Hi for all ...

My name is Rodrigo Leo, i am brazilian, live in rio de janeiro with my family. I always like dreads and beard. For me it is a protest against the system. And now i decided to do my dreads.I never found a site in portuguese about dreads so looking for in english i found this. I am happy with this.So, i am thinking to do my dreads by the natural way. How i have to start? What i have to do?Thanks for all and sorry for my english's mistake
updated by @rodrigo-leo: 02/14/15 10:46:24AM

Hi Rodrigo, glad you found us here.You don't have to do anything to let your hair dread.Just wash it when it needs washing and thats about it.

Ya Island Mamma's right, going all natural you don't really have to do anything. Just wash your hair with a residue-free shampoo, or use the baking soda wash, and just leave it be.

Your hair will dreadlock on it's own. Just wash when it feels dirty.Good luck and welcome to the site! Oh and it looks like you have good dread hair. =)

Hi Island. Thanks for the tip.And what do you think about not combing my hair? Maybe it can help, or no?

yes, Don't comb your hair at all anymore if you want to start the dreading. Rodrigo Leo said:

Hi Island. Thanks for the tip.

And what do you think about not combing my hair? Maybe it can help, or no?

haha yea you do not want to comb or condition and you want to seperate clumps so they dont grow into huge dreads


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Cavewoman said:

Ya Island Mamma's right, going all natural you don't really have to do anything. Just wash your hair with a residue-free shampoo, or use the baking soda wash, and just leave it be.

Thanks Cavewoman. But i don't know what residue-free shampoo means. I have to wash my hair without shampoo? And baking soda wash is a kind of soap?And the size of my hair is important to start this jorney?Sorry but i dont have much idea and my english ....

GreyGargoyle said:

Your hair will dreadlock on it's own. Just wash when it feels dirty.

Good luck and welcome to the site! Oh and it looks like you have good dread hair. =)

Wonder GreyGargoyle. Thanks for your comment. My hair is slim and curly ...

residue free shampoo... well it's pretty much like all natural shampoo, without alot of the weird named chemicals. the baking soda wash works really good though.go to this group: http://www.dreadlockssite.com/group/extracleandreadsbakingsodawashfans#axzz0qZbRS37Z should help.