Ive read on here that for natural dreads, just stop conditioning and brushing. Does this mean that regular shampoo won't harm the process, or is it better to get the dread/natural shampoos or bars?
get a shampoo that'll clean your hair but will help it knot i reccommend the soap deal dreadheadhq.com has for 10 bottle i believe which will be 45 bucks they got a shelf life of 6 years too XD well I use there soap, i swim everyday and i spray salt water on my hair and it get fryed!
i was alternating between Tea Tree Shampoo (by Paul Mitchell) which has tree tree oil in it and smells yummy and Scrubing sea salt in it and then rinsing it, which also smells nice and really helped tighten it. Just dont use shampoo that leaves residue or is 2in1 conditioner and shampoo lol
MOST regular shampoos leave residue...and that spells bad news for dreadlocks because it will attract bugs and mold. BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD 45 bucks? You're totally throwing away your money. You can go to a natural foods store and get Dr. Bronner's for 4 bucks...and it will last MONTHS. Serves the same purpose. Don't buy stuff from dreadheadhq...they're just trying to market off of people who think that's the only way to get dreadlocks...which, in fact, it's not. Don't fall into those traps...
DHHQ shampoo is the same as the commercial crap, full of SLS and/or SLES which are the most harmful of the chemicals found in shampoo. You can use that stuff, but you can get a bottle of Suave clarifying formula shampoo for $1 when it goes on sale instead. No, it won't hurt your dreads any more than it hurts non-dready hair. Dr. Bronners and other such natural soaps are much better for your hair and scalp, though.
