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Help! My beautiful dread babies went from vienna sausages to pencils!

Help! Save My Dreads

I agree, soaring-eagle. kylerod7 is so full of hate it's disgusting. By the way, Dr. Kyle, I have been married once and I've had a girlfriend for almost 7 years now. Still think I'm a virgin? Also, I know I'm ugly, but that's way off topic. Coming from you, though, it's obvious you would go off topic with your ad hominem arguments. This thread started about someone asking for help and you just jump in thinking you're the seasoned experts on dreads. Ever hear of non-GMO, no antibiotics, no growth hormones, etc. for produce and livestock? Do you know why there are so many antibiotic resistant pathogens these days? Industrial farming. Raising crops and livestock the natural way is much better for the environment and guess what? It also tastes better. The get-rich-quick corporations don't care about the long-term. They want to make as much money NOW as they possibly can. See a correlation with dreads there? You probably don't.

And calling my tattoo "shit" is your opinion. Thanks for it. I'll keep that in mind while I live life according to your will. God complex much?

I'm done arguing with you. Objectively, there are much better ways to dread your hair than others. Subjectively, the sky's the limit. Stop keeping your heart so cold, dark, and hateful. Real doctors practice medicine to help people. Sounds like you want to be a doctor just for the money.

Natural Method

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I tend to have a habit of sort of smoothing down my hair from the front to the back possibly several times per day; much more if I'm out in public and my anxiety kicks in and I think people are looking at my hair and judging me.

How hands-off do I need to be for the natural method?

Also, is there possibly a locking "accelerator" recipe or product that can be sprayed on and left in to help with dreading and also fight dry scalp and itchiness?

Help! My beautiful dread babies went from vienna sausages to pencils!

Help! Save My Dreads

kylerod7: wow. you are excruciatingly ignorant. First, your hair NEEDS to be clean to have dreads, so your argument against the natural method is immediately invalid. You seem to be trolling at soaring-eagle's picture with his very long but beautiful dreads. He refers to the natural method as the preferred method since the more you get into forcing dreads a certain way (via a method or bad dreadlock products) the more problems you can have and might develop however long you have dreads. You are also incredibly arrogant (which lends itself perfectly to being a doctor!) and judgemental (again, good for doctors!) that you have no hope of ever seeing the forest for the trees. And you keep saying this is the worst dreadlock site ever. Why are you arguing then? Just leave so the rest of us can be free of your pathetic existence. Soaring-eagle's education on dreads is far superior to yours. You can't see past your own method because of your arrogance.  Second, you state you'd rather have nice looking dreads for 3-5 years than "frizzy hobo dreads." Fine, good for you. We are all different and have difference preferences. But having dreads for 3-5 years is nothing. You're just being trendy. If you really love dreads you would be in it for life. Good luck keeping patients if you ever become a doctor. Your level of vitriol does lend itself to becoming a doctor (I have had many encounters with doctors when I was married to my now ex-wife; plenty of them were as arrogant as you. There are rare ones that are actually nice) but it doesn't lend you to actually getting your license to practice medicine. You are obviously a troll so I'll stop feeding you here. Continue on with your life and let others continue with theirs. If you keep showing your ignorance, arrogance, and lack of education about dreadlocks, I see no reason why you are even here. 

updated by @moppusan: 04/26/17 04:59:23PM

Starting shampoo?

Dread Products

Oh no, don't get me wrong -- I completely agree with coming into contact with many different germs does boost your immune system, but only through certain ages like infant (not newborn) to maybe early 20s? The "precious snowflake" mentality that a lot of parents have today is going to lead a generation (or a big portion of it) with weak immune systems. I've read a lot of scientific studies that support our views of being in contact with many different germs and kind of just "let kids be kids," like my generation and before. Although the next generation younger than myself aren't quite as bad as the current "my child is a precious snowflake and must be rewarded all the time even if they technically didn't win anything." But aside from all this I've developed OCD Germophobe tendencies during the worst years dealing with my anxiety until my meds mostly got straightened out.

Starting shampoo?

Dread Products

Sorry I didn't reply, and I couldn't make it today anyway because my wife and I had plans with her sister. Also, being a germophobe, if anyone's sick I'm excessively careful about sanitizing things around me. I haven't had the flu in a loooooong time (probably due to yearly vaccines), and I don't get colds very often, which I can only assume is my partial OCD habits when I'm around anyone that's sick. That's part of my anxiety disorder too, semi-OCD tendencies.

Starting shampoo?

Dread Products

I must apologize -- I'd love to volunteer but we are extremely limited with our income. Driving out there wouldn't be wise for our financial situation; gas, maybe a food stop along the way and back. I also checked out Phoenixville...there's a martial arts place I saw on Google Maps that I'd looooove to go to. It's called "Kuntao Martial Arts Club," maybe you've seen it on Franklin Ave. I've studied various martial arts over the years but the one that I've grown to love is Kali, a Filipino Martial Art.

Maaaaaaaan I'd love to come out there. Meet the Guru of Dreadlocks, maybe get in my first ever airplane ride, check out martial arts that I'm into. What a trifecta! I have to admit, though: I'm very much afraid of heights. Not as much as I used to be when I was younger, but that's the main reason I've never flown before. Not even on a commercial airliner.

Starting shampoo?

Dread Products

Awesome, thanks for the info. I'm not physically disabled, I have the "invisible" disabilities: Major Depressive Disorder and General Anxiety Disorder. I'm in Lancaster, about 10-15 minutes east of downtown.

Freedom’s Wings International sounds awesome! I love hearing about small non-profits that help people with disabilities fulfill a dream or help them on a path to a successful and rewarding life. Even with my anxiety I would love to one day take some sort of high-altitude adventure, be it a airplane/glider or a hot air balloon (we have lots of them around here during tourist season which is coming up soon).

Starting shampoo?

Dread Products

Oh, really? I thought that Lockin Up Sea Salt stuff was for already established sections, not for currently mostly straight hair (with a few tangles so far).

I never heard of dreadlocksshampoo.com until I joined this site. It's some sort of cosmic/spiritual/the good Lord brought me here/etc. that they're located only about 1h40m give or take from where I call home.

And believe me -- I would love to visit the beach and enjoy the ocean and all of God's beautiful creation...if I had the money. I receive SSI (I'm permanently disabled) and my girlfriend is trying for disability but also works about 15-16 hours/week just to keep us clothed & sheltered (I also receive food stamps (or if you'd like: SNAP, as our hip government likes to call it) to keep us fed).

Starting shampoo?

Dread Products

After much soul-searching (and turning 39) I've decided to do things that make me happy, regardless of what my wife's opinion is. And, naturally, dreadlocks are one step on my journey to having better self-esteem and living healthier and happier.

First of all, I'm going the hands-free (mostly) natural route to dread heaven. So, my question is: would shampoos made specifically for dreadlocks be of any help when I'm just starting? Or are they more for already established dreads? Are there any other things I could do to help the natural process or just keep my hair (and mind, and body) happy and healthy?

I have just-about shoulder length hair at the moment. Also, what I meant by "mostly" hands free is that my hair is thinning (actual hair thinning and becoming more sparse) on the top my head. So, I may start some locks with a twist & rip on the top of my head. If the hair on top will dread naturally then I'll keep my hands-off approach.