Opinion on letting loctician do your sectioning
Dreading Methods
Thanks SE. I really like the look of this guy's dreads, what method do you think he used? I doubt it's freeform?
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Opinion on letting loctician do your sectioning
Dreading Methods
My hair is growing back from cutting short and I can definitely see the damage it's caused a lot of thinning.
I'm sure I will recover (haven't read all the posts yet) thank goodness I only got it done once. My hair's already thin/fine enough as it is.
I hope I don't have too much trouble getting it to section naturally.
I switched from dreadlock shampoo to black soap
https://theblessedseed.com/shop/black-seed-soap-shampoo-bar-80g/
Do you think this could be a suitable dreadlock shampoo? maybe not so much for fine/thin hair with all the oils and i'm not sure if it's residue free.
Opinion on letting loctician do your sectioning
Dreading Methods
When I had backcomb/crochet done, I wanted more control over the front sectioning so my receding hairline was less obvious (doesn't bother me anymore)
Can bad sectioning choice really impact the end result? not in terms of dread size (learnt my lesson) but if sectioning/placement is off that can be and look wrong?
I'm just reflecting on how my hair/sections would have been if were left to mature; Imo the front was really off and this could have been an issue if my dreads were to be quite long.
Going to let the sections happen naturally now and then will either tnr them or freeform all the way.
To force certain sections doesn't seem like it's healthy and I just don't think the end result is as good as just letting the hair do it's thing.
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Totally agree SE, I’m hoping to let them go naturally all the way, then I need to be in for the long run!
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@ femalepheromones, yea I like those a lot, they have a lot of character, I’m gonna look up again different dreading methods on this site, I was informed that backcomb was always a better option than twistnrip but I’m developing more knowledge as I go on thanks to this site. When my sections develop I’ll most likely twistnrip.
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My crochets were starting to loop at the base, I was shocked, a satisfying feeling. But I want things to progress natural, accept and develop.
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I just didn’t want to face dealing with all the broken hairs, my hair already quite fine. I hope I have not caused any permanent thinning at the roots.
So no circular rubbing required and no palm rolling.
Do twist and rip dreads (from natural sectioning) look as organic as semi Freeform? I’ll search for pics.
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@ SE - crochet from my perspective now are no different than getting weaves/extensions. I’m so glad I snipped my crochets to enjoy a healthy start. Also I really enjoy hearing your experiences Bro!
@poopie - I think I see what u mean, freeform dreads are ie: semi freeform.
Are they still FREEFORM locks if you rub the scalp in circular motions to encourage the process?
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Snipped 29 crochet dreads
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I definitely felt this was the right thing to do.
This video that gave me a lot of inspiration (and this website too)
Wanted to share some pics for education purposes. they were created mid nov 2018 with backcomb/crochet.
As SE knows some of the back sections were huge. I mentioned in an earlier post that one of them was wovened really oddly (image 4,5,7) and I felt discouraged that it would ever feel normal.
I also cut into some of them and the dandruff was gradually working it's way up (how could I have prevented this?).
I now plan to nourish my scalp and only rub in circular motions to encourage natural dreading and sectioning (but I only have fine caucasian hair).
Thanks for all the info and knowledge shared on this site!
updated by @kenty: 01/18/19 10:03:28AM