what i mean by leave your hair alone is don't do anything to it except wash it with baking soda (recommended) or other non residue shampoo, and keep the sections from knotting together. You can wear a hat or a scarf or whatever else you like. You need to wash it regularly. Dirty hair won't dread. But other than that just let it be.
Jeannie Pitt said:
Ok cool. I get the no backcombing thing now lol. There's not much curl to my hair, it's really rather straight. When you say leave it alone, does that include washing? Does that include leave the hats in the closet? Before I decided to dread I never, ever combed my hair, and washed it once a week or less for a good two years. It never dreaded. I'm not convinced that I qualify for the 'leave it alone and it will dread' philosophy. I wish I did!! Any more info will be welcomed. I thank you guys for being so quick to reply.
NaturalWomyn said:you would most defiantly have dreads by now if you weren't re-backcombing your hair all the time. That just ruins any progress you may have had. The rubber bands have also hindered any possible knotting of your roots. Leave your hair alone and you will be amazed at how quickly they dread. Please stop using any starter methods on your hair! No more backcombing or twist and rip. You are stopping your dreads from forming. The most times any of those methods should be used is once.
updated by @naturalwomyn: 07/02/15 08:07:50PM