My dreads are still fairly young, around 2 weeks old now and I have a couple of questions about them. First, the dreads kinda hanging at the base of my neck are really really curvy. They have like a large bend in the middle of them and it doesn't really look good at all. Will these guys eventually straighten out better with time? Also, the first two dreads (the bangs I guess is what you'd call them) stick out forward kind of like antennas and don't really lay on the side of my head along with my other dreads. They point to the front instead of to the sides. I think it has something to do with how they were sectioned or backcombed or something. Anyhow, is there anyway to remedy this problem? Lastly, my dog sleeps in my room sometimes on my bed. I believe that he has some fleas (he's not infested, just a couple here and there). Can fleas infest a dreadlocked head? I've heard horror stories about lice infestations. Anyways, thats it. If I get the time I may post some pictures for better advice. Thanks in advance.
Just give it some time, take a look at my website: www.rastalove.tk click on zetten and click on the pictures, you'll see that it just takes some time. I don't think fleas will get in your dreads, my cats have some too, but never had a problem with that.
it'll be fine... they'll straighten out in probably a month or two. i dont know much about the fleas... my dog once had them and they're easy to eliminate... lice is waay different though. you wont get lice from fleas though. i dont think thats what you were saying but it kinda sounded like it.
Thanks for the replies. I have yet another question though. My hair appears to be eating my dogs shed hair. He happens to be a golden retriever that prefers living indoors as opposed to outside, and as a result his hair gets everywhere. Any advice on how to rid my locks of my dogs fur?
Just leave it in there, you'll have your buddy with you wherever you go for life. I have blonde dreads, and have given up trying to keep jet black fur from 3 different dogs from getting into mine, lol.
As promised, here is a picture. (I do look young, but rest assured I am 18.) As you can see, the back ones really like to curve out. Everytime I palmroll them straight they just curve again after a short period of time. Also, I guess the wool was pulled over my eyes as I put them in using the dreadheadhq dread kit. Now they are very waxy, how detrimental will this be for the locking process? I don't really think I have the time to boil them all out :\. Will it be fine if I just don't put anymore in and let it slowly work its way out?
Hi Lifelikeweeds! I did the same as you - dreadheadhq-wax. I thought it would all eventually wash out. It didn't. I also didn't want to spend several hours trying to wash it out, so I added quite a few drops of essential orange oil to some residuefree unscented shampoo I had, and washed/scrubbed my dreads as good as I could with that, rinsing with as warm water as I managed. (Washed my dreads, not my scalp!!) I also rinsed with Vinegar/water. That took out the most of it. I was scared that this would completely ruin my dreadlings, but to my surprise it made them tighten up much more. The orange oil will dry out your hair as well as help removing the wax. It didn't take hours, I didn't wash each individual dread, I just washed/scrubbed the whole lot with plenty of shampoo. Try that! It will definetively help your dreads dread up!
from what i understand, someone with locks is no more or less likely to get fleas or lice than anyone else. but it is harder to get them out once they're in. i'd do what ever i can to make sure that your dog is flea-free if i were you. but it's not life or death
Sorry for all these questions, but I have yet another Some of my locks are extremely loose (coincidently these happen to be the ones that got more wax than the other ones). So loose that I can actually pull it apart up to about halfway into the dread. These loose dreads are like composed of a few big strands that refuse to lock together. Anything I need to do, or will time fix em?
Just backcomb up to the spots where you could not pull them apart anymore and you'll be spot on ,and can then just let them do there thing..
