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Needed: A Professional Loctician

General Questions

they're just pointin g out that wax and lockticians are the worst ways to get dreads.

Wax- they are gross to touch, they stick out alot more and are in general very dirty. This site has an entire section on how to remove wax! For the well-being of your hair i'd suggest you research on this site a bit more to find the best way for you to dread.

Locticians-They often use the crocheting method, which is very damaging makes you think you need to see them often for touch ups and cost alot. Crocheting is not a recommended start for dreads here.

So my advice is do more research on this site, check out the faq, read the forums a few times a day and you'll learn alot.

In general the most recommended ways to start dreads go from natural/neglect, then Twist n Rip, or Back Combing.

And heres some of the links that i recommend but definitely not limited to you check out:

http://www.dreadlockssite.com/forum/topics/dreaducation-comprehensive

http://www.dreadlockssite.com/forum/topics/dread-wax-why-ya-dont-want-it

http://www.dreadlockssite.com/page/dreading-methods#axzz1AwSTZ3fP

http://www.dreadlockssite.com/page/dreadlock-maintenance#axzz1AwSTZ3fP

Amanda Campillo said:

Ok, easy. Please. I was all by myself when I chose to do this. I had no friends who had dreads, no one I knew could DO them and the research I did WAS alot and led me to where I was at the time. My dreads looked fine when I did them, I just want them again. I am a stay at home military mom/wife. give me a little credit. All I asked for was if someone could do them, not your personal opinion. Jeeps!

ACV confusion

Dread Products

i think you can cut down the BS soak to 10 mins max, then rinse then do the acv then rinse again.

i just use a small water bottle and old 1L pop bottle and just add a splash of both

What Made you decide to dread?

General Talk

i grew mine simply because of a long time admiration of them no closer to being hippieish though :P

a little worried about my locks after discovering this site, eek!!

Help! Save My Dreads

well the longest ive read most people here go without washing their hair is a week, so that definitely part of it. Wash 1 day after you notice its getting oily. so that may be one part of the issue

Twist & rip question

Dreading Methods

all methods are partially neglect, tnr, back combing, and everything else is just a kick start all dreads take the same process at one point - do nothing.

dont expect them to look good for a while, they are going to loosen and tighten and do their own thing.

Twist & rip question

Dreading Methods

your supposed to have some room at the root, as the dreads mature that length shortens, but theres always gonna be a bit so they'll never be tight and uncomfortable. And as with any method its just a kickstart, only do it once and then its a waiting game just like neglect.

So dont worry about it, its gonna be like that for a while and its supposed to.

How to 'seprate'

Dreading Methods

yea, just pull 2 dreads in opposite directions and pull out any hair thats in the wrong dread

Now ready to start the process after many many years

Introduce Yourself

http://www.dreadlockssite.com/forum/topics/dreaducation-comprehensive#axzz1Ae8SrYjK http://www.dreadlockssite.com/forum/topics/dreading-the-1st-few-weeks-of#axzz1AfIHdZk9 most common for washing hair is the BS ACV wash which i think is in the first link, but others also use stuff like maylee's bar soap and diluted dr. bronners.and you typically only want to use aloe if you need to tame frizzies for something important, because they're supposed to be there and aloe conditions and slows down the dreading process if you do it too often

BC.... and wax....

Introduce Yourself

its not so much the BC thats the issue, its the wax. 1 application will stay in the hair even with regular washing years later. They prevent the hair from moving and knotting to make real dreads, right now he just has waxy look-a-likes. There is entire sections dedicated to info on why its bad and how to remove wax, so i suggest getting that stuff out first

Someone to help starting dreads? (Twist 'n Rip method) (Hawaii, Portland, west coast...)

Introduce Yourself

ive heard of others who did themselves and it took them like 10 hrs but i did my own in less then 3 hrs.

plus when you do your own you know if your pulling to hard or anything, good luck on your new journey