Plans are being thwarted =[
Dread Maintenance
Everyone's life goals are different. Natural dreads are the healthiest way to go and will work. But it is a journey, a lifestyle, a commitment, a path of inner growth and peace and strenth to accept what your hair does and let it go. If that is what you are looking for- trust that it will happen. If you need reassurance, look to this site, ask questions as needed.If your life goal is just to have an immediately perfect "hairstyle" there are plenty of ways to do that too. Most are not as healthy, some are downright damaging, and some are extremely high maintanance, but so are many other "hairstyles." I say just decide what your goal is, and go that route.A possible compromise would be to twist and rip and bead your hair. You can make beads yourself with polymer clay (like sculpey III)-the perfect way to get just the right hole size, or buy them at Michaels, bead stores, online. Once you have T&R'd your hair, throw some beads you love in, to hold them in sections, and then let them go. Smooth down your fuzzies with aloe, or buy beautiful scarf's to make headbands. With the stratigic use of headscarves and a braid, I was even able to make acceptable hairstyles for my conservative hospital (I am a nurse) - that people are constantly commenting on how they love how I'm doing my hair.My T&R experience: I did one twist and rip in the front so my hair wouldn't section with a full center part. I but a bead in it to keep it in it's section. It stopped looking like a "dread looking thing" and fell apart in a couple days, but with the bead there, it stayed in it's section and redreaded naturally. I have had nothing but good comments on my hair.It's okay whatever your goal is and you decide to do, but if you do want to dread naturally, trust that it will start to work- if it is only a few days since you started, anything you forced to happen is going to start falling apart - give it 2 months and you will know it is starting to work. London <3 said:
I cant do that GE... I need to either have dread looking things or normal hair. I cant have half-matted hair, I think that maybe my hair doesnt want to be dreaded OR my hair is the wrong type & so wont stay dreaded.... oh well, there is a hairstyle for me out there somewhere, I just gotta find it I guess =/