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making your own dread lock shampoo..

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Making your own dread-lock shampoo can be super rewarding, but is it a deep enough clean... Depending on the base that you are using, most people use a black soap base, using a glycerine base is strongly advised against because of the build up it will cause in your dreads, and it is almost impossible to get out!.. Making your own dread-lock shampoo can be a fun way to save money and be creative at the same time! Also when you make your own dread-lock products you can make multiple supplies for multiple purposes, such as a PH balancing shampoo for your locks, or a straight up cleansing shampoo, or light conditioning shampoo.. The sky's the limit!! One key trick when making your own products, that I have learned by experimenting, is you always want to seep any herbs you use, having herbs tangled up in your dreads kinda sucks, that's why you would want to infuse your oils with your chosen herbs through seeping, not just adding whole herbs to your creations.. But there are many different herbs you can use for different purposes as well! One of my favorite blends to use is a mixture of rosemary, mint, chamomile, and clove. It cleanses well, and freshens up more mature locks.. Any ideas of different bases to use and different blends of essential oils and herbs..

updated by @cecelia-fae: 02/14/15 04:44:43AM

Sponges of Smoke!

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thanx everyone for all your help!!! I am deff going to switch shampoos now! see if that helps.. I do make my own spray for my dreads with lavender,rosemary, mint,and chamomile, it does help a lot with the cigarette smoke smell.. Also once a month I use the BS, apple cider vinegar, lemon, tea tree, and sea salt mix.. I only do it once a month because it wipes out my green and purple dyed dreads.. also I feel like it makes my dreads too stiff.. But with the once a month it really does take all the build up out with the smoking and just living in the city.. And I agree Valere with the bonfire and camping season at our feet I know my dreads will most likely smell of burning wood.. it is a good smell tho, but not all the time.. ..
soaring eagle said:

never use anything from knottyboy they shiuld be boyco=tted till they stop destroying draeads

www.dreadlockshasmpoo.com use those and u will smell amazing the nag champa will make u drool for a week after u wash

and natra- bio homeopathic smokers withdrawl relief makes quitting effortless u take a pill bit it once so it breaks into chunks manuever them under your tongue with your toungue and wait about 10 seconds for it to dissolve.. as the last dissolves all cravings all withdrawl symprtoms vannish..and at the same time it heals yopur lungs of the dajage caused by smoking..

i would highly recomend u stop supporting knottyboy

the teas u can make yourself for 1/40th of the price

sprays too

arent the teas 4 dollars for 1 single teabag? your being ripped off by a scumbag company

those teas arent worth 4 ceb=nts let alone 4 bucks

ps when uuse some of these colors it makes it harder to read

Sponges of Smoke!

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Ok now we all know that our dread-locks act like little sponges sucking in everything they come in contact with.. For those of us who smoke this is bad! I wash my dreads about twice a week, and in between washes i will use the Knotty bot Knot tea, which smells amazing, but my dreadies still continuously smell like smoke, even when I smoke outside. I have heard of the Knotty Boy deodorizing spray, but have never used it.. I feel like that might help some, but I've noticed that most fragrant spays wear off, and back comes the smoky smell...Even people who smoke without dreads have this problem i know. But with dread locks I feel like it is ten times worse!!! and yes I know we smokers could quite and problem solved but for us who are not so ready for that leap..anyone have any suggestions on what to use to deodorize dreads??

updated by @cecelia-fae: 02/14/15 10:53:16AM

Ever Changing Dreads

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i totally agree Valerie! rings are a fun way to dress up dreads, also I have rummaged through my jewelry boxes and found old piercing jewelry like spiral belly rings and old eye brow rings, and these are also an easy, fun way to add something to your locks whenever you want, and are super easy to take out.. you can also sew little trinkets to your locks in a loose stitch and just remove easily when you want them out.. there are many possibilities ! indeed!

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did it wash out easily??

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thanxx for the tip .. yeah it sounds kool, but i personally wouldn't try it.. chalk is messy! i remember when I was little it would get all over anything i was wearing, and in my hair.. makes sense it would rub off on cloths when you think about it.. :o) .. but i'm sure there easier methods to dying dreads without dying them.. i know there is food coloring.. i've never tried that either, but i hear it works, but washes out very quickly.... hmmm..

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hmm.. i wouldn't think mud would be good for dreads.. actually i did henna before on my dreads ( which is deff like mud) and I was soo sorry I did!! I was freaking out because I couldn't get it all out!! there were pieces of it like stuck in my dreads.. so i scrubbed the hell out of my hair for two days in a row and it finally came out.. I hated like touching my dreads and having to feel this stuff in them.. i was picking it out.. it was a bad move on my part. .
Valrie said:

I know that mud baths are good for the skin, I wonder if a "mud mask" for the hair would be equally beneficial for the scalp. :P

soaring eagle said:

never used wax so not very id roll on o=into the mudy river daily to get the bulk out then when i got home 1 good washing got em very clean

Valrie said:

Lol! Mud. How hard was that to get out?

soaring eagle said:

ive had my dreads so caked in mud they were 3-5 times as thick zas normal just from all the caked on mud..does that count?

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chalking?!?! this sounds super interesting! i must check this out asap!! thanxx soo much for looking it up!! <3

Valrie said:

Have you tried chalking the tips?

Ever Changing Dreads

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Many people feel stuck when they get dreads, meaning they have dread locks and that's the end of it. Even though beads are a fun way to dress up dreads, its not the only way.. If you are like me and changed your hair a lot before dreads, you can still do all those fun things with dread locks! I am continuously adding different color threads, yarns, and fabrics into my dreads.. This is a super fun way to play with colors and change up your dreads as often as you like. Also I love to experiment with different colors, even though dye is not the greatest thing for dread locks, it is not the worst either!... Another fun idea is to buy different color hair and twist it around your dreads, cross-cross designs, or candy cane swirls.. the sky's the limit! Please any one who is as experimental with their dreadies as I am please share some new ideas for dressing up dread-locks..

updated by @cecelia-fae: 02/14/15 10:53:15AM