So I cut my "wax-locks" off a couple of days ago.
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Hey guys,Basically I got sick of my dreads always having a core of wax and lint and fluff etc always sticking to it (dog hair was the worst!).I've had my dreads for almost a year, and you could still grab them at the waxy parts and literally pull them apart until they're flat... Wax gives the illusion that you have tight dreads because of how rock solid the wax sets in your hair... Let this be a lesson to all of you, including myself. I never would have cut my hair if it wasn't for wax, and really, it was pretty weird because I haven't had 'short' hair in about 5-7 years..I do realise that there is a wax recover group and a lot of techniques etc to try.. but the truth is, I wasn't really happy with them, because a lot of them fell apart at the back and all the other were way too thick for my liking.. They were thicker than my hair because there were huge clumps of wax in there!You'll notice when I pick them up, they stay straight / stiff.. It's gross!I had around 24 locks.. When my hair grows again, I intend on having maybe even double that amount.. I'm still gonna start by backcombing and making the sections myself.. But then im just gonna leave it after that.. and DEFINITELY no wax or product, it WILL ruin your dreads!I wiill also acknowledge that my hair doesnt look THAT waxy in this video, but trust me, it is... If you squeeze into any of them or start picking towards the core, you're guarantee'd to find some within 5 seconds.. Also after I cut them, you can look down from where the roots start and you can see right in the middle where all the white / yucky stuff left from the wax and lint starts.Anyway, without further ado, here's my video, and I hope to be a dreadhead again soon, and an AUTHENTIC one at that!(EDIT: I just realised you can attach files to your post (which is awesome!), so I've gone ahead and attached it, too
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http://www.megafileupload.com/en/file/167403/dreadcut-wmv.html (Scroll to the middle of the screen where the orange form is.. It will ask you to wait x amount of seconds before "download file now" appears. Click that. Or use the attachment link at the bottom of this post.)
updated by @oniondog: 10/19/16 10:39:45PM
.00:15 and 00:21 of the vid show some particularly bad ones..
