Noobie nervousness: loose hairs galore!
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Noobie nervousness: loose hairs galore!
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Oh, thanks so much, guys!happy to know I can jus sit back and enjoy the ride
I'm totally gonna try that shampoo, DE. Thanks!
Noobie nervousness: loose hairs galore!
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Hmm I tried to upload several pictures...can anyone see them?
Noobie nervousness: loose hairs galore!
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I am really enjoying this process of letting go. But, man, it's really letting go! I have always felt really doubtful of my super, super straight, oily and fine hairs ability to dread naturally, and its current state of disrepair is pushing those insecurities. I seem to need to wash 2-3 x a week in order to keep it from getting oily and slippery, but I have to use vinegar on my scalp or it gets really scabby, itchy and painful. Here are some photos of all the loose mess that's going on. If love some reassurance that this is normal, or advice on what to do!
updated by @mama-jme: 01/13/15 09:40:54PM
A grateful introduction
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I totally will! I also wish I had known all of this sooner, but the experience has made me very grateful to get where I am now
A grateful introduction
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Hi everyone! My name is Jamie, and I am a mama with two young sons and a baby girl. I want to share a little bit of my Dreadlock journey and some gratitude for the amazing information I've found here.I have loved and wanted dreadlocks since I was a little girl. I drove my mother crazy because I never wanted to brush my hair; I liked it wild! Sadly, my hair is straighter than straight, fine and very, very smooth (I think due to being really oily); I rarely have brushed it as an adult, as I find I don't get tangles unless its really long. So I thought I could never have dreadlocks, since I stay away from chemicals and wasn't willing to get perm dreads.Then one day I met someone at a Farmer's market who recommended a salon that could "give me" natural dreads. He said they specialized in caucasian hair. I was so excited! I started going, and spent an embarrassing amount of money to have someone put Grease in my hair and twist it. Seriously. Eventually, after a couple of months with NOTHING happening, she did a little backcombing. I stopped paying her and did it myself at home, and about a year later my hair was locking up (I realize now it locked in spite of what I was doing, not because of it!).My locks eventually formed pretty well, but someone introduced me to the (evil) wonders of dread wax as a solution for my loose hairs and loops
Suddenly having dreads was a huge chore, and I washed them about once a month because of how much time and effort it took to wax them each time.I felt cheated, and like an imposter. Locks had always seemed like a spiritual connection to the natural world to me, and Here I was spending hours on them at a times when all I wanted was freedom. I became pregnant with my first son, and his very hard birth and early infancy once more shook my faith in my body and my connection with nature. When he was 3 months old, I realized there was no way that I could spend so much time on my hair, and I cut my dreads out. I felt so defeated.Fast forward five plus years. I became pretnant with my third and final child, my first girl. Something began stirring in me that I hadn't felt in a long time. I began to want dreads again. I found this site and became inspired.I went on to have my second beautiful homebirth, and I got to catch my daughter myself in a warm pool of water. Her birth and our triumph over some very difficult early days began to heal some old pain that I had been carrying inside of me. I decided the time was right, and that I was ready, and two weeks ago twist and ripped my hair into sections (I would have gone natural, but I honestly think it would be very hard with my hair; and I wanted a little something to start with). I couldn't be happier! I know my hair will do what it wants, and I am so excited to be along for the ride. I can't wait to see my own, beautiful, unique locks taking form, and I am feeling so much joy starting on this journey from a place of authenticity.Thank you, everyone on this site, and especially Soaring Eagle for creating this wonderful community.Many blessings,Mama Jme
updated by @mama-jme: 01/13/15 09:40:18PM
Silk or cotton pillowcase?
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Hmm...wool sounds intriguing, but I already sleep so poorly that I'm not sure I would do well with a textured pillowcase (even hough I LOVE wool!). I read an explanation of the silk recommendation, that when you use one all of the friction and pulling takes place between your hairs, helping it lock together more, vs a cloth that pillow the hairs away from one another. I'm sure it really isn't a big deal, but I need a new pillow case and was considering trying a silk one.
Silk or cotton pillowcase?
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Hi all, I have little 2 week old babies on my super straight, fine, tends-to-be-very-oily hair. I have read several places that a silk pillowcase is recommended to help hair stay together while dreading. I also read that silk dries hair out less than cotton. Would you guys recommend getting a silk pillow cover to sleep on, or sticking with my cotton ones? I know it's part of the process, so I'm not worried, but I've got loose hair all over the place, and it seems like more each day.Thanks!
updated by @mama-jme: 01/13/15 09:40:17PM
tnr/neglect method. coming undone. nopoo
Help! Save My Dreads
I order baking soda on amazon. Your hair will dread! Have faith! SE knows what he's talking about!