Dreadheads and Cats
General Talk
my kittens name is cali. mostly of my goal to get to california lol. but she doesnt purr she wags her tail 
haha its quite adorable. except shes bangin the damn thing against my computer right now.
Forum Activity for @valerie
Sooo....this is about 4 months into my journey TnR plus Natural
Member Journals and Timelines
i think you have beautiful eyes!
Sweat.....good or bad?
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"I do wash the sweat from my body.....(just in case someone had the wrong idea here)"haha that made me laugh
every other day doesnt sound too bad. i would try avoid rubbing your scalp everytime though
Should be starting soon, still debating the best method for my hair.
Dreading Methods
my hair seems to be working pretty well with twist and rip. mine are already thickening up a decent amount just after a month i have a few that are at about a half inch. im sure theyll get thicker, probably too thick for my liking. oh well ill still love them
adding hair from the misses...
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i dont think id ever be able to do that
but i couldnt see why itd hurt at all. are you ganna tie them in??
Split Dreads???
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hello! nice to meet you.i assumer youre not separating, you should do that. i usually do it within a couple hours of showering. just play wit your hair a bit and make sure u get rid of those congos early. unless that you decide that u like them of courseand go ahead and separate them it wouldnt do any real damage. just cause some loose strands that would have to find somewhere else they wanted to go
frizzy frizzy dreads
General Questions
haha i think i was supposed to be born with them. i think they were just what i needed to kickstart my 'valerie revolution'
frizzy frizzy dreads
General Questions
mine are about 2 or 3 weeks also. i have the opposite hair as you, light and very straight and i still have a ton of frizz so im sure what youre going through is perfectly normal. just love them, no matter what. unless your dreadies are going through any real danger (mold, wax, gum in hair, etc) you should just completely stop worrying about them. you should actually just forget that you have dreads at all if youre really bothered by it. get a cute hat and put them up all the time and completely stop looking at them for the next 8 months. because dreads are a journey and as soon as you start to look at them like that instead of as a hairsyle, youll be golden. let your dreads become part of your soul.anyways heres my experience if you want to read it.... so i got dreads and the first week i went out and got a buncha headbands/accessories for my hair etc. and 2 weeks later, i never use them except for work to make them look more professional and maybe hats for warmth. but as soon as i clock out, that hair comes down and the headband comes out. im not really sure what caused the change but i think at first i saw dreads as a hairstyle that i could do really cute things with, but now ive realized that is not the 'style' that is so beautiful about dreads, its the freedom to let your hair do what it wants that is so beautiful. to me, theres just something magical about watching your hair form and mold into different shapes over time because its just being natural
(oh how i wish id done the natural process, but oh well theres always the next set for that) right now me and you are going through loosening. they have to loosen up before they can tighten and thats the reason ur hair is behaving like it is. now you can be bothered by it and maybe try to cover it up if youd like or you can love your hair just they way it is every step of the journey and itll make waiting for the end result so much easier. anyways i think your adorable (not to be creepy lol) with all the frizz! hahaha try to rock some kind of weird style or something and thatll make it more fun. throw on a polo and pop the collar or something i dunno, if your hair looks goofy then make the rest of you match and dont worry what people think best compliment ive received so far: "hey whats up wit all that cool frizz goin on back there?"lol