URGENT DREADLOCK HEALTH PROBLEM
Help! Save My Dreads
Thank you for replying. good thing he doesnt have to cut them off
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URGENT DREADLOCK HEALTH PROBLEM
Help! Save My Dreads
I have a friend who has beautiful dreadlocks . But he has a BIG problem!! For about 4 days he discovered lice in them. he is taking treatment against them. But the problem is: does he have to cut off his dreads ? Will they remain in the dreads if he does not cut them?
Also, if you have any sugestions on how to get rid of them faster, pleas respond to this . Any helping tips and sugestions are welcomed and hoped for.
So thank you for your time spent reading this.
Peace.Love.Unity. Respect.
Calin
updated by @calin: 01/13/15 09:05:33PM
the truth about crocheting dreadlocks
Dread Maintenance
Crocheting is a very distructive method of making dreadlocks.Mine were made with crocheting and backcombing and I can tell you that it is a real hassle.This is what I've learnt about the method:The first couple of months you have to crochet the loose hair strains back in the dread about once every 4 days and it is also recommended not to wash your dreads too often,cause more hair gets loose from your dreads and you have to crochet them back in.After about 2 months,dependig on your own type of hair,you can crochet the dread once a week,and after about6 to 8 months,you can stop crocheting them.If you overdo with your crocheting,you could end up with very tight and stiff dreads.Also,since you break a lot of hair in the process,some of it will come out of the dread,making it thinner in that area,wich will eventually break,shortening your dread.This isn't a very easy method to do yourself,if you don't know what you are doing,because all of the above mentioned problems may accure.It is also a painfull way to make dredlocks,because sometimes your hair gets mangled around the crochet,and you end up pulling the root of the hair,too.The only advantage ,if you can call it that,is that you don;t need to use dread wax,or other products.But I wouldn't recommend this method,especially as a do-it-yourself.I used it because it was the only method available in my country,and there aren't a lot of dread-heads around to ask for help and advice.In fact,in my town there are 2 people who have dreadlocks:me and my sister :P She used the same method,but she was luckyer,I didn't crochet her dreads as often as I did mine.Hope this helps anyone who is facing the same problems I was.Dread safe
and best use natural dreading method,like SE advises.