1.5 years...backcombed, washed weekly and rolled 1 or 2 times a month. I just did the baking soda, salt and lemon juice rinse and it totally removed some weird reside I had from hard water.
hey thanks for putting up the pics, your knots are great. i think ur hair type is like mine and your dread care is very similar so it is very interesting for me to see. im at 6 months and will post pics soon.