If It Can Get Tangled, It Will Get Tangled.
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haha yes! This proves true for electronics and power cords as well...
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What do you wash with?
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Just buy a box of arm n hammer and sprinkle some in a cup to take with you into the shower. Your head will be so glad you did.
fluffyBren said:
wait...
how does the baking soda thing work?
cause i really need that. Itching is killing me as I type. I dont anna go out in fear i will scratch and look dirty.
And dry scalp. Mine actually scabed in one spot it was so obscenely dry:(
please help with any quick easy simple cleaning product. Really, dreads are meant to be easy.
and they celebrate their one year birthday tomorrow
lets eat cake! Man how they have grown. so stoked for the next year!
What do you wash with?
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I like baking soda! I just put some in the bottom of a plastic cup (about 1/4 a cup) and add enough water so that it is pastey but not super diluted. Scrub my scalp with that in between the dreads and then it rinses clean away. I try not to get it on my face because it's winter and it makes my face skin pretty dry, but my scalp loves it and I always feel very clean. Like Heather, Apple Cider Vinegar makes my hair too soft, so I don't rinse with it every week, but when I do I dilute a tablespoon or so in about two cups of water and just try to rinse the scalp.
I also bought Tea Tree Therapy Shampoo, it says it is all natural and leaves no residue. I sometimes use this only on my brushable bangs in front when they are oily and I don't want to wash my whole head. It makes my hair very soft and smell good, but normally if I'm just taking a quick mornign shower, all I use is hot water and no suds.
Trichotillomania and Locks. 1 month old - Crochet method start.
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Thank you for sharing this. I think your blonde locks look beautiful
When I was younger I had such thick and frizzy hair. Over the years it is much thinner because I compulsively played with and pulled my hair from my head and even body hair. I never heard of trichotillomania until I was an adult.
I have just started my first set of dreadlocks and it redirects my energy. Now I think "hey, this hair is looking so beautiful and unique, I better leave it alone so it can keep doing this" instead of mindlessly running my hands through it over and over. sometimes i feel obsessed with dreadlocks (my boyfriend thinks i am lol) because since i started this set i can't forget for a second the reasons why I chose this hairstyle. i love looking at my hair and pictures of other people's hair but i don't have that urge to touch it and mess with it. whew.
Anyway just wanted to say thanks for the inspiration~