Hi guys,
Been reading these forums since last night and found a whole heap of information. A little about me: I'm a 25 year old man living in the UK, and I've been wanting to get dreads for a good couple of years now.
Until last night I thought there were 2 ways it could be done: either go to a salon (can't afford) or get one of these dread kits and get a friend to help me (takes a long time to do). Then last night I read about the rip-offs that are dread kits and waxes etc so I'm really glad I've found this site before buying one!
I'm going to be going the Freeform/Neglect route, just separating and washing and we'll see what happens. I'm a little concerned about "just leaving it" because I went that route one time. I wasn't trying to get dreads at the time, but I didn't bother cutting or doing anything with my hair for about 3-4 years - and I don't ever remember having dreads! I have a theory that because I also didn't wash my hair nor did I separate it that it may have been dreading but just turning into massive congos - when I did it eventually cut it off it was in big matted clumps so I'm thinking maybe not separating it did that.
Here's a picture of how I looked back then just before I had it cut:
I really don't want to wait 4 years and have it looking like that again - I would prefer to have more recognisable dreads.
I may make a timeline up with some pictures/video once I get started so people can see my progress. Wish me luck!
Dave
updated by @dave-bowley: 02/05/15 10:12:49AM