hi! i would to do dreadlock but i need advice. i like the natural! how long it takes to create? i dont think i have all this patience. so i want to ask you if there is a method intermiade between the artificial and the natural!! thank you very much!!
If you don't think you have the patience for natural/neglect... then you don't. How long is very hard to say because it depends on a number of things but you'f be looking at somewhere between 1 year and 3. The other most common methods, backcombing and T&R aren't insta-locks, you're looking at somewhere between 10-18 months for those to fully mature, but that's your middle ground.
thai i think i haven not patience for the natural method. (That hair get knotted alone) I read that dreads are the most beautiful in this way, but I think that I will use the crochet hook. now my hair come under the shoulders but I will have patience to wait for the growth
My mouse screwed up. I meant to join in with the thumbs down. Worst. Site. Ever. And I can't even say why without risking a ban, it's that bad.
I thumbed it down mainly because it's a bit of an insult to the people who are on here. There are plenty of people here who know their stuff - they just don't post.
I would have, but I'm afraid I didn't understand your last question. Satin? I'm not being an idiot btw I know how difficult languages are! If you mean can you remove them and still have healthy hair afterwards, the answer is yes and no. You can comb them out, but your hair will be damaged afterwards and take time to recover. If you understand German I can answer your questions in German.
There are many different methods of creating dreadlocks, the time that it takes to actually have them lock up and mature depends on your hair type. The natural method as you stated that you would like to do is probably best for those who are patient and don't mind a messy head of hair. The twist and rip and backcomb method are another method which involve either twisting your hair and separating the hair. Or using a fine tooth comb and brushing towards the scalp of your head. The crochet method is a method where I think someone who is impatient or wants neat looking dreads for cases like work or school. It involves getting a small crochet hook, probably 1mm or less and GENTLY( cannot stress that enough) pull hair from one side to the other creating knots. Although this method is a quick fix it can cause damage if you aren't careful. There are other methods I am sure but these are the most popular. If you get sick of your dreadlocks you CAN comb them out as Merrivale stated. If in time you decided to comb them out be sure to use a conditioner of some sort, it won't be a quick fix to get your hair back to be healthy or soft and smooth but it will help. I hope this answers your questions.
hi Mela.. if you check 'virtual wilderness getaway' thread there is a discussion about dreadlocks starting on p 257..
Ok, I think you mean smooth. Without a bunch of damage to the hair. You can comb out dreads up to a few years old. Mine were three, almost, and I lost about seven inches of length, because I gave up toward the end of several days of combing. I used oils, conditioners, and more oils and it was a mess. My hair was "textured" from the dreads. That last bit has recently been trimmed off. So it was a nine year journey back to completely straight, BUT, and this is important, I have fingertip length hair. Keeping yours shorter or wiling to cut it shorter (not off)? Then you can trim away the damage in a couple years. Or love the texture of post-dreadlock hair as part of your continuing journey.
