Forum Activity For @Elvenni

@elvenni
10/26/19 09:18:27AM
17 posts

Moisturizing (tips breaking off!)

Dread Maintenance

☮ soaring eagle ॐ:

talk to aunt vicki from www.dreadlockshampoo.com not only are her shampoos far superiour but(googkle avacodo hair mask)

the herbs she sent i just put in a bag and soaked my dreads iin a bucket it made like a tea that really strengthened them

just switching to her shampoos made an instant difference 9the bars0 but then the avacodo mask and herbal bland she made me really healed my hair

message her through her store tell her soaring eagle suggested the herbs she sent that strengthenedhair tell her exactkloy what you said here about the baking soda frying it

Thanks a lot once again! I've looked into dreadlockshampoo.com products before but shipping to Finland costs more than the actual product which is a bummer since I'm a student on a budget :/ But I'll message her! Do you have any idea what the herbs were, if I could maybe make that myself?

Also just wanna say thanks to you for running this site and always answering questions!

@elvenni
10/24/19 05:19:24PM
17 posts

Moisturizing (tips breaking off!)

Dread Maintenance

Hi all! (long time no see...)

I'm in need of some advice! My dreadlocks are 4 years old now and the tips have become so dry that some of them break off if I tug on them This is probably because I used baking soda to wash them for over a year before finding out that it was damaging my hair. Ever since I've been using a hydrating dreadlock shampoo from raw roots and jojoba oil on the tips. But jojoba oil is just so darn expensive! Does anyone here have any recommendations on what I could use instead?

@elvenni
02/25/17 01:08:17PM
17 posts

Scalp problems :/

General Questions

☮ soaring eagle ॐ:

yea you have rather thin fine hair that's why the scalps so visible..thats fine theres definitely still hairs growing normally in the gaps

jojobas a good idea yea ..but you might want to look into your shampoo as a possible cause..i'm not familiar with it but if it contains sulphates like sls its likely the cause. they are skin irritants that are the primary ingredient in most shampoos including many that call themselves natural.

I know i had a lot of scalp issues till i switched to the dreadlockshampoo.com bars

switching to something that is truly natural and healthy (and made for dreads) might help a lot more then using jojoba

i'll also ad that with the weather changes (and lately the extremes in weather..thanks climate deniers) my scalps acted up a little between washes

Gosh thanks for clearing up my worries!

My shampoo contains ammonium lauryl sulphate, that might be the cause then. I'll have to grab myself some shampoos from the site you linked!

@elvenni
02/25/17 03:18:27AM
17 posts

Scalp problems :/

General Questions

Maybe my hair is thinning. This is quite scary.

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@elvenni
02/25/17 02:57:43AM
17 posts

Scalp problems :/

General Questions

Here are more pictures. Sorry for the greasiness in the other one, I put jojoba oil on my scalp because I heard it could help with irritation.

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@elvenni
02/25/17 02:40:14AM
17 posts

Scalp problems :/

General Questions

☮ soaring eagle ॐ:

its hard to be4 certain since zooming in its kinda out of focus but to me it looks like more a psoriasis or subdhoric dermantitis issue

the scalps showing but theres still hair follicles there right, i mean the scalps not bald with no folicules growing from it right/ even if they were excessively heavy natural dreads shouldn't cause traction alopecia, unless you constantly have them pulled into a tight style, and leave it that way without relief for long periods

if you can, i'd have a dermatologist take a peek at that

It's more like, all of the hair in the area is parted to the dreads so scalp is showing in between, since there is no loose hair or baby dreads to fill the gaps there. Same thing with non-dreaded hair, if you part it there'll be scalp showing between the parts (at least in my knowledge).

I don't know if there are follicles there since it's hard for me to see my own scalp :/ But I'll try to get a better picture today!

Thank you again for your help

@elvenni
02/24/17 02:56:30PM
17 posts

Scalp problems :/

General Questions

Hi there!

I noticed recently that there's quite a bit of scalp showing on the top of my head between dreads and it's looking kinda angry, all red and stuff. I'm extremely paranoid of traction alopecia etc. I'd greatly appreciate any input. Tell me if this looks bad! Or if I'm just worried for no reason.

Also what could be causing my irritated/red/itchy/dandruff-y scalp? I use faith in nature's rooibos/pomegranate shampoo and wash my hair with it a couple times a week, other times with just water.

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@elvenni
01/02/17 02:47:59PM
17 posts

Help!! Sand in scalp/dreads

General Questions

☮ soaring eagle ॐ:

sand falls out when dry so let the hair be dry and shake it out scratch it out whatever .. i never once had to do a thing to get sand out except wait for them to dry and let the sand fall out on its own

ofcourse sand can range from super fine to coarse ..so i suppose some sands might just take a lil more time due to the grain sizes

Thank you for the advice. I suppose I'll just have to wait it out.

Also, unrelated question but should I be moisturizing my dreads? They're over a year old now.

@elvenni
01/01/17 06:43:48PM
17 posts

Help!! Sand in scalp/dreads

General Questions

acidburn:

Have u tried putting your head in either a bath or bucket and soak and scrub

Yup, and still every time I've scratched my head I find sand under my nails lol, thanks for the suggestion though!

@elvenni
01/01/17 07:27:56AM
17 posts

Help!! Sand in scalp/dreads

General Questions

So I have just spent a week at Lanzarote, I swam in the ocean daily and my scalp is full of sand It looks gross, like dandruff, and I can't seem to get it all out just by washing. Would an acv/baking soda soak do the trick? What would be the best way to get it out?

updated by @elvenni: 01/22/20 09:33:16AM

Moisturizing (tips breaking off!)

Moisturizing (tips breaking off!)

Scalp problems :/

Scalp problems :/

Scalp problems :/

Scalp problems :/

Scalp problems :/

Help!! Sand in scalp/dreads

Help!! Sand in scalp/dreads

Help!! Sand in scalp/dreads