Post by red333 on May 19, 2018 19:27:32 GMT
So this is the day i started them i will take another pic roughly a month from May the 8th when this one was taken. i plan on taking pics monthly.
My methods
*prepared my hair by only washing once every 5 to 7 days for a month and using no conditioner.
*got a friend to section my hair in a variety of smallish sections. she did great.
*spent the rest of the day T&Ring it myself. it was a pain but worth it and as you can see i didnt do them all the way up or all the way to the ends this was more to just give it a jumpstart naturally. i used no products except the rubber bands to hold the sections till i could get to them.
that is it as far as maintenance i wash in baking soda water and then do a cool rinse of ACV & water then towel dry once every 5 to 7 days. if my scalp begins to itch before washing i dab some coconut oil on it and it is fine. i spray a sea salt spray on the ends and roots occasionally and play in the rain as often as possible with my 10 yr old boy! oh and i make sure to keep them pulled apart as my roots seem to be coming along faster than my ends! i am at the oh so popular and annoying fuzzy stage at the moment and have lots of strays that haven't quite found a home dread yet lol. i love it already but of course get frustrated with the frizzies but i'm having fun with it and when i have to go to meetings, doctors appointments and what not for my son i wear my pretty tams my mom and cousin made me!
my hair type is straight as a board i have a lot of it but it is very fine so i am sure it will be quite a while before my ends knot up. and i'm okay with it if they never do i've seen mature dreads with the ends loose and i like that look too. so i dont know what you would call mine maybe twist and rip + neglect?? i just call em poofy right now! anyway i look foward to scrolling through everyone else's pics and updating you guys with mine. most people i'm close to are not excited about this decision so it will be nice to share with people who dig them!
okay so i had to take another pic, i know its just day 10 but i'm excited to be in this group to get some feedback and to share with people who like dreads there's not alot of that around here lol. anyway its still damp from the rain but even for it just being 10 days the roots are knotting nicely!
And this is the tam my mom made me i love it for those days i just want it out of my face! i have two more, next time i put them on i'll snap a picture and share!
My methods
*prepared my hair by only washing once every 5 to 7 days for a month and using no conditioner.
*got a friend to section my hair in a variety of smallish sections. she did great.
*spent the rest of the day T&Ring it myself. it was a pain but worth it and as you can see i didnt do them all the way up or all the way to the ends this was more to just give it a jumpstart naturally. i used no products except the rubber bands to hold the sections till i could get to them.
that is it as far as maintenance i wash in baking soda water and then do a cool rinse of ACV & water then towel dry once every 5 to 7 days. if my scalp begins to itch before washing i dab some coconut oil on it and it is fine. i spray a sea salt spray on the ends and roots occasionally and play in the rain as often as possible with my 10 yr old boy! oh and i make sure to keep them pulled apart as my roots seem to be coming along faster than my ends! i am at the oh so popular and annoying fuzzy stage at the moment and have lots of strays that haven't quite found a home dread yet lol. i love it already but of course get frustrated with the frizzies but i'm having fun with it and when i have to go to meetings, doctors appointments and what not for my son i wear my pretty tams my mom and cousin made me!
my hair type is straight as a board i have a lot of it but it is very fine so i am sure it will be quite a while before my ends knot up. and i'm okay with it if they never do i've seen mature dreads with the ends loose and i like that look too. so i dont know what you would call mine maybe twist and rip + neglect?? i just call em poofy right now! anyway i look foward to scrolling through everyone else's pics and updating you guys with mine. most people i'm close to are not excited about this decision so it will be nice to share with people who dig them!
okay so i had to take another pic, i know its just day 10 but i'm excited to be in this group to get some feedback and to share with people who like dreads there's not alot of that around here lol. anyway its still damp from the rain but even for it just being 10 days the roots are knotting nicely!
And this is the tam my mom made me i love it for those days i just want it out of my face! i have two more, next time i put them on i'll snap a picture and share!