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Separating baby dreads

Dread Maintenance

I have been growing for 1 year now and I like the progress im making. I can't wait till they get long cause I know they will look great. I was separating some areas but I might have done more harm than good so I stopped now. My hair is so short that I just want to get some length first then separate if necessary. Check out the pics

updated by @wnb85: 10/14/17 01:44:43PM

Separating baby dreads

Dread Maintenance

I have been freeforming for about 9 months. I started from a low cut and towel rubbed it until I got some length. My hair is still very short but its starting to Congo all over. On the side I still have some skinny dreads cause my hair is thinner there but the rest of my head seems to want to become 1 huge dread. I know this is the stage where it goes through alot of changes but I had some really big clumps that I felt just needed to separate. My question is should I be separating this early while its so short? I don't want to interfere too much but I don't want to end up with 1 huge dread either. Is this something I should nip in the bud or just keep going until I have more length? Also I was sleeping with a tam for a while but won't be anymore. My hair is so thick that it very well could end up being 1 giant monster lock

updated by @wnb85: 01/22/20 09:33:16AM

Washing too often due to itchy oily scalp

Help! Save My Dreads

I got my shampoo bar yesterday and washed with it today. I ordered peppermint and got a sample of cedar so I used the sample first. I love the smell of both and when it came I smelled it through the mailbox. My scalp feels clean. Will definitely recommend these bars. Thanks

Washing too often due to itchy oily scalp

Help! Save My Dreads

I ordered the peppermint bar from dreadlockshampoo.com so ill give an update once I use it. Thanks for the comments and advice!

Washing too often due to itchy oily scalp

Help! Save My Dreads

That's good to know. I'm gonna order some tomorrow and try it. Thanks

Washing too often due to itchy oily scalp

Help! Save My Dreads

Thanks for the advice. Yea its the tea tree tingle shampoo I use. If I scratch my scalp (which I avoid doing) I get a little buildup under my nails so I will just continue washing like I do. I heard alot of people say acv would help my scalp but its really not doing that for me. I like the way my hair looks after rinsing with acv though. If u say washing every 2 days is ok then ill stick with that. I think I'm on the right track its just that alot of people say they go a week or 2 without washing but I can't do that. Just gotta do what works for me

Washing too often due to itchy oily scalp

Help! Save My Dreads

Hey I'm new to the forums and have been locking for 6 to 7 months now. My hair seems to be coming along fine except that my scalp has been giving me problems the whole time. I started towel rubbing for the first 2 weeks when my hair was really short and it sectioned off nicely right away. Once it grew into a mini fro I had to wash every other day to keep from scratching it out. I feel like my hair would grow and lock faster if I could go longer without washing but I can't go more than 2 days before the itching gets out of control. I use acv once a week and I shampoo with a tea tree and peppermint shampoo I got from trader joes. Every time I wash I try to be as thorough as possible but when I come out the shower I still feel oily spots on my head. Has anyone else dealt with this and found a solution? I'm trying not to lose my patience cause I really want my locs to grow long and mature. I took pics of my hair coming out of the shower

updated by @wnb85: 01/22/20 09:33:16AM