Three and four months update
Member Journals and Timelines
Very cool. Yeah some hair types just lock up faster. I wish I had your hair. It took me over a year to see any real progress
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Member Journals and Timelines
Three and four months update
Member Journals and Timelines
They look good for 4 months. What have you been doing to help them knot so fast?
Is anything suppose to be happening?
Dread Maintenance
Everything Eagle already said. It's a common misconception that natural soaps are good for natural hair. But locks need a soap that doesn't leave residue and don't condition your hair.
Why knot? (pictures at bottom)
Dread Maintenance
1: I have that exact same drug rug. My mom brought it back from Jamaica.
2: You look great. Leave them to do their own thing, and embrace how beautiful you are with locks in the back and that gorgeous hair framing your face. When it locks up, let it, but don't rush it at all.
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General Questions
Hit up thrift stores. You can find some really cool clothes there without having to dress like themanikinsin department stores.
I buy everything of mine from thrift shops. One of my favorite jackets only cost me 5 bucks.
Plus you may be able to find some really cool, oldschool clothes there.
Not all clothes from them are all tattered and raggedy too. Look around, some rich areas have thrift stores where you can find designer clothes with the tags still on them for super cheap.
Locks go good with everything, but I know what you mean. I'm comfortable in random tee-shirts and jeans, but I do love silk. It's probably my favorite material. Just go shopping around and pick some things out that you like. Then assemble them at home
updated by @baba-fats: 07/13/15 03:48:44PM
Just a question about this soap I bought.
Dread Products
do you know the ingredients? It should be fine to use regularly if it really is residue free. That murkiness is probably dirt and grime that was left in your hair getting washed out. No idea why the BS wouldn't have cleaned it out, but if this soap if doing it, then stick with it
Please take a quick look at this!!!! :/ Need quick advice on a little problem.
Help! Save My Dreads
Egubman said it. It's been there all along. If you didn't notice it then, just forget about it again. In time, that hair will lock up on its own, or get sucked into another lock. Then it will get replaces by different loose hairs. Hair constantly grows, and any hair that get's ripped out or falls out on its own will be replaced by new growth. It happens to everyone with locks. Mine are 6 years old and I have loose hair everywhere. Just push it flat with your hands, and you won't notice it anymore.
Scalp treatment for baby dreads
Dread Maintenance
I don't know how I missed that one. Yeah, you should mix 1/2 cup BS to 5 cups of water. Lt it sit on your head for ~10 minutes. Rinse it off really well. The do the ACV rinse
Scalp treatment for baby dreads
Dread Maintenance
NEVER mix BS and ACV. Look at Youtube for videos when people mix it in bottles and it explodes. There's a chemical reaction that is really bad for your scalp and hair. It produces heat and gas. You should never mix the 2. People on youtube say you should, and then claim they can feel it working because they can feel the burning and hear it fizzing. That's dangerous. Always separate the 2.
As for as the sea salt. It does promote locking. But yeah, it should never be left in for more than 2 hours. It will dry out your scalp and make your hair brittle if you leave it in too long.
Even though that is just string, it may still prevent some locking. The ones I can see look pretty tight. You don't want to put anything tight around your roots, at any point. The roots need to be loose and free to tangle with new growth and other loose hairs. When they grow out, that string will probably get tangled under hair and will be really hard to get out
Alternatives to tams?
General Questions
Etsy has some really good priced ones. Same with Ebay. But why don't you just wear a bandanna?