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Super Itchy Scalp!! *UPDATE: help!*

Dread Maintenance

My dreads are 5 months old. The past few days my scalp has been incredibly itchy. So so itchy! I have tried adding tea tree oil, eucalyptus oil and peppermint oil to my shampoo and flaxseed gel and it hasn't helped at all. I just discovered that my dog has a few fleas but there is no infestation. plus 90% of my house doesn't have carpet. I have had my husband go through my dreads thoroughly several times to see if by some strange chance I have gotten fleas from the dog... Nope. no fleas or lice. Plus SE said fleas won't infest human hair. I just had him check my scalp again about 5 minutes ago and nothing. no bugs, no redness (not even from me scratching,) no bites, no eggs. he did say that he noticed at my roots that there was some dandruff type stuff with a slight yellow tinge. He said it looked just like dandruff other than the yellow tinge.

well, I live in Florida and my husband says we have hard water. somehow i'm clueless and didn't realize that fact. I have been washing my dreads with castile soap. do i have build up on my scalp? and if so, is that what is causing this awful itchiness? and how can i get rid of the build up?

updated by @justsomechick: 02/14/15 03:25:13AM

Cutting my hair is seeming unavoidable now.. i need advice.

Alternative Lifestyles and Subcultures

i wouldn't say off campus is quieter... i lived off campus a mile away from UCF. we partied every night from wednesday night through saturday night... it was not quiet. the complex actually hosted HUGE pool parties with free beer on the weekends.

Cutting my hair is seeming unavoidable now.. i need advice.

Alternative Lifestyles and Subcultures

I would suggest that you try to find off campus, university associated living. When I was at UCF in Orlando, there were tons of apartment complexes where single rooms where rented to students (usually 4 living in one large apartment,) at a cheap price.

i wouldn't cut off my dreads.

Just For Fun

General Talk

wow 20! what a difference. i separate daily but through the journey i have allowed some to grow together, taken some apart, etc.

Just For Fun

General Talk

How many dreads do you have? I currently have 41. The most dreads I've had in my journey so far was 66. I also have some loose hair in between some of my dreads and toward the front of my head that I'm sure will be locs one day

updated by @justsomechick: 02/14/15 04:55:25AM

weird differences in length?

Dread Maintenance

i wasn't sure if the big differences in length were normal.

weird differences in length?

Dread Maintenance

Yup, they're 5 months old! Thanks!

I'm sure your dreads will be awesome =)

weird differences in length?

Dread Maintenance

i've lost almost a foot. which i don't mind. i just really don't like how they look right now. love hate relationship with my dreads today.

weird differences in length?

Dread Maintenance

so i've lost A TON of length, which I expected and accept as a sign of progression. I also kind of expected that the hair around my face would dread slower since i tend to touch that hair and use headbands. however, i did not expect for my hair to be longer around my face, then shorter and then to have 6-8 longer dreads in the back creating a really strange look overall. and for those same longer dreads to be kind of curved, like they want to fold but aren't, and poke out everywhere.... is this going to correct itself, and if so, about how long do you think til the length of the longer dreads is closer to the length of the rest of my dreads and i don't look like i had a really horrible hair cut?

updated by @justsomechick: 01/13/15 09:43:17PM

Hair Gel for my Dreads? A Yes or a No No?

Life Issues Facing Dreads

No problem! I usually get my flax seed from the bulk bins at whole foods, but i'm pretty sure most grocery and health food stores carry flax seed.