This weekend I will be combing my dreads out & going to a salon and getting my hair cut and colored. Unfortunately for me I can't wear them down as much as I would like & it's making it quite difficult to dread up. I mean it's doing ok, but I wish I could wear them down all the time. Also, my biological father who I haven't seen in 20 years found me on myspace & things have been very bizarre and different since... not good. All of a sudden I just want them out of my hair, it's like I can't get them out fast enough. So I'm doing it. It was fun not having to worry about my hair for 5 months. *sigh* Here's to change.
*huggin' ya, sis!* I hope you find what you need in this weird thing we call life! I can see how it would be hard to have still-forming dreads with all that personal upheaval. Though I've never been in that situation, I can imagine how hard it would be. I know what a bitch it is to hear unexpectedly from someone you didn't expect, or particularly want, to hear from again. Same thing happend to me a while back on that blasted myspace, and I'm happy to say a couple weeks ago I finally brought an end to it! All will work out in the end, this will just help form you into the person you will become. And it's never too late to let it go again - when you're in a better headspace I'm sure the journey will be much smoother and happier.
good luck on your next page in your life have fun getting your hair cut and make sure you post pictures after !
good luck! are you sure you dont want to cut your dreads off so you can keep them and then get the salon to fix your hair up? combing out is so brutal and its nice to have dready souveniers. thats what i did. my sig pic was taken shortly after i cut my dreads off, i could have cut my hair longer too if id wanted. in any case, you will feel so nice with them gone. if dreads become a burden, theres nothing like running your fingers through your hair
Thanks for the kind words. I don't want to keep them. I have no real attachment to them like that. It's only been 5 months so I should be able to comb them out relatively easily. I have pics and I have a dreaded friend who just moved to Toronto, so I'm going to send her a package with some of my things I won't be needing anymore. I'll post pics of my new do after the salon visit. It's been fun.
I started combing them out last night. Surprisingly it's not that bad. I combed out about 3 inches of each dry dread. Ewwwwww. 5 months and they were sticky and had a greasy, wax like film on them. I never used wax and I washed every 4 days with Dr. Bronners, that's it! It was pretty nasty. I washed and conditioned 2 X's & combed out some more. There is still more work to do, but it's much easier than I had expected. My undreaded hair feels healthy and is very long. I can't wait to go to get my hair cut.
good luck! but i have to ask...what is with people heading straight to the salon after combing out their dreads? why do you need to cut off half your hair...
not sure. but maybe because after having your hair like that after a long time it gets all kinky and stuff? i dunno
I have no intentions of cutting half my hair off. It's actually quite long. Longer than I've ever had my hair. It's all out. The roots were the most difficult by far. My scalp needs a rest before I go and abuse it some more with color. I won't be cutting much of it off. I like the length, so I'm just going to have them cut the split ends and roughness (from all the twisting and ripping) at the ends. I probably won't get to the salon until this weekend or so. I'm in no rush & my hair doesn't look half bad. LOL. ____________ colorfulhippie, my gurl.... I feel your pain. I feel so much cleaner. As much as I washed my dreads, they were never really 100% clean and the transfer of oils to my face gave me the worst acne. I'm glad I went through the last 5 months though. It was a time of personal growth for me. Now that I have to conquer the next chapter in my life, I feel that because I know myself more now, that it will make it that much easier. Thanks for all the stuff again, I won't be getting rid of any of it, they are all beautiful pieces dreaded or not. I will be sending my beads and stuff to a dreaded friend in Toronto. Whatever your choice is just don't feel like you have wasted time doing this. You've grown and probably learned a lot about you and your hair. lol.
