dont look like dreads

this might sound like a weird question but ill explain as best as i can.
So my hair feels like dreads when you touch them, and when you pick them up individually they look like them, but when my hair is just normal (down) my hair doesnt really look dreaded. any reason for this?

 

did you backcomb them? how old are they? mine didn't really look like dreads when i first started. that takes a while.

 

i got the same thing now, its just the way it is. put some pics up!

 

I backcombed some of them, half backcoming and half neglecting, I notice when I neglect them, they come out really thin, so I backcomb a couple of them together. Its been about 2 months or so.

 

ill try, i only have a camera phone so it might be hard to tell

 

yeah, that early on they aren't as distinguishable when lying down on your head. give them time, they'll tighten up quite a bit.

 

thanks for the reassurance. Plus my head isn't fully dreaded because Im choosing to mostly do the neglect method. I have maybe about 40-50 dreads because I like them a little thinner

 

i think fat dreads look the sickest lol

 

ditto to each their own

 

^ that is also true

 

beings i stumbled across this thread and i am starting my dread journey, well this weekend. ive been reading everywhere that using wax is bad? is this true. what have you peoples used instead of wax?

 

absolutely nothing my friend...let mother nature do her thing!

 

Wax makes dreadlocks cry!!! Let them be free, do not imprison locks into wax captivity, let them be free, let them be happy, let them live! My locks represent my ras-fari faith, but also represent freedom, as they have never been restricted and never will. instead of wax, use time, and patience.

We are all people of the rastaman

Blessings

mika

 

like they said...wax is evil if u absolutely feel u need something use 100% pure aloe gel
nothing else
but u really need nothing
all those sites that sell wax are total scams selling lies top sell products
products that are very harmful

 

thanks for all the information guys.. i wanted to go the route of just letting them go without wax, but everwhere i went it was either YES you need wax or NO never wax.. my hair is fine tho so i figured i may need some extra hold, but i guess the aloe gel will work if i need anything.

 

My hair is also really fine but it is dreading up quite nicely by itself...no worries!

 

i tried out a peice of my hair to see how she would hold without wax.. and amazingly even tho i have really fine straight hair it was a nice dread that was hard as a beast to get out. lol.. i thought i would have to cut the bastard. tmrw im getting em =] im so excited.