8 months in...am I doing something wrong?

...Lol?

 

Ahoy ... Um, I’m not sure if you tried ‘not’ swimming before your locks became semi-mature – mature … hair that hasn’t formed into actual locks floating in large volumes of water, it definitely affects the matting process in a ‘decelerated’ way … in the beginning it even unmatts what has become matted.

But then we probably are talking about two different approaches to growing locks.

As far as the results of the washing method, well, I’ve blabbed on about that quite a bit … knots starting at the tips of the locks, hair sectioning itself into its locks, no loosing hair that falls out from day to day, minimal amount of loose hair, etc.

The bonus of going through the mission of always keeping the hair covered, when washing, sleeping, and throughout the day in general … is that by using this method, one can eventually have mature natural locks … i.e. no manipulation to give a head start, like backcombing, crochet hooks etc and no artificial sectioning … but within a shorter period of time than what has been termed the ‘neglect’ approach.

If you want, I can check where I wrote everything and copy / paste it into a PM to you.

But anyway, the actual, actual reasoning is not to do with the ‘how it’s done’ and ‘what it achieves’ … instead and in all sincerity, it’s that people, that want to take a natural approach to growing locks, should know what their options are, as opposed to being informed on a bias basis of one particular approach.

 

So your reasoning is that the hair is floating...? and by the way, I could never try not swimming because I'm in love with the ocean and we fuck on the regular. Two days in a river during 90 degree (F) weather is what transformed my head of knotty hair into noticeable locks

aside from "minimal amount of loose hair", these are all things that are standard for natural (read, non jump started) dreadlocks

Options without understanding is nonsense. that's the kind of thinking that has given us dreadheadhq. You know some people that want to take a natural approach to growing locks should have some idea of what it is they are doing instead of just listening to somebody who says "do it this way... because you should!"

 

:cheers2:

 

Ahoy ... I'm just not getting what your mission is here? My posts have been about a way of accelerating the natural approach, that's all. Each person to their own choices and whatever suits one's lifestyle the best ... I don't see what your personal lifestyle has to do with anybody else's … or their choices for that matter.

And what are you talking about 'without understanding', I've gone to great lengths to give explanations to what is essentially just a way of washing one's hair and keeping it covered at all times …

... you on the other hand, hmm, well you are quite the critic, and one that is totally off point because if you have read anything I've posted then you'll notice that there is nothing along the lines of "do it this way... because you should!" ... that's not even my vibe.

 

I wasn't being critical I was just asking for some reasoning, not instructions (which I've read more than enough times). For the purposes of, uhhmm, you know illumination and whatnot. And yes, I exaggerated in my impersonation of you, but for a while you've come off a bit like a talking parrot... sorry

 

swimming is awesome, and my hair always appreciates the water, just saying......

and i really have to agree with fool on a hill... your washing method is absolutely silly.
I'm not being mean or making fun or anything negative like that. but it is just silly. I've heard the whole cap thing, which i think is silly in itself, considering that it will make soap HARDER to wash out of your hair and more likely to build up residue in your locks (seriously, if you look at it with an analytical perspective and a scientific mind you would agree with me there) and the upside down part i remember reading a post about made me laugh.

just personal preference here, but i enjoy scrubbing my scalp and washing it clean, instead of pouring soap into my locks and letting it soak, then rinsing the oil and dirt around in a hat and letting it settle back into my hair with the soap that wont wash clean through the hat.

 

Ahoy ... Sorry for being annoying. Got into a forum rut instead of, well doing loads of other things ... yeah, I'm down with what you are saying

 

Ahoy ... Man, you have obviously misunderstood everything I said or not read anything properly, but that's cool ... I specifically spoke about scrubbing the hair and scalp, the cap should be from the thinnest material possible and used for wetting the hair and rinsing it, and the whole thing is only until the locks start maturing ... just a jump off without putting gunk in ones hair etc.

I've got no build upof any kind anywhere ... and TBH, my locks have matured past that stage again anyway ... I wouldn't have mentioned it unless it worked, and it has for me, twice ... but yeah it's cool, I should be getting on with other things instead of debating endlessly on a forum … One Love ... Ras Tafari

 

I think putting a stocking on your head when you shower automatically disqualifies you from the neglect race

 

I use to use Knotty Boys bar shampoo. But I would side with everyone who says just be patient. And remember clean hair knots faster than dirty hair, so maybe try to wash more ofter. Part of the dread process is dreading and undreading and redreading, so just hang in there!

PS-they fine to be so young and for the length of your hair.

 

YES, the ocean will show mad love to your locks, the salt water and the motion of the ocean(haha) only helps. Just be careful to let your hair dry fully between swims and/or washing.

 

In my opinion, and from my experiences, it is best to try and keep your dreads skinny. They will fatten up in time. If you try to force them to be fat at first, you will end up with bad dreads, or dreads that hurt.

At any time you can rip them apart to make them skinny again, unless you braided them to get them fat to begin with. Hair naturally falls out of your head, every hair does it, and is replaced by new growing hair. The old hairs that have fallen out are what make dreads fat.

By starting them and keeping them skinny, you make sure that each dread comes from the same part of the scalp, so there is no pulling on your head as they tighten up with age.

Any backcombing, wax, rubberbands, braids, etc., are shortcuts, and most people who use them to start, or start them too fat, end up cutting them out after a year or two. Just try to wash your scalp everyday, you dont need special soap, just an all natural deal like doc bronners or whatnot. Any treatments or techniques or bad hygene tips you hear are mostly bad advice from people who do not keep dreads, just use them for a bit as a fasion statement.

I no longer have dreads, but had them for many years, just washed as often as i could, drip dried my hair, and ripped em apart when they got too fat.

 

What's wrong with dreads as a fashion statement? *sigh*