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Is tying my dreads back bad for them?

Dread Maintenance

Thank you for replying. I guess I'll just have to keep waiting and enjoy the journey

soaring eagle said:

if its just to shower not all the time i doubt it

Is tying my dreads back bad for them?

Dread Maintenance

I've been doing the natural/neglect method for a little over a year now and the back of my hair has come along very nicely, the sides have started but are taking a little longer and I've tried sleeping on the sides of my head to push the progress along. I was thinking about what could be the cause and I was wondering if tying my hair back when i take a shower to keep them from getting wet is the problem. Any advice is welcome and appreciated. Thank you in advance.

updated by @ethan-blackburn: 01/13/15 09:59:41PM

greasy hair...

General Questions

ok i'll give that a try. thanks

soaring eagle said:

well stop using so much hot water or at least finnish with a cold rinse

if your using baking soda you should be using acv too or at least know what it is and whento use it

acv-apple cider vinager

baking soda is alkaline

hair acidic

acv acidic

but

oily hairs too acidic

dry hairs more towards the alkaline/nutral side

so

after using baking soda your hair gets more alkaline

you want it between 5 and 5.5

too acidic u get more oily

too alkaline too dry

stop using hot water try luke warn to cool

and

finnish with a cold rinse

if you need to remove oils buildup hot helps 1st then cold

experiment with diferent temp and using acv verses nit using it

andif u have hard water dont use bronners at all

ethan blackburn said:

i take pretty hot showers. what is acv?

soaring eagle said:

hard water/ if so skip the bronners complrtelu]y see if that helps

bs without acv wil make u less oily

what about temp

hot removes oil then a freezing xcold rinse sals the pores shiut so no oil pumped iut

greasy hair...

General Questions

i take pretty hot showers. what is acv?

soaring eagle said:

hard water/ if so skip the bronners complrtelu]y see if that helps

bs without acv wil make u less oily

what about temp

hot removes oil then a freezing xcold rinse sals the pores shiut so no oil pumped iut

greasy hair...

General Questions

baking soda mixed with water and a few drops of dr. bronners. and i wash two or three times a week.

Baba Fats said:

What are you washing with and how?

greasy hair...

General Questions

baking soda mixed with water and a few drops of dr. bronners. and i wash two or three times a week.

soaring eagle said:

yea what u wash with is most likely thecause and how often are u washing

greasy hair...

General Questions

I'm trying the air dry method to drying my hair so the only thing I do is shake it as dry as possible and then let it do the rest, but my hair gets really greasy and oily when I do this, it even hardens and feels like I have gel in my hair in the front and sides. I was just wondering if there's something I'm doing wrong or something else I need to do. All information is welcome and very appreciated.

updated by @ethan-blackburn: 01/13/15 09:32:53PM

is it ok to get my hair wet every day if i want natural dreadlocks?

General Questions

i've tried the air dry and it makes my hair feel really greasy when it drys is there any way to prevent that or am i doing something wrong?

soaring eagle said:

best way shake it out (like a dog_) then go sit in the sun (if warm out) if u must blow dry do it in quick sahort bursts while moving around quickly sitting in front of a fan helps too

is it ok to get my hair wet every day if i want natural dreadlocks?

General Questions

alright thank you so much you've been a lot of help.

soaring eagle said:

best way shake it out (like a dog_) then go sit in the sun (if warm out) if u must blow dry do it in quick sahort bursts while moving around quickly sitting in front of a fan helps too

is it ok to get my hair wet every day if i want natural dreadlocks?

General Questions

i can't wait man what about drying it? sorry about all the questions haha. i usually use a towel but i don't rub my hair with it i just try to soak up as much water as i can then i'll use a blow dryer for a minute or two then let it air dry the rest of the way.

soaring eagle said:

nah well its barely at the recomended for natural dreads so it should dread just lil slower then if it was lil longer but in 2 months it wi be 7 inches and acceleratung with every inch

updated by @ethan-blackburn: 07/13/15 12:08:16PM