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Help! Can't decide if I should keep my locks!

Help! Save My Dreads

Thank you for the great advice!!! No, I never used any wax or anything, I researched pretty thoroughly before I began. It just seems like a really gross thing to me haha

Help! Can't decide if I should keep my locks!

Help! Save My Dreads

okay that's good to know. so should I keep palm rolling or will they just make themselves a little rounder eventually?

soaring eagle said:

never root rub thats horible for them..just leave em be

Help! Can't decide if I should keep my locks!

Help! Save My Dreads

Or is it okay that my dreads are flattening, and once they're more mature they might start to round out? I also root rub occasionally.

Help! Can't decide if I should keep my locks!

Help! Save My Dreads

My dreadlocks are still very young-- I've only had them for about 3 months. My whole head isn't dreaded because I'm not ready to make a full commitment yet and I wanted to see what maintenance would be like first. So I have 10 dreads, I think, under the rest of my hair. I did them using a combination of twist and rip and back combing. My problem is that I don't want to spend as much time on them as I am! They keep flattening out completely, and matting at the roots. So I have to palm roll them every day, but it doesn't really work-- they still stay pretty flat. I want to know if something I'm doing is making them be so flat. Am I sleeping on them wrong? I'm the type of girl that doesn't want to spend time on my hair. Does that mean dreadlocks aren't for me? Please help!!!!!

updated by @stephanie8: 02/14/15 04:37:57AM