Nicole's Dreadlock Timeline: Recovery From Crochet, Going Natural

We used a tonnnnnnn of conditioner, like a whole bottle. :/. And a brush. My awesome daughter did most of them. It took HOURS. But it was soooooo worth it. recoverytrouble said:

Wow, it's amazing you were able to undo them at all. They looked really tight on day 1 & 2. Did you just persevere with a brush or actually detangle the locks? You must have lost a ton of hair:(
Good to see it's working out really nicely now, keep the updates coming.

updated by @nicole: 07/19/15 12:52:45AM

welcome! It looks like you're on your way now! The crochet dreads looked painful, were they? You're gonna love going natural, especially after all this. I'm glad you've already decided on that because i imagine your hair is pretty damaged after the crochet & removal. Any other method would surely cause more damage to your already fragile hair. Many Blessings!

lets have another update


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well hello there.. i am in the same boat you were in.. my hair was crocheted and then i found this site.. actually found the site at the end of my last crochet session im just wonderin if i should take mine out..? i figured they would mostly come out themselves but if i just leave em alone now, whats already knotted might be a good foundation for the real dreads, eh?

Updated Atom, I think that is your call. For me, I had to take them out. My dreading is a spiritual journey for me and I felt like I cheated by getting the crochet. I thought that was the only way to dread caucausin hair. I dont regret taking mine out at all. It was the best, albeit hardest, thing I have ever done. And I have 9 kids. lol. It was HARD to get them all out but we did. Now here I am on Day 30 of natural and I am SO happy I took them out.

9 KIDDOS!! Holy SH*T You must be one busy mama!! Nicole said:

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Atom, I think that is your call. For me, I had to take them out. My dreading is a spiritual journey for me and I felt like I cheated by getting the crochet. I thought that was the only way to dread caucausin hair. I dont regret taking mine out at all. It was the best, albeit hardest, thing I have ever done. And I have 9 kids. lol. It was HARD to get them all out but we did. Now here I am on Day 30 of natural and I am SO happy I took them out.

damn girl if u didnt have 8 kids...oh and 1 of those husband things..lolyour lookin good wow love those loopies


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I, too was so close to taking them out.. But I changed my mind.. They're falling out. They're comin out on their own n I'm gna sorta timeline the whole thing, like them coming out of the crocheted knots n then dreading themselves.. It's only been a week n they're already lookin craazyy.. So many fuzzy, loose hairs everywhere.. I have a couple crocheted ones that I want to stay for good tho so I'm gna bead them up n let the others go. I'm losing more n more crocheted junk every day so I think if my hair doesn't wna be in the crocheted knots, it's not going to be n it'll get outa there.. I'm havin fun with it. N I can see u are too. Urs are looking terrific. I only hope my starts dreading half that fast.. 9 kids.... Wow. All I can say. Ur brave.

Nicole said:

Updated Atom, I think that is your call. For me, I had to take them out. My dreading is a spiritual journey for me and I felt like I cheated by getting the crochet. I thought that was the only way to dread caucausin hair. I dont regret taking mine out at all. It was the best, albeit hardest, thing I have ever done. And I have 9 kids. lol. It was HARD to get them all out but we did. Now here I am on Day 30 of natural and I am SO happy I took them out.

44 Day Update!

awesome theyre doin well


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My new book Ban The Taboo Vol 1