Getting Kinky !!!
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Congrats. Sorry, I haven't checked the timeline forums in a while. Have you started one?
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So im looking to buy a wool beanie and im wondering if this is too tight?
General Questions
That one looks a bit slouchier. But beanies are too tight in general. Tighter hats hug your head and slow down knotting. They can also force locks to grow it flatter.
If you want a hat, get a tam. Etsy has plenty of them
Question about a shampoo
Dread Maintenance
not at all. Any shampoo with SLS is horrendous for your hair and for your health. It's listed in the top 5 most toxic ingredients.
Everything in there is man made. When looking for shampoo, you should look for something more natural. Almost all of those ingredients will harm your hair and health.
Check out dreadlockshampoo.com
Twist and Rip Newbie eek...
Dreading Methods
Yeah. That's the beauty of the internet. Everyone can post their opinions. Butunfortunately, there's also some really really bad info out there
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Dreading Methods
Well, you should definitely wash you hair. You should be washing between 1-3 times a week. Dr. Bronners is good. But it doesn't work well in hard water. The BS/ACV wash is my favorite, but again you need distilled or soft water. The best soap for locks are from dreadlockshampoo.com. They work in hard or soft water. They leave your hair and scalp feeling amazing and smelling awesome.
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Dreading Methods
You should be doing nothing. Locks don't form over night. Not even in a week. In fact, they will keep unraveling and reknotting for the next few months. On average it takes about a year for mature locks to form.
Don't rubber band them, ever. And there's no need to tie them yet. Wrapping locks is more for decoration than for helping them knot. Bands tend to squeeze your locks too tightly and get sucked into the lock where they can rot.
All in all. Your locks are days old. That's nothing in terms of how long they will take to mature. Just be patient. TnR and back combing are methods used to blueprint where the sections will be. They don't form locks. They will unravel. That's natural. Check out the timeline forums
Dread Separation
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It's good that you leave them alone if there's not a whole lot of hair connecting them. Check my video out on separating. It may help clear some things up. http://www.dreadlockssite.com/video/separating-tutorial?xg_source=activity
Some people really do need to separate daily. Others do it out of habit, but really don't need to that often
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Sorry to hear about that. You've got to do what you've got to do . But in the future, if you grow them again, remember on thing: Locks are the only hairstyle that you don't have to think about at all. Just wash and separate. No thought involved.
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Welcome. But once they have fully locked, with the maintenance that salons do, you may not have mush hair left to take care of. If they used any products, it'll a years before they lock up. If they do at all. Wax prevents locking. It gives the impression that they are mature by being hard. But they aren't.
I didn't see anyone say they used wax. But if they did. That will damage your hair. The wax needs to come out to have actually healthy locks. Wax is the main cause of mold and mildew growing in your locks.
If all they do is palm roll, you're wasting your money. First, that can be done for free at home. Second, it should NEVER be done. It only does 1 of 2 things. Either it does nothing, and it has to be done over and over every day. Or it does create knots which means you are irrevocably destroying your roots. It's a damage that doesn't show up right away. it shows up later as you your hair grows out.
http://www.dreadlockssite.com/video/why-not-to-palm-roll
And if they are palm rolling your hair, I'm sure they put products in it. The only reason to palm roll, and see it stay flat for a while, is if there is wax in there.
What other methods did they use? It'll be hard to help you fix anything without knowing what was done over the year
On the right track for dreadlocks?
Dread Maintenance
About. They'll always seem a bit thinner at the roots, but the body of the lock will be roughly 1 inch thick