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Backcombing method

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thank you sir soaringeagle said:

it varies but ok tis was from researching it and all researc was based on 80's style backcombing just to add volume not more agressive to create knots
the backombiung liftinbg te cuticles caused severe split ends and often crinks in te safts (areas tat were peermenantly bent due to partial breakage)
the more agressive te backcombing te more damaged it becomes
you dont ave visioble issues because ytiou cant see wats inside but weakened airs makes weaker dreads..it may or may not be significantly weaker
individual hairs are already weak enoug it takes very lil effort to break a singkle hair
but bound uop hairs are stronfger.. but.. based on te relative strength and continuos lengt of te airs (if a hair 6 inces long is broiken in 3 places te strengt it asdds to thhe dread as a whoile is reduced to 1/3)

everyone knows emp is strongfer ten cotton and lasts longer and resists wear better, tats because of te lengt of fibers, coton fibres are very sort so a thread of sort fibers as many weak points, but a same sizxe tread of fibers intact te entire length is many times stronger

now a practricle exampole..te ends of mnine get damaged from dragging on te ground being stepped on and caugt up in stuff..this weakness is just in the ends from 8ground length on...
im constantly losing te last foot or so of most dreads
so as it applies to backcombing theres a good chancete backcombed ends could brealk long bvefore reacing waist length

one guy dove off a hig dive and lost 3 drewads just from water pressure but ibelieve theyt were bot backcombed and crocetted
\weakness adds up wen u add on more dammage

Backcombing method

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You can pull off a really nice and tight backcombing job, that wont fall out, without losing hair if you take your time and have some bloody patience. Personally I feel that If your not willing to put forth the TIME and effort required to do a proper job then you should not be backcombing. that's just my two sense though.SE, so the the process of backcombing is kinda like petting a cat in the wrong direction, as in the scale thingies on each individual hair get stroked the wrong way? What are the consequences of that kind of damage? I'm thinking their minimal because I never really had any issues with mine, but that's just me and that was just my head of hair.

Backcombing method

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If you decide to backcomb I suggest doing it by yourself. less likely to hurt and turns out better.yes backcombing does make your hair look "goofy" but frankly for most people going natural it makes their hair look kinda "dirty". So it's a complete matter of preference really, gotta ask your self what YOU are willing to cope with.btw, good luck sir.

the only tam that fit me just got ruined

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Holy crap that sucks. Next time make sure whoever makes your next one pre-shrinks the material before they make it into a tam, that way it wont shrink again. I have no idea how'd you'd go about pre-shrinking yarn though...

poo now im quite sad about my locks

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people could care less whether or not your feedback is positive or negative bro. What matters is how you deliver it, and you delivered it rude. And please, feel free to "hold back". I'm sure that you're an endless well of knowledge no one else possesses but if you're gonna be an elitist boob about it I think It's best you keep your wisdom to yourself. ya dig? GratefulNick said:

mats of hair, don't loosen and age and get better, if they are glued and bonded together with wax and crotcheting.

I'm just gonna hold back, since this site promotes positive feedback, and not your honest opinion, even if it is harsh and rude to people. Sometimes the truth hurts. Said it as nicely as I could.

updated by @vinny: 07/10/15 09:46:53PM

poo now im quite sad about my locks

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We should all be harsh and rude to people we dont agree with. That is the best way to make friends after all. GratefulNick said:

I dont like the fact you used wax, you used rubberbands, you crocheted the ends, also am poster child for knottyboy. Your expected to much to soon at only 2 months. I wonder if they will hold. "ok so every one has their own idea about what good dreads look like this is mine" I don't like your idea.

poo now im quite sad about my locks

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That's just the way the internet works unfortunately. We dont have any of that behavior here though, thank god. Cassie Sattler said:

i was starting to wonder why all the people on sites are mean and very rude with stating opinions...

new dreadlocks, or are they?

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On account that they were JUST done it'll be a breeze to comb out. jump in the shower with a comb and use a butt load of conditioner. that should get them out. Just wash your hair for a few days and do your best to get all the wax out mate, it takes awhile because waxes on really melts in water that is hot enough to burn you.After that you can try backcombing again. Personally i suggest you do the backcombing yourself because then it is less likely to hurt and less likely to be half assed. Your hair should really be about 6" to back comb. The shorter it is the more issues your gonna have with it, and the more you'll get frustrated. Every backcombing job is gonna loosen up a bit in the first few weeks but a shabby job or short hair can lead to complete unraveling. You can try your hand and Twist N' ripping but apparently, unless you have experience doing it, its really really hard to get the hang of it. so if you wanna go that route make sure you've got it nailed before you do it to your own hair.Wax is completely unnecessary and counter productive. The companies tell you that your hair dreads faster without any residues (residues are anything that is in your hair that aint hair) and wax is basicaly pure residue and its a bitch to remove, which DHHQ says you should do once a month with a hair dryer. melting the wax out of each dread individually would take more than one day. thats waaaaaaaay to much work for the average joe.

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The real issue with salons is that they usually only have experience within dreads "black" hair, they dont take the time required to do a proper job because a proper job can take a long ass time (My hair was 7" when i backcombed and it took me over 16 hours). On top of that they have a bad habit of giving you lame or useless routines and advise. Very few of them have any real experience with having and caring for dreads themselves.

Help with new dreads

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First off you dont need to twist anything into your hair bro, the less stuff you put in there the better. What ever that jar of whatever is I can promise you its completely unnecessary and possibly even counterproductive.So she braided the roots and then backcombed the rest of the section? that sounds a little unnecessary to me, I really dont know why she did that. the hair will continue to dread at the root as your hair grows, braids or no braids. Roots are always loose and always will be loose. That's normal and good because the new growth needs space to move around and tangle on its own.You're hair is gonna be doing some wacky things over the bulk of this year. Shrinking, lengthening, zigzagging, looping, tightening and loosening, everything that every other dread head has to go through. Best advise I can give you is to not freak out, accept it as apart of the process and dont try to "fix" anything.From this point on you just have to wash your hair weekly, with a shampoo that's good for dreads or baking soda wash, and just let it do its own thing. you can spray with sea salt to help it tighten and you can wear a wool tam to help em lock too. But mostly you just have to give them time.btw, are those rubber bands I see? if they are dont leave them in for more than a couple of weeks. They have a tendency to melt and fuse with the hair, and you end up having to either leave em or cut them out. really sucks, it happened to me.