thanks, well the only reason I'm doing that to the tips is just to give them a little extra "food" if you will. I've been doing it for the past 2 days and the dreads are really holding well pre and post showers so I think they really like the shea butter.
My relatives gave me some great tips (no pun intended) for conditioning your tips to make sure they don't get too out of control as curly hair tends to do even during the dreading process. all i do is go around my head with about a pea sized amount of 100% pure african shea butter it's yellow it can be found at a local beauty store i'm sure. Anyways you get a little bit on your pointer finger work it between your pointer and your thumb so it's not mushy and greasy on your skin. Once you see your fingertips kinda shiny then you can twist the butter onto the ends of your dread tips and it will leave them well in place and thick. i do this throughout the day and I have seen good results thus far however I am of course early into the dreading stages so in about three months when they're long I'll post a picture of how long they've gotten. I've always had huge afros and never dreaded up and this time after about 8 months I decided to dread up and I'm ready.
cool stuff mane. time is a crazy thing.
Appreciate it mane I love the way it looks so far....this is what I was meant to do.
soaring eagle said:
welcome glad your on the right path
so many are misled
What's good dreadheads worldwide after many redundant and generic haircuts I have finally dreaded up my hair after six months of growing. It's been around 4 days since they've been dreaded after my first showering. My hair's Nigerian so it grows thicker than usual and the dreads look great I did them myself through the twisting method by hand. I put just a little tip of 100% shea butter on each of the tips for them to be conditioned well and it hasn't made my hair oily or itchy at all. I'm going the Rastafari way and using all natural methods and it seems to be working great. Like I said before I haven't gotten my hair cut since last May so it'll be a year in a couple months and i expect them to be pretty thick by then. The greenery should help that as well ;p anyways I will post a pic in a month or so when they're really on their way towards greatness! thank you for this website it's really motivated me to keep going with this somedays it's good others are tought but i can just tell this natural neglect method is gonna look soooo good by my birthday in June. GO dreads GO! haha :] bless
okay yeah that sounds great as long as you rinse rinse rinse. the only thing is the glycerin you wanna go all pure the coconut oil and almond oil will suffice.
sugaplum said:
i swear by African Black soap! i use no other shampoo on my scalp and locs. i use this once a week on locs & body and rinse with water throughout the week. i use the shea butter mixed with vegetable glycerin, coconut oil & sweet almond oil. Only a little of each and only used as a moisturizer as needed.
yes yes yes use the shea butter i have it as well and i'm just starting my hair is about 6-7 inches maybe didn't measure. but just don't overdo it just on the tips to help them form the shea butter is perfect for our hair type especially Nigerians not sure if that's where you're from but just saying. don't use the black soap in your hair though too often maybe just once a month at the max if you really have to.
haha all I have to say is i've been around a lot of judgmental chicks that think they're God's gift to the Earth and one thing that dreads has done is clear them out of my path. they're the worst type because all they'll try to do is form you into what they think you should be. now as far as the pot smoking, that's just something you'll have to deal with. I'm about your age also and all i do is smoke pot no liquor none of that and all I have to tell you is that's just something you're gonna have to deal with. no one's knocking you for not smoking pot in fact that's the beauty of us we don't judge you nkow what i mean? just be you man you'll be fine but I bet one of these days you'll rip a bong lol. be easy
gave me goosebumps how similar my late teen experience was to yours
Laura Earle said:
Going to be honest here and admit that I didn't read the entire thread, but it sounds like many of you guys are staring down a metaphorical fork in the road right now and need help deciding which way to turn. I always want to encourage someone who's uncomfortable with certain circumstances in their life to take initiative and make whatever changes they feel are necessary, but if you feel uncomfortable with well...everything about your life, and want to let go of it all, you may want to think long and hard before embarking on the new leg of your journey.
Don't want to explain everything here, but basically...I've hated most of the circumstances of my life for as long as I can remember. Dysfunctional family, lying/cheating/scumbag "friends," etc. I tried dropping everything and moving out of my parents' house when I was 18 -- "taking the looong road," I guess. It didn't work out well at all. Money disappeared MUCH more quickly than I had anticipated, the people I moved in with started taking whatever possessions of mine they could get their hands on...it was awful. Six months after moving out, I got into a car wreck and had to move back because I had neither the friends nor financial stability to help me recuperate. I was young, naive, and dependent on others' help...it was just a gigantic fail.
Well, I stayed put for five more years and things showed no signs of improvement. I graduated last August and wanted to pursue a career outside of my hometown more than EVER. So I started job-hunting. I started planning. Started saving my pennies. About six weeks ago, I was finally able to move out again and relocate to a larger city with more job opportunities. Although I haven't started my career yet, I was easily able to transfer my current job which, although not anything amazing, is stable and will definitely support me until I find something better. I haven't contacted anybody in my hometown since and no one has tried to contact me...I am almost completely alone, but I have never felt happier. There is so much to discover here...and I feel like I've finally done something right.
