- Wash with one of the baking soda/oil solutions for at least a week
- Section my hair in a brick pattern (I'm thinking 40 dreads or so?)
- GENTLY comb the roots a little, then twist-n-rip
- Take the bands off within 24 hours
- Neglect until I have dreads
Onto the questions:
1. Is there anything intrinsically wrong with the plan I laid out above?
2. Can someone provide a list or links to a good baking soda/oil wash?
3. Is palm rolling and rubbing the tips really useless?
4. As far as supplies I plan to get, would it be a good start to have: Baking soda, teatree oil, wool tam, pure aloe vera gel (it's sold bottled at the local natural pharmacy - I think it's just water and aloe vera)?
5. Does the baking soda wash make you stink like baking soda for an extended time? Also what are some good fragrances that can be used on baby dreads?
6. In the pictures attached, does my hair seem to be inclined to do well with my approach above? -- I know this is sort of subjective but I used no hair products in the first two pictures. My hair is naturally very curly and nappy (big curls - I actually accidentally got a baby dread forming from not brushing for a while when I wasn't planning to )
7. In my last picture I show a hat I wear often, I'm not sure what it's made of but it seems like cotton. Is wool way better than cotton for forming or is there not a huge difference?
I know that's a huge first post and probably 1% of you will actually read it but thanks for all your help so far.
-GQZ
updated by @gcuezy: 01/13/15 08:55:11PM