Forum Activity for @the-barrellady

Hello and a few questions.

Introduce Yourself

For washing, at the beginning, do it every 2-3 days. Forming dreads love clean hair. If you do not have any dread shampoo, then use this home made recipe which is a no scrub method.

Mix 1/2 cup baking soda (BS) with 5 cups water...pour on head and leave on 10-20 minutes...rinse well. This will exfoliate the scalp, leaving it nice and clean. Next you must balance the PH in your hair from using the BS. Mix 1 capful of Apple cider Vinegar (ACV) to 5 cups water...pour on head and leave on for no more than 1 minute...rinse well. The ACV conditions the hair safely without causing knots to slip out....Finish off with a cold rinse. This got me through my first year, just washing this way.

Peace

Hello and a few questions.

Introduce Yourself

Well, first off, welcome to the community. Your first question, your hair did not dread before because you used conditioner. Conditioner causes knotting to slip out, so hair won't dread.

Next, Your length will definitely not be a problem, it will form awesome dreads. But be forewarned, you will loose so much length during the dreading process. My hair started at your length, after 1 year it is up to my shoulders.

While you lift weights, sure tie them back, just untie them after. Once your dreads are mature, you can tie them up by just using the dreads and they can stay in all day long.

Sleeping with a hat is not necessary. Hair dreads faster during the night when you toss and turn and that hair is getting all messed up moving around.

If down the road you decide you do not want dreads anymore, plenty of conditioner and time will get them out. It will be work on your part but you can undo them, but I bet you won't want to once you see how awesome they will be on you.

To speed up the dreading process, using a sea salt spray helps. Plenty of info and recipes for this in the dreaducation pages. But I truly do recommend ordering the Himalayan Sea Salt Spray from DreadlockShampoo.com. I can't say enough about that spray.

With the neglect/free form method, all you have to do is keep them clean and separate any sections trying to join together, and of course...enjoy the ride.

Peace

~Dreadlockshampoo.com's shampoo bar's question~

Dread Products

Oh yeah, I wish I bought the Himalayan Sea Salt Spray sooner, that stuff rocks. Does not even compare to the home made recipe for sea salt spray....Peace

~Dreadlockshampoo.com's shampoo bar's question~

Dread Products

Dreadlock Shampoo has fantastic products. The shampoo is great for newly forming dreads and the soap is fantastic for mature dreads. So far I have used the Dragons Blood, not an over powering scent at all. The Patchouli shampoo has such a subtle scent. I find the Nag Champa the strongest scent in the bottle, but I have yet to use that one on my dreads.

Wrapping dreads/ and aloe Vera

Dread Maintenance

Wrapping newly made twist & rip sections is okay, but don't do them tightly or they will not be able to mature. Add color to those wraps and have fun. Bet you will end up doing your entire head. Peace

recipe for residue free shampoo ?

Dread Maintenance

Forgot to mention: Finish off your cleaning with a cold head rinse, as cold as your head can take. This will also help with the dandruff. Here is another link to read...Peace

http://www.dreadlockssite.com/page/washing-dreadlocks-guide

recipe for residue free shampoo ?

Dread Maintenance

Wash with baking soda (BS) and rinse with apple cider vinegar (ACV). Mix 1/2 cup of baking soda with 5 cups of water. Pour on wet head and leave on for 10-20 minutes..... Rinse well...Next mix 1 caplful of ACV to 5 cups of water, pour on head and rinse. The ACV balances the PH in the hair and is a safe conditioner for dreads. I used this method my entire first year and it works fantastic. The BS exfoliates the scalp, making it all nice and clean. There is no need to scrub the scalp with this method, it cleans on its own, but if you do use hands, use fingertips only. You can add essential oils into the BS wash. Here is a link for essential oils and scalp issues: http://www.dreadlockssite.com/forum/topics/essential-oils-for-dreads-and-scalp-health

Enjoy your journey, Peace

Twist & rip dreads day 2 ( need some help )

Dread Maintenance

Hi Teisha. I used the baking soda/acv for the entire first years of my T&R dreads, did not order the dreadlock shampoo until my 1st anniversary. The BS worked fantastic, in fact, the rest of my family uses it once a month on their straight hair. Just make sure you always use the ACV after BS, unless you have naturally very oily hair. I did not always use the ACV, and my hair was loosing its softness. The ACV is important, it balances the PH of the hair after using BS & is a safe conditioner.

As Baba Fats said, do not re-twist, let them do their thing now....just wash and separate any sections trying to join together.

A tip for you, dreads love lint, it is inevitable, so use a towel the same color as your hair so the towel lint is not noticable. White towels=White lint.

Enjoy your journey, Peace

Oh my God !! my beard..!!

General Questions

If I was a guy, I would soooo have a dread beard. They are beautiful, awesome, wicked, sic.........

Oh my God !! my beard..!!

General Questions

Absolutely you can wash with the BS. Give it a quick rinse with the ACV to balance the beards PH. You will love it if you use essential oils, you'll be smelling it all day long. Give Mom a kiss, she'll love the aromas too.

Peace