Yeh but if all the dead skin gets caught in your dreads as it rinses down, there's still stuff for bacteria to party on, especially if some dampness remains. I think mostly I really don't care about the reasoning on this one, even though I'm usually all for the logic. I'm just gonna go by how my hair and scalp feel/smell etc.
for some reason this makes complete sense I'll read it again tomorrow to make sure my inebriated mind isn't playing tricks
oh yes pat ur oh so pretty Quote: Originally Posted by Dragonvine Ohh thats good to know smelly I think it is only the scalp that needs rinsing, cus thats the bit that gets itchy etc... I can't really explain what I mean xD The scalp is the bit that is living and will react to bacteria and stuff... and the dreads are dead hair.. so stuff won't do anything.. Hm? Anyone get what I mean? xD bacteria... blec i hate thinking of nasty shit like that lol
hmmm not sure if i'm ok with the idea that mature locks don't absorb water very well. but, maybe that menas they don't absorb dirt well either. i guess you just wash the outer layer of each lock when they're mature????pat?
They don't absorb because they're so tight. No spaces or holes in the dreads. Like a solid rope. Isn't that the dread dream?
I never could figure out what soap did before all the 'anti-bacterial' soap came on the market. My guess is that those who can stand not to use soap/shampoo are actually healthier than those who use it constantly...
just water's been working so good on my locks, it's been a couple of weeks and the itchies have disappeared mostly. maybe Pat secretly uses wax and that's why his dreads don't absorb water. Are you a closet waxer pat? lol
Exactly! Rope and hair aren't made of the same thing are they? And I do believe that people have been doing fine without soap for hundreds of years so when did it all of a sudden become necessary that we use it?
