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The result of my *homemade* dreadlock spray expiraments!

Dread Maintenance

I've noticed nothing of the sort due to the lemon, but I digress. I will try it next time with rosemary and black tea. :]

The result of my *homemade* dreadlock spray expiraments!

Dread Maintenance

I've been experimenting with homemade dreadlock sprays since literally the day I got them and the one I've came up with that works best in my hair (dark in color (no more purple :[ ) and "silky" textured - hard for dreading) is as follows:

A LARGE spray bottle. I think mine is 32oz.
I brew a pot of natural green tea. (Bigelow brand, but that's not important, I don't think... Just make sure it's straight tea, no added frillies. You could use black tea too, I suppose!)
While it's brewing, I juice 3-4 lemons (no fake bottle stuff, you need actual lemon juice, organic if you can. It's GREAT as a locking agent but it can lighten your hair color a tad. Beware of that.) And I cut up about10 pieces of the lemon small enough to fit in my bottle. (The lemon oil is a great moisturizer and deodorizer)
2 tablespoons of sea salt
5 teaspoons of baking soda
and a bit of tea tree oil for added conditioner. (optional)

Basically - Mix it all together, including the pieces of lemon.
Shake really well before every use! I like to leave mine sitting in a sunny window too, so that when I go to use it, it's warm. The warmth helps pull out the oil from the lemons.
And this is basically what I use as my "shampoo" I wash with soap like once a week (Mango and Lime Jamaican Tingle or something like that. I really like it!) but every day I spray my hair with the above recipe and I've had nothing but good results, dandruff has became near non-existent, no "odor", my hair just smells like hair, but I suppose adding some essential oils wouldn't hurt, as well as it moisturizes my scalp.
My grandma actually uses it on her non-dreaded hair in between washes and she likes it as well!

Any tweaks or whatnot that anyone tries would be awesome to hear - I wanna try it with black tea but I didn't think about it until after I made a fresh bottle of course...

updated by @miranda-m: 01/13/15 09:29:42PM

Dread accessories in MN - Tams?

Dread Accessories

Unfortunately, I don't crochet. I wish I could even hold focus long enough to learn because I'd be all over making myself headbands and tams and whatnot. Alas... ADD gets the better of me and I end up wrapping yarn around my fingers and yeah it's just bad.

I actually ended up finding something that will work at a thrift store! I think... Whatever, if it works, it works, if it doesn't, I'm only out like $3.

See, I personally don't like the smell of old bonfire, fresh bonfire I can handle but old bonfire, no bueno. I may have no choice though depending on how this frilly little hat thing works... I also have this outrageous phobia of something (living...) flying into my hair which would result in me probably crapping my pants and it would just be awful. I feel like hats and scarves and whatnot gives me peace of mind in that area.

Y'all are awesome, by the way! I'm so excited to continue my dreadlock journey knowing I've got this community if I need the help

Dread accessories in MN - Tams?

Dread Accessories

Awesome! Is the shipping pretty speedy? I do need it by Friday or so...

Dread accessories in MN - Tams?

Dread Accessories

Hey y'all. I'm a bit of a newbie here and to the dreadlock lifestyle in general. I started them on Mother's day of 2012 so they're almost 2 months old!

Anyways, irrelevant info - This Saturday i'll be leaving to go on vacation for a week, complete with the dreaded (no pun intended) bonfires and cigarette smoke!
Now, I've heard I can just leave them tied up, but the bonfire smell in general kills me let alone it being stuck in my hair.
ANYWAYSSSSS... Haha. Where can I buy a tam (dreadlock hat)?
I've looked EVERYWHERE (I can only find them at "hipster" stores and they're like $30+ and screw that noise.) and we don't exactly have an overabundance of headshops here in little 'ol Saint Paul. So, unless anyone has a suggestion... I'm screwed! Help!?

updated by @miranda-m: 02/14/15 10:31:15AM