ITCHY ITCHY ITCHY!!!
Dread Maintenance
Alright guys.. so I'm a little less than a month in and for the last week or so, my head has been itchin like crazy... It's just the crown of my head, not the whole thing, but it's about to drive me nuts. I saw a thing at the store the other day that was like anti-itch stuff for dreads/braids in the section with the colored people's hair products.. Is that stuff safe to use or would it just cause a mess in the long run? If this stuff is a bad idea, what should I do to tame the itch??
updated by @tammikins: 02/14/15 09:43:59AM
and a bunch more going that haven't quite gotten that far...They seem to be coming along nicely thus far although I'm having issues with washing... A friend who has AMAZING dreads, gave me some "Knotty Boy all purpose" soap/shampoo, which is what I've been washing my head with, but it seems like (even using "flat palms" and holding my hair up when I rinse it to avoid straightening out with the rinse water) a good deal of the "neglected" progress unravels/unknots/smooths out somewhere between entering the shower and finishing up... I know that the natural progression is usually a slow one, but also, I don't want to backpedal every time I decide I want to be clean.. Any suggestions there?Also, my hair is baby fine, pretty straight and naturally pretty dry and brittle. I've always had trouble with breakage and damage happening very easily and had to use very heavy conditioners to keep my hair healthy. I've noticed that the dreads that I've got forming and the "regular hair" that I still have are dry and coarse and my scalp is rather itchy... What should I do about moisturizing or whatnot to keep everything happy and healthy?Thanks in advance everyone! Have a grateful day!