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The only thing palm rolling really does is weaken the roots and the hair will be twisting from the roots as you do it. Knock that on its head and get some good shampoo and you'll be alll set.
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I've heard hair sponges mentioned multiple times now. What the hell is a hair sponge?
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You can tell the hair was crocheted as they kind of look like stiff rods rather than soft rope which will be why your scalp itches because the hair is being pulled tight at the scalp. I had mine crocheted 2 years ago (ended up combing them all out because I hated them) and I had the same itchiness at first.
I'd fuck the rubber band off. Besides the fact that they look think and stiff they actually look neat when you've got them down. It's not like they're all sticking up in different directions. On top of that it will really do help you out in the long run to start embracing the mess because as the new hair grows it will start to look messier. This leads in to what you said about the difference between the dreads and the new growth. There will be quite a difference because the new growth will dread a bit differently so the dreads will be thicket and softer at the roots b ecause they're not pulled ridiculously tight like they are with the crochet hook. Worst comes to worse in time you will have long dreads that all have tight, thin, stiff ends from what was crocheted which you could always just cut off when you have enough length that a decent amount of hair will still be left behind. Or you may decide it doesn't bother you and leave it as it is.
When I combed out my crocheted dreads I lost quite a bit of hair because the crochet hook actually constantly breaks your hairs but then pulls them together so tight that the broken bits can't go anywhere. Have you ever shaved your ead or face with an electric trimmer? The same kind of small hairs were all over the place and the hair than I had left on my head was very thing compared to what it was before and I have always had really thick hair. Also when combing them out I realised that a lot of the dreads were full of some sort of grey gunk. That shit had been on my head for 6 month which makes me feel sick to think about. I guess that it was shampoo that had got into the dreads but because they were so tight it got trapped and couldn't get back out. This isn't necessarily going to be the same for you but it's worth knowing what can happen.
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Hey @tashtash if you're into litter picking have a look here https://www.mcsuk.org/beachwatch/events
There are beach and river clean events all over the country througout the year and the organisers post them up on here so you can get involved. you just make an account then go onto the event you want to attend and click register and they will give you the details.
I did 2 last summer and am booked on to do one next month too.
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Just laugh at them. Imagine going through life filled with that much hate.
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As an aside here's a photo of my expression whenever someone says vegans are all skinny or bony or sickly or always tired
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I'm not doubting anything you're saying and I haven't watched either of those documentaries as I don't feel like I need to as most of it is common sense or the information is already out there anyway.
One thing I do know though is that there is no better way to get someone to ignore you and go in the complete opposite direction than to rant and preach at them. I can't imagine that after she reads all you have posted (if she even reads it all) she will think anything other than "oh fuck off".
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I'm not arguing with anything I'm just saying I wouldn't use anything as evidence that isn't 100% true.