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Post by sharonwillis on May 9, 2016 2:39:55 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2016 3:46:33 GMT
pros -might knot up faster with friction. (I've done backcombing for my neglect, but it keeps coming out...it will eventually knot up though) -Might give you more clear sections. I doubt there are any real cons... (others will chime in) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Post by signature420 on May 9, 2016 4:50:21 GMT
Backcombing will not properly work unless the hair is extremely clean and prepared with the right clarifying shampoos. Back combing is the ultimate way to create tightness in your dreads followed by either light waxing with the right wax, only for a week or two, then maintaining proper cleansing and crochet routine for about 2 months.... After that you just wash your beautiful dreadlocks and watch them grow.
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Post by signature420 on May 9, 2016 4:53:25 GMT
But you can totally continue to back comb your tips creating little tight lion tails.. That will help your dreads tight up.. If your dreads aren't tight yet, a good back combing from root to tip will help tighten a lot.. However without the crochet hook... The back comb method creates a ton of loose hair simply from the scrunching of hair while back combing.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2016 4:58:22 GMT
FYI guys- I think for my case, it's that I had very little hair in my sections (super small sections) so there really wasn't much to backcomb (I am talking about the little hairs on the back of the neck). Plus, the natural oils there are slowing down the process, but again...it will get there.
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Post by sharonwillis on May 9, 2016 5:25:06 GMT
Thanks guys
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Post by Dreadlocktruth on May 9, 2016 7:06:42 GMT
You can backcomb them if you wish.... All that matters is that your hair is clean beforehand, as the oils etc will work against the friction that you need for it to begin locking up. To be honest, I've always found that twist and rip dreads stay in a lot more in that initial "messy" stage that follows in the first 6 months but I guess that's a matter of hair type. Backcombing will not properly work unless the hair is extremely clean and prepared with the right clarifying shampoos. Back combing is the ultimate way to create tightness in your dreads followed by either light waxing with the right wax, only for a week or two, then maintaining proper cleansing and crochet routine for about 2 months.... After that you just wash your beautiful dreadlocks and watch them grow. Just have to give you a heads up on this, but if you recommend waxing (even light) then we will have to jump in and recommend against it. This site has existed for over 8 years and we've seen hundreds of sets from people who waxed heavily to barely at all and that stuff never comes out and only provides aesthetic positives as it doesn't contribute at all to the locking up process, since hair needs to be free to move around to cause the friction to do so. Of course, everyone is entitled to express their opinion from what their personal experience may have taught them but just wanted to let you know that wax is something the majority here will recommend to avoid (as one of the few dread sites that doesn't sell the products that they *do* recommend).
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Post by sharonwillis on May 9, 2016 8:27:45 GMT
Yeah I've had wax before years ago with my tnr but then they started to form together and I freaked out and brushed them all out. I won't use wax as my hair is super thick. They are locking up nicely. I use sea salt spray everyday and wash every 3 days.
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Post by Dreadlocktruth on May 9, 2016 8:38:34 GMT
Sea salt is a great progress enhancer. XD
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Post by signature420 on May 9, 2016 13:06:48 GMT
Sea salt spray will and can significantly damage and dry out your hair to where dreads will just fall out. As for the wax, the right wax washes out with a hot water wash, and wax is not meant to lock up your dreads, and most people that use wax use it in the wrong way. You don't really need the wax but all it does is just COMPRESS your fluffy dreads and tightens them up. Wax will never lock up your dreads, it's a tool used to tighten dreads in the first couple of weeks of their existence.
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Post by morri on May 9, 2016 14:22:55 GMT
Sea salt spray will and can significantly damage and dry out your hair to where dreads will just fall out. As for the wax, the right wax washes out with a hot water wash, and wax is not meant to lock up your dreads, and most people that use wax use it in the wrong way. You don't really need the wax but all it does is just COMPRESS your fluffy dreads and tightens them up. Wax will never lock up your dreads, it's a tool used to tighten dreads in the first couple of weeks of their existence. Wax used at the start will still remain in the core of the dreadlock. We have seen plenty of pictures where members have cut a dread and at its core is wax. I considered using wax when I started my first set. I still have the pot of dreadHQ (?) wax. That stuff is thick and cloying. I used it on my daughters hair for her prom hair style. She found it a pain to remove in her non dreaded hair! Dreadlocks need time and patience, they are not an instant style.
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Post by jxbx on May 9, 2016 14:47:10 GMT
Dreadlocks need time and patience, they are not an instant style. This right here!
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Post by signature420 on May 9, 2016 15:00:07 GMT
From my own personal experience, all the wax I used in my hair is washed out with a hot water soak and rinse, it takes a little bit of time and proper care to do it. Str8 up beeswax is not what you need to use that will build up in your hair. There's many ways of making nice dreads.... What works for one person might not really work for another person... Do what works best in your hair type.
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Post by sharonwillis on May 9, 2016 19:11:57 GMT
Thank you all for your awesome advise!!!! I think I'm going to backcomb the rest of my hair and then just let it rock out!! I'll upload a photo when done!!!! ?
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Post by sharonwillis on May 9, 2016 21:02:18 GMT
Ok so I just checked my dreads the backcombed dread I did on my bottom half of my hair are falling out at the root and plus I poorly sectioned it so its sectioned everywhere I have pulled some apart what have I done. Do I comb them out and start just natural / neglect the whole hair ?
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