Last time I had dreads I had them for 4.5 years. The reason I had to quit them is because I moved from Minnesota to Arizona and stopped wax when I moved there. I don't know if this really stressed my dreads or what, but they were breaking like crazy. I mean, I was losing 2+ inches per week! Awful time, it was.I really do hope to get rid of loops, bumps and zig zags (eventually). Loose hairs getting locked would be awesome as well. It sounds like doing away with wax is really the key! I'm also not as much worried about the previously mentioned as the messed up dreads that are 100% locked except the middle, which is just unlocking the bottoms.Will look into those links for help! Thanks again!
Definitely going to look further into the not using wax method.I was starting to question wax's integrity after the last time using it and seeing no improvement in fuzzies, loops in the dreads, or ends locking up.Fortunately, I just scrubbed them down last night and haven't rewaxed yet. The feeling of all the loose hairs without waxing is certainly something I'm going to have to get used to though, lol!I think for the middle of the dreads where it isn't dreaded at all I'll probably have to comb them out and start over, unless there's another fix I'm overlooking.Also- I figured wax was the only way I could save baby dreads. I'm talking about the ones right around my ears and right above my neck. They're more regular hair than not, and everytime I backcomb them, even after rolling/twisting them, they're back to un-dreadedness. Any suggestions for that?
