Welcome to the community Troy and to the beginning stages of your neglect journey. Should you need some tips, go to the dreaducation section at the top of the site....Dreads love the outdoors, you two will be happy together.....peace
Welcome to the community herald. You sure did come to the right site to learn all you can to get you off to a great start. Read up on the methods and do what works best for you. As for your question about rounded ends with the T&R method, let that happen naturally, don't rush the blunted ends as the wispy ones serve as a drip line for water. At one year, over 80% of mine have blunted on their own.
Welcome. The healthiest method is always natural. But not everyone is ready to just let go. And that's fine. I wasn't ready back then. There are a few healthy methods to get you started. The best is TnR. The second is back combing.
What you need to avoid is products like wax, creams, and gels. Also, avoid tools and techniques like crochet hooks, felting needles, interlocking, palm rolling, twisting, and root rubbing. All of these methods will only cause your locks to become weak, brittle, grow mold/mildew, and take ages longer to mature.
And NEVER go to a salon, unless you only want your locks for a few months. Dreadlocks "made" at salons are not locks. And if they used wax, they will never be locks. Wax prevents your hair from knotting by holding down loops, tangles and knots. And since all dreadlocks are is an accumulation of knots, preventing them, prevents locks
Welcome to the community herald. You sure did come to the right site to learn all you can to get you off to a great start. Read up on the methods and do what works best for you. As for your question about rounded ends with the T&R method, let that happen naturally, don't rush the blunted ends as the wispy ones serve as a drip line for water. At one year, over 80% of mine have blunted on their own.
Welcome. The healthiest method is always natural. But not everyone is ready to just let go. And that's fine. I wasn't ready back then. There are a few healthy methods to get you started. The best is TnR. The second is back combing.
What you need to avoid is products like wax, creams, and gels. Also, avoid tools and techniques like crochet hooks, felting needles, interlocking, palm rolling, twisting, and root rubbing. All of these methods will only cause your locks to become weak, brittle, grow mold/mildew, and take ages longer to mature.
And NEVER go to a salon, unless you only want your locks for a few months. Dreadlocks "made" at salons are not locks. And if they used wax, they will never be locks. Wax prevents your hair from knotting by holding down loops, tangles and knots. And since all dreadlocks are is an accumulation of knots, preventing them, prevents locks
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Welcome to the community Troy and to the beginning stages of your neglect journey. Should you need some tips, go to the dreaducation section at the top of the site....Dreads love the outdoors, you two will be happy together.....peace
Welcome to the community herald. You sure did come to the right site to learn all you can to get you off to a great start. Read up on the methods and do what works best for you. As for your question about rounded ends with the T&R method, let that happen naturally, don't rush the blunted ends as the wispy ones serve as a drip line for water. At one year, over 80% of mine have blunted on their own.
Great tips: (Dead URL) http://www.dreadlockssite.com/forum/topics/just-starting-out-what-to-expect/a> ...peace
Wow! thanks for the advice. But if I twist & rip how can make my tip of the hair to be rounded?
Welcome. The healthiest method is always natural. But not everyone is ready to just let go. And that's fine. I wasn't ready back then. There are a few healthy methods to get you started. The best is TnR. The second is back combing.
What you need to avoid is products like wax, creams, and gels. Also, avoid tools and techniques like crochet hooks, felting needles, interlocking, palm rolling, twisting, and root rubbing. All of these methods will only cause your locks to become weak, brittle, grow mold/mildew, and take ages longer to mature.
And NEVER go to a salon, unless you only want your locks for a few months. Dreadlocks "made" at salons are not locks. And if they used wax, they will never be locks. Wax prevents your hair from knotting by holding down loops, tangles and knots. And since all dreadlocks are is an accumulation of knots, preventing them, prevents locks
Welcome to the community herald. You sure did come to the right site to learn all you can to get you off to a great start. Read up on the methods and do what works best for you. As for your question about rounded ends with the T&R method, let that happen naturally, don't rush the blunted ends as the wispy ones serve as a drip line for water. At one year, over 80% of mine have blunted on their own.
Great tips: (Dead URL) http://www.dreadlockssite.com/forum/topics/just-starting-out-what-to-expect/a> ...peace
Wow! thanks for the advice. But if I twist & rip how can make my tip of the hair to be rounded?
Welcome. The healthiest method is always natural. But not everyone is ready to just let go. And that's fine. I wasn't ready back then. There are a few healthy methods to get you started. The best is TnR. The second is back combing.
What you need to avoid is products like wax, creams, and gels. Also, avoid tools and techniques like crochet hooks, felting needles, interlocking, palm rolling, twisting, and root rubbing. All of these methods will only cause your locks to become weak, brittle, grow mold/mildew, and take ages longer to mature.
And NEVER go to a salon, unless you only want your locks for a few months. Dreadlocks "made" at salons are not locks. And if they used wax, they will never be locks. Wax prevents your hair from knotting by holding down loops, tangles and knots. And since all dreadlocks are is an accumulation of knots, preventing them, prevents locks