brand new dreads, am I doing it right?!
Dread Maintenance
hey niki glad to hear your taking this awesome journey with us. i myself started not too long ago as well and can tell you it is so exciting to see the everyday changes that make your dreads unique.
as said before by baba it is perfectly normal to have an inch or two of undreaded hair at both the roots and tips don't let it drive you too crazy it will eventually take care of itself, let nature do the work. my first month or so i tried root rubbing which made them stick out once again and had me looking like sideshow bob haha. i stopped after the first month, didn't like the results or the way it made my scalp kinda sore.
but as for washing i highlyrecommendshop.dreadlockshampoo.com they are amazing! the quality of the products as well as the customer service are outstanding. i can see why SE promotes them. if at all possible stretch for the liquid it works wonders. all the scents, my favorite is the nag champa. you can always message Vicki at the checkout page to request a sample with your order too.
best of luck with your journey Niki
kudos to DemeterGray for such a great topic of discussion.I've always loved dreadlocks and growing up secretly wanted them, but always told myself only black people could grow them. as i grew up i realized otherwise but was told only black people should have them.last year i was going through a lot of major changes in my life and was feeling pressure from everyone. people were trying to tell me how to live my life in order to be happy. i grew tired of it, tired of trying to please everyone. so i stopped trying to please everybody else and just tried to please myself and amazing things started happening. i started making myself happy and as a result made others happy in the process. things started falling into place.i was browsing youtube one day in July and randomly decided to search for dreadlocks. to my surprise i seen hundreds of videos of people of all different backgrounds, ethnicitys, and nationalities. it was incredible. one in particular was of another mexican man who i thought looked similar to me by name of Micheal Felix Sosa, his locks to me looked awesome. that's when i told myself, "i can get dreads too." and i knew they would look good on me. August i began to grow my hair out for the first time ever in my lifetime, it was really weird for me, there were a few awkward stages but i loved every step of the way. May 1st i took the plunge and officially began my dread journey and couldn't be happier.If my dreads had an expression it would be, "Let go." when i started this whole process i began to let go of all the things people wanted from me and some even expected of me. this is "MY" life and whether i'm happy or not will depend on what "I" do with it and make of it. i can live with that. that is why, although i am still going through a lot of crazy things in my life even now, i can still say i am happy.
sexy- I first came across johnnyclean & knottyboy site, something didn't seem right. i continued searching, thank goodness i found this site, really dodged the bullet there. Been browsing dreadlockssite for a while, finally decided to join. Planning on starting my journey possibly sometime during or before the summer of 2012, depends on how long my hair is by then.