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onto their dreads soaringeagle said:
too many posts at exact same times
everyone fell down
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Oily Scalps
Dread Maintenance
yup. as my post (that alden is talking about) stated that i had to wash my hair every couple of days, since dreading, i can now go a week in summer or up to 2 weeks in winter. Still try to do it about once a week though. soaringeagle said:
well seasalt does dry out hair making it knot easily
but thyme helps to regulate oil production so does slowly washing less
if your oily, go 1 day longer each time till yoiur near a week
in between washes make a very strong thyme tea (simmer like a cup of thyme in a few cups water 20 minutes so its real strong) putt that in a spray bottle and spray it on between washings leaving it on
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Dreading Methods
could try spraying a sea salt mix and lemon onto the dreads for a few days before backcombing? should dry them out a fair bit and give some grip for the hair.i have super oily hair and found that i needed to wash like every second day at the start, then when my hair dried sprayed with more sea salt spray and lemon. I did use wax though at the start
the washings with pantyhoseis a great idea. I would try that rather than go 2 weeks or more without washing.And as se mentioned, more length could help too.
Creepy Crawlies
General Questions
OK, my daughter came home from school Friday itching her hair like crazy. After a thorough inspection, i confirmed the one thing i was dreading (pardon the pun) - headlice.I have sprayed her hair every second day for months as a precautionary measure with a mixture of tea-tree, eucalyptus and almond oil, but the little suckers have still invaded.Now today, tuesday, my head was itching and i found a little sucker in my dreads (i too use the tea tree spray i made up) so they are obviously immune to tea tree.What can I do to fully get rid of them? Can I get rid of them or are my dreads going to become the mother of all lice nests?Please help, i have come too far now. I know Beks said neem seed oil helps but i need a sure thing here. i will give anything a go.
updated by @kath: 01/13/15 08:25:23PM
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my dreadies are 7 months old and the frizz is still on overload. Agree with sunflower - they take a long time to grow. Ethan said:
nice, mind passing the advice on to me, im bout at day 8-9 an only getting hollow curls in the back an friz
updated by @kath: 07/23/15 06:34:40PM
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hey se, perhaps you could send dexter a message about your method - i know he is at his wits' end and about to give up. soaringeagle said:
oh thats known as root flipping alsio and yes that can cause dreads to fall right off
especialy if u use it to try getting them tight
its a very bad practice
in fact when i was listing all the bad practices i didnt even mention that
ive done something simular to start loose strands by tying a knot in the tip then looping the knot through a few times
but im talking 3 to 6 times in 6 inches of hair..not tight only ebnough to hold it together to let it dread..even then i only do it if the hairs are blowin in m,y face and being annoying
if u do it to tighten your causing a real weak pointr that easily can snap off
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i was always told that the method you just described was a severe no-no. Meant to create weak spots in your dreads further on down the track. Just what I have been told anyways... Erin Joy Lauzon said:
what i understand interlocking to be is using a small loop to pull the entire dread throught the loose section of hair at the scalp, then repeating at different angle but always moving the angle in the same direction... is that what you meant? i've been doing that a bit... but i think i'll just rub them instead.... interlocking makes mine look kinda skinny and weak at the roots