Ok last night I got frustrated with my tips, which keep unraveling little by little every time I wash. I banded them....This morning I took them out and re twist/ripped them. The bands were strangling my poor babies, and little pieces of loose hair were caught in them, making it pull every time I moved my head...this is not natural or part of accepting the nature of things, this is not patience, this is not the journey that I want to take with my dreads, I want to learn from them (as well as looking awesome in the process, lol) not bend them to my will.