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Dread Maintenance

Hi Barrellady, here in Uruguay we have soft water. I'll ask the shampoo experts like you recommended, thank you very much. dreadlockshampoo also work in soft water right?

Since I started a discussion, I want to clear another doubt. I love sports and one of my favourites is swimming. I swim since I was a baby, now I do it like 3 times a week in a pool. Do you know if the products they put in the pool water like chlorine will damage my dreads? Should I also ask this to the shampoo ingredients experts?
Thanks all of you for helping me! I appreciate it.

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Dread Maintenance

Well, I haven't seen any bronner's product around here, but I'll keep searching just to be sure. Yes, I can order products from dreadlockshampoo, but the shipping cost is pretty high for me. I'll try it anyway but as I said, I want to know some alternatives that are easier for me to obtain. So, I'll find out what is that coconut soap made of, but if you're saying it's too conditioning, may be I shouldn't even try it. Is glycerin good or bad for dreads? I also know a place where they sell handmade soaps made of herbs, medicinal plants, seeds and essential and natural oils. They are actually made for skin, and it sounds like they're too conditioning as well, but Idk. Here you can see the pictures and what they are made of (in spanish) http://www.jabonesgaia.com/productos.php What do you think?
Thanks for the answers!

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Dread Maintenance

Ok so before growing my dreadlocks I want to clear some doubts. What can I use to clean them? I'm already aware of the baking soda method and the besan method which both seem to be very effective. But, for example, is it ok to wash them with coconut soap? I've got a friend that uses it, but I'm not sure if it's healthy for his dreads. What are the ingredients that my shampoo or soap bar shouldn't have? In my country I don't have access to Dr. Bronner's or dreadheadhq soaps/shampoos, so I want to know some alternatives.
Just so you know, I'm going TnR and my hair isn't african.

updated by @diego: 01/13/15 09:52:24PM

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Yes, acually I decided not to use a crochet hook after reading that same thread a few weeks ago.

Thanks for the info!

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Thanks for the answers. The guy also said he uses a crochet needle to tidy up the dreads when he finishes, but I'll ask him not to use it because I think it's too damaging, Hopefully they will look neat with time in any case. Also, I'll make sure he goes twist rip rip rip instead of twist rip twist, thank you for the advice. So what I need to keep them thin is separating them very often, how often would you recommend? I already wash my hair 3-4 times a week, so that won't change much

I'll upload more pictures in the future, of course.

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Hello, my name is Diego, I'm 20 years old and I am from Uruguay. I've been reading this forum because I wanted to learn as much as possible before growing my dreads. After reading a lot, I've decided I'll go with the twist and rip method, since it seems to be the less damaging (except for natural) and because I want to have control on the outcome. I want my dreads to look as similar as possible to these:
http://a3.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/75/3532feb84ee25efccdf3c68d97f90ec5/l.jpg
http://sp1.fotolog.com/photo/17/19/125/estrellita_23/1304032328527_f.jpg
I know that each dreadlock es unique, but still, I want that kind of dreads for me. Here's a picture of my hair, just after getting up from bed:
So, what do you think? By the way, a guy who has experience on this is going to "make" my dreads, as I'm not skillful for this kind of things :P.

updated by @diego: 01/13/15 09:51:52PM