Handmade soap not rinsing out

I used Burts for one wash and then Prell for my last wash. Burt's volumizing effect might have undone some progress but when I put my tam on, my hair was clean and messier and it ended up creating some new knots.. but it did make my hair straighter. Prell, when I used it, rinsed out a lot easier and it left my hair and scalp very very clean. When I used sea salt and my tam, it actually made some extra knots, no joke.

Today I washed with baking soda. I noticed it makes my hair lay flatter. Anyways after my hair dried i notice a lot more mini-dreads than I had noticed before I washed with those two. Honestly tho I think hair will dread with anything as long as it's non-residue and totally rinsed out. Baking soda is the best in my opinion since you don't have to touch your hair at all really.

NaturalWomyn said:

if you're having trouble getting knots to start you really don't want to use prell it will slow your progress down even further. Yes the baking soda will remove any leftover residues.

no worries thick hair dreads slower actually... the early weeks are just as important to the result as any other weeks in your journey. count in weeks not days. your hair is pretty long and will lock up quickly just get into a good washing routine and forget about it. i know it's hard to not mind it but you really gotta find somethin to distract you.