Locking
General Questions
Just have a question for everyone. How long did it take for your dreads to completely lock up after you started them?
updated by @richie-mulina: 01/13/15 08:34:43PM
dont freak out dont put bands in dont rebackcomb ..time..time is all u need to dread..not effort not methods not products nothing but time..and time passes much faster when u relax and ignore time altogether..dont be in a hurry the future comes so quickly
Thanks for posting this question. when this loosening happened the first time to me I freaked out, put my bands back in and back combed the bits that had come undone. I'm still waiting for tighting and currently look like a frizz ball. good luck to you
Richie, read through this site -- there are tons of posts from people with newly-started dreads and don't understand why things are coming "undone". Read all the replies... dreadlocks are not an overnight thing, they take weeks and months to develop. Loose hairs, sections that come apart, and loops and bumps etc are all a NORMAL part of the dreading process.Whatever method you used to start your dreads, remember that it's just that -- a START. Your hair is going to loosen up and move around awhile before it settles down into knots. So don't panic.The best thing to do is leave them alone. Any extra fussing you do now is just going to mess with the process, and make you worry even more that they don't look a certain way.
leave em alone well theres 2 schools of thought 1 results in real healthy dreads that lsadt the other results in more neat fake looking dreads that are dammagd and become weak we recomend healthy dreads that last but if yiour like going to be president someday you might opt for the neater weakker versionsthe most rewarding paty of dreading tho is not having to do a damn thing to em
Well, Faelwynn, everyone needs personal boundaries and it sounds like you know yours.Hi Richie