some dissapointments about my new dreadness
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yeah i know what you mean. The back of my dreads are young and they form together. the older they got the less it happened.
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Dread Maintenance
yeah i know what you mean. The back of my dreads are young and they form together. the older they got the less it happened.
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i usually just pat my head until the itching does away or just scratch until it stops.
updated by @sami-ahmed: 07/02/15 06:50:03AM
SAN FRANCISCO I NEED A LOCTICAN
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dont go to a salon bro... I lost a bunch of money going to one and she still damaged my hair.
maintaining dreads without twisting
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my dreads really didn't feel good on my head. I've been really bad at washing my hair in the past soo i just wanted a sorta fresh start. Im also still thinking about shaving my head and starting over. What is congo? Keep them separated by tying them up? soaringeagle said:
why did u trim?
all u need to do is separate em to prevent congos
thats it
u will get lil more scalp fuzz but thats fine it will join dreads or become new dreads
maintaining dreads without twisting
Dread Maintenance
Today I did the baking soda wash and acv wash. It felt gooood. After that i trimmed my hair short. Before i used to twist my hair but I'm trying not to do that anymore. Would i just wash my hair and not do anything with it anymore? Just let like grow naturally?one pic is before the trim and one is after.
updated by @sami-ahmed: 01/13/15 08:37:00PM
Thinking about shaving my head
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the baking soda wash would remove all the product buildup right? soaringeagle said:
why not comb em out carefully to saver as much length as u can if u shave your looking at a long time growing before u can dread again
u could also just try stripping away all the product buildup and get em more natural and save these dreads
but whatever u choose you'll love your dreads more without products.
i started mine over once and it was a depressing year without dreads
Thinking about shaving my head
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thanks for sharing your experience, its making me want to do it more. I'm black but my hair isnt really kinky, its more soft curly. GreyGargoyle said:
I have no experience restarting but I do have experience starting with practically nothing. It is a very good experience and personally, I think everyone should completely shave their head before dreading. It really is a nice experience but it is filled with some frustration and it does take a lot of patience. If you shave it, you won't have dreads for a year...Unless you're african american then you're lucky and you would have dreads in about half a year. But you still have to think, the dreads won't be long for five years..so just think about it first.