TnR Knowledge

updated by @ashley: 02/14/15 11:10:08AM

awesome idea and i think the reason why is cause waxy backcombed dreads have been pushed so much that most ppl went that wayid love to see a well done t&r documentation vidand if u add a lil mention of the site thats even better great idea and i hope that several ppl do this


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Mine where started with twist and rip.I am several months into allowing them to develop via patience after the initial start. At the moment they are starting to really shrink. The dreadlocks on the right side of my head is shrinking faster than the dreadlocks on the left side.For the past several months all I have been doing is pulling them away from each other, washing my hair, at the very least, two or three times a week. Sometimes more depending on how active I am. My hair gets washed/soaked with a mixture of water, baking soda/bicarb, some salt, a few drops of peppermint and tea tree essential oils. (Water to baking soda/bicarb ratio: 8 ounces of water to 1 tablespoon of baking soda/bicarb)My hair is naturally really fine and straight. My thinnest dreadlock is about the size of a sewing machine needle maybe thinner. The widest is about the size of a standard number 2 pencil.See the pictures in my profile.

it will be very useful for me watch pictures about t&r dreadclocks because i want to do it on my hair

Check out my timeline if you want some idea as to how they progress, as I started mine with t&r too. I'll be hitting one year in a week or so. I need to do an update, but I think I have up to 9 months posted here.

thanksI will check it :D

You can check my profile for photos of my hair immediately after TnR--it took me 9 days to do them and I have a total of about 140-160. I am approaching 1 month on August 4th and will take photos then and post. They have changed a bit--not quiet as manicured or twisted looking as they were in the inital stages, but still very tight--I have noticed that they are really tightening up a lot and I am already getting a lot of loops and such. I wash 2x weekly with baking soda/water/tea tree /lavender oil --I soak my hair and then pour it over my head and use my finger tips to rub/massage my scalp (I have had a bit of trouble with itchiness and dandruff since dreadlocking) and then let this mix set in my hair for 30 minutes. Then rinse with ACV/water/peppermint oil and 1x a week I rub coconut oil into the roots/scalp. I also spray a sea salt/water/grapefruit/citrus oil mix on my dreads a few times the day before i wash them to tighten them up. Only about 1/4 tsp sea salt in a spray bottle full of water and only spray the length not the scalp. I pull apart my congos in the evenings that I wash my hair after it dries. It is quiet simple and next to no work at all--although washing does take more time now and i never washed my hair more then 3x weekly pre-dreads so this is taking some getting used to.I would love to see some mature locks from TnR too.

i jsut barely TnR my dreads on friday. look at my profile pic to see how well they are for only a couple of days. im excited to see how they will look in the future