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Are beads ruining my dreads?

Dread Accessories

I think you should probably make a commitment to either leave them in or leave them out. putting them on and pulling them off is going to damage your hair.

soaringeagle said:

if u take em in and out sure your gonna be wearing away at the hair

Dr Bronner's Shampoo

Dread Products

I use Dr. Bronner's too, but I've never noticed a sticky residue. It could be your water or dirty pipes of something. I used to have a similar issue when I was using Dove soap in my hair, but my hair's felt squeeky clean since using Dr. B's. I don't dilute it, though. should I be?

Better World Creations!

General Talk

Thanks, dude! Jo said:

Your jewelry is beautiful!!

Better World Creations!

General Talk

I am an art student, and in my spare time I put my idle hands to work on hemp and Fimo jewelry. I also sell my pottery. My major is ceramics, so I tend to be up to my neck in ceramics that I need to find a place to store or a loving owner to come along. Please come check out my myspace for my goods, and support handmade!!!! http://myspace.com/betterworldcreations
updated by @jammin-jay: 01/19/15 11:13:35PM

how to have beautiful perfect dreads

Dreading Methods

SE, I love you, man. No one could have said it any better!

significance of money and why i loathe the summer

Introduce Yourself

You sound like someone that should travel the world on foot with all of your belongings in your back pack. you need to either read or watch the movie, Into the Wild. I think that his story may inspire you. And you don't sound like a broken record of a punk kid. I think that alot of people think this way, and to some extent it makes us more enlightened than the majority. Keep carrying the fire!~Love~JaimeeP.S. Spend your summer enjoying nature everyday, and read some books.

"natural", defined.

General Talk

hahaha soaringeagle said:

and? natural beeswax is naturally in beehives
bees dont naturally live in your hair so its not natural to have wax in dreads

Matted Dew said:

you can get natural beeswax.....

Over twisting.

Introduce Yourself

I twist mine alot, and I keep hearing stuff like this. I need to quit, but it's so hard with so many loose hairs and the front of my being in such loose locks. I just need to be more patient, that's all. And patience to you too, my dear. You'll need it in your battle to preserve your lock.~OneLove~Jaimee

Not sure what to do.

Dreading Methods

totally totally agree. my hair gets all fuzzy and loose after I wash, but it is so true that all of the dreading only happens naturally anyways. I twist and ripped, and most of it has come undone in the front where my hair is really soft, and the only thing that's been helping to dreading it up is time and my dread tam. heidi may said:

yeah, you don't have to start ALL over. i used the backcombing method to start my dreads (which now i wish i had gone natural...but that's a different story), and the first few times i washed it seemed like all my hard work was wasted because my dreads were unraveling.

that's the funny thing about having your dreads "done" for you...it seems like they all unravel and come loose before any actual dreading happens. but the great part is: once they are almost all unraveled, it seems like they dread up faster. has anyone else experienced that?

my advice would be just to keep your hair in the sections it's in already and let them be. they'll start knotting up in no time.

Not sure what to do.

Dreading Methods

Happy to help, brotha. They do look good so far, but I agree with Maegan, take those bands out! I really dig the look of the loose ends instead of the rounded ends. they tips of your locks will probably look like a loose curl, but they'll be gorgeous, for real. Maegan said:

first and foremost, welcome!
now what to do...if I were you I would not go back there, your dreads do not need to be "tightened" they will dread on their own (hair may grow out a little but it will dread eventually). It is good she did not put wax in there....I did, very bad idea. Your dreads should be fine if you just let them be. One last thing I would do is take out the rubberbands, you definetley don't need them and they will do far more trouble then help. Good luck on the rest of your dread journey my friend!
Bless.

cameron m said:

thank you both for your responses. i'm definitely not going back to her. here's a few pictures of what she did.

so since they're already like this, should i just leave them be as they are and let them dread on there own? (with the exception of washing every few days) or should i start all over?

updated by @jammin-jay: 02/05/15 10:12:49AM