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Natural Dreads

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I'm pretty sure I have hard water...so would you recommend dreadlocksshampoo or BS AVC WASH?
Mons said:

I forget Dr B's! I've never used it so I don't think to recommend it. I have soft water (yay me!) so I'm thining about giving it a shot.

Oh Hank, from what I hear Dr Bronner's is really good in soft water if you don't like it for your hair, you can always use it for body wash.

Natural Dreads

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Ok thank you what shampoo do you recommend?
Baba Fats said:

Natural locks means there is no force used to start them. No TnR. No Back combing. Nothing. So you can start them from a bald head. They really don't start locking until they are around 5 inches long. But you will start to see sectioning earlier. If your hair type and washing routine, and 1000 other factors work in your favor, you may start to see knotting forming before 5 inches.

There's no harm at all in starting early. In fact, as long as you wash with a dreadlock-friendly soap, natural locks are the healthies way o start

Natural Dreads

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How do I know if my hair is too short to start natural dreadlocks? And is there any harm to starting natural dreads early???Thanks, Hank
updated by @hank-crooks: 01/13/15 09:39:27PM

Curly hair and Dreads

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Hi I just started my natural dreadlocks journey and I have very thick, black, curly hair that resembles an Afro right now... I need as much help and tips you can give me, how to wash, what to wash with, recipes?, can I wear a ballcap during the process?, and How long do you think it will take for my hair type to start resembling dreads? Thanks, Hank
updated by @hank-crooks: 01/13/15 09:39:18PM