Dread Absorbing Personalities.
Dready love
This is so beautiful. It touched my heart
Hi there. If you usually have bangs, keep them for awhile. Dreads look lovely with or without them. One day you may want to let 'em dread, you'll know when the time comes. Enjoy your journey and welcome to this great site: I find all the information I need here. Happy dreading.
I've seen a few on Google images where the hair is one, two or three dreads only. It must be sooo heavy
Sounds like a wonderful way to live, hope you find your destination
Hi Kirsty, not sure if you know, but I have read that Dr. Bronners does not work properly with hard water. It may leave a type of residue.
Kirsty said:
Thanks so much. I was thinking that about the loctition too! I am glad she did not do a great job though lol. I will keep up the washing. I just received some dr bronners lavender and pepeprmint soap. so am excited to give it a whirl. I just feel like i am getting off so easy not being all itchy and greasy. I used to be a once a day hair washer.
You will love the free form look. Your first set looked so braided from all the re-twisting, now you will grow beautiful dreads. Enjoy your new journey.
Hi Devan. I would remove the wax for many reasons. Wax holds moisture inside the dread and causes mold, odors and dirt to stick inside of it. Dirt can't totally wash from the dread because it is stuck to wax. There is a photo on this site from a gal who took a pic of her boyfriends pillowcase...eww...he used was and the pillow case was all stained. Wax can also stain the shoulders and back of your shirts by slightly melting on a very hot day. Dreads with no wax, gels etc will free form clean, healthy locks which require washing. Newly forming dreads should be washed 2-3 times a week, bet they don't recommend that with wax. Glad you found this site to help you get the healthiest locks possible. Should you choose to remove the wax. use the dreaducation tab at the top of this page to help you along the way. All the best
Crunchy Mummy, glad you found this site like I did, it does a world of help. The width of your dreads, no matter on how they are started, when mature will be the width of the section where it meets the scalp. They will slowly loop and shrink, becoming thicker. Dreads formed by T&R or backcombing will need to loosen on their own first in order to dread, that is the process, so they will not look how they do right now. Formed dreads will also go through a frizz stage in the beginning. I would leave the rest of your hair to free form dreads, all hair will do it naturally, just use patience. No comb, no conditioners or gels....read the dreaducation page at the top for fantastic tips. Whatever your decision, they will look great, enjoy
It does sound freaking awesome, you are going to have such a blast. When it is time to wash it all off, shower first and rinse your dreads until the water seems to be clear, then soak in the tub for a long time, head under water.... If the water needs changing, do so...at the end, shower off once more. Just to be sure, do the same thing for your next hair wash. Let us know how the fun was
Clean dreads are happy dreads, glad you found out about the taboos of wax and Knotty boy. Take advantage of this wonderful site, ask any questions and use the dreaducation and search tabs at the top of the page. Welcome and enjoy your journey.