Thanks for the advice guys, but I think I may have avoided combing, and knives and scissors altogether!
Like I said, I tore the base into kind of another dread on it's own. now the base of each is an inch or so wide. I think it'll be okay now... I hope!
Thanks man... After some more reading, I dug out a paper clip, and ripped at it until I could grab it with both hands and tear it apart. Now I have one goofy looking softy that sticks straight out... but it should be better in the long run.
Hey guys,
Been a while since I've logged in. My dreadlocks are coming up on 10 months now, and I think I may have a potential problem.
On the top of my head I have one section that is probably close to 3 inches wide, and matted really close to my head. If I lift it hard enough, I can see that it connects to a smaller dread sort of like a bridge, but it's so close to the scalp that it's impossible to rip apart, and even if I did, the main section would still be huge....
I'll attach a picture... I'm not sure what to do... It seems way too big. It spans from my thumb to the tip of my middle finger...
Noted. Thank you.
Noodle-Doo said:
If you boil the water, you gotta let it cool down before you dissolve the baking soda, or it will break down and fizz off the carbon dioxide. Made that mistake myself once...
Right on. Thanks so much for the advice.
Namaste
the Barrellady said:
Whatever the normal amount of shampoo you would put in your hand, put that same amount in the squirt bottle with water instead. This is if you are using the liquid form of DreadlockShampoo. Then you can concentrate putting it all over your scalp, hairline, earline, neck line etc, you can slowly squirt it all over. For me this works better, then I just gently scrub the scalp with my fingertips....Peace
If you use the DreadlockShampoo bars instead, you can still use this method, just cut a little piece off of the bar and dissolve it in the water. Oh yes, if I have boiled water laying around, then I use it for her shampoos, but it is not a necessary step because they do work fantastic in hard water. I just do it anyways....With the bars you can also just lather up your hands and then gently scrub the scalp, but I think my way ensures it gets all over..
Christopher Hooks said:Also, when you say regular amount of soap, you mean what kind of ratio?
the Barrellady said:If this does not work out, then go back to the dragons blood shampoo (that is the liquid I use too). It was created to work in hard water, all of Vickies shampoos and soaps are one of the few ones that will. I have a squirt bottle that I fill with previously boiled water & add in the regular amount of shampoo, then I squirt this all over my wet scalp. When I rinse it out it runs through my dreads... Peace
Also, when you say regular amount of soap, you mean what kind of ratio?
the Barrellady said:
If this does not work out, then go back to the dragons blood shampoo (that is the liquid I use too). It was created to work in hard water, all of Vickies shampoos and soaps are one of the few ones that will. I have a squirt bottle that I fill with previously boiled water & add in the regular amount of shampoo, then I squirt this all over my wet scalp. When I rinse it out it runs through my dreads... Peace
Thank you. I live in Oklahoma, and I definitely have hard water. I read somewhere here about it being a problem, but did not see the solution. I'll give this a shot tomorrow.
I must say, the locks in my avi are not my current set. I'm 7 months in, and the top/front of my hair is really slow to do anything. the locks themselves don't look dirty, just the straight hair.
So I'd been using the dragon's blood locking up shampoo from dreadlockshampoo.com for a couple months, and I decided a couple weeks ago to switch to only baking soda washes...
My trouble is that after washing, my hair still seems kinda oily. This was not a problem with the dragon's blood shampoo.
My mixture is 1/2 cup baking soda and a few tbsp of sea salt in 5 cups of water.
Am I doing something wrong?
Just got my order from dreadlockshampoo.com...
I ordered 3 bars: Tea Tree & Rosemary, Dragons Blood, and Peppermint
I used the Dragons Blood first, and could not be more thrilled. It smells amazing, and my hair feels so much cleaner than it did after washing with Dr. B's.
They also sent me a small bottle of Rosemary & Green Tea Locking Up shampoo for free...
Needless to say, I will be a repeat customer.
