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Black Tar Soap for a white girl's young dreads?

Dread Maintenance

So what I did for todays wash was rinse my hair with a 1:1 mix of ACV and water, massaged it into my scalp, then sat with a towel wrap for about 20 minutes. The I mixed less than 1/3rd cup BS with a squirt of Bronners and a couple drops of rosemary oil into a pitcher, added a couple cups of water and washed with that. There's dandruff floating around in my hair but my scalp looks if not a little better, definitely not worse.

I watched those videos and after I give this new procedure a couple tries, I think I'll give that rinse (with the aloe vera instead of sage) a chance. Especially because I still couldn't bring myself to do the ACV after instead of before the washing.

Black Tar Soap for a white girl's young dreads?

Dread Maintenance

I couldn't tell you exact measurements because I didn't take any, but I mixed probably 2 teaspoons or so of BS and a few good squirts of Bronners into a large pitcher that I then filled with water.

I tried that shampoo before embarking on dreads and it didn't make much difference for me. And that's really disappointing to hear about my dandruff remedy. I thought the worst was it was a bit drying and would lighten my hair.

Have you heard anything about these products?

Black Tar Soap for a white girl's young dreads?

Dread Maintenance

Posted before I saw your link. Thanks for it, those soaps might be the right fit.

Black Tar Soap for a white girl's young dreads?

Dread Maintenance

I always rinse at the very end with cold water for as long as I can stand it and I've done the ACV rinse both before and after the BS wash and as long as the BS has been included, the dandruff gets worse. Maybe someone else has experienced this? But honestly, for the most part, I do it first because I'm bothered by the lingering smell of ACV if I don't. And I use essential oils too, I have teatree and others (vetiver, sweet orange, other awesome-smelling things) but haven't picked up rosemary yet. I'll try adding that when I do.

As for the lemon juice, I use it to moderate the flakiness and I'm sticking by it until something else proves itself. Maybe the addition of rosemary will do the trick. But for now, it's the only anti-dandruff ingredient I've found that makes a measurable difference. It hasn't made it go away entirely but my dandruff's at least 50% less severe thanks to it.

Black Tar Soap for a white girl's young dreads?

Dread Maintenance

I currently wash 1-2x a week with diluted Bronners. Usually I pre-rinse with ACV and lemon juice (seems to help with dandruff which I'm constantly battling.) Once in a while I throw in some baking soda but not often because the BS seems to make my scalp much more dandruffy. I would like to find something that leaves my hair feeling cleaner and anything that helps with dandruff (or at least doesn't make it worse) would be a huge bonus.

I was just recommended (organic, all-natural) African Black Tar soap but after doing a little googling, I've some concerns about whether or not it would be too moisturizing. I'm caucasian but also Jewish. I've got a lot of curly hair and it's been doing a good job of locking up mostly on their own since July on this year. This picture's not the best but that's basically what I'm working with. So does anyone have any advice for me? Any white girls with African Black Soap stories?

updated by @jill-c: 02/14/15 07:54:36AM