when I dreaded sprouts hair all those years ago, he only had a a couple of places that didn't dread....and those spots eventually got thin and finally broke off last year. I'm worried a little about that, because since I dreaded my hair by myself in a sort of half-assed backcombing way, it's got alot of undreaded/unknotted spots here and there. I know my roots will tighten up in a century from now, but I'm worried about the other parts. Since sprout's broke off in those weak, undreaded parts, I'm worried that might happen to mine. And since my hair is down to my butt, that's alot of hair to have breaking off. should I try backcombing the loose ones? I know most people are against that, but they are really, really loose in some places. Advice?
haha, I'm beginning to think the default answer for everything is an automatic "time." yes, yes, I am aware of the time factor, believe me. I am not new to this. My question though, was what to do about these loose areas. As I said, the spots my hubby had that weren't dreaded ended off breaking at that point....they were weak points in his hair. (And I used aloe in his hair, used dr. Bronners to wash it, and no wax....it was in good condition.) Time and patience will do nothing to solve that problem, might even make it worse. I also have sections of hair that are straight...straight enough to brush. I do not want these sections failing to dread properly and end up breaking off like his did. I'm just wondering of I should try backcombing again. I know it'll fuck up some of my knots I got going on, but I'm not sure if i should risk it. If anyone else has had this problem, I wanna know how you dealt with it!
I AM new to the dreading process, but I WOULDN'T suggest backcombing the loose parts if you're worried about breakage, anyway. I have backcombed my hair a few times to tighten them up again, but I can assure you, it only makes my hair weaker each time, and DOES cause breakage... It mightn't be so, if your dreads are old, unlike mine...but I'd assume that backcombing would only make it easier for the hair to break.... If you can't just leave them alone because you're too worried, maybe try rubbing some wool on the loose parts, and brushing upwards with the wool a little, instead of a comb... it'd be less harsh, I'd think. I don't know... I think sometimes advice from others who haven't actually seen (in person) and touched your dreads, isn't going to be the most sound advice, because it really does depend on your hair, and what state it's in...can't really see that too much in pictures either. Just my h.o. Hope it all works out, whatever you decide to do OH! before I shut my yap, maybe you should try putting some beads, that fit nice and tightly around the loose parts? Beads are lifesavers
