is my hair long enough?

ive been a bit worried about my hair being short while growing dreads... not sure if they will come out ok with my hair being shorter... any advice? should i get them or no.? here some pics of how long my hair is... front of hair reches bottom of nose

 

Which Method are you going with? It might be a bit too short for backcombing, maybe give it a month or two. If your going Natural it should be good, just don't comb it =D If you don't comb it does it get knotty at all?

 

some times, but it only knots up in the back when i dont comb, and i think i am going with backcombing but wanted opinions on if its too short

 

also its been about a month since those pictures...

 

dude, you should grow it like down to yor shoulders. Thats where mines at.

 

you could try backcombing... but really your hair should be a couple inches longer if you do. Id say Just let it grow and stop brushing/combing. Just dont do anything stupid like wasting your money on a kit for locks.

 

yeah... my friend was gonna backcomb my hair for me this weekend, but was thinking last resort that its too short... ill see if it goes

btw, i never do brush my hair anyways

 

yo..heres something you might fin helpful. Here is me 5 weeks ago:

3 weeks ago:

and now:

 

(but those recent ones are from about 5 days ago, i went surfing this past weekend and they caught a lot of salt water and tightened up hard core)

 

is that natural? looks good so far

 

tthanks for the compliment. yeah its natural without wax, but does it answer any questons bout your length thing?

 

sort of, i think i am going to try to have my friend backcomb a few (if he can) and see how that turns out. and what i dont really get is how you wash them? i have read up on things on here but i didnt get a good enough explaination from it... like, is there a certain way to do it?

 

To wash -
get a bottle of dr. bronners castile soap and a 2 liter bottle. fill the two liter bottle with water and add literally 3-5 drops (if not less) and shake up your new mixture. this is diluted bronners shampoo. pour maybe 1/4 of the bottle onto your scalp, and gently wash it. you may get a lather, or not. then rinse very very thoroughly as to not get any residue from the brew. you dont want res in your hair. then be gently as you dry it and dry it very thoroughly.

do this once or twice a week (or as needed) and just let things happen.

 

when you got your hair backcombed did you keep rubber bands in while doing the backcomb?

 

no that was just to keep the other hair out of the way while doing one section at a time

 

isn't that mixture with the 2-liter and 5 drops of bronner's a little weak? i mean, do what's right for you, but i usually dilute it around 12 parts water to 1 part bronner's. i don't even see how you could get a lather going with it diluted that much.

 

yeah, it doesnt lather, lather makes residue on my hair

 

Your hair is fairly short but just begin the process now and stop combing etc. Won't be long before you have some awsome dreadies!!!