Un dreaded roots the new worst enemy!!

Hi all,
first of all i just want to say i hope you all had a fantastic christmas and everyone got something dread related in their stockings?! i got a bottle of dr bronners and some fab glass beads yay!! but now to the chore at hand yet again i seem to be in a dread dilemma! and i would appreciate everyones sage advice AGAIN! i have had my dreads for about 4 months now and since i stopped using wax they have been looking great only thing now is the elastics i put in when my dreads were started have all perished and have started falling out, this isnt a prob at the tips as most of the dreads have nice ends on em but my roots all seem to be un dreaded apart from a few at the back where i guess they rub up more? i do wear a hairband everyday but try to let them go free as much as poss but i think if anything has hindered the roots i think it may have been the weeks of waxing :& i have some of that DHQ locking accelerator left and i have tried using this and following their tips of rubbing the dread anti clockwise against my head but A it takes so long and B after 10 mins of rubbing it makes you scalp sore and takes an absolute age :$ i realise that its normal to have some un dreaded hair at the roots as this is where it grows from but i dont want too much to be undreaded as it could be harder to fix in the future? any hints,tips or general help would be much appreciated. have a happy new year! .... sharon x

 

Those dreads look great ! I just started mine. The only thing I have heard is that it takes time, up to 1-2 years for dreads to really tighten, but I really don't know much. I am just letting mine do their own thing and I want to see what they come out looking like, probably all differnt sizes and such. I think it will be neat. Don't get to bummed just embrace the natural time it takes for dreads to tighten up is really all the advice I can give.

I am going to buy some Dr. Bronners liquid soap in about 40 minutes at a nice health food store only 1 minute away, it is family owned and a great place. Maybe I can become vegan now because they sell all kinds of all natural, vegan friendly food. Anyway, Peace and enjoy your glass beads.
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Try rubbing them between two fingers on your head.

 

yeah i tried rubbing them with two fingers, and everything just seemed to waste time.

What sort of worked was wearing a wool hat most of the day, though as you can imagine that gets old really quick

 

I wouldn't bother with all that rubbing, some people say it's actually bad for your roots cuz it stresses them out, just give them time and wearing a wool hat/tam like dayusex or dunking your head in the ocean (or water mixed with sea salt) can help alot too

 

I didnt do anything to my hair but backcomb in the begining and left it, every week i wash it they get tighter you'll be fine. besides fly aways rock btw!

 

man you are crazy for me its flyaways ftl!!

as those always get in my face =(

 

be very patient. The roots take a while to knot up but what happens with me is that my hair grows out about 1 to 2 inches unknotted then each lock naturally twists around then after it twists over the roots lock up after a couple weeks. this takes a lot longer when they are young. i personally dont use lock accelerator or any gunk, i dont rub them, i dont really twist them. i just wash them maybe once a week or so and let nature do the rest. had them for a year and 8 months now.

 

cool,
thanks a lot for the advice just impatient i guess lol! the saltwater thing seems to do the trick for me not that i intend to go in the sea here at this time of year lol!! have a great new year.... sharon xxx