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dreading the 1st few weeks of dreading

Dreading Methods

I was twisting them to keep it neat. (My hair's super frizzy, not because of back combing, but because its just like that...) I'm currently in midst of a job hunt...in Taiwan. Where they're accepting most of the time (an improvement from China), butI still get theoccasional "WTF?" because they don't know what to make of me. I'm normally good about not caving under societal pressure, but when you need the society to live, it makes things a little bit more difficult. I'm still committed in keeping my dreads. I've been using a kirkland brand shampoo that is supposedly vegan and have no sulphate, the closest thing I could find here to a non residue shampoo. However, I just ordered some essential oils online to be shipped to me and I'm going to try your baking soda rinse as soon as possible! I'm curious as to what the process from back comb to a natural will look like. I combed through the site and didn't find any examples, I was wondering if you'd be able to point me towards the right direction.

dreading the 1st few weeks of dreading

Dreading Methods

So I'm that back comber girl. When I saw your description of someone that didn't go natural, I was like "damn...he's got me."

I got a friend to help me back comb my hair days before leaving the country for a year. I arrived in Beijing with goofy hair and had been freaking out ever since. First it was the rain, granted they were acid rain, but it still freaked me out that rain was getting on my hair. Then it was the fizziness, the constant maintenance. Finally, the other day, I decided I wanted to go swimming and then realized "oh! I can't! my dreads!"

Then it dawned on me. This is not how dreads are suppose to be! I can't let it decrease my quality of life.

My dreads are still babies, only 2 months old, I want to take the natural route. Do you think if I just let mine be from this point on, it'll transition well? Or do I have to start over?

super clean dreads (safe for baby locks too)

Dread Maintenance

It seems like that it was the general consensus on all these online hair care sites... but who knows how much of that is true...

According to one of them,

"ACV is an acid--over 100 times more acidic than your hair--and it needs to be respected as such. Acids can and will start to degrade your hair shaft with overuse, so you must be cautious and pay strict attention to your hair's reaction to frequent ACV rinse use."

I just figure I better err on the side of caution, since my dreads are still kind of young, rather than use too much at once and doirreparable damage.

soaring eagle said:

whererd u read not to do acv more thenm weekly i do it every time

just eaerly on u want it weak like u did very dilutred but u should do acv every time u do bs unless youir very oily by nature

updated by @werexiongmao: 07/27/15 06:46:50PM

super clean dreads (safe for baby locks too)

Dread Maintenance

I'm having the exact same issue as Lauren. Although I wash my dreads every 3 days or so. Its my third time working with this whole baking soda wash thing. First it was itchy and white stuff under nail thing. Second time however, after I dump the baking soda mix over my head, I caught up on some reading and let all that baking soda work its magic for a full 30 minutes. Then followed up with some ACV rinse, just 3 caps full not cups..just caps as well as rosemary, lavender and teatree and it was GLORIOUS. A day of victory for my young dreads I would say. This time I didn't have a lot of patience so I didn't wait too long before rinsing it out and from what I read you're not suppose to do acv rinse more than once a week...so I didn't acv. So here we are.. flaky, potentially itchy head. Damn. This feel like a science experiment.