From Interlocking to Natural: My Dreadlock Journey
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Threw out my comb today!
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the liquid can make it dread real fast.. possibly too fast if used exclusively
you had said you had to detangle a lot.. i have seen asain hair your length almost turn into 7 dreads in a single night..every last hair in these 7 dreads
but he hadto wear it in a French braid before bed ..every single night, or wake up that way
you might find you use the liquid and see very fast dreading but large sections, so then want to separate, use the bar awhile till its tamed but not progressing as fast as youd like then switch to the liquid till the separating is too much hassle, then back to bar etc
use which 1 will give you the desired effect either making it less hassle but slightly slower, or more hassle but a burst of speed
Shampoo Questions
Dread Products
don't see ingredients on either 1 but the aloe 1 is like washing with pure conditioners
now dreadlockshampoo.com is beer based too (liquid and bar) with the microfine clays that bind to dirts and oils
the beer from what i understand is why it works so well in hard water beer also makes the hair very healthy
without full ingredients on both cant say more though
the beer 1 iss probly safest...without knowing full details
From Interlocking to Natural: My Dreadlock Journey
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post that same spot in 2 months as a contrast
From Interlocking to Natural: My Dreadlock Journey
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that is how its dreading and shrinking up
time..patience..maybe sea salt
1st 2 essential last 1 optional
1 week in, question about scalp
Dread Products
that's entirely typical of salon dreads
1 of 2 things can happen
1: you go back to the salon over and over and that gets worse and worse the tightening by force causes traction alopecia and balding
2; you leave them alone except to wash and separate..in weeks they get looser and less scalp showing..
eventually new growth covers the scalp and they dread on their own
do not retwist!
Dirty Jobs and Washing Frequency
Dread Maintenance
yes its fine i mean ..i have spent weeks in the wilderness, dragging mine in the mud till they were caked to 3 times the normal thickness in mud, then 'washing' by jumping in a muddy river daily to get off the worse only to be covered again only a hundred feet down the trail from the river. then didn't get an actual wash till i got home
and although yea i was muddy for all that time 1 good washing and all was fine
now i was miles from a dirt road,. 25 miles from a paved road and 45 or maybe 60 to anything that resembled a shower.. so i couldn't wash often but even so getting dirty right away again there was no point in washing till i was home ..
your hairs not going to suffer from a lil dust for a day.. yes you want to wash when you frel you should and no less then weekly ..
but you don't need to overthink it like wash just cause the pollen count was up that day or cause you leaned against a tree or a dirty car door..
rule of thumb .. wash as often as you feel you should.. but if you can't remember if you washed in the last week its certainly time to wash
sometimes its when you just feel like you really got to wash your hair, sometimes when "tomorows a better day then today' just cause its more convenient or cause your busy with something ..
nobody should feel like they have to be locked into a schedule but let it be flexible according to how they feel and whats convenient, as long as your keeping to a "no longer then" sensible schedule .. typically that's weekly
sorry that was long and rambling haha
point is ..if you feel like you want to wash today or tomorrow it doesn't matter .. just being around dust doesn't matter..it washes out.. and wont hurt ya if its today, tomorrow or the next day.. but .. after 5-7 days of dust or mud you'll be at the 'god i wish i could wash my dreads today" stage and that's really the limit
it depends on the degree of dustiness too ..if its real heavy and a lot.. scrub it away!
1 day either way isn't going to make much difference .. just i know with winter approaching you don't want to be cold and damp all the time
ok lets put it this way.. if you got dusty today and will be dusty tomorrow .. and the day after that.. wash on Saturday morning.. and if you feel the need any day during the week that feels right
Natural Loc journey
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you know all of you have such beautiful hair i hope you all post lots more in the gallery so i can feature the best as they progress
Natural Loc journey
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its a beautiful picture and your dreads are fabulous
i hope you post many more
i'd love to feature 1