Dancing to the Congo beat!! (A question on congo dreads)
General Questions
Oh and here's a recent pick of me in the front. A few lose hairs but it seems that they're dreading nicely on their own 
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Dancing to the Congo beat!! (A question on congo dreads)
General Questions
Hey soaring eagle, I'm honestly worried about the root of one of the dreads since it's thins out the closer it gets to my head. There's a decent amount of strands still there, so I don't think it would rip out, but I'm just worried about it's longevity is all, hence why I'm considering trying to dread it with another dread.
But here's some photo's of my dreads at the moment,
1.) congo with the gap, I guess it's not as big as it used to be, I remember being able to run my fingers down through it quite a bit. These ones decided to fuse together on their own
2.) the dread I'm worried about, especially since it's thinner than my fingers haha
Dancing to the Congo beat!! (A question on congo dreads)
General Questions
Thank you Taye! I've actually had my dreads for a little over a year now (yay) and I have lost quite a bit of length and added a bit of volume to most of them. On thickness, I would say most of them fall between the 3/4" - 1 1/2" range, I have one that is definitely 2 "+ and a few others that are fairly small in comparison.
As for the two dreads I want to fuse together, they are closer to about 1/2 " to 3/4" per section, so I'm anticipating it'll be around 1 1/2 inches once fully fused together. But! I will definitely keep that mind. I would hate to have my dreads get all gunked up with mildew and mold. Ew!
And to Doogie, I have a few newer dreads being held together with beads but they're really tiny. So I may see if I can fuse those to another dread near by. We'll see what happens =)
Dancing to the Congo beat!! (A question on congo dreads)
General Questions
Now, I've heard that dreads that fuse together are called congos, and I actually have two of them already. But!! Is there a way to dread a dread into another one by manipulating it, and if so how? The two I have fused together on their own.
I have 2 thinner dreads that are next to each other and are decent in size, but I feel that the dreads themselves will fare better in the long run if they fuse with one another. Also, one of my congo dreads are dreaded at the tip for about 6 inches with a 4 inch gap in between them by the roots. Each individual dread are fairly mature in their dreading process but I would like to have them fuse together instead of leaving a hole in between the two. (I hope this makes sense) My second congo dread is beautiful!
I'll try to post a picture or two later this afternoon to show you what I'm talking about. Thanks for listening
Rachel
updated by @rachel-c: 01/13/15 09:44:46PM
Houdini Dreads?
General Questions
Well again, I've gotten most of the wax out, sorry I fudged up I'm only human. >.> But I may trim a few to help them a little, there's one dread that seems to have tentacles on it, it's pretty crazy looking haha.
And thanks for the advice Baba fats, that was very helpful. I'm still learning a few things but to be honest, my dreads are feeling better, and the crazy splits are pretty funny. I can't wait for my hair to really start growing out again.
Houdini Dreads?
General Questions
Nevermind, I guess it's normal. But I do miss the length 
So I do ask, do dreads grow at about the same rate as hair growth or is it slower since it's dreading?
Houdini Dreads?
General Questions
Hey, I have recently noticed through looking at some pictures that my dreads have somehow shrunk. I think by at least 4 inch's at the most. A few of the tips on the dreads are also pulling a neat little Houdini trick and disappearing upwards into the dreads. Now I have at least 10 that are split at least 2 inch's at the tips and are halfway dreaded as such.
I've had them for almost 8 months, first I back combed them for 2 months and have since left them be and do their thing. I'm also in the process of getting some wax of my hair but I think I've gotten quite a bit of it out by now. Any suggestions? Is this kinda typical? Hope to hear your replies
Rachel
updated by @rachel-c: 01/13/15 09:33:03PM
The creature made of black residue?
Help! Save My Dreads
My boyfriends attempt to speed things along. I know , it was dumb. But lucky it did wash out, the other wax however is stuck in the cores of the dreads.
soaring eagle said:
your page says u used clay in your hair too whats that all about?
updated by @rachel-c: 07/23/15 08:25:27AM
The creature made of black residue?
Help! Save My Dreads
I know I know, I was foolish to rush, but I needed my job and I couldn't get hired to play professional concerts with unwashed hair, ya know? >.< But! I'm hoping the damage isn't too bad. My dreads seem ok, the root damage from the backcombing isn't too bad and has been recovering since I've stopped a couple months ago. As for living in a city, I guess you could call it a city but it's just Wichita so in comparison to city's such as Chicago or L.A. there isn't a whole lot of smog. Living in the suburbs helps too. As for smoking, I do smoke hooka, and bit of green here to there, but I don't smoke cigarettes. I will have to try the shampoo change along with the wax remover suggestions, and I again thank you guys for the advice. I hope my stupid mistakes won't leave permanent damage to my hair.
The creature made of black residue?
Help! Save My Dreads
Well it's good to know my hair couldpotentiallycatch on fire!! I will be sure to avoid open flames as much as possible!
And yikes I didn't know all of that was happening in my hair. I have used dawn soap when I was washing the vinegar out of my hair, but I have yet to use it on it's own. I will try using just the soap and my shampoo in a couple days, since I washed my hair yesterday, and I will also probably order the wax removal as well.
Hopefully this will solve mydelima, thanks for the advice!