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Dying my roots brown

Dread Maintenance

If one where to dye with regular store bought dye, how can I be sure that I wash everything out after the process?

How can I clean out (natural head)oil from my baby dreads?

Dread Maintenance

ok so I tried the baking soda/acv and it worked really well.My hair is still a little oily but nowhere near as much as yesterday.I made the thyme tea and I'll spray some on and wash again in a couple of days.Also itchiness is way down and I didn't have to wash my part of undreaded hair with regular shampoo because that got cleaned too. Yesterday I had to wash it because it was very greasy :/
updated by @opaulao: 07/20/15 11:59:15AM

How can I clean out (natural head)oil from my baby dreads?

Dread Maintenance

Yeah, I'm thinking I'll use the baking soda until I wash my hair twice a week... Then I'll try dr bronners again to see if it's that or if it's just my hair.

How can I clean out (natural head)oil from my baby dreads?

Dread Maintenance

ok Thanks!!What I'm gonna try is the baking soda wash(1 Tbsp per cup of water ok?)Then spray with just sea salt waterI've actually been spraying it with salt water with lemon, I don't know if the lemon would add to the oils? I don't know...but I'll try just pure sea salt to see how that works.and I'll spray with thyme tea between washes.

How can I clean out (natural head)oil from my baby dreads?

Dread Maintenance

So I started my dreads less than a week ago and I was feeling a couple of dreads that are a little loose and the hair was very greasy. My hair does have a tendency to be oily.I know that oily hair will mature slower, so what can I do? Will the baking soda wash clean out the oil?I just washed my hair today with Dr. B's Tea Tree. and I live in a very humid place(Near Wash. DC)
updated by @opaulao: 02/15/15 05:48:40AM

If you're going to comb them out, I saw a lady do it on YouTube with a fork instead of a comb. It seemed to be a lot easier. Maybe you could try that before you decide to cut.

congo dreadlocks congos

Dreadlock Styles and Dread Styling

what you could do is not tie the all the way to the root. Give it some room to start congoing. When I put beads in I put them about 3 inches down from the roots. I checked yesterday and since they are starting to congo, I moved the bead down a little. I think this way the hair has all the movement it needs but I can keep it separate from other dreads I don't want congoing. Scarface said:

Hm, i thinj i have the mine tied to tight. Losened it up a bit now, so hopefully we'le see some progres in the coming weeks.

congo dreadlocks congos

Dreadlock Styles and Dread Styling

The beads definitely work. I've had beads on mine less than two weeks and they have already started to join at the roots. But then again my roots try to eat each other every day..lolwrapping them will work too i believe. But not too tight GreyGargoyle said:

Throw a bead around the two dreads that you want to combine.

i need biblical references to dreadlocks my church kicked me out for wanting to dread

History and Religious Significance

Well I'm glad that I didn't have any issues...I've even gotten some compliments from adults in my Church(Catholic) and even the Priest told me I had a very interesting hairdo ... But they do know me and my family relatively well and know that I am a good person so I haven't seen any negativity..mostly curiosity

maybe you could do 6?? do one that is twist and rip and another that's all backcombed...that would help a lot to know how the are different