Forum Activity for @sarah16

Can I use coffee?

Dread Products

This is an interesting question, I love the smell of coffee! :D

I did some online research and it says that coffee can, along with dying, promote faster hair growth. I read that you can brew coffee and let it chill, and then use it as a spray into your hair and let it sit as long as possible. Rinsing is called for, but I'm willing to bet the smell will linger.

Another thing, If you decide to try this then keep in mind that coffee has the tendency to stain things! So be careful not to get any on your clothes or furniture. It can stain your skin too, so try not to let it drip down your face and neck too much unless you want to look like a zebra. :P

Is it absolutely necessary to condition your hair?

Dreads Hair and Scalp Health

Alright, thank you! If i manage to find the PH tester I will give it a shot.

Is it absolutely necessary to condition your hair?

Dreads Hair and Scalp Health

where would I get a PH tester? And is it expensive? I'm extremely tight on cash so I'm not sure its even possible at the moment. D:

Thank you for replying, SE. I might just get over myself and do the vinegar step next hair-wash day. I want healthy hair! I'm just so incredibly lazy and the less steps I take in the shower, the better. :P

soaring eagle said:

it is absolutely nesacary to use acv after bs except for a short period to correct an overly oiliness issue

you see hair is meant to be slightly acidic

baking soda is an alkaline

acv an acid

if the hairs ph is not in the corect range it wont be healthy

acv is nesacary to reset the ph ballance

get a ph tester run water through yoir hair and test the ph of the water that drips out to see how far off the ph ballance is

Is it absolutely necessary to condition your hair?

Dreads Hair and Scalp Health

Hello everyone! I have been washing my hair mainly with baking soda since I started dreading 11 months ago. I have used Vicki's Shampoo off and on throughout my journey but with how expensive it is, I just can't afford to buy it often and although it smells amazing, I don't feel like it's something I MUST have when I have baking soda easily on hand.

I have never conditioned with apple cider vinegar after washing with baking soda. Never. And I am wondering if this might have some kind of long-term damaging effects on my hair. To me, my hair feels fine. I have absolutely no dandruff unless it has been too long without a wash, when my scalp starts itching. But that generally takes around four days. My husband also washes with only BS and he is not dreading, but he also hasn't had any dandruff or itchiness problems.

So what do you think? Anyone else wash only with baking soda? Is not conditioning going to make my hair fall out over time?

updated by @sarah16: 01/13/15 09:59:38PM

stinky dreads?

Dread Maintenance

Sounds like mold/mildew to me D: I know I've heard about how dreads may feel dry, but the inside can still be quite wet. So maybe the inside hasn't been drying quick enough especially if you've slept on them while wet or if where you live has lots of moisture in the air. Plus, it's been getting cooler out so maybe that has something to do with it? Still, I noticed your profile said your dreads are over two years old, seems sort of strange something like this is happening now, but then again, I'm still pretty new at dreading so I may not know as much as others on here.

To be on the safe side, I would go through the mold-removing regimen posted here and see if that helps. Definitely wouldn't hurt!

Question about first weeks after T&R

General Questions

I wouldn't sleep with your hair up definitely. Sleeping on your hair during the dreading process actually helps it along, so let those babies fly! As for pulling them apart, gently try to tug them apart from one another and see if they don't just let go. If it feels like hair might break or its too far stuck to one another, use your fingers to take only a few strands at a time and gently pull them apart from where they are clinging.

Also, its normal for TnR to come loose. Check out my timeline. :P Yours might not come almost completely out like mine did, however. But it is necessary for dreads to loosen and tighten as they mature. Hope this helps!

Band Residue

Dread Maintenance

That happened to me too, but luckily I managed to notice it happening early and took them out before all of my hair was like that. I just tried picking it out of my hair with my nails, or try to loosen it up in the shower when the water is hot. Good luck D:

saving dreadlockssite and contest update

General Talk

Good luck, SE. If I wasn't struggling currently with unemployment I'd try to help some. Hopefully things can work out soon so I can contribute D:

updated by @sarah16: 07/09/15 09:46:17PM

Palm rolling & wax

Dreading Methods

It happens because whenever you are twisting your lock in either direction, without being aware of it you are breaking hairs or disconnecting them from your scalp at the root. Imagine having some clay in your hands and rolling it out to a "snake" shape, with one end attached to something else, lets say, a ball (your head). The end of the clay attached to the ball would grow thinner and thinner as your rolled it between your hands until it finally fell off. Weird example, I know... but I have art on the mind. :D

Hannah Noel Paquette said:

Help! I'm am starting my dreads with the TnR method and have been palm rolling them to make them look more uniform. Why does palm rolling cause thinning at the roots?

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updated by @sarah16: 07/22/15 12:18:15PM

UPDATE: Bald Head to Ballin Dreads 13 months.

Member Journals and Timelines

They look sweet! Lots of progress on month 9 ^_^