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Tips of my dreads, i got some questions

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i'm at 5 months and ehhhhh about half of my dreads still have loose hair at the end. it takes time, but you'll eventually get there. just don't expect everything to be perfect this early.

Its been 1 Month!!!!

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at month 3 or 4, you'll start feeling the locks mature and get all thick and ropey.they look great, keep up the good work!

loose hairs around my ears not in a dread??? wut to do???

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if there's enough loose hairs hanging around, they might form a tiny thin dread over time.if there's less than that, they'll end up getting sucked into a bigger dread.but remember, clean hair dreads better. hairs in the no-dread zone are the ones that pick up extra oil & sweat from your face, ears, and neck. Since you don't wash your dreads every day, the grease will build up. Try to keep these areas clean between washings.

i just Twisted-and-ripped!!!! will they stay in?

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dont worry about your dreads unravelling at bedtime; sleep however you feel most comfortable. If anything, all the rolling around and brushing actually causes knots. sleeping in a beanie sounds like it would prevent movement in a negative waythe real test comes when you wash them. right now, your hair is sort of like...a pair of earbuds that you pulled out of your pocket. and when you wash, your hair is free to move and its like pulling on one end of the cord. if the cord simply comes completely undone, well, that was just loose wire pretending to be a knot. otherwise, you try to tug at the cord and it becomes this tight knotty mess that takes forever to undo. In the same fashion, water tends to either unravel dreads or make them tighter and denser.with tnr, the last inch or two will definately unravel, depending on how it was put in. but you should keep a solid inch left at the roots. if your dreads unravel a lot, just tnr again. your technique will be better after the practice you had the first round.

neutrogena anti residue shampoo

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my sister uses this stuff, so there's a bottle of it in the shower, but i haven't tried it in my dreads.I think you should be safe with using just non-residue shampoo. "non-residue" means that it will not stack any residue on top of what is already there. this is labelled as "anti-residue," which implies that it will remove such existing residue. as long as you dont introduce any residues, there's no need to remove them.that said, if you like the way it makes your hair feel, keep using it. this shampoo is rather expensive though. maybe use it every 3 or 4 washings

SWIMMING WITH DREDS

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there's a nice pool a few blocks from my dorm, so my friend and I ended up swimming there 3 times a week at one point. my hair unravelled about the same as if i took a shower. you should be finethe best part about my campus' pool was the sauna in the locker room. 95% dry after twenty minutes!

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how do these work? do they get left in at night and when you wash ? Jemma Dawson said:

I've put a few fake colours to bulk my quite naturally thin hair, dreads are thickening up nicely, but makes a nice splash of colour, without going the full hog

updated by @chemowasabi: 02/05/15 08:58:45AM

washing hair with only water?!?

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Because of the trace minerals in the lemon, the digestive byproduct is slightly alkaline. http://www.trans4mind.com/nutrition/pH.html An orange is also considered slightly alkaline.When applied to the hair, there is no digestion, so this doesn't matter. Melanie Leontine said:

Anyone who wants to know what foods are acidic and what foods are alkaline (or acidic) can check out these list:

http://www.everydiet.org/diet/acid-alkaline-diets

or

http://www.energiseforlife.com/list_of_alkaline_foods.php

Have an awesome day!

washing hair with only water?!?

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this is false. Orange juice has a pH of 3 and lemon juice has a pH of 2 and is therefore more acidic than the orange.I think they use oranges because lemons are too acidic and would sting.Or maybe they just prefer the smell. Melanie Leontine said:

Oranges are acidic and lemons are alkaline.

Sister Rags said:

Oranges are citric acid. I wonder why orange and not lemon?

salt spray additives

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hey, I'm running out of my current batch of salt spray. does anyone have any favorite recipes or wierd additives they like to use ?
updated by @chemowasabi: 01/13/15 08:32:15PM