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The back of my head is a nest

Help! Save My Dreads

Yeah I can't really tell how bad it is either since it's behind my line of vision haha. It's not like one big mat. There are individual dreads. It's pretty much just at the bottom. It doesn't feel like it's too much of a problem but when I take a picture of the back, it looks really bad. I'll have to see if I can get help from someone else to know the extent of it.

Tied up in knots said:

Im just not sure exactly what. It depends on how bad it really is. With pictures it can be hard to tell.

The back of my head is a nest

Help! Save My Dreads

So this is the back of my head. I had my friend backcomb my dreads in the back since I couldn't reach it myself. However, he did them pretty sloppily and they combined really easily. It also doesn't help that I never bothered separating for the first couple months. Basically everything is knotted together back there. Is there anything I can do about this? Should I do anything?

updated by @matt-matt: 02/05/15 10:12:49AM

neglect & backcomb timeline (22 MONTH UPDATE! New pics in comments section)

Member Journals and Timelines

Wow they look great for only two months! Nice progress.

dreadlocks shampoo

Dread Products

Love it so far. My hair feels super clean

dreadlocks shampoo

Dread Products

Just got mine today! She sent me a sample of the facial soap as well. Can't wait to try it

dreadlocks shampoo

Dread Products

Bought a bottle of the patchouli yesterday. Can't wait to get it in the mail

updated by @matt-matt: 07/09/15 11:41:46PM

Losing a bit of hope on my dreads

Dreading Methods

It's only been a month! Just keep at it. All hair dreads. Because your hair's thin, it will probably take a bit longer but it'll knot in time. Just gotta be patient.

Been dreading for 6 months. They won't stay dreaded!

Dread Maintenance

"but if they fall apart every 2 weeks and u rtnr every 2 weeks u make zero progress for 6 months

but if u let them fall apaert then let them dread themselves u move forward..at the pace your hair wants to take"

Exactly. Just leave your hair alone. My hair's knotted up so much quicker after I stopped trying to make my dreads all perfect and everything. Let nature take its course!

dreadlockshampoo.com liquid lockin up tightening shampoo review

Dread Products

Excellent! Been looking forward to this. Now does the liquid help with your scalp as well?

synthetic dreads

General Talk

You can add synthetic dreads but I think they're silly. It goes against the whole reason to have dreadlocks. If you choose to put in fake dreads, I believe you need a bit of free flowing hair to braid them into. It's not necessary though. Your dreads should thicken up over time. If you go completely natural, you won't even have a problem with seeing scalp at all.