Hey everyone! I came across this site awhile ago...when I was still coming to the decision to dread. I started about 6 months ago (honestly) when I started moving away from traditional shampoos. I live in a REALLY rural area up in Northeast Minnesota...The lake I live on is one of the entry ways to the boundary waters. We pull and treat our own water, and so anything we do ourselves to eliminate the waste going in is only preserving our water supply. I started using Dr. Bronners for my body and sometimes my hair, and switched to Baking Soda/ACV rinse.
After the adjustment period in doing this, I noticed that my hair was clinging together on its own. I didn't feel like doing olive oil treatments on it every few days to keep it smooth, so I slowly eased into it. Eventually I tired of fighting through it with a comb and brush and just started letting it do it's thing. It wasn't until like a month ago I consciously startedseparating the clumping hair into sections. I did do some light back combing at first just to sort of make everything look neater (I spend most of my time in the winter tucked up under a wool hat anyway) but itisn'ta regular part of my routine, and after reading some of the experiences on here with back combing I wouldn't classify what I did as strenuous either.
They still look like baby dreads...allwispyon the ends and pretty much free form...some thick, some really thin....Not dreaded all the way to the scalp...But I actually love the way it looks. It feels good to wear. I've never been one to spend extra money I don't have on products I don't need...so wax neverenteredmy brain .I really didn't do much research on dreads before mine just kind of...happened.
The "dreads" themselves are about 1 month old, but the process has been happening for about 6 months now. I promise i'll take pictures soon...Just wanted to introduce myself.
updated by @stephanie-krespach: 01/13/15 08:53:42PM
