Forum Activity for @kayla4

My mom is a teacher at an elementary school and found out one of her students has lice really bad. The child has been going to school even though she still has lots of lice. Just to be safe, what can I do to prevent from getting lice? I have been using tea tree oil and lavender oil. I also use Rosemary and peppermint shampoo. Also, if I do get lice, what is the best treatment for dreads? I refuse to cut them off like my mom keeps suggesting (I think it's because she still doesn't like them). Thank you everyone!

Thank you everyone! She is stubborn and is going to some other place that basically does the same thing Knotty Boy does :/ it's sad and frustrating but it is her hair. ohwell I tried

Ok thank you! I was thinking the same

Ok thank you this was super helpful!

So I'm not too concerned at the moment, but I am curious as to what you can do for your roots once your dreads start growing out. I'm basically doing nothing except for separating my dreads every once and awhile. I have mostly natural/ freeform but I also have lots of twist and rip on the bottom section of my hair. What will happen if I just continue to leave my roots alone?

My family reacted the same way with my dreadlocks. My dad even yelled at me because he said "he didn't like the path I was heading down" because of my dreads. And then everyone in my family assumed I was some pothead all of the sudden. It was awesome reading this, to know that there are other fellow dreadheads who have endured the same reactions. You're beautiful!