If i leave my hair alone will they dread themselfs?

hey if i leave my hair alone will they dread themselfs? im new at this and ive always wanted dreads everysince i was 10 i want every1s input on this it will help me out alot. im white with no black in me my hair is straight and is about 3 and a half inches long what do i have to do to get them please put ur input in

 

You don't have to have 'black' in you. It's irrelevant.

Yeah. Just don't comb it, wash with residue free soap like dr Bronners. Rip em apart if they start growing together at the roots, unless you want congos. It'll take a long time, but it's worth it

 

thats how i'm letting mine come in. stopped combing in june, the back of my head is full of them and they're starting to come in on the sides and front finally. its well worth the wait.

 

thank you so much also about washing them with Dr Bronners how often do i wash them

 

i'm also curious about this- even with palm rolling it seems almost that my hair is too 'clean' and the 'rolls' i make just fall out into naturally unknotted hair again. this is the first time in my life i've complained that my hair WON'T tangle, heh.

dr bronners is good stuff though. i use lavender

 

as often as you used to wash your hair before dreading. It's still hair mate.




no, not all hair types will knot up if you leave it alone. Me, I have dead straight thin hair. I left if for 6 - 7 months, doing nothing but washing, but nothing happened. I never used to brush my hair before so I guess I should've known. Everybody can tell me that my hair will knot up, but sorry, I know my hair type better than anyone else. So really it just depends on your hair!

 

the shorter your hair is, the harder it will be to knot up. You may not notice a whole lot happening until your hair grows longer

 

yes, if you just dont brush your hair, then it will eventually start to tangle at the roots.
the curlier your hair the better, though i must say.

 

My hair is straight as can be and it's been dreading away on it's own. Just takes time... especially with your hair being so short. But if you stop combing now you'll have dreads in a few years. That prospect horrifies some who want dreads NOW. But if you want to go the natural route the process involves a lot of patience.

Don't bother with Bronners now... especially with straight hair because it can leave it slick and oily (unless you already have dry hair). Try any all-natural shampoo, something that perhaps gets your hair to feel knotty. Wash as often as you want at first and then get it down to only once or twice a week. This will be a natural progression as you'll find that with dreads you'll WANT to wash less. When dreads start to form keep them separate from each other by ripping apart after every time you wash.

To help with frizzies and itchies get a bottle of pure aloe gel... also from the health food store. You may want to get a bottle of tea tree oil also to put into your shampoo if it doesn't contain it on its own (tea tree is great for itchies, prevents dandruff and is an excellent bug repellant).

Other than that you don't really need to do anything else.