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can long dreads cause migraine headaches

General Questions

While dreads might cause migraines I haven't noticed any increase yet despite being very migraine prone but I have noticed benefits when it comes to longer-ish dreads and headaches.

1. Instant eye-mask. No matter where you are, drape or knot some dreads over your eyes and the light is blocked.

2. They work like an adjustable pillow. Pile up your dreads so they put pressure in the appropriate places when you lay down.

3. You can adjust where your hair is being pulled very easily when you have to wear your hair up. Helps minimize pain.

4. When tied up dreads feel "lighter" than regular straight hair. I think it's just because it doesn't pull the same and dreads kind of grab and hold each other up rather than sliding around and just falling to the ground.

TnR... am I doing this right? HELP! (pic)

Dreading Methods

Looks great.

I started my hair with twist and rip. I'm just over 4 months and pretty much all of my tips have blunted and they definitely look nothing like braids now. They've also gone from my bra strap to well above my shoulders. It actually looks pretty funny what with the few long wisps that are still down to my bra strap. I left a ton of hair loose and some of it is taking it's sweet time dreading up.

I promised myself that I wouldn't interfere with the process beyond starting it but I think that once my dreads are longer I might consider un-blunting a good chunk of them. The difference in drying time is huge. I don't much care for it. Of course the worst offender happens to be one of my favourite dreads so we'll see how that goes.

Loose and thinning hair

Help! Save My Dreads

Does he want you to fix them? I doubt they actually need fixing regardless. Roots need to be loose so they can dread. If you "fix" them now you will have to keep fixing them forever to keep loose hairs at bay. Loose hair also protects his scalp from the sun.Tightening too much can lead to traction alopecia. If his hair is thinning why risk making it worse?

As if loctician salons weren't expensive enough, WAX does more damage than you think!!!

Dread Products

Holy.Shit.

Beads hindering process?

Dread Accessories

Beads haven't slowed my hair down at all. If anything they've sped things up.

Any dread I put a bead on has gone crazy with loops and zig zags and all that jazz. A couple of them are completely locked on. I'm only four months in and the beads have only been in place for maybe 1-2 months.

It seems counter-intuitive but beads are apparently more beneficial than detrimental in regards to locking hair. You do want to make sure you move the beads around though so they don't get stuck or make thin spots though. And you may want to take them out for washing if they are quite long.

With that in mind, go nuts!

Don't look!

Dreading Methods

You're welcome.

It's a good thing you like to hear opinions. I apparently reeeeally like to share mine!

And I think the general consensus is that wind is good "food" for dreads. :D

Don't look!

Dreading Methods

I don't fully disagree. In my opinion hair should free to move, catch a breeze, bounce as you walk, etc. It seems to me the most logical way to make dreads. They have to live and grow with you. They can't do that all locked up in a tam!

Tams seems to be more likely to create a big congo if worn religiously. Sometimes too much of a good thing can be bad. And tams are good, don't get me wrong. They serve an important role in protecting dreads. I just don't think that they play a very major role in actually forming dreads.

And really, you're going natural right?. Why use a tam to intervene in the process more than you have to? Sorry if I'm projecting more meaning onto your journey than is actually there but it just seems counter-intuitive to the general idea of natural dreadlocks

For myself my hair and the process it is going through is a bit of a statement. What good is a statement if no one can see it? My dreads are about me finding my self esteem, my courage to really be me. I'm not going to turn around and hide that underneath a tam. I don't even like tying up my hair for work. I never tie it up when I'm on my own time.

Ultimately, I think you should wear a tam whenever you feel the need to but you should be letting your hair free as much as possible. I'm sure you know how good a nice breeze feels when it blows through your hair. Why deny yourself that pleasure if you don't have to? :D

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I did not mean to write an essay. I have a problem.

Don't look!

Dreading Methods

Don't wear a tam. Just cover up or get rid of your mirrors. Maybe keep a tiny little pocket mirror for emergencies. Like getting something in your eye or whatever.

Or, if you can't do that, just wear a tam when you are getting ready for work or in rooms where you can't cover the mirrors.

Just let the hair fly free so it can knot.

awrsome dreads

Dreading Methods

How dare you call me fussy you shit stirrer! Lol!

It totally does look like we're fighting. That's hilarious.

At least without his comments our brains are no longer at risk of melting out our ears. Small blessings.

James Turk said:

Well it looks like he's gone. Hopefully people don't read this and think it;s you and I arguing.

Tied up in knots said:

Every now and then you have to feed a troll. Don't be too proud of yourself.

A) you weren't remotely subtle

and

B) We're in it for the greater good anyway. You might be a troll but someone else might read this thread and avoid crochet. So in the end we still win and you are still just a sad little troll.

PS: I really hope you aren't actually a Juggalo. That subculture has a hard enough time not looking like a bunch of angsty semi-literate teenagers. They don't need your help.

awrsome dreads

Dreading Methods

Every now and then you have to feed a troll. Don't be too proud of yourself.

A) you weren't remotely subtle

and

B) We're in it for the greater good anyway. You might be a troll but someone else might read this thread and avoid crochet. So in the end we still win and you are still just a sad little troll.

PS: I really hope you aren't actually a Juggalo. That subculture has a hard enough time not looking like a bunch of angsty semi-literate teenagers. They don't need your help.