Hey Joey, I have thick curly hair natural I've been dreading for 5mnths now. And its about now that they are really starting to look like dreads even though for months they have felt like them, I do find I need to separate often as my curly dreads can attach to to others easily. But part from that just good washing and separating means we just follow the same path as folk with straight hair. I wish i went totally natural some of the coolest timelines are cur lies. Check out rachel Natty Dee timeline. She has awesome curly locks.
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