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help! i don't wanna cut my dreads !!!

Help! Save My Dreads

THANK U!!!!!
i don't really know how to thank u guys it was amiracle !!! one wash wid the bottled water ...i used ^just one table spoon BS this time and left it on for 10min . and the ACV i was puting 250 ml on 1 liter and left it on for
20 min ...then all the buildups were gone and my locks and skin feels amaizing...i can't stop touchin dem it was a big big help from u guys and i can't thank u enough for the help and for opening ma eys on the situation .... i think dis ratio works best fo ma type of hair
Have a blessed n happy journy

help! i don't wanna cut my dreads !!!

Help! Save My Dreads

i think di knotty boy was workin best when i was in Ethiopia. i think the water here is hard ...i haven't noticed thatt but as my friend Jule said its definitely hard so i should start boiling it .
and wid my BS/ACV mix i think i was desperate and i was adding more of the baking soda n let it stay for like 20 min . now my dreads r out of control ... but now i will try to use less BS n start to boil the water and see wts happening : Thank u soo much its a very helpful information ...have a blessed day

Ojas Acharya said:

hi mahi s ... if knottyboy shampoo worked how did u have build up in the first place..?

what is the ratio of ur bs mix and ur acv mix? what kinda water do u have? how long do u let the bs stay in and the acv too..? if u have hard water then bs/acv wont work well for u... baking soda i doubt will get ur hair brown.. it may rather make them gray. i had this problem when i initially had trouble adjusting my bs and acv ratios. my bs mix used to be way too stronger as compared to acv. gradually after playing around with the acv ratio i finally seem to have got the right amount that suits my scalp n hair.

our hair n scalp are different from others and u'll probly have to keep shifting ur ratios until u find out whats best for u. bs/acv is much about trial n error in the initial periods.. u said ur hair feels very dry... that indicates to me that ur bs is stronger than the acv. bs makes ur hair n scalp very dry and ur dreads may feel hard, stiff n hair feels just too brittle basically.. in that case u need to increase ur acv amount.. acv makes ur hair much softer n gets the ph level back to normal.. on the other hand if ur hair feels too oily then that indicates ur acv mix is more stronger than bs.. search for the shops here u may like to buy some of the shampoos or bars . those may help. good luck for ur progress. keep us updated.

help! i don't wanna cut my dreads !!!

Help! Save My Dreads

thank u soo much i will start to boil the water.. u r right !!! it was just driving me creazyy...it was very helpful ....i just didn't notice di water was hard ..



ginger said:

I just got back from a 2 week stay in the Gersfeld/Fulda area (north east of Frankfurt) and I now have a lot of buildup in my hair from the water in that region. Definitely experiment with different techniques to remove it. Yes, the baking soda can lighten hair in some cases. If you DO decide to continue with the BS mix, you could try boiling the water first, then let it sit for a little while so some of the minerals may settle in the bottom of the pot... Pour the water into another container slowly, but do not use what's in the bottom. Mix the baking soda/natron in while the good water is still plenty hot. Best of luck!

help! i don't wanna cut my dreads !!!

Help! Save My Dreads

vielen dank . i will give it a try wid the belebendes Haartonikum....and wid the stress u got me deir :D i do now stress bt it soo much n cos of dat am not even enjoying the nice weather dis days.. so i should really take it easy... and i think i need to boil the water too before use like u said i c it on the water boiler i just neva gave attention to it. i will still do anything i can to keep dem cos now dey r just gettin better
have a beautiful day ... thank u

Jule said:

Hello, Im from Germany (Karlsruhe) welcome here

I can`t help you with the BC/ACV , because I just started my journey to get natural dreads but perhaps its about the water here in Germany. Sometimes there is al to of ?lime? or chalky in the water. Hope you understand what i mean....this white stuff, that`s here in the water - you see it in your water heater.

I use the hairtonic from weleda. Its absolut natural and you can get them in every DM market (you know them?) Its called "belebendes Haartonikum" and there is rosemary in.

This is not special for dandruff but its good for the scalp. And they have a dandruff shampoo too. Absolut natural and without smoother and silicons. Called Weizen-Schuppen-Schampoo and there is wheat in. The wheat you take for backing some bread .

Perhaps you have actually too much stress? This can also be an reason for your dandruff problem.

Hope you understand my bad english.

Keep one - you and your hair look beautiful and breathe one deep breath <3

Hope it`s getting better soon.

Best wishes

Jule

help! i don't wanna cut my dreads !!!

Help! Save My Dreads

its been over a year since i have my locks ... but dis days it seems like i have much more build ups n dandruf. i don't know if it can b a reason but i changed my location to heidelberg germany n i started to use BS/ACV wash ...but it seems like its just getting worse. i use since di first days Knotty Boy dreadlock shampoo and dreadlock bar soap.dey seemed to work.n now my dreads r sooo dry i don't even go ou wihou covering dem ...dey look soo messy....am africna n i had a very dark hair n it seems like my hair is becomin brown too i think cos of di baking soda...i used needlesto sstart with but i never used dem since den ...i don't know wt to do !!!! am thinkin bt cuttin dem now ..

j

updated by @mahi-s: 02/14/15 08:39:10AM

before and after dreadlocks pictures comparing dreads no dreads

Dreadlock Picture Gallery

thank u fo di comment n yeah i never used chemical in my hair di ironing is just temporary but i stopped doing for like 3 monthes before di dread

before and after dreadlocks pictures comparing dreads no dreads

Dreadlock Picture Gallery



soaring eagle said:

where was that 1st pic tajken?

haha ..thank u! On Di first picture i had ma hair straightened..ironed ..it was someplace in Ethiopia lil bit out of the main city addis ababa.its natural n i love it.my dreads i started with crochetting ..now am not doing it anymore so its been like a month and 15 days since i did it.my hair is doin it itself now.

before and after dreadlocks pictures comparing dreads no dreads

Dreadlock Picture Gallery

dis was before dis is after ...

i love ma dreads ...was crotchetin before but now i left dem alone for over a month...

updated by @mahi-s: 02/05/15 10:12:49AM