Need help deciding what method to use
Dreading Methods
Hey everyone, I have been growing my hair out [previously a mohawk] for well over a year now in order to get ready for dreads. I am finally at a point now where I would like to begin the process. I have been washing my hair with baking soda/acv for a few weeks now, but am still undecided on the method that I should use. I have semi-thick caucasian hair and I want my dreads to be somewhat uniform in thickness. I have read that neglect is the best way to dread, but will this result in varying thicknesses throughout?
Is there a way to section it out , that wont be damaging long term, and then use the neglect method?
Also, my hair was previously dyed black. I have about 3 inches of growout and ultimately want my dreads to just be my natural color which is a light brown. I used a color remover I found at riteaid which didn't really work [shocker!] It left my hair a bit lighter, but with a reddish tinge. Should I attempt to lighten my hair or will that make the dreading process more difficult?
Thanks for the help! Love the site
updated by @sarah13: 02/14/15 11:38:21AM