Natural or backcomb.

Forgive me if this has been done before, but after a search I couldn't find it.
Did you backcomb, neglect, or both?

EDIT: I mean when you started your dreads.

 

well the 'both' option is kind of deceptive because a lot of people consider it both when they begin to neglect their back combed pre-dreads...so i choose back comb cause thats wht i did but am now neglecting, as i am content with the backcombing taking hold, but i didnt start them by neglect, if that is what you are asking

 

backcombed like a mofo!!

 

...this could get confusing :tongue:

I technically did/do not "neglect" because I separate my dreads and try to make em look as neat as possible, but I also let them form naturally. I suspect it will be difficult for a lot of people to pick just one because I think it's pretty common do use more than one method at the beginning (like backcombing AND twist & rip, for example).

 

Haha. I have backcombed and left some of mine. I've got some that I've felted. I've got whole chunks that are just loose hair left to it's own device - for now anyways.

I love my hair 'cause it's like a big huge experiment on my head.

 

neglect?? that is a very poor choice in wording..

i hardly think that naturally dreading your hair should be considered neglect..

so i cant reply to the poll...

 

never owned a comb to backcomb with
just stuck a couple beads in here n there & sat around waitin to see what happened

 

i just backcombed and let em do their thing. all i do is wash, i dont palmroll or crochet or nuthin. as a result, their reeeeealy loopy. but i don't mind

 

i backcombed and then left them, almost no maintenance. ive begun to let my friends play with them though.

 

backcombed to start.. and a few months into it stopped now I do nothing but wash and wear... =D

 

i backcombed to start, all the back fell out so i let em do what they want now

 

I didn't backcomb. Just let them tangle on their own and then fight them when they got too together. I combed out the bottoms once cause my hair likes to suck the bottoms up into big balled chunks, which was kinda annoying. I pretty much leave it alone now, maybe roll a little now and then or put a bead over a big ball bit to calm it.

 

same here... when I started my dreads were forming very bottom-heavy. Some still are. I actually trimmed a lot of my hair back because I attributed it to the very long length I began with. Trimming helped a lot in the long run. But I see your dreads are definitely well formed at this point. How long have you been going natural for?

 

About 11 months. If you are referring to the pics in my gallery, they are from about 5 months ago.

 

toothfairy, id love to see a pic of your dreads now. i think yours lood so awesome

 

I'd like to see them too! They looked so good at only 5 months

 

Added a new photo to my gallery for ya's. One is all I could take, I suck at taking pics of myself. lol

 

wow they look so great!! i wish mine looked half as good and yours are totaly natural!

 

oh thanks! I was actually surprised when I looked at the photo and compared with the old, they are starting to get long again and have changed more than I thought.

 

they look great! Definitely a LOT of change