Welcome. But NEVER retwist your locks. Retwisting causes a condition called traction alopecia. This leads directly to premature baldness. Is wax or any product used when you retwist, or when you first started? If so, it will only prevent locking, at best. At worst it will cause mold/mildew to start growing in your hair
Welcome. What else was done with your locks, besides back combing? Like Eagle said, from your pic, that is indicative of either wax and/or crocheting.
When locks look like that at 3 weeks, there is usually something else going on. And unfortunately it's almost always extremely harmful. If you only want locks for a few months/max 2-3 years, leave them be. But If you really want locks for a long time, or for life, we can definitely help you out
Welcome to the community Krystal and to your dread journey. As Soaring Eagle said, blunted tips are not the best idea for dreads, if the occur naturally then so be it. The reason for this is that the bottom of the dread is the drip line for water to come out of the dreads, when ends are blunted they do not drip the water out the same as unblunted dreads, this causes the dreads to stay wet for a long time. A few of mine blunted on their own, so this is what I do to help them dry. Use a micro fiber towel, like a Shamwow type, and soak all the excess water out of your dreads, the drying time speeds up tremendously. They can be purchased at any stores auto section department. A great investment to ensure mold does not grow inside the locks. Oh and my own personal tip is to purchase a regular towel the same color as your hair, dreads love towel lint and eat it, so this way it won't be noticeable
You suit dreads, lovely profile pic....enjoy your journey and this site.....Peace
Welcome. What else was done with your locks, besides back combing? Like Eagle said, from your pic, that is indicative of either wax and/or crocheting.
When locks look like that at 3 weeks, there is usually something else going on. And unfortunately it's almost always extremely harmful. If you only want locks for a few months/max 2-3 years, leave them be. But If you really want locks for a long time, or for life, we can definitely help you out
Welcome to the community Krystal and to your dread journey. As Soaring Eagle said, blunted tips are not the best idea for dreads, if the occur naturally then so be it. The reason for this is that the bottom of the dread is the drip line for water to come out of the dreads, when ends are blunted they do not drip the water out the same as unblunted dreads, this causes the dreads to stay wet for a long time. A few of mine blunted on their own, so this is what I do to help them dry. Use a micro fiber towel, like a Shamwow type, and soak all the excess water out of your dreads, the drying time speeds up tremendously. They can be purchased at any stores auto section department. A great investment to ensure mold does not grow inside the locks. Oh and my own personal tip is to purchase a regular towel the same color as your hair, dreads love towel lint and eat it, so this way it won't be noticeable
You suit dreads, lovely profile pic....enjoy your journey and this site.....Peace
Welcome. But NEVER retwist your locks. Retwisting causes a condition called traction alopecia. This leads directly to premature baldness. Is wax or any product used when you retwist, or when you first started? If so, it will only prevent locking, at best. At worst it will cause mold/mildew to start growing in your hair
this is what twisting does thers no other purpose to twisting but to cause the roots to be way too tight cause traction alopecia and balding
can u see scalp?
welcome but u should never ever retwist or you'll end up bald
yea was super obvious from the pic they were crochetted yea the sooner they loosen up the better
Welcome. What else was done with your locks, besides back combing? Like Eagle said, from your pic, that is indicative of either wax and/or crocheting.
When locks look like that at 3 weeks, there is usually something else going on. And unfortunately it's almost always extremely harmful. If you only want locks for a few months/max 2-3 years, leave them be. But If you really want locks for a long time, or for life, we can definitely help you out
Welcome to the community Krystal and to your dread journey. As Soaring Eagle said, blunted tips are not the best idea for dreads, if the occur naturally then so be it. The reason for this is that the bottom of the dread is the drip line for water to come out of the dreads, when ends are blunted they do not drip the water out the same as unblunted dreads, this causes the dreads to stay wet for a long time. A few of mine blunted on their own, so this is what I do to help them dry. Use a micro fiber towel, like a Shamwow type, and soak all the excess water out of your dreads, the drying time speeds up tremendously. They can be purchased at any stores auto section department. A great investment to ensure mold does not grow inside the locks. Oh and my own personal tip is to purchase a regular towel the same color as your hair, dreads love towel lint and eat it, so this way it won't be noticeable
You suit dreads, lovely profile pic....enjoy your journey and this site.....Peace
welcomre
only backcomb/
no wax no crochet?
it looks like u used one or the other or both if so they are both very bad ideas
if u didnt use either then they will be ok
just make sure theres no rubber bands in any ..also blunting the tips was a bad idea too
but since they are fairlky thin it might be ok
yea was super obvious from the pic they were crochetted yea the sooner they loosen up the better
Welcome. What else was done with your locks, besides back combing? Like Eagle said, from your pic, that is indicative of either wax and/or crocheting.
When locks look like that at 3 weeks, there is usually something else going on. And unfortunately it's almost always extremely harmful. If you only want locks for a few months/max 2-3 years, leave them be. But If you really want locks for a long time, or for life, we can definitely help you out
Welcome to the community Krystal and to your dread journey. As Soaring Eagle said, blunted tips are not the best idea for dreads, if the occur naturally then so be it. The reason for this is that the bottom of the dread is the drip line for water to come out of the dreads, when ends are blunted they do not drip the water out the same as unblunted dreads, this causes the dreads to stay wet for a long time. A few of mine blunted on their own, so this is what I do to help them dry. Use a micro fiber towel, like a Shamwow type, and soak all the excess water out of your dreads, the drying time speeds up tremendously. They can be purchased at any stores auto section department. A great investment to ensure mold does not grow inside the locks. Oh and my own personal tip is to purchase a regular towel the same color as your hair, dreads love towel lint and eat it, so this way it won't be noticeable
You suit dreads, lovely profile pic....enjoy your journey and this site.....Peace