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Post by GratefulShred on Jan 31, 2017 9:58:18 GMT
Hey guys! I know roots changing and shifting is completely normal and i havent a worry in the world about progression. I was just wondering if anyone could shed some light on what makes the roots flip over like the fin of a killer whale in captivity.. kinda harsh way to explain it.. but im sure you've all seen what I mean lol. Heres a pic to make it a bit easier. They look really cool honestly..just curious   You can kinda see what i mean on those 3 dreads. Loopin and shwoopin. Also..the dandruff is pretty real now, as im sure you can see  My life is like that commerical "You cant wear black without the blue.. Selsun Blue" haha. Thanks everyone ^-^ |
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Post by missyannie on Feb 1, 2017 18:13:00 GMT
I love tgel for dandruff, works great. If I pull my dreads into a high ponytail, that's what my front one do haha
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Post by willowbranches on Feb 1, 2017 18:47:51 GMT
Your dreads were started back in November, correct? This is something I've experienced with young dreads created with an install method/neglect dreads helped with rubber-banded roots, and seems to be caused by the initial 'setting' location of the hairs when installed--I'd guess it likely yours were pulled away (to some perpendicular degree) from your head when they were being put in(?)
It will resolve, after a while the looser underside that's creating that bulge by being folded downward will get better caught and pulled into the base as more loose hair ends/new tips come into play and create knots in those areas ^_^
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Post by GratefulShred on Feb 1, 2017 22:57:23 GMT
Honestly.. thats a perfect description of exactly how they were put in. Pulled away from my head towards the back. They have only been locked up since January 9th actually. But that was a very helpful post! Thanks a ton!
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Post by jxbx on Feb 2, 2017 17:37:58 GMT
I have still have a few of those after 8+ years. I don't think they'll go away. The "bends" are only on the sides and I think they end up that way because I always wear them back and folded over as such.  |
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Post by GratefulShred on Feb 2, 2017 17:46:24 GMT
I have still have a few of those after 8+ years. I don't think they'll go away. The "bends" are only on the sides and I think they end up that way because I always wear them back and folded over as such. Truly amazing dreads, jxbx. Love them. Also, thanks for the info! I do see a few of the bends on yours. You have some gnarly dreads so its super easy to look and not even see them on you haha. Many thanks you guys. |
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Post by grassman on Feb 3, 2017 17:45:21 GMT
I experience this too but only with the bigger ones. The smaller ones don't seem to do this.
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Post by jxbx on Feb 3, 2017 17:52:37 GMT
grassman, I'm wondering, are your's on the sides too?
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Post by jxbx on Feb 3, 2017 17:54:50 GMT
Thanks, you bet, and you're welcome!! Just doing my part to pass it on....hehe.
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Post by grassman on Feb 3, 2017 18:02:49 GMT
grassman , I'm wondering, are your's on the sides too? Yes & also on the back. Not the top ones (which are all smaller in size) & none of the lower ones so mostly the mid area that I consider. |
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Post by willowbranches on Feb 3, 2017 18:12:24 GMT
I'm glad I made sense! ^_^ Dreads definitely start conforming to the conditions in which they're most often kept--e.g. I have two at the corner of my forehead developing a significant curve down the length, which I realized is solely the result of throwing them both backwards to keep them out of my face, so they've bent to the shape of the curve from the top to the back of my head. You can train them to lay in a particular direction, as has happened with jxbx's from being pulled back a lot, which will have such an effect on the setting of the roots as they grow since it establishes a laying pattern for the new growth to follow, but this should also be reversible with altered conditions. And as grassman suggested, the larger the dread the more likely it will develop such bulges when laid in a position different from the setting of the roots, proportional to the degree of difference (i.e. I bet if jxbx flipped those two at the side so they folded instead toward his face the bulges would be significantly more pronounced than they already are), since the larger the dread==the more hair in the dread==the more slack each strand has between scalp and knotting point relative to its position's distance from the center. I hope I'm still making sense  |
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Post by jxbx on Feb 3, 2017 18:54:14 GMT
I'm glad I made sense! ^_^ Dreads definitely start conforming to the conditions in which they're most often kept--e.g. I have two at the corner of my forehead developing a significant curve down the length, which I realized is solely the result of throwing them both backwards to keep them out of my face, so they've bent to the shape of the curve from the top to the back of my head. You can train them to lay in a particular direction, as has happened with jxbx's from being pulled back a lot, which will have such an effect on the setting of the roots as they grow since it establishes a laying pattern for the new growth to follow, but this should also be reversible with altered conditions. And as grassman suggested, the larger the dread the more likely it will develop such bulges when laid in a position different from the setting of the roots, proportional to the degree of difference (i.e. I bet if jxbx flipped those two at the side so they folded instead toward his face the bulges would be significantly more pronounced than they already are), since the larger the dread==the more hair in the dread==the more slack each strand has between scalp and knotting point relative to its position's distance from the center. I hope I'm still making sense Yeah, it makes sense. |
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Post by grassman on Feb 3, 2017 19:22:41 GMT
To me it seems like they grow in a spiraling motion. I'm not sure if they actually do or not. Some of them curve inward towards the end & as they grow over the weeks turn outward then back in over time.
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Post by willowbranches on Feb 4, 2017 0:37:19 GMT
To me it seems like they grow in a spiraling motion. I'm not sure if they actually do or not. Some of them curve inward towards the end & as they grow over the weeks turn outward then back in over time. I can definitely see that being possible in hair with a strong (not necessarily tight) curl. it could also be an effect of where those habitually lay if they are fairly well-locked and long enough to come into persistent contact with things like shoulders or being tied up the same way a lot; if still in the premature locking stages it would mostly likely be the result of alternating areas of strands within each dread drawing up and knotting at a different pace than other areas ^_^ |
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Post by GratefulShred on Feb 4, 2017 7:31:24 GMT
Lots of very cool information. I love learning new things about dreads. As mine progress i will be sure to ask questions. The more i know the better ^-^ much appreciated, everyone!!
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My life is like that commerical "You cant wear black without the blue.. Selsun Blue" haha. Thanks everyone ^-^
