Forum Activity for @the-barrellady

Hi Karen. I am not vegan, so I have a question. If the hair of sheep is shaved off, and an animal is not harmed, why do vegans not wear wool? I understand leather etc...but not wool.

Us Canadian do like our touques Eh, but as SE said, they gotta be loose, the hair would be compacted with any beanie style hat. With my loose tam, as I move my head, the hair inside is getting moved around, helping the dreading process, if it was tight it would not do this.

Ask your mom, grandma or friends mom to knit you one. They just have to make lots of room in it for ya.

Dreads in the Wild

Alternative Lifestyles and Subcultures

Cavemen had dreads. No shampooing, nor mirrors, no nothing... but dreads.

dread shampoo by Lush

Dread Maintenance

I am going to try I Love Juicy in the next couple of weeks and will post how it works. Would love to order from dreadlockshampoo, but with shipping charges & Canadian HST collected by the shipper, it can get pricey, and many of us are pinching pennies right now. I can drive to Lush to get their products.

If anyone else has tried though, please let me know. Thanks & Cheers

dread shampoo by Lush

Dread Maintenance

Has anyone used the dread shampoo by Lush called I Love Juicy. Their website says good for dreads, ingredients are: pineapple, mango, kiwi, sea salt & seaweed extract. Peace all

updated by @the-barrellady: 01/13/15 09:47:16PM

I need motivation..:/

Introduce Yourself

You are still in mourning even if you do not realize it. If you are able to, take a year off school and go fishing, hang at the beach and reflect. The loss of a mother has so many faucets to it, let the school know that you need the time (semester or year). to deal with your emotions and to get re motivated for your studies. Who knows, in your refection time you may take a different direction in your life. My thoughts will be with you, Peace

Flat dreads

General Questions

Your welcome, happy dreading

Flat dreads

General Questions

I think it is the head and shoulders inside your dreads. Baking soda can be bought from any grocery store in the baking section. Make sure to purchase baking soda, not baking powder. I buy mine at a bulk food store, either way, it is cheap. If you use the apple cider vinegar the site recommends, that can also be purchased at the grocery store. Almost all shampoos will leave behind a residue, so they are a no no. Until you can afford to purchase dread soap or dread shampoo, I would stick to the baking soda. Good luck & remember to soak your head to get the Head & Shoulders out of the core of your dreads. Greetings to Norway

Flat dreads

General Questions

Lenore, Head & Shoulders is not good for dreads and will leave a reside in your hair, some even have built in conditioners which will make any knots slip out and you want them to stay in. The shampoo & bars from dreadlockshampoo.com is recommended, but I have not used it yet. At 11 months, I still use the baking soda wash, natural with no residue build up. I would lay in the tub for 1/2 hour and soak hair underwater to let all the head & shoulders get out of the backcombed dreads, then next wash use the baking soda. Do you know the recipe for BS?

Flat dreads

General Questions

Oh yes, what are you washing with since you think it might be residue making your dreads tight?

Flat dreads

General Questions

Hi Lenore. Are you washing 2-3 times a week? You should be, they will mature quicker. Doing backcombing or twist & rip is only like a guideline or blueprint of where you want the dreads. They will in no way keep the same appearance and when you first did them. They NEED to loosen in order to turn into mature dreads. Your sections will loosen, slowly shrink, loop and zig zag on their journey to dreads, This will happen all in the first year for you. Around the face line & behind the ears, they tend to slip out quicker due to our natural face oils, they take the longest to dread, and that's okay. They should not have been done very tight because they do need to loosen, so make sure you do not re-do or re-tighten anything or you will set your hair back to the beginning stages. Natural dreads take time, patience and are worry free, so hey, don't worry. Just wash & separate any sections trying to join together. Relax and enjoy your ride, Peace