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Article Critique: "White People and Dreadlocks: A Problematic Union"

History and Religious Significance

hippiegal said:

To continue from SE's examples, what about black people who are Christian, or white Rastafari? (Which the author of that article does acknowledge.) Over human history, dreadlocks have carried many different meanings - religious, cultural, political or personal. I believe mutual respect is the key. Those who get dreads merely for fashion will probably not have them for very long, they'll get bored with them.

oh vanity what will you do next?

General Talk

Desirae Rose said:

I meant no disrespect, so I'll rephrase what I said. The reason the pics above look so cartoonish is because the person is naturally skinny with no excess body fat.

Better now?

oh vanity what will you do next?

General Talk

First, the original post.
1. I'm pleasantly surprised to see a complete lack of misgendering! Awesome! SE, you have my deepest respect for your part in using the correct pronouns! Not everyone is willing to do so!

2. I don't understand why someone would inject harmful chemicals myself, but as a trans man I can understand the desperation which I suppose was instrumental at driving them to that point where this apparently seemed a good idea. The silicone injection parties are a known problem among trans women who are desperate to be considered "just another woman".

Desirae Rose said:

However it only looks so cartoonish because it's really a man, and a skinny man at that, with no natural excess body fat.

Occaional use of Head and Shoulders or Selsen Blue.

Dread Products

Dandruff can be caused either by a dry and irritated scalp or a fungal infection of the scalp.

If it's dry and irritated scalp it's likely that "regular" shampoo won't actually help in the long run. It'll "look" like it helps because it often contains things that cause the loose flakes to stay glued to the scalp and won't let 'em fall off naturally.
Also, "regular" shampoo ('specially if you use it more than once a week) removes all the natural oils from the scalp and it "burns" the sebum glands so they produce less natural oils for a little bit which causes the scalp to become irritated because it's too dry.

The solution to this is to wait it out really.
That is to say. Stop all "regular shampoo" use and wash only every 3-4 days with something much milder than regular soaps.
It'll get a lot worse for a couple of weeks, but then all of the sudden you'll realize it's gotten a LOT better.

Now, if it's fungal, it won't actually get better unless you deal with the fungal infection and not just it's symptoms.
Most anti-dandruff shampoos only deal with the symptoms which is why it returns the moment you stop using them.
For actually treating the infection you need a proper medicated shampoo from the pharmacy "or" if it's merely a mild infection, adding certain oils to your BS wash "can" be enough.

Since it's apersistentproblem which you feel you "need" anti-dandruff shampoos to address it's likely it's fungal. This does NOT mean you have to comb out your locks, it only means you'll have to treat your scalp and then be patient while it heals (as after treating the fungus it'll take a while to recover from years of exposure to the harsh chemicals in shampoo along with the years of fungal infection).
I'd suggest getting a medicated shampoo, watering it down a little bit (so it can soak in good) and washing with it every 3-4 days until you're out of medicated shampoo, then switching back to the bs wash (again, 3-4 days apart) and giving it about 1-3 months and "then" seeing if you haven't cleared up good.

Also, rinse rinse rinse rinse rinse!
When you think you've rinsed everything out of your hair, rinse twice more.
Most of us don't actually rinse our hair well enough when we wash it.
So.. yeah...

dreadlocks shampoo review after extended use

Dread Products

If she's at all like me she won't really care cause just knowing that they'll "be here as soon as possible" is helpful!
I ordered mine already, Paypal accepted and all, and I got an email the other day saying that she'd tagged my order as "shipped" so... I don't know?...
Meh, either way... I'm looking forward to 'em and hoping they arrive by the holidays so I can shove my hair at my mum and go "smell me!" and then get her "mmm!" response and go "can't has my soap, it's fer locks only!"
(Mum was up here for a couple days and said not too nice things 'bout my hair yesterday so I kind of want something to make 'em so awesome she can't help but to go "okay" at me.. but then... Mum's more stubborn than death itself, so.....)

soaring eagle said:

cathy till the new sites done on monday the shipping wont be right to aus unfortunately

dreadlocks shampoo review after extended use

Dread Products

Ooooooooooo....
I can order now?...

I must poke and see!

*pokes*

HUZZAH!
*bounces 'round*
Now to hope the customs don't decide to make it go poof!

dreadlocks shampoo review after extended use

Dread Products

Every time my email pokes me and tells me there's new posts in this thread I have to stop myself from peeking cause I want to buy some....
And now I peeked, and poked the site and got to the paypal thingie and was all "yay" and lo and behold... "This recipient does not accept payments from non-U.S. PayPal accounts."

I need a bucket for my crys....

dreadlocks shampoo review after extended use

Dread Products

Anyone know if they ship internationally?
I can't find anything on their site 'bout shipping.

Anyone Had A Bad Experience With Their Dreads When Getting A Job?

Dreading Methods

Aside from the locks, I've had blue hair on and off for most of my life and it's never gotten in my way.
It almost did once, when I was being interviewed for a store-clerk job and the employer was concerned that some of the little old ladies that made up some of the loyal customer base might be put off by it, coincidentally a little old lady walked in and went "Oh, I like your hair! I wish I had the nerve to do that."
I replied with a thank you, and then told the employer that this was the usual response I'd get from little old ladies.

Also, since I felted my locks I've gotten more of the same response from older women. "How did you do them?" and "Oh, they're pretty, can I touch 'em?" and "I wish I had the nerve."

It could be a big issue if you're looking for the most serious of serious jobs, but all in all, it shouldn't, not if you're well dressed (not fancy clothes, but neat and fitting), well mannered, and honest.
Of course not all employers are going to be happy 'bout it, but one can always come to an understanding, suggest you wear 'em tied back at work and such. And if that's not enough,....
... well...
Who wants to work for a tight ass anyway?

Confusion...

dread wax and dread kits recovery

Dreadlocks are simply felted locks of hair.
Human hair is more course than most animal hair and therefore it takes longer to felt properly.
You "can" help it along the way, but human hair is somewhat brittle unfortunently so any strain on the hairs (such as with backcombing and croceting) will break hairs and ultimately weaken the locks while wax simply glues the lock together and impedes the hairs from moving and knotting which means they won't actually felt, they'll just "stick".

If you want actual "dreadlocks" you have to let the hair felt.
This will mean a considerable period of time during which it'll tangle and frizz and you'll have to put in the time and effort to separate locks you do not want growing together.

The least damaging way to help start the locks is by using the twist and rip method (you can find it described in lots of places on here and I'm pretty sure there's a few vids showing it on YouTube), but you don't "have" to do even that.

Just remember to wash your hair 2-3 times a week (it doesn't need more, you can rinse it every day, but too much soap is bad for your skin anyway and most peopleover-washtheir scalp, leading to all kinds of problems) and make sure to let it dry before you cover it with anything.