Interlocking and root rubbing rant
Dreads Hair and Scalp Health
Hello
I have thin dreads, with the roots that are/had been really long i was rubbing andsparinglyinterlocking (Just one flip). Not noticed any thinning until this last 5 weeks, now have lost 3 little fellers when tying up for work. Not with a 'bald' spotunderneath but healthy hair about half of the length of the dread. Think this must have been caused by the hair breaking insidejust gently ripped an inch knot near the root and and plaited the rest. Don't flame me for breaking the 'natural' rules I have learnt hands on, left the roots well alone and wash with ACV/BCSrinsesonce a week (Thanks SE for the boiled water tip).
I would really like to know if other people here have moved into the healing process from interlocking? Is it normal to loose a couple of dreads in this time? Its almost as if when you interlock the only way to stop them getting loose is to interlock again, this strains your scalp and ends up with the lock getting progressively thinner. So it seems much like crocheting its the sameinevitabledecline into an unhappy dread. I had not lost any until i have stopped messing and now they seem to reject because of this damage. One good thing is the dread that takes its place will be much healthier. Mostly the interlocked dreads are healing by them selves and looping up, without falling out.
It would be really good to hear others stories on this subject.
Peace
updated by @barry-scott: 01/13/15 09:52:11PM