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66.
That is exactly how many dreads are on my head. I find it truly hilarious that I once heard Johnny Clean claim that a person should have around 100 dreads on their head. My dreads are all smaller then a pencil (except for a few big ones which are my fav's) and there is no way I could have fit 100. Anyway I thought it was funny...
In other news: I am officially finished dreading! I TnR'd my whole head, not including my bangs which are still too short. I am so happy! In a way though I'm mad at myself for having layers put in my head 2 months before I made up my mind to dread. Now my whole top layer is short and I feel like I have a dreadie mullet. Maybe I just need to get my beads back in. Who knows?
I used my dreadlocks shampoo today! I ordered the liquid in dragon's blood and the bar in tea tree rosemary. I was worried that I wouldn't like the dragon's blood because the scent seems so strong, but once it's on and lathered it smells really nice. My dreads smell so good still! I used my tea tree bar on my root and scalp area, and my scalp didn't itch for the first time since I started my dreads. I still used conditioner in my bangs to smooth them down. They wont be long enough to dread for a while anyway.
I did notice that my dreads look less frizzy, and my son felt them while sitting by me and sad my hair was soft. Also, I just walked into my bathroom since showering about 4 hours ago and is still smells awesome in there! Vicki sent me a sample of the locking gel. I haven't tried it in my dreads, but I did put some on my fingers and it left no residue behind so that is great news. 
Has anyone tried the gel?
Oh also, I colored my hair back to my natural color. That way I don't have to deal with having color differences when my hair grows out. I had highlights before this and they has already grown out and the new growth was driving me crazy. I have noticed though, that going from that light back to my natural dark (which I haven't been in SO long) is kind of shocking too. Maybe a little depressing.
Valerie- HAHA I should count mine one each side. I bet I have more on the right side then the left. I will miss my blonde, I'm sure. I kind of do already lol, but I really don't want to deal with line of demarcation like you said. I eat lots of avocado. I heard on Dr. Oz that is was good to help stop grey's, and I have not found anymore since I've started eating it HAHA. It's probably just in my head, but at least it's yummy!
Timmy- It's crazy since this post I've found 3 more area's where 2 of them are joining. I separated all but the one I was talking about in this post. That one I can not get apart lol. My son is 4
he'll be 5 sept. 20th.
I never heard the term congo till i joined this site
*one last time = an unnatural color. :P
I just had to give 'em a count: 43, a lot of loose hairs in between (probably thanks to my thinning my hair semi-regularly; it is painfully thick) and not including my fringe, of course... So time will tell if I get more or less than that. :P
(and I must say, they are FAR more evenly dispersed than I thought: 22 on one side, 21 on the other. The only part I gave myself when I TnRed was a center part.)
I've been sticking to natural color for a long time now... which has been really hard at times. March 2009 I chopped all of my hair off into a pixie cut and man-o-man was it dark! I dyed it one last time, fire engine red, and then let that fade out. Once it was faded, dyed the red out with a Clairol 3NN/4NN blend and haven't dyed it since. At times, I miss some of the fun colors (like teal or emerald green or my bride of frankenstein streaks) but I'm noticing greys which I would rather grow with dignity and grace than with a line of demarkation. :P
Nogawar- Thanks! I just noticed it's lightened up a bit just from using my lockin up shampoo, so that took some of the edge off.
SE- I'll take some pics and try to load them tonight, if not tonight then tomorrow for sure.
lets see your natural you
I always freak out when I first dye my hair dark, but after a few days, and then as it lightens from sun and washing, I begin to love it again. I have tried staying closer to my natural golden brown in the past year, less reds and dark browns. I've honestly been weaning myself off of hair dye; it's hard to do after decades of dying.
Hang in there with the color!
Valerie- I think I just need my tan back haha! Good thing summer is almost here! I counted out of curiosity lol. Mine are all different sizes too. It's kind of crazy the size range that I have lol, and yet I still have trouble finding beads that fit right.
SE- LOL I found it so funny when I heard that. That guy is a joke. I have two that are congo'ing now. They were not congoed yesterday but I got out of the shower and bam... so together I can't separate without cutting, which I'm not going to do, so they shall become one I guess. LOL I'm kind of shocked that I have a congo going on though with as much as I separate, it's crazy. I found some sweet loops that I'm pretty happy about thought!
haha should have? i find it funny how many find us using search terms like how many dreDS SHOULD A FULL HEAD HAVE the number could be from 1 to 600 or actualy 0 to 600 if they dont have dreads hagha
well 66 will be medium to medu[ium thin
basic rule of thumb is 20-30 huge under 20 massive 30-50 thick 50-75 medium to thin 75-100 real thin 100+ micro but there is no should be about it
the numbers will change year after year new baby dreads are born old dreads congo
its always changing
Awesome! Awe, don't be bummed out about the color. I'm sure you look amazing!
I don't know how may dreads I have since I didn't count, and they are all different sizes, but I can imagine that 100 dreads would be really, really heavy. Oi!
Anyhoo, can't wait to see them Stephani and I hope you are feeling better about your journey every day.