I keep mine maintained with a crochet hook (i've only got one dread so I can take extra care of it). I use it to make wool casing, knot up the roots, and clean up my dread. To be perfectly honest I work on it maybe 30 minutes per 2 weeks. Sure there's some breakage but isn't that the idea? A dread should be dry and dry hair becomes brittle and has breakage anyway.
i totally agree with Kath. i'm new to this forum, and i thought it was gonna be an open minded forum, one where all ideas and methods are accepted and can be discussed, but so far it has come off as a rather close minded forum, just on the other end of the spectrum. it has a rather negative outlook on the different dreading routes, an outlook that has made me feel rather looked down upon. i started out waxing my dreads, i backcombed, i crocheted every once and a while, i palm rolled, i rubbed my roots, all of which are looked down upon on this forum. i think those methods did what they were supposed to for me. i don't really think the wax really obstructed my locking, i just think it's gross that it's just sitting in the middle of my dreads which is why i'm doing methods to get it back out. i think wax was beneficial for the early stages of my dreadlocks, especially for a kid who's parents wouldn't be able to handle the frizz that accompanies early dreads, nor would his school or job.
i think my dreads locked up just as they should have in my journey. i think the crochet hook got a lot of the crazy frizzies under control that hung off my dreads, which i liked. my hair doesn't dread up that easily naturally, so i took some precautions. i didn't break many hairs at all, i used a small crochet hook, one which the hook was filled with enough hair to go through the dread easily. it did exactly what it was supposed to do, got the frizz locked up. now that they are locking nicely, i don't crochet anymore. it's not a "never ending cycle", it's just another method (in my experience).
take a chill pill dudes, smoke a bowl, whatever floats your boat, but just relax and let people dread how they think they should, it's their journey, ya know? embrace, don't push away. whether you think you are or not, i felt pushed away. think about how you come off and make this an even greater placebless you all
why cant u rip to your rooys? its simple see the ripping/popping guide in links to the right
all maintenance u can do yourself in fact thats the only maintenance worth doing
but it should be done often enough to keep from being too difficuly
lets talk and gimme picyures
im sorry you had to go through that
Thank you. I will send pics, I just email them to you? It's kinda embarrassing. My arms get really tired and I can't see what I am doing. I will check out your guide I am a new member as of today. So I will read up.
soaringeagle said:why cant u rip to your rooys? its simple see the ripping/popping guide in links to the right
all maintenance u can do yourself in fact thats the only maintenance worth doing
but it should be done often enough to keep from being too difficuly
lets talk and gimme picyures
im sorry you had to go through that
u could post em but if your embarrasssed yea u can email em too
seperating dreads shouldnt take too much work you dont even gotta do em all at once id do it just a few at a time without thinking..sometimes lying in bed (lesss stress on arms i guess) but even if u just seperate a few now and then you'll probly seperate almost all monthly and that should be fine ofcourse if theyre really reatting eachother u might want to be more thourough awhile
Corrine said:Thank you. I will send pics, I just email them to you? It's kinda embarrassing. My arms get really tired and I can't see what I am doing. I will check out your guide I am a new member as of today. So I will read up.
soaringeagle said:why cant u rip to your rooys? its simple see the ripping/popping guide in links to the right
all maintenance u can do yourself in fact thats the only maintenance worth doing
but it should be done often enough to keep from being too difficuly
lets talk and gimme picyures
im sorry you had to go through that
I will try lying in Bed that sounds good! So you will see how flat and exposed the scalp got, I feel naked I hope they bounce back. Miss my fluffy-ness. Some got really skinny.
soaringeagle said:
u could post em but if your embarrasssed yea u can email em too
seperating dreads shouldnt take too much work you dont even gotta do em all at once id do it just a few at a time without thinking..sometimes lying in bed (lesss stress on arms i guess) but even if u just seperate a few now and then you'll probly seperate almost all monthly and that should be fine ofcourse if theyre really reatting eachother u might want to be more thourough awhile
Corrine said:Thank you. I will send pics, I just email them to you? It's kinda embarrassing. My arms get really tired and I can't see what I am doing. I will check out your guide I am a new member as of today. So I will read up.
soaringeagle said:why cant u rip to your rooys? its simple see the ripping/popping guide in links to the right
all maintenance u can do yourself in fact thats the only maintenance worth doing
but it should be done often enough to keep from being too difficuly
lets talk and gimme picyures
im sorry you had to go through that
