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How to moisturize really dry 3 year old dreads?

Dreads Hair and Scalp Health

I've been dreading for 3 years now, started by T&R, then combed them out and let them do their own thing. I've been washing with baking soda, lavender, rosemary, tee tree and peppermint oil, then doing the ACV rinse with the same oils. Washes my hair great, but the ends of my dreads are terribly dry! I just ordered some dreadlock shampoo bars, I'm hoping that will help, but I'm wondering what else I can do? I read that aloe is good, so I'm on the hunt for 100% pure aloe, Any recommendations to a brand that is good until I can find an aloe plant? Or if there's any other advise on how to soften the ends up? Thank you!!!!
updated by @hendrixmama: 01/13/15 09:58:31PM

7 Months

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So... it's been 7 months... not a lot has been going on, I have a couple real short ones though! I can't believe how much shorter my hair will eventually be! Must be my fine hair... I think I'm getting a mullet-ish thing going on, as the dreads in the front are maturing faster and have shrunk to about half the length! I thought that by 7 months my hair would be a bit more mature... but I think it's more of a mess than anything! It's ok though, I have really started to love my "mess!"

One question.... Some of my dreads have a ball sort of thing at the ends, I think they are slowly evening out, but anyone else know what I'm talking about and knows how they eventually looked?

updated by @hendrixmama: 02/05/15 10:12:49AM

are some doubts normal in the beginning??

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I started out with 20, and a ton of loose hair in the back that I have neglected... all the ones I t&r just were too big, I am only a little over 4 months in and also have really fine/thin hair. A couple weeks ago I noticed that most of the t&r babies wanted to separate into 2 or 3, they were starting to split themselves and dread into a fork looking chunk of hair with the 2 or 3 ends near my head , so I just went with those natural sections and ripped them the rest of the way down to the tips. I think I have closer to 40-45 now, and they are progressing WAY faster now. If you do decide to re section, it's def better to do it now, as I had to basically comb out some in order to split them all the way down. Either way I'm sure they will look beautiful though!

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Dread Maintenance

I have been using Trader Joe's Tea tree tingle for 2 weeks now, and I LOVE IT! No more white crap on my head and it's not making my hair too soft or anything! Finally!
updated by @hendrixmama: 07/10/15 01:05:23AM

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Dread Maintenance

I have a dread that has a big ballish thing at the end... the top is probably the most mature it can be for being 6.5 months old, I actually think it's the most mature one on my whole head... anyway.... I have left mine alone and it seems to be slowly but surely working its way out just fine. My hair has probably shrunk to 1/2 the length it was before on that dread, and I think it's just how dreads form. I don't know... but seems like alot of work to untangle a dread ball that most likely will just work itself out in the end? Just myopinionthough. Good luck!

Nicole Binns said:

I recently did some maintenance for the first time on the huge monster lock on the right side. Below the mature part of the lock, the loose ends had gotten tangled and looped in a way that was annoying because it created a huge thick ball at the end of the hair. So I started untangling it with conditioner and a comb. This is the first time I have tried to work on any of my locks in any way.

At first, I was using 'Dove Damage Therapy Shine Boost.' It was cheap and it was something I grabbed at random because I was shopping at a store that didn't have my favorite conditioner that I used to use before I had dreadlocks. The Dove conditioner made the hair all waxy and it stuck together so badly that it was still almost impossible to untangle the loops that I was working on. The 'shine boost' actually worked, though - the hair that I put conditioner on had a very bright reflective glossy shine (not that I care - I'm not aiming for 'shiny hair' right now).

I gave up on that kind of conditioner and bought my favorite kind, Finesse - I got the 'moisturizing' kind. It was so much easier to work on untangling the loops and I made a lot of progress on the big knot, although I'm not done yet and will have to work on it again. I always liked finesse because it didn't add waxy buildup to my hair.

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Dread Maintenance

Oh No!! Your hair looks great! I think mine is a bit wild right now, but it seems like after every wash its a toss up on whether or not I will like what's happening on my head! lol! Eventually we will both have beautiful dreads!

Heather said:

thanks hendrixmama! i think it looks like crap right now. lol hopefully someday it will actually resemble dreadlocks.


HendrixMama said:

Thank you Heather! After trying a few different shampoos, I have come to the conclusion that I may have hard water. I am going to test it to find out for sure, but seems like that's my problem, cause I just can't seem to get my hair clean and my scalp feeling and looking ok. Will try the natures gate tea tree kind, I think I just saw that the other day at the store! If anyone else has any recommendations, I would love to hear em!

PS Heather, I think your hair is looking great, I think I'm just a little behind you on the journey!


Heather said:

lol! that should DEFINITELY be the question. i go back and forth between different shampoos. i haven't found the perfect one yet. what works pretty well for me at the moment is neutrogena anti-residue. i wish it didn't smell so bad though. i also like natures gate tea tree shampoo. it's really hard finding something that washes completely clean with hard water but these seem to do pretty well and don't leave my hair super soft.


HendrixMama said:

This question is for those of you with hard water.... What shampoo works best for you?

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Dread Maintenance

Thank you Heather! After trying a few different shampoos, I have come to the conclusion that I may have hard water. I am going to test it to find out for sure, but seems like that's my problem, cause I just can't seem to get my hair clean and my scalp feeling and looking ok. Will try the natures gate tea tree kind, I think I just saw that the other day at the store! If anyone else has any recommendations, I would love to hear em!PS Heather, I think your hair is looking great, I think I'm just a little behind you on the journey!

Heather said:

lol! that should DEFINITELY be the question. i go back and forth between different shampoos. i haven't found the perfect one yet. what works pretty well for me at the moment is neutrogena anti-residue. i wish it didn't smell so bad though. i also like natures gate tea tree shampoo. it's really hard finding something that washes completely clean with hard water but these seem to do pretty well and don't leave my hair super soft.


HendrixMama said:

This question is for those of you with hard water.... What shampoo works best for you?

Shampoos and Soaps ~ Maybe get a list started

Dread Maintenance

This question is for those of you with hard water.... What shampoo works best for you?

6 MONTHS!!!

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totally... It doesn't fell anywhere near 6 months! I thought they would look more like dreads by now... but it's ok, I have been known to have alot of patience- especially having 3 kids who are all under age 5! I think that's why time flies so quick for me, they keep me busy enough to not even have time to look in a mirror or care what's happening on my head!

6 MONTHS!!!

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I can't believe it's already been 6 months...