My towel rub/neglect dreads are about 7 months old and ive only ever used baking soda and acv to wash them, once a month. Ive been pouring the baking soda water on, leave it for 10 min and then rinse w cold and then pour on acv and rinse w cold water. I ordered shampoo from dreadlockshampoo and will be using it from now on when it arrives. Today I noticed that the inside most of my dreads are caked and filled with a white, oily and sticky flakey substance. It has no smell. I tore a few of them open and rubbed it out but it goes all the way up the dreads. Is there any way I can get rid of this? I am planning on doing a baking soda soak and then an acv soak. Will this work? and if so should I use hot water for it? also I read that lemon juice helps is this true?
I noticed I've got some white, sticky kind of also greyish buildup in a lot of my dreads. Its on the inside of them. What is this and what can I do to get it out? I ripped two open and tried scraping it out but id have to tear open the whole dreads to really remove it. thanks
From my experience with washing my hair with a baking soda and water mixture (at most a "level" tablespoon per 8 ounces of water plus chosen essential oils and maybe a carrier oil). It is better to rinse your hair out with plain water before using the optional apple cider vinegar mixture. The apple cider vinegar mixture is closer to being a conditioner than a water rinse.
WIth dreadlocks, washing your hair gradually less often is helpful because your body gradually produce less "Sebum." In between washes the sebum produced becomes a natural scalp and hair follicle conditioner.
IF USED... the baking soda mixture is better for your scalp if you pour on upto half of the 8 ounces on you head, massage your scalp some, and let it set for a few minutes before rinsing it out with plain water.
The dreadlock shampoo "SoaringEagle" mentioned is a variation of "Hair beer" shampoo and take your pick on aroma. I currently use the unscented one maybe once a week.
Is it ok to use baking soda and acv once a month to wash my hair? My towel rub dreads are 7 months old and I have been washing them once a month with baking soda and acv. My wash method wetting my hair w cold water then on a pouring a pitcher with 5 cups water to 1/2 cup baking soda, letting that sit for 5-10 minutes then rinsing it out and pouring a pitcher of 5 cups water to 2 caps ACV on and rinsing it off immediately. My hair stays very clean through this but I m wondering if once a month is too often.
stop rubbing
even stop towel drying
heres the thing about wool rubbing .. 1st, if your breaking hairs your way agressive, but wool rubbing or even towel drying can create alotta knottiness., a general knotty mess that needs ripping apart into sections
or.. towel drying can create knots 9 times out of 10.. or even 99 out of 100.. but then that 1 time you erase months of progress in a single minute, you rubbed away 4 months of knots almost like you combed
knots will form, hair will tangle.. as long as your not messing with it (touching it towel drying etc) nothing will untangle them, they will tighten in your sleep. wool or no wool. some say wool pillowcases hurt more then help others wear by them. some sleep on silk or satin to prevent the rougher wool from pulling out hairs. vicki that makes the best shampoo swore by a microfiber pillowcase sghe got that not only prevents lint and fuzz but made hers lock like crazy
wich brings me to shampoo.trader joes is.. marginal. its safe enough, no heavy buildup, but not close to ideal it doesn't encourage knotting (other then by keeping the hair clean)
www.dreadlockshampoo.com is by far the best (ask anyone) the liquid till mature then bar
i would say, in most cases, 1 or 2 more inches would matter even more. but.. for some (,like me) it dreaded art 4-5 easy
mines also mega thick, but not so curly (at 6 inches u would get a lil wave or hint of curl at the ends)
here is a look at the sectioning in the front two days since brushing my hands through and destroying the towel rubbed knots. Will these curls become dreads?
stop rubbing
even stop towel drying
heres the thing about wool rubbing .. 1st, if your breaking hairs your way agressive, but wool rubbing or even towel drying can create alotta knottiness., a general knotty mess that needs ripping apart into sections
or.. towel drying can create knots 9 times out of 10.. or even 99 out of 100.. but then that 1 time you erase months of progress in a single minute, you rubbed away 4 months of knots almost like you combed
knots will form, hair will tangle.. as long as your not messing with it (touching it towel drying etc) nothing will untangle them, they will tighten in your sleep. wool or no wool. some say wool pillowcases hurt more then help others wear by them. some sleep on silk or satin to prevent the rougher wool from pulling out hairs. vicki that makes the best shampoo swore by a microfiber pillowcase sghe got that not only prevents lint and fuzz but made hers lock like crazy
wich brings me to shampoo.trader joes is.. marginal. its safe enough, no heavy buildup, but not close to ideal it doesn't encourage knotting (other then by keeping the hair clean)
www.dreadlockshampoo.com is by far the best (ask anyone) the liquid till mature then bar
i would say, in most cases, 1 or 2 more inches would matter even more. but.. for some (,like me) it dreaded art 4-5 easy
mines also mega thick, but not so curly (at 6 inches u would get a lil wave or hint of curl at the ends)
Ok I will not towel rub anymore and by towel drying you mean rubbing your hair dry with a towel right? I have been shaking my hair out after washing and then pressing a towel firmly against my hair to squeeze water out, is this ok I should I stop and let it air dry completely? Also would It be ok to rinse with just cold water every morning, spraying salt solution before and washing with trader joes or baking soda once every two weeks or so? I don't have the money in my budget for the dread shampoo at this time.
I am white and have thick curly hair that is 5 inches on top and 4-4.5 on the sides. I've been rinsing with water daily for about 4 months now and washing with trader joes tea tree tingle once or twice a week. Ive been spraying a salt water solution in it before every rinse or wash (leaving in for half an hour) which makes it even more dry, frizzy and curly. Ive been sleeping on a 100% wool sweater and wool rubbing clockwise circles w/said sweater twice over the past four months and each time it just breaks the curl sections apart and creates a big frizz with some loose sectioning but nothing major after a week. Is this normal for wool/towel rubbing and should I continue? Or wait till my hair grows longer. Also I have seen some of my shorter hairs falling out while rubbing.
