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8 month's and no dreads....just wavy hair...any suggestions(photos coming later)

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I finally posted some photos and I do have a couple of babies in the back at the base of my skull but I couldn't get a good shot of them.

8 month's and no dreads....just wavy hair...any suggestions(photos coming later)

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SE when you say don't push it out of my face there's one problem. It's always in my face. When I had it braided it wasn't a problem, but my hair isn't in sections anymore it's closer to straight than it was a few month's ago. I tried to wash only once a week but that was a disaster. My hair felt like it was soaked in grease. I can't see myself ever doing that again. I just don't see how hair can be clean after a week of not washing. When washing I'm still confused on how to wash just my scalp. I rub the shampoo in my hands and use my fingertips to rub my scalp but no matter what my fingers run through some of my hair. I can't see any way around that.Thanks for the advice I will keep going. And thanks Timmy too for encouragement.I am leaning toward doing another TnR session on the parts of my hair that hasn't dreaded yet and putting rubberbands on the ends. A few of my dreads came by way of just putting a rubber band around a section of hair and waiting.

8 month's and no dreads....just wavy hair...any suggestions(photos coming later)

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I forgot to tell how I dry my hair. I usually pat the excess with a towel and then lay a towel on my pillow to soak up the rest while I sleep.

8 month's and no dreads....just wavy hair...any suggestions(photos coming later)

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I'm putting up some more pics here in a sec so you can see.I've been using the "Lockin up liquid shampoo"I always wear my hair in a tam for work, and then outside of work too, because it keeps my hair out of my face. If I have to keep pushing it out of my face my fingers will end up running through my hair.I hardly ever mess with them. I separated one congo and that's it. I just look at the rest of my hair and get pissed because I keep waiting and waiting and nothing is happening.It does get oily unless I wash every couple of days. I can't wash only one time a week, that just confuses me how that works.I'll probably redo the hair that isn't dreading to see if that will work, otherwise I'm pretty much out of options.

8 month's and no dreads....just wavy hair...any suggestions(photos coming later)

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I'm so lost and frustrated. My hair isn't locking up at all and just looks stringy like I just got out of the shower. The locks that I did have were looking good but now are coming apart for some reason. I am seriously thinking about cutting my hair off it nothing continues to happen. It's like the longer I wait the less my hair dreads.

Any suggestions?

updated by @keith-lackey: 02/14/15 09:58:35AM

Hair separation

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When I wash I pour about enough to fill up my palm and lather it up and use my finger tips to rub it in my scalp. I scratch too because it itches though I try not to scratch too hard since that will only make the itching worse.With the separating it's like what Lindsey said. The start to knot up and then separate. I've noticed a few "dreads" that have started to form and then disappeared like that.

Hair separation

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I think I'm doing something wrong with my hair, most likely when I wash. I have noticed that some hair that I had that was knotting up has separated and I was curious if their is something I am doing wrong. Am I washing too hard with my hair?

updated by @keith-lackey: 01/13/15 09:19:34PM

Hair washing schedule

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What about the sweat though, wouldn't that cause the hair to become oily?

Hair washing schedule

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I work seven days a week usually and try to wash my hair every couple of days. I notice some people wash once a week, but after a couple of days my hair begins to have an odor so it's either wash or stink. I try to wash Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday or Saturday. My hair begins to feel oily before Wednesday so I'm confused on what I should do. I don't want nasty hair, but I don't want to wash too much either. I usually sweat about every day so I'm lost on how to prevent my hair from getting oily.

Any suggestions will be helpful and appreciated.

updated by @keith-lackey: 01/13/15 09:16:20PM

Uploaded some pics of my progress...

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Thanks. The ponytail is mainly to keep it out of my face at work. I don't have to at one job but if it's in my face it's hard for me to see what I'm doing and distracting. The other job is a restaurant so it's required. They used to let me wear a hairnet, but the policy changed and now I have to tuck it in my hat.

Baba Fats said:

those are coming along wonderfully. Keep it up. I agree a ponytail is good if you need pics taken for something or for a formal event. But a tam will give them freedom to move and knot up while still keeping them out of your face