Root rubbing does nothing but rip out hairs. What that does is make the lock weaker at the root, which is what you're probably seeing there.
If you let them be, they'll fix themselves. In fact, they will probably rejoin again in a congo making them stronger than individuals. If you want to help it along, put a bead over the 2 of them to push them together. But itunnecessary.
psychology, but your right. My hair look god awful for the first full year. I'm talking I had 6 locks that were 5 or 6 inches and others that were 2 if not not even starting to mature yet. once I stopped worrying that they were so uneve, they just started to explode. I couldn't stop them if I tried. now they're all about the same length and grew super fast. I had one right at where my widows peak would be, if I had one, that was 1.5 inches long 5 years ago. Now t's over a foot long
Angel, have you lost any length to your hair yet? It happens to all of us. It happens when loose hairs at the bottom of the lock get caught on hairs in the middle or at the top of the lock. The entire dreadlock can flip upside down. Any loose hairs that were in the middle originally, are now at the bottom.
Oh, yeah. I'm not arguing with you that as you shed hair it gets caught in your locks. They act like a natural hairnet, but he said the most of them are by the tips and 1/2 way up the lock. That's where the back combing took place
That's what I was thinking Taye. I saw this thread earlier, but didn't get a chance to reply.
I've got dark hair, and I just figured I'd look for the hell of it. I saw one right away. But they're few and far between. It is probably from the back combing that made them so abundant.
Just leave them alone. The sea salt spray is good, but don't leave it in long. Just spray it on maybe an hour or so before you wash. If you leave it in too long, it will irritate your scalp and cause itchies.
The tips should not lock. If they do, it's ok, but it's better for your hair if they don't. Those wispy ends help water drain out of your hair. If you blunt them, water will get stuck and make it a pain in the butt to dry. If they blunt on their own, let them, but don't try to force it.
The roots will mat eventually. There's nothing you need to do to lock them. Look at pictures of mature dreadlocks. They were not always that long. it takes years to form fully mature locks. In those years hair still grows. If the roots didn't lock, you'd see a few inches of lock, and then the rest would be straight hair. There will always be an inch or 2 at the root that isn't matted. But in time this will tangle too.
Check out this link. It gives a decent list of info for new comers to the dreadlock world:
It made perfect sense. It's a feeling we all have. What is beautiful to us is not what society thinks is beautiful. And we like it that way
Yeah, I'd say just shrug it off. It sucks, but remember, they're high. Not that they don't realize, it's that they want to share, and the first thing they think about is not that you don't smoke, but that you're next to them
People still pass me bowls and blunts. My girlfriend even does sometimes. I just say "What, do I look like a pot head?" And everyone laughs. It's an inside joke with my friends. It doesn't bother me that locks are associated with it. Or that people still think I smoke. I just laugh it off. It's amusing.
What you have to do is prove that you are you, even without getting high. After a while, people will stop thinking it right off the bat. Of course, strangers might assume things out of ignorance, but eventually you will put out a vibe that you don't smoke anymore
