Forum Activity for @gabriel-schubert

Brushing out backcombing and going natural

Dreads Hair and Scalp Health

thanks again SE, for all you do on this site. youve already helped me half a dozen times and ive only been a member for a few weeks.

Brushing out backcombing and going natural

Dreads Hair and Scalp Health

no thats not the only reason, like in the comment i said above i think this will be more rewarding. and i will love a few years down the road when people ask me how i got them and ill just be able to say nothing. i did nothing, these are 100% natural

soaring eagle said:

i cant say for sure it will make alotta diference in the itch but you will be happier with them

the itch can be fixed if thats the only issue making u start over tho

Brushing out backcombing and going natural

Dreads Hair and Scalp Health

no i dont want to straighten it. i think i will feel better about myself as a person too as weird as that sounds. not taking the easy road yanno? no offense to anyone with backcombed dreads because they are awesome too but its just something i feel i need to do.

Change~ said:

well from the backcombing, your hair is now kinked in so many places, and no longer just as straight as it would be otherwise, so i think it will knot up faster when you comb them out, n just go natural. unless you straighten your hair back out to its natural straightness.

Brushing out backcombing and going natural

Dreads Hair and Scalp Health

Hello all. i am going to comb out my backcombed dreads. its not because i am impatient, its because my scalp is really really itchy and i think natural dreads would be better and healthier. most of them came apart on their own anyways, and if i start natural i will feel alot better. i have read a lot of the information on this site and its helped me come to this conclusion. do you think its a good choice? please help.

thanks

updated by @gabriel-schubert: 01/13/15 09:21:56PM

i used too much natural oil in my BS wash

Dreads Hair and Scalp Health

2 quarts of water.

just washed them again, no oil and i used vinegar. some of the oil is still in my scalp but not alot at all

i used too much natural oil in my BS wash

Dreads Hair and Scalp Health

i used like 15 drops of tea tree and maybe 30 ylang ylang

too much eh?

i used too much natural oil in my BS wash

Dreads Hair and Scalp Health

hi, i think i used too much ylang ylang oil (flower) and tea tree oil because my dreads are feeling oily and look greasy. what should i do? rinse them out with water or do another wash without the ols or just let them do their own business? please help me soon because this happened today! thanks

updated by @gabriel-schubert: 01/13/15 09:21:49PM

a lot of my dreads are just like that, sticking up and not going downward, some of the roots are going up even! what i do is use a headband and pull them into the headband so they are against my head and you cant tell they are going the wrong way.

Just another newbie question

General Questions

thanks man for helping me out. if they do come all the way out im going organic anyways so i guess its the best of both worlds haha

Baba Fats said:

completely normal. Locks are a progression. They will loosen up a lot if not come out completely before they start to come together again. back combing and TnR are really just good for blue prints of where the sections will form. Back combing is not terrible. It does do some damage, but it's by far not the worst thing you could have done.

Good idea using beads and then replacing them over the loose hairs. Beads help section your hair and sometimes, even, help knot them up faster.

Keep up with what you're doing, but don't reback comb them. If they fall apart, let them, they'll tangle again. Back combing helps kink you hair and it'll be easier for it to tangle. Just let them be now. Keep using beads if you like them, and don't ever use bands.

Just another newbie question

General Questions

not using acv. drying im using a blow drier but i think im going to stop doing that and let it air dry