Just to be sure!!
@erin-garrison
11 years ago
11 posts
updated by @erin-garrison: 01/13/15 09:49:23PM
@the-barrellady
11 years ago
1,302 posts
Congrats on your journey, sounds like you are enjoying it. As for enemies, the #1 is Velcro. Also burrs and twigs & brush when walking through the bushes.
I have heard that knotty boy soap and shampoo is not good to use. I believe there is a post on here somewhere about it. There is a fantastic no scrub method that exfoliates the scalp. Mix 1/2 cup Baking Soda to 5 cups water, pour on head and leave for 10-20 minutes, rinse well. Next mix 1-2 capfuls of Apple cider Vinegar to 5 cups water & pour on head, rinse after 1 minute. The ACV will balance the PH & condition your hair.
Many soaps & shampoos leave residues in dreads if used with hard water, good to find out what kind you have. Oh yeah, I had to separate my sections every day, some only need to do it once a week.
Peace
@larra-juab
11 years ago
76 posts
Hey Erin :D I think it's best if you just let those escapees find their own home, just give them time. It really seems like your hair is progressing fast which is good. Just remember to check your babies as much as possible and separate them if it is really needed to avoid all the mating. I have also experience my hair getting caught into things like; my dad's ear, door knobs, pencils, pens, earphones, and much more x) Just let your dreads be, let them do their own thing I know it can give you a real panic at some point of a time but just trust your babies. Just always remember to separate, separate, separate. Anyways, Happy Dreading and Take care! :D
@erin-garrison
11 years ago
11 posts
@soaring-eagle
11 years ago
29,637 posts
@larra-juab
11 years ago
76 posts
Haha, I know it's kinda weird reading that my dad's ear got stuck on my dreads xD I was cooking that time and he was getting something from the cupboard underneath the stove top so yeah - that has what happened. Anyways - I'm not quite sure about the "creeper" that you mean. You can use hemp in anytime that you like, it's really up to you
Erin Garrison said:
Thanks!! Larra, I'm glad I'm not alone! I don't wear earrings often so now I know they're commy jerks in cahoots with zippers, rings, and your dads...ear...? Lol!
What about the creeper in the back? Also, anyone use hemp thread for wraps? And are mine ready for that wonderfully beautiful nonsense?!
Thanks again ya'll are fab!