bad bad bad! remove them immediately and instantly you will feel much better about them
1 they d not alow them to dread corrctly
2 removing them after only days unknots knots that formed around them
3 they cause weak spots! your dreads can even break cause of using them (not likely but does happen)
4 in a week they can become completely swallowed and stuck inside the dread..forever
5 they can break up into chunks that stay in dreads and dry rot forever
6 they can melt into a sticky icky goo that stays inside the dreads forever
7 they will dread way better without them
8 i must not be fully awake yet cause i know there are 12 reasons to never use rubber bands..and not 1 reason to use them
beads or wraps or peyote sleeves are way better (and dont look as goofy as rubber bands) they dont constrict (tighten themselves around the dread squeezing) theres zero chance of them being swallowed or having knots form around them
but the best thing you can do is let them be free to move. the freedom to move is what creates knots
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