You guys have been so helpful. Now I have one dread that has completely come out on my left side (I just re-backcombed) and two others that are extremely weak (they would probably pull apart if I tried, whereas the rest of my dreads are like ropes by now). How should I take care of these?
Yeah just gonna say "patience" one more time. They are indeed short and when mine were that short they got really loose after washes and stuff too and my head was a mess that could only be separated into dreads on a closer look. Give them time to grow and get rid of your ego regards them, if that's a problem, will make you worry and think about them less and youll notice progress more easily after a while. Just chill and let em do their thing, the journey will whithout a doubt be worth it. peace.
Mine looked like wank for about a year and a half haha. I wasn't bothered though, I just put them up everyday and ignored them and then one day I woke up and they looked really good. As for vitamins... any high quality multi-vit should do. silica (mineral) is especially good for hair and nails I believe.