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Post by cammym on Mar 24, 2016 14:19:54 GMT
Hello! I've combined a few dreads before and it turned out fairly well. I'm really considering combining a lot more, I've been feeling not so great about how small some of mine are! So here is what they look like now-  And in this photo, all the beads have two dreads in them, these are the ones I want to combine. Good idea? No?   thanks for any advice! |
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Post by Dreadlocktruth on Mar 24, 2016 14:25:38 GMT
How old are your dreads? They look like they're still developing, so if they're less than a year then I would hold off combining them as they may still fatten up plenty.
As for combining, it can't hurt.... did you just poke them through the root of a neighbour or did you pull them up, through the root, into the neighbour like a foot in a sock? Both work fine (the former is easier and there's much less risk of damage), but the latter will combine what's already grown whereas the former will combine new growth so it depends on what you want.
Though, if you go with the foot-in-a-sock combination method, you definitely want to wait until they're fully mature.
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Post by acidburn on Mar 24, 2016 14:29:33 GMT
remember they will fatten up to the size of the section in time because where the hair grows it sheds, and the shed stays on the dread and the new growth grows into the dread.
thats the best way i could explain how dreads get bigger
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Post by cammym on Mar 24, 2016 14:33:29 GMT
The reason I'm wanting to combine is that the sections themselves are super small! I'm afraid that as they mature they will be really weak at the base because of this :/
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Post by cammym on Mar 24, 2016 14:34:25 GMT
How old are your dreads? They look like they're still developing, so if they're less than a year then I would hold off combining them as they may still fatten up plenty. As for combining, it can't hurt.... did you just poke them through the root of a neighbour or did you pull them up, through the root, into the neighbour like a foot in a sock? Both work fine (the former is easier and there's much less risk of damage), but the latter will combine what's already grown whereas the former will combine new growth so it depends on what you want. Though, if you go with the foot-in-a-sock combination method, you definitely want to wait until they're fully mature. What I've done before is the foot-in-sock method, I didn't know that was damaging! |
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Post by cammym on Mar 24, 2016 14:35:13 GMT
Oh, and they're about 6 months
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Post by acidburn on Mar 24, 2016 14:36:53 GMT
The reason I'm wanting to combine is that the sections themselves are super small! I'm afraid that as they mature they will be really weak at the base because of this :/ Just some info 1 strand of hair can hold 63grams before breaking. |
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Post by cammym on Mar 24, 2016 14:41:56 GMT
The reason I'm wanting to combine is that the sections themselves are super small! I'm afraid that as they mature they will be really weak at the base because of this :/ Just some info 1 strand of hair can hold 63grams before breaking. That's good to know, thank you! The thought of dreads breaking off later in my journey is horrible! I get a little paranoid about it |
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Post by james on Mar 24, 2016 14:44:07 GMT
I've poked some thin dreads through the root of a neighbouring dread. It looks silly at first but they soon become one. Easy as Pie.
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Post by acidburn on Mar 24, 2016 14:46:41 GMT
As long as your hairs PH is in balance you should not worry about it breaking.
here is a snippet from a website.
"Healthy hair has a scalp oil, also called sebum, that has a pH that falls between 4.5 and 5.5.
Signs that Your Hair pH is Off
When your are having trouble with your hair, your first thought may not be to double check that pH level. So what should you be looking out for when it comes to hair pH imbalance? Unfortunately, the signs that your hair’s pH isn’t exactly where it should be are similar to many other scalp conditions and problems:
mold
fungus infection
weak hair strands/breakage
dandruff and/or flaking scalp
itching scalp
dry scalp
scalp eczema
scalp psoriasis (characterized by scaly, red patches on the scalp)
hair loss"
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Post by Dreadlocktruth on Mar 24, 2016 14:48:28 GMT
Oh, I didn't mean to suggest that it was damaging by default, but that the risk of causing damage (ie if you're trying to fit your foot in a sock that isn't quite big enough and it ends up poking out of a hole... ;p) was greater because you're creating a hole inside the dread for the other to go.
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