Natural or backcomb.

what's the difference between "backcomb" and "both"
I don't know anyone who continuely backcombed their dreads...eventually it knots up and you just can't.
And i entered my vote under "neglect" although I don't like to think i neglect my hair. I"m sure you meant no combs involved. But I take excellent care of my hair. It's not neglected...

 

Neglect and wool-rubbing.

 

abit of both, thats what im doing on mine atm, but no wax or ripping

 

I got mine backcombed the once just to start them off then "neglected" them from there. I've got a massive mat underneath my dreads that they are all connected to which you can't see in my gallery picture.

 

none of them ! a guy used his hands and a needle and he did the back of my head...They look dreaded at once, but im not sure if that's what i want...so i think i'll backcomb the rest of head!

mine look a bit like that nowMine are shorter however..)

 

if thats you in your sig, i like your Janis poster

 

neglect is the superior method

 

yes, and it's in my bedroom..

 

if you are posting this because you are thinking about starting dreads, dont back comb. Just buy a nice bottle of natural residue-free shampoo and stop combing.

 

I back combed, no wax. Some palm rolling if I feel like it. After the initial back combing, I just let it dread, loopies loose hairs and all. I am speaking from my first set. My second set is just about to be started. I choose back comb cause I have longer hair. It is thick and pretty wavy, so the combing helps to start it off.

 

Started mina about a month ago? i guess you could stay started, mainly I just stopped brushing and using conditioner. I havnt washed my hair either. No resadue free shampoo yet. Feels great and its already forming dreads.

 

I have done both. A few years ago I did the "neglect" method for around 2 years. Sadly I got lice, after trying to take care of that for a few weeks I went crazy one night because of the itching and just cut them. After my hair grew back a friend backcomed them around a month ago.

Here are some pictures of my dreads a few days before cutting them.

 

Why?

Why?

 

Its natural, its easier, sitting in front of someones comb for 9 hours is kinda dumb..
And in the end natural dreadlocks look way better.

 

I disagree. I think in the end (and I mean after several years) they all look equally as good.

Surely backcombing just gives you an instant head start of say, 6 months or more. It knots your hair to a level which would take months of natural knotting.

I agree with the argument against wax, but backcombing vs. natural? I don't see any difference, ultimately.

 

It's not so much a head start, as it is that they look like dreads sooner. Backcomb or neglect, your hair looks like crap for 7 or 8 months.

It ends up the same in a few years though, yeah.

 

because the neglect method creates locks with much more character and a natural appearance.

 

i used the twist and rip method. however, had i had the patience go natural i most definitely would have. natural dreads are beautiful, i commend those who have them.

 

the why's should be odvios
natural is a better way to get dreads because dreads are a natural way for hair to be..right?
dreaded hair is also generaly healthier, because combing & brushing rips hair to shreds, requiring frequent trimming to remove the dammaged ends, backcombing is even more agressive & dammaging to hair, and it doesnt at all help the process, it only gives the illusion of progress quicker
ofcourse the biggest why comes in the wasted time..
think about all the time wasted combing your hair into unnatural styles before u decided to accept the natural way your hair wants to be, then you sit around for hours & hours forcing it to appear natural? then obsess over palm rolling & stitching in every loose hair and forming perfectly rounded ends
i hate to break it to ya, but its all a waste, dreads being natural will do what they naturaly do...form any ol way they wanna..no dreads perfectly round, they may have fuzzy ends or big ol balls or splits into 3 or 4 ..every dreads unique, 1 of a kind & attempting to make each 1 identicle is not only unatural, a waste of time, but in the end futile..dreads will never come out the way you intended, just the way they decide to...round..squar..loopy straight zig zaggy..it dont matter, they are the way theyre meant to be...so just let em be & stop wasting your time trying to force a natural proccess through unnatural methods

 

Amen brother.

PS:Your hair rules.