mature isn't measured by texture nor by tightness but by when they stop changing so much ...and are growing well past the shrinking stage
how old are they
if they are not into the 2nd year then your concerns are extremely premature
any crocheting may delay maturity
they will grow they have to grow but they can't grow till they finish shrinking
crocheted dreads just take longer to dread and stay stiff for years
all dreads shrink before they grow..you will never see growth before the 2nd year
well for a month that's not too bad of progress the shampoo you use though might make a diference
there are no dumb questions only questions that have been asked a million time s already haha so go on list out all your questions and i'll answer them all (so will others)
(if you use the numbered list button to number the questions it will help..if there are indeed a lot of them)
absolutely not if your helping with the frizz then your preventing it from dreading
the roots tighten as they mature, they will loosen a lot before tightening
forced tightening of the roots can even cause balding
read the dreaducation page thoroughly
you want nothing but a dread shampoo and toi give them time they will do it all on their own
hey 1st off throw that gel in the trash
that's the last thing you want to use
its not as bad as wax but its pretty bad and nothing at all you want or need
wash it all out thoroughly you want to get all that gel out asap
oh no lock cream? read it carefully list the ingredients here
you should use no products at all i bet it contains wax
you might need to get wax b gone to get that crap out
lock products..except a decent shampoo are all scams
they will thicken a lot but if you think 40 isn't enough 50 would be thinner still
how were they started
what did you do and use
yea that's exactly what i would expect to see after hearing what she did to them
the very 1st thing i would do is demand a full refund, tell her that she did extreme damage to your dreads and used 2 of the top 5 worse methods on them..
its likely you wont get a cent back (they do charge a higher hourly rate then most lawyers!) but the point is to make a point.. that you feel you were harmed by what she did, and now have to suffer the heartbreak of starting over
they need to know they can't keep doing this to people or people will demand refunds
this has worked to get most..but not all to stop using wax.. so it is worth being vocal about how you feel about what she did
now your right you are probably better off starting over ..but it might not be absolutely essential.. yes they will take areal long time to lose the stiffness and to lose the thinness
and yes there will be permanent harm
but if you really can't bear to start over they can slowly recover and at least naturalize to a point
you posted in emotional support not salon/loctician recovery so i think your beyond "i'm thinking i'm going to start over" and are more to the point of being ready to start over and just wanting to have support for the devastating emotional trauma you feel from being betrayed and mislead by someone who portrays themselves as a professional
well... this site.. in the past (when wax was all the rage) literally had 1/2 its members having to start over..more then once
so you will get all the support you need here.. many here decided to start over not because of problems caused by the chosen methods but simply because the chosen method didn't feel right in the long run
thousands of this sites members have gone through exactly what your going through...
and every last 1 of them was much happier after starting over right..
you will be too.. if that's the path you choose
depends ..for some ..yes very very much.. for you however it might not... but the dreads may form to the shape of the hat
your boss might make an exception if he was aware that would be the end result
