well, my rubber bands are all out, and my hair feels better already. i noticed some residue collected where the rubber bands were at the base, so i know never again!!!. i'll try to wash it out, but im worried about completely unraveling the dreads. i know loosening and tightening are a part of the process, and my hair is pretty short to dread.
ohhh. i used tap water to mix, should i use distilled or rainwater instead?
That makes sense. I thought dr bronners soap would be fine, i diluted it in its own little container, about 1/8 soap, 7/8 water.
I guess I should take out the rubber bands-which i just checked and they are actually silicon, im not sure if it makes a difference. I just feel more secure with the bands, like at least it's all divided. but it is probably damaging the dreads.
No, I've seen pulled hair follicles, and it's not that; it was in a knot towards the tip, not the root. It's white stuff that covered the whole knot, but not lint. Thank you for the advice though!
Danika Skalet said:
Stop messing with them. The white stuff could be hair follicles from be pulled by the bands. Don't backcomb them or anything just wash (non residue wash or bs & avc) separate and let them be they'll lock up in time when theyre ready. Just enjoy the journey. Blessings
Hey, I'm starting dreads again. I like using rubber bands, at least in the beginning. After a few weeks, I felt around to see how they were doing, and noticed some didn't feel very knotted. For those ones, I undid them, backcombed them, and tied them up again.
But what concerned me was what I found in some knots. A couple had a white residue on them, and I don't know what it was. I saw it last time I had dreads on ones I had over-maitenenced.
Is there any advice on what it is or how to prevent it? I'm guessing I should just stop messing with my hair right?
