dread wax why ya don't want it why ya don't need it and how to remove it

Somebody told me when I got my dreads backcombed first off that I looked like I stuck my finger in an electric socket LOL

soaring eagle said:

look at any backcombed dreads in the 1st few days and tell me they dont look goofy

I tried the dish washing liquid method and it worked. I don't use dawnso I used what I had. It actually works. It didn't remove 100% of the wax but I am pretty sure with persistance I'll get it. =)

JUst had a brain storm idea, would it work if you held a pair of either hair crimpers or hot tongs from roots of dreads to ends and as you heat each part until melting point (for the wax) then straight away squeezed the heated part of the dread with absorbant toilet paper. You would litteraly see the wax drip out at first.

Sweet.

A way to be sure of getting it all out would be do all ideas above and just change for 1 idea to another when your tired of doing the same thing.

Sweet

yea both ideas are good

and yea its best to alternate using each method for max effect

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Thanks a bunch for this post!! It was really informative!

Thanks heaps no more wax for my dreads only be using it for six days hope my dreads will be ok after I've clean them

well its very hard to remove so just cleaning them wont do the trick u have to use agressiv e measures to remove it

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I just started dreading and am very inexperienced. I used styling wax to start them last night. Should I start over or does styling wax wash out?
updated by @novicedreads: 07/22/15 05:57:09AM

no wax washes out u should start over for sure

how did u start

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