Finally doing it.
Introduce Yourself
Thank you both for your comments and advice! I'll keep that in mind with the Baking Soda, Soaring Eagle.
Thank you both for your comments and advice! I'll keep that in mind with the Baking Soda, Soaring Eagle.
I can't get a Dread Shampoo just yet. But in a month or two I'll be able to buy it.
I had always wanted Dreadlocks, ever since I was a little kid. I was fascinated with Dreadlocks, I stared them them when I saw someone who had them, and I watched a lot of videos with bands whom happend to have members that had Dreadlocks. But the most notable one I admired was Jonathan Davis from Korn. I watched all of their videos, mesmerized by how they'd move when he shuffled about and swung his head.
But I was faced with disapproval from Family, saying they looked dirty, trashy, etc. And Racial accusations from African Americans, saying that Dreadlocks were the cultural property of their people, etc, etc.
I recently turned 18, and I went ahead and got dreadlocks anyway, despite all of the negativity surrounding them. I used the back-combing method, with rubber bands. And have been washing them every few days, I did do palm-rolling the first week, but only lightly. to help them along. I've been using Dawn Dish soap, since it's made not to leave residue, and is used world-wide to clean up animals, remove oil, sanitize silverware and dishes, etc. It seems to be working incredibly well. I put rubber-bands on my dreadlocks after I had formed them, but only lightly. I read that they can cause breakage, so as a test I used a pair of scissors to clip one in half, and the rubber band easily slipped out from around the dreadlock after a week of being in. So I just added a new one.
About me, I'm quite the artsy person. I like to draw, I like fantasy books and games, I like to sculpt and carve wood, I like rock, classic rock, metal, select few rap bands, and folk songs.
Glad to join the site, and meet fellow Dreadheads!