Hello. Im new here and also new to the whole dreadlock hairstyle and I was wondering how I should prepare/start my soon to become dreads. I have a few questions involving getting my afro to form the natural dreads. At the moment my afro is about 2 inches and it has multiple textures. It is very thick and straight and gets matted really easily. The problem im having currently is, when i wake up in the mornings the back of my afro gets really flat and matted and that worries me because I dont want it to mess with the formation of my dreads. Is it because my hair is too dry or short? Also i have a habit of twisting my hair with my fingers so should i stop doing this? Im trying to form the best healthiest dreads as possible so any tips/advice would help. Currently i wash my hair every week or so with regular shampoo (no conditioner) and i let it dry after drying I spray it with some salt water that i made with sea salt and water. Am i doing this soon and is this damaging my hair? What steps should i take. Thanks :D
p.s.. sorry for the long paragraph.. i have alot of questions lol
updated by @kenan-thomas: 01/13/15 09:51:38PM
