I'm almost a year in and many spots still havent dreaded yet... Time, Time, Time... I bet by 2-3 years mine will be fully dreaded
Keep knottin...
So given my heritage i admit it is a tad disappointing to have to post this, but be that is it may i will, lol. I am like five months in now and the front of my hairline in the very front still hasn't dreaded. It is tangled sure, but certaintly not like the rest of my head. Increasing or decreasing washing hasnt seemed to help nor hinder it. I almost wonder if perhaps the shampoos that i use, though excellent for hair lacking moisture, are in fact "too moisturizing" but then again if they were, the rest of my head would not have made such excellent progress.
Im not sure what else to do at this point. Tips? Particularly for Halfrican hair?
Give it time i think the idea of american caucasions with dreadlocks in societyis still kinda in its infant stage so to speak. It will become more socially acceptable i am sure. Then it will not be seen as necessarily a "black thing" but a "human thing".
I am in love with the elements, and NEVER use an umbrella and avoid coats at all costs, (will use an umbrella over my kiddos if they are sick or sniffly and the rain is cold.
I just wanted long hair that didnt look sissified like braids can tend to look on men. I would be a first in the males in my family to actually have long hair. I cant claim any spiritual reason for wanting them; but another reason they appealed is due to their relatively care-free nature. I got tired of spending 45$ bucks or morea month on cornrows and clean edges. Oh and cause i intend to be a lenny kravitz impersonator when they get longer. Just kidding. Those are my reasons anyways.
If u have African texture hair you need to moisturize your hair properly with oils that can be absorbed easily, try a mixure of extra virgin olive oil, jojoba oil, and sweet almond oil. Everyone has a problem dread that isn't up to speed with the rest. But I hate to see you using aloe I don't think that's an adequate Moisturizer for our hair type. Just do what se said put a bead over it and leave it alone, stop obsessive over it itll be fine. It won't stay that way forever
Thundersquall said:I think you got that right tho i prolly over did it cause i added a little more and more when i noticed it wasnt saying together. Ill try using less perhaps. Hey and like you said SE i can always just wait for it to do its thing..just kinda bothersome cause other then an area on the front hairline its the only place left that hasnt decided to dread fully. Oh well, all things in good time right.
