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i'm so jealous of your curls. those are going to be some gorgeous dreadlocks:)
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i'm so jealous of your curls. those are going to be some gorgeous dreadlocks:)
Burt's Bees Conditioners
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i tried the burt bees conditioner when i had brushable hair and it wasn't very conditioning. that might be good though for dreadlocks since you want some softening but not so much that things start to come undone. i don't know how old your dreadlocks are but if they're pretty established then i think you could get away with using any conditioner. does kiss my face make a conditioner that goes with the shampoo your using? a friend of mine has had dreadlocks for 3 years and she will occasionally condition them and she hasn't had any problems. just soft dreadlocks:)
I know everyone has a natural hair part but..
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i think they're dense because of the crocheting. you could definitely do a conditioning with probably whatever you want to use. at 4 years you don't really need to worry about anything coming apart. i tried to loosen one of my sections with conditioner the other day and it wasn't going anywhere. mine are only 6 months. its really soft now though. lol:)
I know everyone has a natural hair part but..
Help! Save My Dreads
it doesn't look like thinning to me. it probably looks more pronounced though because your sections are more established now than in the beginning and the weight of your locks. you have less frizz than most people too which tends to hide the parts more.
chunks of loose hair D:
Dread Maintenance
then just put a bead on the bigger chunks to encourage knotting and the rest of the loose hairs just leave it. i'm sure it will all work out in the end anyway. btw, i tried t&r and backcombing before going natural and none of the starter methods would stay in my hair either.
Canon P said:
ive tryed t&r like twice and backcombing at least once! it just falls out in the shower :/ and ther arent any dreads close enough for the hair to go into... lol
Heather said:i second the t&r on the bigger sections. if you have hair that belongs to one of the already locked up dreadlocks than you could use a tapestry needle and sew them into the correct one.
chunks of loose hair D:
Dread Maintenance
i second the t&r on the bigger sections. if you have hair that belongs to one of the already locked up dreadlocks than you could use a tapestry needle and sew them into the correct one.
super tight zig zags
Dread Maintenance
i tried that already. it didn't budge but its super soft now:/ i guess i'm just going to have to wait it out and see what happens. i think the only way to loosen it would be to cut it off and i'm not ready for anything drastic like that yet.
Alessandra said:
Try a little oil or conditioner on the section of hair where you are experiencing the pulling and see if that helps loosen it up.
super tight zig zags
Dread Maintenance
it seems to be the tighter they knot up they start to turn as they're climbing towards the root and i think the turning is whats causing the pulling on certain hairs.
fancyAmanda said:
Ah mine are all ridiculous shapes at the moment... I've got some that are zig zags from root to tip, and others that are huge at the tip and skinny at the root. Luckily no pulling on the scalp though, sounds tricky. If it's only a few hairs that are pulling I would just take a pair of small scissors and try to cut them at the root. Not sure what other options you might have, good luck!
super tight zig zags
Dread Maintenance
oh wow. well, i hope i don't have to cut it because it will be about 6 inches long. mine are all different sizes. i have triangles, rectangles and squares. i'm not sure what will happen in the end. i guess i'm just going to wait and see. i just wish they weren't developing this way.
Bird said:
Same thing happened to me. I have bunches at the bottom of the majority of my dreads, but one in particular decided to form in the worst possible way (a four inch line, not a square shape). The tension on my scalp got too painful, and i tried separating it into two dreads, but it didn't budge. In the end, I had to cut off the dread glob and comb it out to let it start anew. I don't regret it at all... that shit was starting to hurt! Best of luck!