New kid here. Advice?!

the ends will eventually curl up into the dreads, so i wouldnt worry about it. some people cut them, but i wouldnt. its all about what ya wanna do though.

 

it might not last a few years, maybe quite a few months =] i reckon the frizz subsides.. find my thread and look at the first few pics, that was frizz

 

some of mine have got about 1 inch of undreaded hair, but most have got about 6 inches.. =]

 

Man, I am now sooooo inspired to get pics of my little friends.
I need to find a camera.....

*also, whilst browing your threads, ..
those elephant beads are SOOO CUTEEE.

 

At a year and half, I get more loose hair and frizz everyday, I love it. My is has 3X the volume since I started.

 

pics are good, we all like lookin at pics.. also helps us give advice about yer dreadies

and the elephant came from beadybugs.co.uk, pypes bought it for me =]

 

I wash mine every other day or every 3 days, either with just water or with a lil soap.... seems to work, I think frequent washing does help them knot up more quickly. I also have the kind of hair that doesn't get greasy, but I have really dry skin..

 

ugh. I have such oily skin and hair, its gross. Consider yourself lucky, my friend.

 

eh i can go for like 3 weeks (dont usually) and noone has any idea like i asked my friend and shes like noone can smell anything...im no social outcast lol i guess its just not a big deal maybe dreads take longer to smell....=]

edit- oops thought i was on the last page i need some sleep

 

ah ha ha well it's all a matter of perspective, I hate how dry and flaky my skin can get. how often do you wash your hair?

 

I would wash my hair every other day before dreading it, because otherwise it would just look.....wet. very very wet. My little brother is making strange dying horse noises, it is distracting... Oh excuse me, he explained they are dolphin sounds.
Anyway, I washed my newly backcombed hair yesterday night, it got rid of my itchies, and so I figure...Im sorry. Im very very distracted! let me start over.

Before backcombing, I would was it every other day. I washed my newly backcombed hair last night, (well, no, I just washed my scalp with almond DR. Bronners in a spray bottle) and now it smells fresh and clean, and looks like a loose frizzy mess! I figure I should wash it more than once a week, to keep it clean and to aid the process.

 

yeah my hair itches a lot, I use tea tree oil to help that. sounds like you're on the right track, don't wash too much, just wash when it's comfortable for you.

 

dreadlocks

 

dying horse noises = dolphin sounds... wtf?

 

Damn, that's deep NP. Dreadlocks indeed, my brother, dreadlocks indeed.

 

yes. That is the logic of a four year old who has been exposed to WAY too much Spongebob.
That messes you up, man!

 

Spongebob exposed himself to your four year old? That's just wrong.

 

Have you watched the show lately? Its all drug use and sex jokes. And gambling. and incest.

for serious. Ive never seen such crude television! And that Squidward, parading around pantsless all day, with an awfully suggestive nose....all of them, actually...all of the noses!
Phallic noses!

 

Never was much of a spongebob fan. I wish they hadn't gotten rid of Ren and Stimpy. They were naked in every episode. Porntoons.

 

Ren and Stimpy. You know, I had a Ren-themed dream a few nights ago. I didnt recognize 'em in the dream...it was really creepy. Do you remember one where Stimpy like, climbed into his belly button and it turned into a big spiraling crazy thing?
I wish I could find the video clip of that. Strange times.