Take a look at my locks. I palm rolled to the point that they are probably permanently damaged. But 7 years later, they're still there. A bit weaker and thinner than I'd like. But there, nonetheless.
If you just be gentle with them from now on, you shouldn't see so much damage that you need to be worried.
We all make some mistakes during the process. That's part of what makes having a long term hair style cool. You get a chance to see what really does and doesn't work
Welcome. Eagle and Barrellady are right about the hard water/Dr. B's soap issue. If you can find the phone number, check with your local water dept. and see what your water quality is like in your watershed.
Hopefully you've learned never to crochet. It's the second most damaging thing that can be done to locks. And palm rolling isn't any better. But the damages of palm rolling can't be seen for about a year, unti; your hair grows out more and you can see that you've thinned out the roots. This damage is nearly impossible to fix once it's noticed
Welcome to the community Sandie. Life must be good for you with a groovy *old* man! If you do no more maintenance like hooks, they will lock all by their self. As for palmrolling, please see this video by Baba Fats who also palmrolled: http://www.dreadlockssite.com/video/why-not-to-palm-roll Believe it or not but it causes future damage to your dreads....Enjoy the site.....peace
A bit late, but welcome shame you didn't find the site sooner, but at least you've started over and can see your dreads progress naturally. Keep us updated and if you have any questions or need any advice, this is the best place for it.
Welcome to the community Bianca and to your new journey with dreadlocks. The best place to start on here is with the dreaducation sections at the top of the site. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask, we will help you. Below is a map so you can see what your water type is. With soft water, just about any dread shampoo or bar can be used, but with hard water, many of those will not work properly and will slowly leave behind a residue build up. We can help you find the best one for you if needed....enjoy the site and your journey...peace
i hope you stopped using the crochet hook! thats soooooo bad for dreads
Take a look at my locks. I palm rolled to the point that they are probably permanently damaged. But 7 years later, they're still there. A bit weaker and thinner than I'd like. But there, nonetheless.
If you just be gentle with them from now on, you shouldn't see so much damage that you need to be worried.
We all make some mistakes during the process. That's part of what makes having a long term hair style cool. You get a chance to see what really does and doesn't work
Welcome. Eagle and Barrellady are right about the hard water/Dr. B's soap issue. If you can find the phone number, check with your local water dept. and see what your water quality is like in your watershed.
Hopefully you've learned never to crochet. It's the second most damaging thing that can be done to locks. And palm rolling isn't any better. But the damages of palm rolling can't be seen for about a year, unti; your hair grows out more and you can see that you've thinned out the roots. This damage is nearly impossible to fix once it's noticed
Welcome to the community Sandie. Life must be good for you with a groovy *old* man! If you do no more maintenance like hooks, they will lock all by their self. As for palmrolling, please see this video by Baba Fats who also palmrolled: http://www.dreadlockssite.com/video/why-not-to-palm-roll Believe it or not but it causes future damage to your dreads....Enjoy the site.....peace
Here is the map for your water type:
welcome
barrellady will post the \hard water map but im pretty sure your waters very hard wich makes bronners nearly impossible to rince without residues
www.dreadlockshampoo.com is the best and even more ethical then bronners
Lovely locs
A bit late, but welcome
shame you didn't find the site sooner, but at least you've started over and can see your dreads progress naturally. Keep us updated and if you have any questions or need any advice, this is the best place for it.
WELCOME TO DREADLOCKSSITE may peace be with u along ur journey
Welcome to the community Bianca and to your new journey with dreadlocks. The best place to start on here is with the dreaducation sections at the top of the site. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask, we will help you. Below is a map so you can see what your water type is. With soft water, just about any dread shampoo or bar can be used, but with hard water, many of those will not work properly and will slowly leave behind a residue build up. We can help you find the best one for you if needed....enjoy the site and your journey...peace
welcome wish you found us b4 making the crochet mistake