I have my dreads finally! it took over 2 days to completely dread em all and they look great, thank you to everyone on this website, i am so glad i didnt go down the route of knotty boy products or something, its so good to know they are completely natural.
now for more questions 
my dreads are about 5 inches long now, most of them are sticking up so i wear a headband over them when i go outwhich makes themfall backwards... but its also encouraging them to go down backwards normally(and i dont want backwards). As they grow, will they be able to fall forwards too (after time)? sorry i havnt explained very well, tell me if you want me to elaborate..
also I still have elastic bands at the tips of the dreads, im scared that if i remove them my dreads will unravel, should i keep them in or? Cos i dont want to 'nub' the ends either i want the tips to be spiky/fine (well just not dreaded).. kinda like this dudes:
thank you againfor any help
updated by @gene-hart: 01/13/15 09:02:50PM
