Does wrapping your dreads with hemp or having beads cause mildew?

I know there have been discussions like this before but honestly I'm too lazy to go searching all day to find it.

Anyways... I want to decorate my dreads, but do you have to take your hemp wrap or beads out after awhile so they don't cause mildew? Can you leave them in, but you have to blow dry them so your dreads aren't retaining water?

What are the secrets with this?

( Cries out to the heavens) Tell me your ways ole mighty wise dread wrappers!

updated by @tiedyedsoul: 01/13/15 09:44:47PM

I have many beads in my dreads that i never ever take out. Some have been in my hair for over 4 years (going on 5). I wrap my dreads often with hemp in a criss-cross pattern, I will leave it in for months. I left one in for over a year. I have never had mold and i never blow dry. I have not put in an embroidery thread wrap since my dreads but i used to keep one in my head all the time pre-dread. Those never gave me any problems. I keep planning on putting one in, but it takes a lot longer to do and i am lazy when it comes to my hair.

Oh you are awesome! Thanks for the info it greatly helps.

taye said:

I have many beads in my dreads that i never ever take out. Some have been in my hair for over 4 years (going on 5). I wrap my dreads often with hemp in a criss-cross pattern, I will leave it in for months. I left one in for over a year. I have never had mold and i never blow dry. I have not put in an embroidery thread wrap since my dreads but i used to keep one in my head all the time pre-dread. Those never gave me any problems. I keep planning on putting one in, but it takes a lot longer to do and i am lazy when it comes to my hair.

wraps shouldnt but beads will if too long anything over a 1/2 inch or so i had some over an inch long and definately got funky quickly

long beads just dont let the air get to them enough

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Thanks for the info man! I can't wait to get my hair looking all tripped out.

soaring eagle said:

wraps shouldnt but beads will if too long anything over a 1/2 inch or so i had some over an inch long and definately got funky quickly

long beads just dont let the air get to them enough