mi
Dread Newbie
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Post by mi on Aug 9, 2017 15:37:37 GMT
Im a 21yo guy with about 12cm of hair. I have never had hair this long. Ill let it grow about a year before i get my dreads done.
How do should i treat my hair? Im used to just using cheap shampoo once a day, nothing else. I remember someone saying hair +10 cm has to be treated in some way.
How should my "hair care" routine be? Should I just treat it like the average female and use balm and stuff?
sincerely the guy that does not know anything about hair care.
THANKS!
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cas
Dread Newbie
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Post by cas on Aug 9, 2017 22:30:51 GMT
Stop washing every day. It's bad for hair in general. The more you wash it the more oil your head will create. Just wash at least every other day if not more than one day in between washes. It may take a while for your head to balance out though. And there is no need to put any sort of balm in your hair unless your trying to make it stick in a certain shape. If your doing that you may want to wash it out everyday. But in general all the "stuff" people put on their hair isnt good. People had long hair way before hair products were developed. There's no need to add anything. Before I had dreads I think I maybe used a product once every 3 to 4 years. And that was for something like weddings or something where I was trying to keep a large amount of hair in place for an updo and photos.
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Post by missyannie on Aug 27, 2017 0:41:51 GMT
you can start dreads at any length and there is no prep involved. You can wash your hair every day no problem, your hair will knot up on it's own. take a look at timelines to see what method you like best.
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Post by lipstic on Aug 27, 2017 0:55:28 GMT
I second cut back on the washing! This is a good time to start training your scalp to produce less oils, the only way to do that is let it rebalanced itself. Of course the draw back is your hair is going to look a little greasy at first, if you're doing this before you dread then you can make use of dry shampoos that absorb excess oil rather than washing it all away with soap.
If you decide to do this after you start the dreading process baking soda helps a lot. If you don't reduce the amount of oil your scalp is producing you may have problems with the locking process as oil coats and lubricates making it much harder to actually knot.
Other than that you don't need anything special to start, I however found it helpful to have some clips and hair ties and a few mirrors for the actual dreadlocking. I used the tnr method and couldn't find anyone willing to help me.
Don't be afraid just do it, it is reversal after all.
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