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bands and musicians Comment by ScribbleScrapS on May 14, 2013 at 11:57pm

Hello!  I am starting my dreads out and I am coming up to day 3.

I have been conditioning my hair for months without shampoo and coat it with moroccan argan oil after each shower.  Now I am figuring that I should shampoo my scalp with what type of shampoo?  Could I use another oil instead?  Can I even get my hair wet at all?

crafty crafters Comment by kenan thomas on April 29, 2013 at 11:48am

On day 3. My hair is now getting curly and matted. Its also naturally sectioning into twist. Really excited!!

Comment by Nolan Plank on February 17, 2013 at 12:38am

I don't want to do the "extreme neglect" method; I plan on washing with rosemary rinses.

I plan on doing the Pure neglect or Nazarene Method. I like the way that people who do it this way hair looks.

Comment by michell loera on January 25, 2013 at 8:06pm

is there anything I should do to prep my hair when starting the neglect method of dreading? Do I need to use a clarifying shampoo first to get all the residue from styling products out first? then after i wash my hair when i am starting, do I comb out the tangles one last time after getting out the shower? Sorry for all the questions

herbalists Comment by Nick Goforth on January 8, 2013 at 8:08pm

How long should my hair be when I start to dread?

Comment by curlyrose on November 28, 2012 at 2:56pm

(oh and I don't have dreads yet. I stopped combing my hair only like 2 days ago. just wondering how to go into this process)

Comment by curlyrose on November 28, 2012 at 2:55pm

oh also my hair length is about half down my back and I have some short chin length pieces throughout as well. thanks again for the answers

Comment by curlyrose on November 28, 2012 at 2:54pm

Hi! I have very curly hair and therefore it is weird. I want to naturally dread it, I just hate how it is after I wake up. it just isn't right. after I run water through it and it dries its curls are shaped better than after I sleep on them. if I get natural dreads I want them to form with my wavy curls, and not have them flattened!!

this morning when I woke up I hopped into a lukewarm shower for about 30 seconds, wrapped my hair for about a minute to soak up some water, and then just left it. no brush or anything. if I were to do this every day would it hinder the dreading?

I would wash my hair with bar soap probably only one or twice a week. my hair doesn't get oily.

if I just rinse my hair real quick in the morning would that be alright? what will happen? thanks guys!!!

herbalists Comment by ❀.Zombeth.☮)O( on October 1, 2012 at 10:57pm

Mine have started forming before even 4 days! O:

I guess I am just one of the lucky ones

dread gurus Comment by Baba Fats on September 26, 2012 at 2:58pm

Short hair will generally section itself out, but may not start to lock up until it's a bit longer.  Natural locks need roughly 5 inches of hair to start seeing any progress.  If it's a little past your chin, you should be fine.  

Any time you bleach your hair, you are damaging it.  I wouldn't recommend doing it with lock.  You can bleach it first and dye it, then start letting them lock up.  But when it starts to fade, I wouldn't bleach it again.  There are few posts about dying locks.

All there is to know?  You hair naturally wants to lock.  Some people see it happen fast, some slow.  You go through a few months where your hair is going to be really messy.  It's ok.  This happens to everyone.  

Locks go through a few major stages.  First, you see your hair start to shrink.  The average is between 1/3 - 1/2 your original length.  This goes on for a few months at least.  Then it goes through a stage where it seems to not grow at all, but not shrink either.  This is when your roots start to tighten up more.  Then your hair explodes with growth.  It seems to get noticably longer every week.  This tapers off at some point and your hair goes back to growing normally.  

All you have to do is wash your scalp, not your hair, and separate as needed

Comment by Lisa Greig on September 26, 2012 at 5:43am

Please tell me all there is to know regarding natural/neglect dreads i have tried rip n twist method but was not happy with them , my hair is just past my ears nearly at my chin  as im growing a short style out with it still dread also i dye my hair with bleach and put a veg based bright colour on can i still do this while leaving it to dread ?

sorry for all the questions just want dreads and ive already failed once . 

dread gurus Comment by Baba Fats on September 17, 2012 at 7:12am

Smile, Not as much as you'd like to think.  Most of the time, hats fall off during the night.  So really, you're only wearing it for an hour or 2 at night, not the whole night

Comment by Smile on September 16, 2012 at 11:59pm

Does sleeping with a hat help knott up?

Comment by Will on September 3, 2012 at 3:50pm

ok cheers guys, i'll keep both your comments in mind, already sending a letter concerning my hair haha

dread gurus Comment by Baba Fats on September 3, 2012 at 2:29pm

If 1 teacher discriminates, don't worry about it.  Even if 5 do.  What matters is that you learn the material well and can show that you will be an asset to any employer your interview with.  If you don't like that professor, just don't use them as a reference

dread gurus Comment by ☮ soaring eagle ॐ on September 3, 2012 at 12:59pm

it varies alot but u dont have to listen to a teacher that saqys that  thats descrimination

now with natural drads sometimes it dreads real fast  sometimes slow  it usualy isnt much slower then other methi[]ods except it might seem like it in the 1st month or so

but if your sectioning in days then u might seee fast progress

Comment by Will on September 3, 2012 at 10:34am

hello, i've just started my way towards natural dreadlocks having combed out the back combed ones because one teacher was insistent on me taking them out, but i was wondering how long it would take for them to begin locking, i've had my hair out of dreads for about 2 days and its already started sectioning itself, any advice? cheers

dread gurus Comment by Baba Fats on August 17, 2012 at 2:11pm

Almost no salons are any good.  Most use wax or cream or gel.  Some even use liquid latex to coat your locks with.  None of those products will turn into locks.  They all prevent locking at best.  At worst, you can end up needing surgery to fix clogged pores.  

Many salons will also use crocheting, interlocking, or twisting.  Again, all of which are damaging. They also all overcharge. Some people can spend upwards of $10,000 for locks that won't last 5 years.

If you do find a salon that will just back comb or just TnR your hair, that's ok, but then again, why would you pay for a technique that you could do yourself for free?

dread gurus Comment by ☮ soaring eagle ॐ on August 17, 2012 at 2:10pm

salon dreads are a huge mistake and your posting on the natueal dreads page the polar oposite of salon dreads

Comment by Deborah Sheedy on August 17, 2012 at 2:05pm

Hi all.... I am in the process of getting dreads, does anyone know of a good salon in Ottawa or Nepean?

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