I thought that's the answer I'd get! Haha. The reason I was wondering is because a friend of mine who had dreads for six years just grabbed one of mine yesterday and in a matter of seconds it was nice and puffy, seemed like it would dread easier than these really tight skinny ones. But like I knew from the beginning, it's all patience and time, right?
Other question... Will decorating them help, hinder, or not effect them at all?
So I started dreadlocking my hair about two months ago using the backcombing method and since then I've just let them do their thing. The bottoms of pretty much all of them are impossibly tight, yet the top halves have pretty much come undone. Id like to twist and rip them to get them knotted again and thicker, but I dont know how to do it in the middle of a dread!! Any suggestions/help??
Thank you all so much, you've all given me so much good advice! My sections are all about an inch and a quarter so if what your saying is true I will be very happy with the size when they mature. I will definitely be trying the Wax B Gone. And Taye I will try to take your advice and be good to my dreads so they might turn out as thick and beautiful as yours! I won't be giving up on my dreadies anytime soon.
So I started my dreads about a month ago using the dreadheadhq kit. I had a few friends section and backcomb my hair and then they put the wax in. I soon realized wax was my enemy and after using small amounts about four separate times I washed out what I could with hot water and dish soap. I then just let my hair do it's thing and completely left it alone besides when washing it. They're a bit of a mess at the moment but that doesn't bother me, what bothers me is that I'm realizing I'm not too happy with the thinness of the dreads due to my thin very straight hair. I have about 38 long thin dreads and I don't know whether I should try to combine some, get dread extensions, or just accept them for what they are. Any thoughts on this?
