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noticed one of my baby dreads were a bit "waxy, sticky" at the root

Dread Maintenance

so ive been growing dreads for about 4 months now. They are definitely coming along. Last night though when i was feeling through my hair. I noticed there was one dread that towards the root sort of had a "clumped together" bit of waxy/sticky-ish hair. I never used wax so i was wondering if this could just be natural wax from my scalp? and if so is natural scalp wax bad for dreads?I dont think its soap residue because its literally only on one dread. ive felt around and couldnt find any other spot that had this same thing going on.
updated by @pwntus: 01/13/15 08:39:14PM

loops lumps kinks and zig zags in dreadlocks

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been a while since i posted here =D. Its been about 4 months since i started my journey.the dreading seemed to happen in the middle and then working its way up and down the rest of the hair sections.That said, i got a bunch of big Loops at the ends of my hair. so these will get sucked into the dread eventually?Will the kinks get sucked into the dread? Ive noticed i had a very kinky section of hair but it seems like its almost started to "fade away" due to more hair getting stuck to it.

Question about dread thickness and maturity

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what should i do if i have baby dreads that are too thick in the scalp? just rip them into a smaller diameter?

Question about dread thickness and maturity

Dread Maintenance

So ive asked this before but i wasnt really too sure if i understood the responses correctly.Basically im about 4 months into my natural process and i want to know...When my dreads are mature, will they have became the thickness of the entire area of hair the dread is coming out of? or will it stay thin and then possibly get thick toward the scalp?I want to know cuz i have some babies that look pretty thin but then when you follow them towards the scalp they take up a larger surface area than the diameter of the dread.Will they end up as thick as the hair coming right out of of the scalp. Or will the remain the thickness that they are towards the ends?

Sorry if im being confusing.
updated by @pwntus: 02/03/18 03:57:30PM

Question about Accidentally getting Regular Soap in Dreads

Dread Maintenance

So i havnt accidentally gotten any regular soap in my hair but i feel like i may be overly concerned with the consequences. I was giving my dog a bath the other day and pretty much put my hair under a beanie.My question is is it very bad to even just get a little regular soap/shampoo in your hair on accident? IM not talking about lathering it in but say some of the soap suds get in my hair is that very bad?
updated by @pwntus: 01/13/15 08:34:55PM

Whats the worst substance to on your dreads?

Dread Maintenance

Marc Gravel said:

weed resin, got some on my fingers and almost touched my hair, that stuff is so damn sticky.

oh and wax

This honestly is one thing that definitely popped into my head.Seems like itd be hard to get out and would possibly leave your hair smelling bad...

Whats the worst substance to on your dreads?

Dread Maintenance

So ever since i started neglecting ive been a bit paranoid about where i put my hair, Trying to avoid accidentally dipping it in soda etc. =D

That said it just made me wonder, what are some substances that you would never EVER want in your dreads.

Make your answers plausible though since im pretty sure sulfuric acid is not a good thing to get into your dreads.



updated by @pwntus: 08/19/21 08:16:09PM

Sleeping with dreadlocks

Dread Maintenance

thanks for the replies guys, looking foreward to my future dreadlock pillow =D.

Sleeping with dreadlocks

Dread Maintenance

So not that i have dreads yet but ive been avoiding sleeping directly on my hair (Usually just place it to the side of my head when sleeping) while neglecting thinking that it would not be good for the development of my dreads. Does it even matter if you sleep on your hair or should you try to put it aside like ive been doing?

updated by @pwntus: 02/14/15 09:04:58AM

While neglecting, When should you start to consider ripping hair into sections?

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Hmmm so i understand ripping hair apart at the roots but what about if the tanged hair you want to rip apart is at the tip of your hair?for the first time i noticed that i have this huge mass of tanged hair in the back of my head =D. but the tangling is mostly in the middle of the hair section not really the root. Its big though and im worried its going to grow into a congo.Okay to rip?