I can see the separation now, much better. The Himalayan Sea salt spray does not have to be washed out like a homemade version of sea salt. The reason being is that Vickie puts other natural things in her spray, so safe to keep in. Are you still washing 2-3 times a week? The more you wash, the faster it dreads. You only need to scrub the scalp with your fingertips, when you rinse out the locking up shampoo, it will run through the rest of your sections, cleaning them as it goes.....I see in your pic with the red t-shirt on is that you have a habit that I am still trying to break, tucking your hair behind your ears. After almost 1 1/2 years, mine are still not dreaded where I tuck them behind. hard to kick the habit, I know...but you may want to try. I ended up backcombing the sections around the ears last weekend and spray it daily with the Himalayan spray, worked so far and stayed in. Been catching myself still trying to tuck, but harder to do now that they are dread forms, so I catch myself more. Other than that, they were as straight as the day I begun my journey....peace