About six months ago, maybe longer, I posted a topic about combing out my dreads. I think almost every single response was negative and stated it was impossible because my dreads were too tight, i didn't wash my hair enough and because i crocheted them a bit.
Before:
After:
I had 27 dreads. I had crocheted them, not washed them and pretty much did not take too much care of them except for when I was crocheting them together. They were in for about a year and were locked pretty well.
It took a little over a month of strict determination and a pick comb.
I grabbed some apple cider vinegar and washed it everyday for about two weeks prior to beginning the process. Also used coco butter as a natural conditioner. It was surprisingly easier to comb out with dry hair. Some dreads took nine hours, others took as little as forty five minutes.
Yes, I miss them but my neck feels so much better. I may do it again just because I now know that I can comb them out, who knows. I ended up inspiring a friend to comb hers out, she had them in for three years. She was also successful.
When I got a haircut the stylist was surprised at how healthy my hair turned out to be after so much wear n' tear.
It can be done. I was thinking the entire time, "what takes longer, waiting for your hair to grow out or combing these damn things out?!"
updated by @jenna: 07/23/15 04:38:53PM
I am never gonna comb mine out but, I have a couple of questions out of curiosity. In the original one, you had only washed your hair about 6 times in 6 months and you had been crocheting. Did you continue maintaining that way up until you combed them out? You said your hair had been really long when you started your dreads. Did you loose any length? How much hair did the stylist cut off?
