Forum Activity for @ahil-ganesan

The Uprising

Introduce Yourself

Hey Jeffrey, I feel your pain I started dreading from bald so I had to wait ages for my hair to grow and then ages for my hair to dread, yeh as SE suggested do you run your hands through your hair a lot? Maybe there is something your doing that is halting the dread process? Well I wish you luck with your journey and if you've been waiting 6 months for your dreads I think the wait will be over soon. P.S new York is the place I want to visit most in the world.

How do I tell my parents?

Life Issues Facing Dreads

Honestly that is so good to hear that you could change your parents minds about dreads, dread success stories are honestly so good to read im lucky enough to have cool parents. my parents are Indian and back home there are respected naked Hindu priests who have dreads, practice yoga and smoke weed spiritually. They're called sadhus. My parents tease me about beig a sadhu but that's about it. Just thought I'd share that with you all. Good luck with your dread journeys peeps

Does thin hair dread faster?

Dreading Methods

I started dreading from bald so it was painstakingly slow but eventually the whole process went faster and faster. You might think you won't develop it but if you stick to growing dreads you will automatically become more patient and accepting of your hair. And I think (correct me if I'm wrong), as someone with very curly hair , that dreads come out a lot faster the more curly your hair is. But everyone is different. Good luck and keep patient, if you stick it out your dreads will look dope

1 year of natural dreading

Member Journals and Timelines

Looking good man, keep it up!

FUZZY!

Introduce Yourself

And if you vigorously rub your head with a towel when your dreads are babies it will help to unlock your dreads, I usually just wrap my head in a towel for a couple of minutes while I shave and stuff, almost everyone has had a shitty phas ith dreadlocks, but eventually you yourself will learn what your dreads personally need and that might be the result of a terrible mistake. There's a reason why they call it a dread JOURNEY

FUZZY!

Introduce Yourself

I can guarantee you your hair will fix itself up, over time your hair will be able to grab onto other hairs more effectively. It just takes time. Don't worry about little loose ends or if it looks displeasing to you now just remember it will fix itself up, you just have to wait it out and keep strong. Good luck

Advice needed

General Questions

This sounds exactly like my hair man 100% my hair is super curly ( I'm Indian but have unnaturally super curly hair) and for about 12 months my hair would not dread properly at the front. I had huge fat dreads at the back but limp loose ones at the front, then all of a sudden my hair at the front started making progress really quickly. The point of this story is all you need to do is be patient and stay strong no matter what. It is amazingly rewarding. It WILL dread at the front even if you think it won't

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Dread Maintenance

DO NOT STOP WASHING YOUR HAIR! It might seem like a good idea but it is really detrimental for your dreads and your hygeine

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Dread Maintenance

Is it only the end of the locks that are crocheted? If you take a photo of your locks and attach it then it'll be easier to tell whether you should save them or cut them off. Chances are if you started them off natural then the roots will be strong and be able to support your dreads just fine.

Itchy scalp!

Dreads Hair and Scalp Health

I'm Indian and have sensitivr skin as well but if your hair is itchy then there might be a problem in how you are treating or cleaning them. For 20 months I have only been using soaps (sometimes residue free and sometimes normal soap) and have been washing them every day or every second day. Maybe it might be the shampoo doing the itchiness?