is it possible to be too rough when you TnR and make the baby dreads so tight that they never loosen up and re work themselfs thus never becoming mature dreads?
also, ive noticed on the back of my gf's head her dreads are completely flat not round, is this why some people recommend palm rolling from the beginning up till they are mature, to avoid this? can you still palm roll and fix this when dreads are mature??
ok so ive decided im going to do the TnR process but i have some questions before i do. ok so on to the questions :D.
1) Do dreads puff up ALOT as they begin to mature?. i created a 1 inch by 1 inch section of hair and then TnR'd it and after i was done it looked exactly like a VERY thin rat tail, will it puff up and begin to look like large dreads or am i always going to have very thin rat tails all over my hair?
2) would it be best to grab random sections of hair and just TnR or should i section?
at this point id be taking any job i can get lol, but probably a job as an sales associate, i would rather not hide it and just let it be but i think between that and my beard it would look kinda crazy to them, and i would tie them back with a scarf or something (if there is any "manly scarfs lol" but i cant seem to get all my hair to tie, some of it just falls out. society is really frustrating because if i were to wear a beanie or a tam etc, because i am male it would probably be frowned upon and come off as lazy/unkempt to the person looking to hire, meanwhile my girlfriend who has her dreads by the neglect method was able to put on a nice outfit and put her dreads up into her tam and go to interviews and it didn't look sloppy at all..sorry if this is all over the place im writing this after a long day and being tired, thank you all for you're helpful commentsyea just tie em back
ofcourse u can also not try to hide it and just tell them straight up front that you are dreading and you hold spiritual beliefs that make u want to dread the natural way and tell them that means they will be messy but you are fine with covering them tying them back and doing stuff to be more professional and presentable without compromising the dreading process
what sort of job are u looking for
i worked in an it office fir awhile for my intervirwew i wore a big tam and tucked my beard dread into my shirt
i now wish i never bothered cause 1st day on the job i took off my tam and the president of the company walks by and just says wow
they loved my dreads and even though i had daily meetings with high power execs my dreads were never an issue and i was weven featured in theyre advertising campain materials..haha
so its up to u wether u feel u should hide it or just be proud and confident in who tou are and act like u dont have hair hair dont matter only skills and personality do
i wouldnt even mention it really unless they do
if they ask u why its a mess just smile and say im growing natural dreadlocks
it will start a conversation and u can impress them with how much info u have on myths and truths like telling them dreads are cleaner then normal hair and healtheier etc
but if its not mentioned then it dont even matter
