I split many large dreads in the back that had a mind of their own - instead i left it up to the smaller dreads to congo. The back of my head always has more texture, and the sections are forming very quick. Most of the backcombed sections in the front are sticking around. However a few did split and are continuing to do so. At this point I would consider my dreads neglect (with a starter method) to level the maturity between areas of hair that dread quicker than others... The backcombing method, as everyone had warned me, was just to help my hair keep sectioning. I did get lucky with a few sections on the top and front that seem to be in their natural sectioning. At this point I will not and cannot control any dreads - the ones that split into their own sections are knotting quick just like the back (which could not be controlled).
I rinse every day and in the past 4 days I've been using a blow drier to get my hair drier at the scalp til it's like 75% dry. And then lots of air from a fan and wind. Mostly because it started to smell funky and I'll likely use tea tree oil if it gets worse. I did a BS wash the other day and it seemed to kill some of that (what I'm assuming was mildew)
I messed up my wool tam during a wash following the creator's instructions. Oh well, I have to get another soon or at least wool to cover my pillow with. I put a homemade scarf from a t-shirt over my dreads on yesterday and it made them pretty flat but stuck some together, so by the time i woke up they were all fluffed up and many sections became defined. I move my head a lot in my sleep so I'm sure that helped.
updated by @calipark: 02/05/15 10:12:49AM
