Now im not aiming at exactly washing dreads, but hair in general. What are some natural ways of washing hair? Could you actually wash your hair with seasalt instead of shampoo if you didnt do it everyday? Would that accellerate the natural dreading process? Im going to go look up how people washed their hair centuries ago.
I've heard that hair kind of naturally keeps itself clean if you just leave it... I'm not sure if that's true or not though... As for sea salt, it dries the hair out, which can help with natural dreads, but the effects seem to be temporary; it might lock up a bit more, but then it'll unlock a bit too. Ultimately your hair's going to do what it wants to do, and if you just leave it for long enough it'll tangle up.
i find its good to do a soak in apple cider vinegar (available at most every grocery store) and warm water, then rinse it out with cold water. also, on a different week, try washing with heavily diluted mixture of the following: fill a 1 liter bottle 3/4 full with warm water pour 3 tbsp of tea salt 1 tbsp of lemon juice and a pinch (big pinch) of baking soda a bunch of dr. bronner's castile soap tea tree oil make that shampoo and use it every so often, its a great way to keep your hair healthy and fresh smelling
SS, I do believe that is true. As i have seen from first hand experience, my hair only felt "greasy and nasty" for a couple days during the second week. Its been almost 2 months and my hair is softer and feels cleaner than it ever has been before. Which is beggining to scare me... I hope they start to knot soon. Thank you for the recipe roji, i will definetly try it out when i get my dreadies in. Quick question though, did you mean sea salt? and are there any stores that sell dr. bronners? or am i better off ordering on the internet. I'm guessing I could buy tea tree oil at a supermarket and if not, whole foods.
