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Post by cavedread on Apr 18, 2016 14:20:42 GMT
Hello everyone. I have 3year old dreadlocks and today i decided to wash them with baking soda. I use bowel full of water and three spoons of baking soda,and squeeze half of lemon into it. After 20 minutes i washed it with water. After maybe hour i feel my dreadlocks are sticky. Now i washed them again , very properly and they are still sticky, less but still sticky. I fear i have added too much soda. Any help? I read about some sprays but i have no access in my country to them. Also in 5 days i will visit my friend for dreadlock reapir. Is it problem? What should i do im little bit worried
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Post by danzia on Apr 18, 2016 14:36:40 GMT
How big were the spoonfuls :0
Sorry you're going through this. It does sound like maybe there was too much bicarbonate... How much water did you use? Maybe there was too much lemon juice? May explain the stickiness.
I'm not sure what others think but I'm sure they'll chime in. I'm wondering if it would be helpful to do another good wash and then let some acv sit in your hair for a bit before rinsing it out thoroughly....
Good luck!
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Post by cavedread on Apr 18, 2016 14:44:11 GMT
3xsoup spoon, and in bowl was 3 liters of water. And no lemon juice i squezee half of lemon fruit. and what about that dreadlock repair?
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Post by cavedread on Apr 18, 2016 15:36:37 GMT
Also i squuze from top of my lock something like white pasta... not too much but it might be helpful
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Post by danzia on Apr 18, 2016 17:08:00 GMT
Sounds like it was too much :/
What type of maintenance are you thinking of doing? I'm not sure how this would impact things as I don't get maintenance done. Maybe someone else might chime in here? Or you could always reach out to whoever does your maintenance....
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Post by morri on Apr 21, 2016 8:11:56 GMT
I would give them a good wash and pay particular attention to rinsing them.
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Post by lipstic on Apr 23, 2016 3:45:05 GMT
sounds like a few things (to me), too much lemon and not enough rinsing. You shouldn't need more than a few drops to a teaspoon of lemon. I will often soak in a bath to rinse mine out because they get too heavy for me to stand there long enough to properly rinse them. It also helps to follow up with some vinegar, not only will that tell you if you still have baking soda left behind it will condition them too.
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