Forum Activity for @gingerrose

dreadlockssite 3.0 beta bug report cross post

General Talk

Sorry - I should have specified, since it had been such a long time. I liked the smaller photo anyway

dreadlockssite 3.0 beta bug report cross post

General Talk

iPhone report:

The nixzi site header photo is cropped on Safari mobile (just the logo shows up on a green background). Again it's "all header".

Otherwise they both are fine and appear attractive and functional. If you want screen shots - let me know

dreadlockssite 3.0 beta bug report cross post

General Talk

When I open # 1 on my laptop, there is mostly picture/header, and I have to scroll down to see the content. However, the content layout is clean.

With #1, the content is more in my face/available and there is not as much effort to reach it.

I am going to look at it on the iPhone and will get back with you in a few...

dreadlockssite 3.0 beta bug report cross post

General Talk

Ok this is late, but definitely #2

dreadlockssite 3.0 beta bug report cross post

General Talk

The second one does a better job of educating FAST, which in my opinion is important for grabbing the attention of people with short attention spans... So I vote for the second one based on that as the most critical component. The first one has a lot of corporate logos flashing in it as well, which, while unintentional, may raise some eyebrows over time.

The first one is an excellent video with good pacing and mellow background music, and I feel it should be put up somewhere on the site. The second one, the shaman woman song actually distracts me from viewing the pictures because it's a powerful song.

But like I said, the first one grabs my attention and holds it for at least a few minutes... Even if I was short on time, i would keep watching it to see what it said. The first one, if I was in a hurry, I would not even bother with since it doesn't appear to be "teaching" me at first.

Hope that helps. I wish I had the time to beta test for you, but I have too many irons in the fire already.

Ginger's Neglect Timeline

Member Journals and Timelines

@ Maybreeze - Thanks, and best of luck on your journey.

@ Barrellady - The silk pillowcase is a conscious choice, and has benefits for my skin as well as being super comfortable. No worries about the progress - I know there are lots of things I can do to speed it up, but there is so much stress and high speed in my life already... I also didn't mean to imply that I was using a sea salt soak - I just like to soak my whole self in the epsom and sometimes I dip my hair in because it feels good to be underwater. The BS mixture, even with ACV, dries the ends of my hair out too much (like straw), so I do like to alternate it with the bars. My water is hard, but we have a softener, so that's why I say my water is weird - there is something not working right in the filtration/softening system and I am unwilling to pay the water guy to come out and look at it right now. I appreciate your efforts to steer me in the "right" direction, but there is more going on here than may be apparent from my writing

Ginger's Neglect Timeline

Member Journals and Timelines

Here we are on Day 1 - c. July 2012...

I have been washing with BS/ACV for over a year (no soap at all), and tried some of the curly girl methods, including sleeping on a silk pillowcase, for at least 3 months before I stopped brushing this morning. My hair is silky and healthy, except for some split ends which are a combo of chronic health issues and funky water. BTW, This is "short" hair, for me... I asked for a trim and got a massacre about 6 months prior.

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Beginning of Week 3 ... Fluffy, but no noticeable changes other than sectioning.

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Beginning of Week 4 shows the shine and may give a better idea of the relatively fine texture.

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Jumping ahead to 10 Weeks ...

Blurry shot, but shows the sections starting to hold together a little.

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My first knot - found on my birthday, at 2.5 Months

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4 Months ... Fluffy and bizarre from a bath.

Sections are forming better now, and the length is finally returning from the last hair cuttery butchering.

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5 Months , post wash.

Still sleeping on that silk pillowcase, because there are SO many split ends. The idea is that they will knot up on their own either way, so while the silk may delay progress, it wont stop it.

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6 Months

I think this is a bed-head shot. Some new ones are starting underneath! Osho approves...

I think this is also around the time I hacked off the majority of my split ends, which helped considerably, as the splits were holding hair in place and actually delaying progress. I used the sectioning as a guide... Lift and cut, lift and cut. it came out well, I think.

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7.5 Months

Dry air, static, and wool sweaters are making things happen; but my hair is so flat and flyaway in winter... One of the more mundane reasons for starting this journey!

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8 Months

Today, I feel like I am entering a new era in the process. I have changed, and my hair is taking on new shapes and a life of its own... There are suddenly more babies than I can keep track of in there!

... and stuff like this is showing up, every day:

These days, I am alternating between BC/ACV and the shampoo bars - my water is weird, and if I use the bars too many times in a row, I get buildup. When I wash with BS, I dip my head in the sink, upside down, soak with a shower cap on, and rinse right side up. Occasionally I soak in an epsom/sea salt/BS etc bath, and skip the vinegar rinse - that is a great kickstart. And yes, I am still sleeping on a silk pillowcase!

To be continued...

updated by @gingerrose: 02/05/15 10:12:49AM

Six year old dreads thinning, please help

Help! Save My Dreads

Set aside some time to read this site - dreaducation, maintenance, etc; and look at some back combed timelines to get some perspective and options. You may be shocked to learn that you didn't have to maintain them... That back combing is starting from scratch and that you do not have dreadLOCKS, just back combed (and damaged) hair. Take your time and learn, look, get on the chat & ask more questions - this site can help you heal your locks, for sure.

Sebum treatment?

Introduce Yourself

If you have changed the frequency of washing or the method you may be overproducing. It took my scalp over a month just to adjust to those DLS bars... I only smell that smell now while the hair/scalp is wet, or when it's been too long between washes. I smell more of it and notice the overproduction if I wash every day - every other day or every 3rd day seem to work best for balance, with my water and other factors. i don't know if that helps...

Might sound stupid

Dread Products

I alternate between the DLS mentioned above and BS/ACV. The DLS makes them lock faster, and the BS/ACV keeps my scalp happy