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First BS/ACV wash!!

Dread Maintenance

The dreadlock shampoo site is awesome. I recommend using the liquid shampoo for the first year. As dreads mature, soaps are fantastic.

Tip for dandruff, finish off your washing routine with a cold head rinse, as cold as you can take. You can add essential oils to your baking soda wash, or even mix them in a spray bottle with water and spritz on once in a while.

Here is a posting from Soaring Eagle on the different type of essential oils:

http://www.dreadlockssite.com/forum/topics/essential-oils-for-dread...

Peace

Wraps

General Questions

If you would like to do the criss cross method: Tie the thread to the top of the dread near the roots, but not too close, you still want root movement. So tie it tight enough to stay, not not too tight that you are squeezing the hair up there causing a weak point. Now you should have equal lengths of embroidery thread, start by wrapping each string once around the section, do the other string, repeat the process as you slowly make it down near the bottom and tie the ends up. That's it. These may last up to two months and still allow the sections to move around and dread. Embroidery thread can come in over a hundred colors, so have fun with them. ...Peace

Wraps

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Hi there Katietheladi. When dreads are forming, it is best to use the criss cross technique with embroidery thread when wrapping them. This still allows the section to dread, loop etc. Tight wraps, wrapping entire sections etc can restrict the process as they need to move and do their thing to mature. Wraps are fun, just don't do them too tight yet. Peace.

Free form.

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Glad to hear, then you should be fine, and now educated too! That head of yours looks like it was meant for dreads. Don't be surprised if you need to separate joining sections every day with that wild hair. If you need to do it twice a day in the beginning because of all the curls, then do it however many times you need to as it is harder to separate a huge area that matted together. After awhile, you won't have to do it as often....Peace

Gary said:

yea i kept washing with really hot water and dish soap.

the Barrellady said:

wow, that is curly hair. What did you use to get the wax out? It will take more than one application to get it all out. Read Baba Fats wax removal steps here; http://www.dreadlockssite.com/forum/topics/wax-removal-7

The best ways would be for the Wax B Gone, but there are other methods with home recipes. Good luck & Peace.

Free form.

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wow, that is curly hair. What did you use to get the wax out? It will take more than one application to get it all out. Read Baba Fats wax removal steps here; http://www.dreadlockssite.com/forum/topics/wax-removal-7

The best ways would be for the Wax B Gone, but there are other methods with home recipes. Good luck & Peace.

Worried

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You have the same question posted twice, so their are also answers on the other posting Peace

Worried

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My goodness, don;t sweat a thing Eric, they are doing exactly what they should be doing. When you do the twist & rip method, you are not making dreads, you are only sectioning the hair to how you want your dreads to be. Glad you did not do T&R tightly, because they have to loosen, sometimes coming completely out for that section to start it's journey on becoming a dread. The thickness will change. See where the section meets the scalp?, that is how thick your mature dread will be. Those sections will loosen, loop, frizz, zig zag, and shrink, slowly feeding their way up towards the root section and becoming fatter. So see, you are loosing faith with hair that was doing what it should....

There is no need to wash every NIGHT! Let's start with the night....never go to sleep with wet hair or else mold will set in....dry dreads and sleep = healthy hair. Unless you hair is super oily, you should be using the apple cider vinegar (ACV) after every Baking Soda (BS) wash. Forming dreads like clean hair, so washing 2-3 times a week is good. Are you doing the ratios right, just in case, here they are: mix 1/2 cup baking soda to 5 cups water, pour on wet scalp and leave on for 10-20 minutes. This exfoliates the scalp, leaving it nice and clean. There is no need to scrub the scalp with this method, but you can if you want. After you rinse out the BS, you want to do the ACV rinse. This is done because BS alone can dry/fry the hair, so you need to balance the PH, also ACV is a natural conditioner safe for forming dreads. Mix 1-2 capfuls of ACV (depending on hair length), to 5 cups water...pour over rinsed off head and leave on for no more than 1 minute, even rinse out right away if you want. If you have super oily hair, then you do not need to do the ACV after every BS wash, just use it a couple of times a month then.

So Eric, your sections are doing fine, the journey is a fantastic ride to be enjoyed. Don't fret when things come undone, just watch with fascination all the different steps the sections go through.

You can wet your hair everyday, that's okay in the beginning because the hair will dry in between washes, which is important. When dreads are mature, you do not want to wash everyday as they can take a day or more to dry, depending on the thickness of your dreads. But for now, all's good with getting them wet.

Peace and no worries

(sorry If I repeated anything another post is saying, one might come up before I finish posting mine)

Worried

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You have the same question posted twice, so you have answers on both Peace

organic dread soap bar and pink himalayan sea salt spray

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You will love the spray once you use it. Wish I bought two of them! Directions: Spray anytime on damp or dry Dreads may reapply, does not leave a residue or buildup in any way. This is safe to put on anytime without washing out. Home made sea salt sprays are different and they need to be washed out after 2 hours, but Vikis has the following in it:: distilled water, Himalayan pink sea salt, Icelandic kelp, corn, wheat & soy protein, pro vitamin B5, horsetail extract, essential oils All these ingredients together make this product safe for use at any time. Enjoy your spray....Peace

TRESemme

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You can make a home made sea salt spray that you spray on 2 hours before you wash, Not table salt, that is different. Sea salt can be bought at the grocery store, bulk food stores and even aquarium stores sell it for their sea salt water tanks. Add a couple of tablespoons of the sea salt to 5 cups of water & spray on hair, not scalp. Try not to leave it on more than 2 hours because it can start to dry out your hair. This recipe will help with your journey.

Shampoos out there are not really mean for dreads because of residue build up. If you don't have the money to purchase any right now, then use the baking soda wash, apple cider vinegar rinse. I used it for an entire year. Many people have hard water, so many shampoos and even dread soaps, like Dr.Bronners will not rinse out well for them. If you have soft water, you can use just about any dread shampoo or dread bar, but if you have hard water, then go with the Dreadlock Shampoo items which are made specifically for dreads and hard water.

Oh yeah, most regular shampoos will cause knots to slip out also, so beware.

Peace