Forum Activity for @jake
Cutting Dreadlocks???
Life Issues Facing Dreads
that sucks man but good luck. it'll be the hardest haircut of your life.
Am I the only one who gets this?
General Questions
ooo yeah i feel ya dude. some people do it to entertain themselves or be funny (i don't get it must not be our style of humor). but i like when people want to talk about them wether they love 'em or hate 'em. it gets annoying but don't let it bother you man. at least you aren't a little conformist giving into all their bull shit. respect
Unraveling
Dread Maintenance
they're looking great dude don't worry about 'em. the roots are always gonna be a little bit loose so don't stress about it. the frizz is also normal and you can crochet it in or leave it. sleep with a tam or something and there will be a lot less loose hair
*rookie dread-boy* got some questions
Dread Maintenance
thanks dude i always like to hear that! crocheting is when you take a crochet hook and stick it through the dread, wrap the hair around it and pulling through. it takes the loose hair into the dread but if you don't do it right it can hurt your dreads. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdYxAVo_0A8 thats a good example. for the salt water i'm not sure about regular table salt i have only tried sea salt and it works really well sorry i'm not too sure about that. I wash my hair once a week under a shower head and really massage the scalp and work the residue shampoo into your dreads then squeeze it out. make sure there is no shampoo left in them too. and your dreads will look great no matter what you do it just takes time. good luck
*rookie dread-boy* got some questions
Dread Maintenance
congrats on your new dreads! If you like how my dreads look i suggest you try not to wax(if you have to only do it the first month), wash them once a week then if you'd like spray some salt water made from 1 part sea salt and 10 parts water and use the aloe at first it'll really helps. don't worry about them unravelling it happens to everyone that backcombs. mine pretty much came out! as far as loose hair goes you can crochet them in with the smallest crochet hook you can find or leave them. the loose hair will lock up in a few months. flakes happen because your scalp is dry and it happens to me too. remember not to get frustrated because locks take time. if you have any questions this site as a ton of info or ask me and i might have the answer..
if you used a dreadkit before would you ever use a dread kit again?
Dreading Methods
No way. I was uninformed and thought products were the only way to get dreads. Naturals the way to go and you're hair forms how it wants. Beautiful dreads take time not manipulation and abuse.
johny dirty and the sticky headed dreadheadhq fans on myspace
General Talk
being a stupid 16 year old kid, i fell for this shit. it was knotty boy but thats no better. i can honestly say it was the stupidest thing i've ever done. i didn't think. when you google "dreadlocks" the first things that come up are howtodread.com, dreadheadhq.com, knottyboy.com, and some other sites that all promote wax so i see why people fall for it.
share your dreading mistakes so others might avoid the same dreadlock mistakes you made
General Questions
every thing that i have done and shouldn't have i learned from. i waxed for a couple weeks and stopped. i crocheted until i realized what i was actually doing to my dreads. and i did all the dh recommended maintenance and i stopped. let them dread on their own and they grow into something more beautiful and natural than you can imagine.