Forum Activity for @lex

A little upset

Help! Save My Dreads

I wore a hat for almost the entire first year of dreading. I also had a bald-ish patch, from cutting off a hair wrap to save for someone. Neither had any ill-effects on my dreads. You are just being a little vain... thay are just matted hair after all. Who care if you have a quartr-sized bald spot? just wear a beanie all the time and coninue seperating and washing as usual.

Ridiculous? I think so

General Talk

I know in Michigan they hire at-will.This means they can hire and fire with no good reason. It is considered a privilege to work for someone else, not a right.

dandruff miracle shampoo is here? possibly

Introduce Yourself

I heard of a lot of people who use that stuff with great results.

Do you consider yourself a hippie?

General Talk

I am not a hippie and never will be, but I don't see why that would stop me from wearing whatever clothing I want.

split roots

Help! Save My Dreads

I would leave them to self correct... it worked well for me and since it's so early whatever knots you have are still loose enough to sort themselves out and get it really right. If it was 8-10 months I would say split them yourself, but at two... may as well let them do it exactly how they want to.

heeeelp!!!

Introduce Yourself

dawn dish soap works like a charm if they are not solid with wax. Remember to dilute it when it's near your scalp, it's powerful.

Hi, I'm Shelly from Detroit :)

Introduce Yourself

hello shelly from detroit!

I am also from Detroit ever been to the Leland City Club or Innate healing center?

Maybe one day I will see you and your baby dreads IRL.

Dying ,

Introduce Yourself

if you wash your hair regularly the colors will really only stay bright for a few weeks, and only last a few months. Re-bleaching dreads can absolutely kill them if you do not manage to get ALL the bleach out every time, and it takes quite a lot of bleach and hair dye. About double what it would for straight hair.

Both the images you posted as examples are actually just wool extensions and wraps, not dye, so even if you do dye your dreads they won't look just like those pictures.

Where to buy dread beads

Dread Accessories

local craft stores.

Where to buy dread beads

Dread Accessories

measure the circumference of your dread, take that number and put it in this equation---> C/D="pie"

(Remember that from jr high?)

So the distance around your dread divided by 3.14 is going to give you the actual diameter of you dread.

I know it's a lot of math, but it works!

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