She did it without my knowledge. I came to pick him up from church that night and she told me that he let her comb his hair. I told her that we were trying to let it grow natural dread locks, but she didn't understand what those were. So it was a moot point.
soaring eagle said:
awesome
too bad the natural progress was messed u\p
maybe syhould have told her u didnt want it combed and why
As I sit here waiting for my hair to dread, my youngest son has been getting dready. He had his last hair cut in March of 2011 and he has naturally curly hair. He decided that he didn't want hair cuts anymore and since he didn't like people brushing his hair, we decided to toss the comb and let it do it's thing. After 18 months of growth and new dread process, the nursery workers at church decided to comb his hair. I was super pissed that we lost all that progress, but you can't tell sweet old ladies that kind of thing. So two weeks ago, we decided to back-comb and help his hair knot up again. It took us about a week, because he's only 7.5 and neededfrequentbreaks. But I wanted to show y'all his baby dreads. 
I'm super excited about them.
So, here's the progress.
Before. (Wet)
First few rows done
All but the front done
Pulled back, all done except the bangs
October 16, 2012... all done back combing
Tonight (October 23, 2012), dread age: 1 week
1 week old dread babies. October 23, 2012 (The back of his head)
Thanks SE.
I tossed out my comb yesterday, and since I bleached my hair a couple months ago, my hair is quite coarse and knots easily. HOPEFULLY, this time I will grow some great locks.
Thanks. I think you were here. I recognize your photo. 
Congrats on the wedding, btw.
Baba Fats said:
welcome back. Not sure if I was here last time you were. I don't thinks it's been a year for me, yet. But I sort of recognize your picture
That's right, I am back. After a year of not being here, I am back. I don't have dreads currently and my hair is kinda short, but I will be back on the journey soon, I hope.
I like how it smells and will end up keeping it whether or not I use it on my dreads is another story though. (I may keep it for my oldest son's mohawk.)
The oils to use are the pure essential oils. You can get them from health food stores or if you prefer, you can order them online. They are notfragranceoils though. The oils I use from time to time are: lavender,rosemary,peppermint, & tea tree and yes, I use them all at the same time... they smell wonderful! When I use them (I don't often cause I'm still experimenting with the formulas of my wash), I put a few drops of each into my baking soda/water mixture then I pour it on my hair and let it sit for a while and then rinse with cool water. I don't use the apple cider vinegar rinse that it recommended here because it messes with the PH balance of my scalp too much. I hope that helps!
