermalink Reply by elke.in.alaska on January 23, 2012 at 4:56pm

They look awesome! Yes I had wondered because I don't see any updates since October. Your oct picture looked pretty normal to me. I wondered if your stray hair ended up becoming more dreads or joining the existing ones.

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shampoo ingredients expertsPermalink Reply by Heather on January 23, 2012 at 5:15pm

the strays will create new baby dreads or will get long enough to get eaten by dreads close by. i kind of like strays though because it softens the look and looks more natural.

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dread gurusPermalink Reply by Baba Fats on January 23, 2012 at 6:07pm

totally normal

Mine are 5 years old, and there are still a strays around my temple especially.  It's a natural and ongoing process.  Most of them will eventually lock up or get sucked into other locks, but be prepared to always have some strays.  They are the end result of nappy hair that you don't maintain

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Permalink Reply by Ashley F on March 30, 2012 at 6:14am

If you're too 'lazy' for saltwater than you probably won't want to sew them. Plus if they're prety solid now that might cause more damage. :) But if you're ever wanting to get fancied up for a special occasion, use a tapestry needle (not a super sharp pointed one that will damage your hair) and loop-and-through bunches of little flyaways around and inside the dread you want it to merge with. Like I said if your dreads are solid this would probably damage them, but if you have softies and are careful I don't see why not. It can be very time consuming but helps tame some of the frizz if you're real OCD about it.

Your hair is definitely evolving! :) Lookin good!

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dread gurusPermalink Reply by ☮ soaring eagle ॐ on March 30, 2012 at 9:22am

bad ides! sewing your dreads>? nooo dont do that

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shampoo ingredients expertsPermalink Reply by Mechell Arant on April 16, 2012 at 10:47pm

Dr. Bronner's probably has way too much oil in it for your fine hair...have you tried the baking soda/acv for cleansing yet? (sorry faithful users, but dr bronner's is superfatted, and tends to undo lots of dreads, especially newer locs)

Shelly

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dread gurusPermalink Reply by ☮ soaring eagle ॐ on April 16, 2012 at 10:56pm

thats only true in hard water

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shampoo ingredients expertsPermalink Reply by Mechell Arant on April 16, 2012 at 11:15pm

that would likely be about half of your forum...;)

and it's a castille...that's olive oil...very heavy, actually...one of the most conditioning of the 'base' oils used in soap and cosmetic production.

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dread gurusPermalink Reply by ☮ soaring eagle ॐ on April 16, 2012 at 11:18pm

yea its true i think 85% bof usa has hard water or something but thers degrees of hardness

thats why i love the dreadlockshampoo.com stuff it works wonderfully in hard water too cause of the beer in it

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shampoo ingredients expertsPermalink Reply by Mechell Arant on April 16, 2012 at 11:34pm

Yeah, I looked at that, it's good stuff...coconut oil is great in hard water too. Plus I'd bet the kaolin clay in some 'flavors' would help tighten locs up nicely. If I wasn't supplying myself, I'd be buying from there...

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dread gurusPermalink Reply by ☮ soaring eagle ॐ on April 16, 2012 at 11:41pm

the clay cleans so well and  my dreads n scalp never been healthier i had the worse scalp  issues ever..total disaster the bs/acv helped alot but still was bad..but then started these and  my scalps in awwesome shape now

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