Before I was using herbal essences, now until i can find a shampoo for dreads Im using the baking soda thing. But Im really irritated right now, Everyone here was telling me they loveee water and that I should wash them often right out of the gate. Well I washed them last night, made sure they were dry before I went to bed, and today I wake up and my curls are outrageous and you cant even tell my hair is locking. See the attached file.. What the hell..
I think you missunderstood, when I got back in the house I could run my fingers through my dreads without issue there were no knots left in them at all.. they had completely come undone.
A little update. Today my roomate and I went swimming in our pool, which I was weary about but, when its 90+ out, and gorgeous, you can't help it. Well, a lot of them came completely undone.. Not really sure why, but they did. So I just had to spend the last hour or so redoing them (not retightening them, completely redoing them as in they had 0 knots in them at all). And honestly they look a lot better than when my cousin did them. Needless to say, won't be going back to the pool for a week or two.. surprisingly I had several that held up really well, when the rest failed, and they're already starting to thicken and compact. Washed them once so far, but had them wet a few times. Finally got a picture too.
I have one question. I've seen a lot of people with dreadlocks use their dreads to tie them back, is this bad for baby dreads or not? It tends to be very convientent and I don't want to use any kind of ties for holding them back.
No wax or bands have been used in the making of these dreads. I guess last time I just didnt read as much up on them last time. I just read through some things on here and they've all said just let them go after backcombing. So what about getting them wet/washing them?? I've read some say every 2 to 3 days and others once a week at first..
Antonio Llamar said:
ok all very good questions and concerns, first off im assuming that you didnt use wax, and basically their going to be loose, when you first start them, the best thing to do is forget you have hair..just wash and separate them. and i know it seems like "oh no there going to fall out, or my dreads are gonna suck" but trust me they will get better and when you first start them they do suck and get on your nerves..but best advice for you is to just let them do there thing
Hey there everyone, so yesterday I finally got my dreadlocks done. My cousin helped with it, but did them a little sloppy so I had to go back in and tighten them up. I used the backcomb method. I have some questions and concerns.
A little background, I'm white, 19, and have pretty wavy/ almost curly hair, that is always fuzzy. When my cousin did them she straightened my hair first thinking it would be easier to get more in the dreads.
About 3 years ago I used the same method and they failed, so I spent about 3 hours saving my hair and managed to unknot every last one.
This time they seem to be much tighter. My main concern is that towards the top and front of my head, I have really short and curly hair, and they didn't make it into any of the locks. It looks bad, and I'm afraid their going to be stuck like that and my front dreads are going to be crappy. Any advice would be really appreciated.
Also, I forgot to grab some bands for the roots to keep them tight, will it be okay like that, or should I get some.
Last question/concern, Earlier today I had to run through pouring down rain and when I got home I had to go through and backcomb a good handful of them because they had come undone at the tips, am I going to have to do this everytime I get them wet until they start locking together and compressing? or were they just not tight enough. Also they starting taking on my natural curls again, only know as a lock instead of groups of hair. Anyone know of a way to combat this or will it work itself out as they mature?
Thanks in advance for any help.
