yeh it is quite oily. i did one last week with tnr and it fell out the next day :/ part of me thinks my hair will never dread due to its fineness, altho i have been told it will. the one matted but i had was very thick, this kinda put me off as i want some kind of neatness, not that i want perfect uniform locks, just not one huge fat one.
i was going to use wax, not anymore. i very nearly spent a fortune on a dread kit till i found this site,
when i tried to go natural i washed once a week with baking soda and thats it, i tried to not touch my hair at all and never finger brushed. the closest i got was one matted but underneath at the back, the rest just didnt do anything apart from look messy. i have very fine dead straight hair so not sure of that had something to do with it?
hey, i'm about to start my dread journey for the 2nd time, i tried the natural method and gave up after 3 months because nothing was really happening, so am thinking i will try back combing, my friend is willing to help as she did her sons with the same method 6 years ago, he now has long gorgeous dreads. any advice would be really appreciated as other than my friends son i dont know anyone with dreads...thanks in advance 
ah my 2 week dreads have already brought out a change in me. i half back combed dreads and half neglect, some have beads, some have ribbons, some are big and some are small, they are very unordered and chaotic, which seems to accurately reflect the inner me. i am bipolar and have hidden this as much as i can for the past 20 years, my dreads have made me not care about other people knowing now, they are there on display for the world to see and i kinda feel everyone that looks at them can see the real me....they have made me feel so much more confident and even beautiful. my dreads have and will continue to change me and my life for the better
